<description>&lt;p&gt;In 2015, &lt;em&gt;Serial &lt;/em&gt;launched the case against Adnan Syed for the murder of Hae Min Lee in to the national conversation, but over the years the mistakes that show made continued to add up. Adnan Syed’s release from prison earlier this week would have been a great chance for the &lt;em&gt;Serial &lt;/em&gt;team to admit their wrongs, but &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/iraglass/status/1572205973720244233"&gt;that was not the case&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On today’s episode, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/heyydnae"&gt;Rachelle&lt;/a&gt; is joined by &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/RunDMR"&gt;Daisy Rosario&lt;/a&gt; to talk about the impact &lt;em&gt;Serial &lt;/em&gt;had on the culture, and the case itself. They speak with &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/reblavoie"&gt;Rebecca Lavoie&lt;/a&gt;, a writer and host of &lt;em&gt;Crime Writers On…,&lt;/em&gt; about what's missing from the podcast, the New York Times continuing to ignore its journalistic responsibilities, and how &lt;em&gt;Serial &lt;/em&gt;is responsible for the current state of true crime culture.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to Slate Plus at &lt;a href="http://slate.com/icymiplus"&gt;slate.com/icymiplus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Not reckoning with their own oversights is a failure of journalism.

In 2015, Serial launched the case against Adnan Syed for the murder of Hae Min Lee in to the national conversation, but over the years the mistakes that show made continued to add up. Adnan Syed’s release from prison earlier this week would have been a great chance for the Serial team to admit their wrongs, but <a href="https://twitter.com/iraglass/status/1572205973720244233">that was not the case</a>.On today’s episode, <a href="https://twitter.com/heyydnae">Rachelle</a> is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/RunDMR">Daisy Rosario</a> to talk about the impact Serial had on the culture, and the case itself. They speak with <a href="https://twitter.com/reblavoie">Rebecca Lavoie</a>, a writer and host of Crime Writers On…, about what's missing from the podcast, the New York Times continuing to ignore its journalistic responsibilities, and how Serial is responsible for the current state of true crime culture.This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario.Subscribe to Slate Plus at <a href="http://slate.com/icymiplus">slate.com/icymiplus</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

ICYMI: Serial Didn’t Free Adnan Syed

<description>&lt;p&gt;Gabe and Katy, who were as surprised as you were that this turned out to be the finale of Serial's second season, reflect on the Bowe Bergdahl story and its implications, before turning their attention to the exciting possibilities for Season 3. Thanks to all of you for tuning in to our second season of the Spoiler Special!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Surprise! This was apparently the season finale - who knew?

Gabe and Katy, who were as surprised as you were that this turned out to be the finale of Serial's second season, reflect on the Bowe Bergdahl story and its implications, before turning their attention to the exciting possibilities for Season 3. Thanks to all of you for tuning in to our second season of the Spoiler Special! <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Serial Season 2, Ep. 11: Slate's Spoiler Special

Gabe and Katy, who were as surprised as you were that this turned out to be the finale of Serial's second season, reflect on the Bowe Bergdahl story and its implications, before turning their attention to the exciting possibilities for Season 3. Thanks to all of you for tuning in to our second season of the Spoiler Special! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Gabe and Katy, who were as surprised as you were that this turned out to be the finale of Serial's second season, reflect on the Bowe Bergdahl story and its implications, before turning their attention to the exciting possibilities for Season 3. Thanks to all of you for tuning in to our second season of the Spoiler Special!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Gabe and Katy, who were as surprised as you were that this turned out to be the finale of Serial's second season, reflect on the Bowe Bergdahl story and its implications, before turning their attention to the exciting possibilities for Season 3. Thanks to all of you for tuning in to our second season of the Spoiler Special!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 10 of "Serial" finds the Bowe Bergdahl story zoomed out to its furthest point yet, and Gabe and Katy explain why they think that makes it the strongest part of Season 2 so far.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Episode 10 of "Serial" finds the Bowe Bergdahl story zoomed out to its furthest point yet, and Gabe and Katy explain why they think that makes it the strongest part of Season 2 so far. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Episode 10 of "Serial" finds the story zoomed out to its furthest point yet.

Episode 10 of "Serial" finds the Bowe Bergdahl story zoomed out to its furthest point yet, and Gabe and Katy explain why they think that makes it the strongest part of Season 2 so far. 
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Serial Season 2, Ep. 10: Slate’s Spoiler Special

<description>&lt;p&gt;Episode 10 of "Serial" finds the Bowe Bergdahl story zoomed out to its furthest point yet, and Gabe and Katy explain why they think that makes it the strongest part of Season 2 so far. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Episode 10 of "Serial" finds the Bowe Bergdahl story zoomed out to its furthest point yet, and Gabe and Katy explain why they think that makes it the strongest part of Season 2 so far.  <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A weekly recap and discussion about the Serial podcast, from Sarah Koenig and Ira Glass's This American Life. Part of the Panoply Network.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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