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Serial returns with a history of Guantánamo told by people who lived through key moments in Guantánamo’s evolution, who know things the rest of us don’t about what it’s like to be caught inside an improvised justice system.
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From Serial Productions and The New York Times, Serial Season 4 is a history of Guantánamo told by people who lived through key moments in Guantánamo’s evolution, who know things the rest of us don’t about what it’s like to be caught inside an improvised justice system. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive Thursday, March 28.
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S04 - Ep. 1: Poor Baby Raul
Maybe you have an idea in your head about what it was like to work at Guantánamo, one of the most notorious prisons in the world. Think again.
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S04 - Ep. 2: The Special Project
In 2002, an elite interrogation team secretly staged Guantánamo’s most elaborate intel operation — to try to get a single detainee to talk.
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S04 - Ep. 3: Ahmad the Iguana Feeder
An Arabic-speaking airman is sent to Guantánamo to translate, and soon finds himself at the center of a major scandal. Part 1: Suspicion swallows evidence.
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S04 - Ep. 4: The Honeymooners
The case against a young airman gets even weirder when the government pulls in two fresh investigators. Part 2: A bride, an FBI agent, and a polygraph machine.
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S04 - Ep. 5: The Big Chicken, Part 1
A new warden comes to Guantánamo and decides to make some changes. A prison’s a prison, he thinks. How hard could this be?
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Thrilling Thursdays with Serial season 4
There I was, one Thursday morning in 2014, deliberately dragging my feet to work. I knew a late arrival meant overtime, but nothing could keep me from the latest episode of Serial. Back then, podcasts were a novelty, and despite my enthusiastic badgering ("You have to listen to Serial!"), I felt like a lone wolf. Even in Australia, known for its vibrant independent audio scene (thanks to ABC Radio National for fostering sound creation!), I couldn't find anyone to share my obsession with Hae Min Lee's case, as Sarah Koenig meticulously unraveled it week after week.
Season two, arriving late in 2015, left me frustrated. The story of Bowe Bergdahl, the American soldier held captive by the Taliban and then charged with desertion, just didn't grab me. By 2018, I didn't even bother with season three's deep dive into the American criminal justice system.
Then came the surprise announcement: season four on Guantanamo Bay. Initially, I wasn't interested. But three weeks in, curiosity won. I binged the first three episodes, captivated just like with any masterful storyteller. It turned out a topic I thought wouldn't interest me could be utterly fascinating.
Now, I'm a devoted listener, eagerly anticipating each episode. I even create "errands" to justify dropping everything and getting lost in the narrative. It's a rollercoaster – gripping, thought-provoking, infuriating (in the best way), and meticulously researched. The presentation is excellent, informative, and the outcome stellar. Serial is simply superb.