Serial - the podcast

[renny]

Not sure if anybody else is into podcasts on the forum. But I recently discovered a really addicting one.

http://serialpodcast.org/

Here's a synopsis of the podcast, right from the website, enjoy!

On January 13, 1999, a girl named Hae Min Lee, a senior at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County, Maryland, disappeared. A month later, her body turned up in a city park. She'd been strangled. Her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was arrested for the crime, and within a year, he was convicted and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Sarah Koenig, who hosts Serial, first learned about this case more than a year ago. In the months since, she's been sorting through box after box (after box) of legal documents and investigators' notes, listening to trial testimony and police interrogations, and talking to everyone she can find who remembers what happened between Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee fifteen years ago.

[JiriHrdina]

Yeah it's really good. The type of in depth reporting that is rare now. Worth listening too

[Parallex]

So... is this true crime? audio drama?

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Parallex

So... is this true crime? audio drama?

True crime.

[J epworth]

Thread started about it a few weeks ago:

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=141554

I'm totally obsessed with the podcast, Sarah Koenig is such a great narrator, like she's just having a conversation with you. She's like that smart friend that is so captivating at telling you a story she's a part of.

I don't think we will find the truth in the next two episodes, but I am confident I will be satisfied with how it ends. In the last episode it was very interesting to hear about the Muslim connotations in the courtroom, suddenly he was a Pakistani man and no longer a 17 year old American.

[fatso]

Perhaps we could merge the two threads?
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=141554

I agree, great stuff. I thought the last episode was a little underwhelming (still great though). Looking forward to see how Koenig will conclude this.

Also, great to hear that a second season is forthcoming!