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| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 125 | Founded | 12 years ago |
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Days before the execution, the defense team scrambles to respond to an unexpected ruling, while the lead lawyer makes what may be his final visit to David Wood on death row. Everyone waits to find out Wood’s fate.
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To justify sentencing David Wood to death, prosecutors argued that he was a convicted rapist turned serial killer. And yet, Wood has insisted all along that isn’t true. We head to death row to hear him tell us why. But not before a victim of his earl... more
In the final weeks before the execution date, the defense team has to decide just how far it’s willing to push people to save David Wood’s life. The team’s deliberations lead to a key witness on his deathbed … and the mother of one of the Desert Kill... more
The way the state constructed the case, there’s no one big shiny piece of evidence for the defense to knock down. Instead, there are a million little threads to pull at. With less than two months until the execution, the lawyers comb through the evid... more
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- Season 15
Absolutely wild to side and do a whole season supporting families who abuse their children. Also note these are all white families. No one would think twice if these were black children/families. Medical professionals are at law mandated reporters. Child abuse pediatricians look at facts. They are aren’t out here looking to kidnapped children. What a waste of time serial, very disappointing. Podcast is very biased.
Apple Podcasts1Megs1288
United States3 days ago - I agree. Why am I paying to hear ads?
There are hundreds of podcasts out there, also with ads, that are free. I’ve no doubt this season of Serial will eventually be free, eventually. Believe me, I can wait.
Apple Podcasts3MaineAh207United States4 days ago - Uneven quality
First… ads… why ? I am a subscriber. Why bother me with them
Second, the first 3 seasons were so great. Then it went stupid, lazy, long and underwhelming in the end.
Season 4 is interviewing one side of the story and because access to the other side is limited, it takes a stand that is unbelievably irresponsible.
Nice white parents just does not belong there. A harsh criticism against people who try to improve the school system to praise the PTA irresponsible social club.
So sad to see what a... more
Apple Podcasts2MPB59!United States7 days ago - Intimate partner violence is very real
I listened to season 1 recently and I can’t understand how this show has such a large following. Had no one at NPR ever heard of IPV? No one even thought to consider interviewing an expert, or presenting that as a theory? One in three women experience it. Please do better.
Apple Podcasts2Drebans542United States8 days ago The original podcast remains the greatest ever made. This new one about the " last 12 weeks" is good, but it should have been done in about three episodes at most.
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