The Good Whale
Fans of the movie “Free Willy” are outraged to learn that the real whale who played Willy lives in a tiny pool at an amusement park in Mexico City. So well-intentioned experts embark on an epic science experiment to try to teach one celebrity orca how to be free — while the world watches. Sign up for our newsletter to see photos and videos of Keiko, and get a behind the scenes look at the making of The Good Whale. Sign up at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter Subscribers to the New York Times can listen to all episodes of The Good Whale early, and access the full archive of other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on The Good Whale or other shows from Serial Productions? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com
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Beautiful story
1 day ago
What an amazing, artistic, scientific story that was beautifully written. I was skeptical about the musical, but it ended up being one of my favorite parts of the podcast. I will definitely listen to that episode a couple more times. I found myself not wanting the story to end. One of my favorite podcast to date.
The Best Podcast You’ll Ever Hear!
2 days ago
Being an animal lover, I’ve been drawn to the story of all wildlife. Keiko’s story was one that I’d only know of the fictional talk of Free Willy,not the story of his team after the movie. The podcast team tells aa fascinating, yet non-biased account of the brilliant and compassionate team of anyone who ever worked with Keiko. I applaud all of them and HIGHLY recommend giving this series a listen for those of ALL ages!
Beautiful reminder
3 days ago
I adored this story. As a child of the 90s, this was a beautiful reminder of the hope I felt back then for this magnificent creature when I fell in love with the film. For me now, the real gift was episode 5. am not a musical loving fan, but I let myself go on this imagined journey and found tears flowing. Thank you for this gift and the immense amount of work it took to put together.
my favorite podcast to date
3 days ago
phenomenal
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