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Serial Productions & The New York Times 27 episodes Latest Mar 26, 2026

Serial is a narrative podcast series from Serial Productions and The New York Times, known for investigative journalism and storytelling. It began in 2014 as a spinoff of This American Life and has produced multiple seasons, including S-Town, Nice White Parents, and The Trojan Horse Affair. The podcast has won numerous awards, including the first Peabody Award given to a podcast. Listeners can subscribe for full access to shows via Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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The Idiot - Chapter 1 Mar 26, 2026 00:21:43 For decades, M. simply disliked Allen. They saw him as a fool, a pompous “international businessman” who bragged about shady deals and drove fancy cars while living in Eastern Europe and Africa. But one day Allen suddenly shows up at their father’s home in Cape Cod with his mother and 5-year-old son. He says he has separated from his wife, whom he has left behind in Moscow. M. suspects this could
The Idiot - Trailer Mar 19, 2026 00:01:51 The New York Times writer M. Gessen is widely known for their award-winning writing about totalitarianism, terrorism and the erosion of human rights. Now, M. is examining a more personal target: their least favorite cousin, Allen. For decades, they saw Allen as a fool, a pompous ‘international businessman’ who bragged about shady deals. But then Allen is arrested for trying to put a hit out on his
The Preventionist - Ep. 1 Oct 30, 2025 00:40:23 The story of how this extraordinary situation in the Lehigh Valley came to light — because it almost didn’t. Our newest podcast, “The Idiot” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this and other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions,
The Preventionist - Trailer Oct 16, 2025 00:03:15 In the summer of 2023, reporter Dyan Neary received a tip about a problematic doctor in Pennsylvania. Families were claiming that when they sought medical care for their children, this pediatrician falsely accused them of abuse, and their children were taken away from them. The Preventionist traces this doctor’s decades-long career across multiple states, and explores the rise of a new and powerfu
The Retrievals S02 - Ep. 1 Aug 7, 2025 00:49:04 Clara is a labor and delivery nurse, so she has a pretty good idea of what to expect when she delivers her own twins at the same hospital where she works. But she wasn’t prepared for this. Our newest podcast, “The Idiot” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this and other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscri
The Retrievals S02 - Trailer Jul 10, 2025 00:04:24 C-sections are the most frequently performed major surgeries in the world. So why do so many patients feel severe pain during them? Season 2 of the award-winning podcast “The Retrievals” is an investigation into this underreported problem — and the new effort to solve it.Listen wherever you get your podcasts.  Our newest podcast, “The Idiot” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts
The Good Whale - Ep. 1 Jan 2, 2025 00:47:49 When the movie “Free Willy” is released, word gets out that the star, a killer whale named Keiko, is sick and living in a tiny pool at a Mexican amusement park. An environmentalist sets out to give the fans what they want: their favorite celebrity orca back in the sea.   Our newest podcast, “The Idiot” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this and other Se
The Good Whale - Trailer Nov 7, 2024 00:02:32 After the movie “Free Willy” became a hit, word got out that the star of the film, a killer whale named Keiko, was sick and living in a tiny pool at a Mexican amusement park. Fans were outraged and pleaded for his release. “The Good Whale” tells the story of the wildly ambitious science experiment to return Keiko to the ocean — while the world watched. An epic tale that starts in Mexico and ends i
Serial S04 - Ep. 1: Poor Baby Raul Mar 28, 2024 00:42:56 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. Our newest podcast, “The Idiot” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this and other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about n
Serial S04 - Trailer Mar 21, 2024 00:02:22 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. Our newest podcast, “The Idiot” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podca
The Kids of Rutherford County - Ep. 1 Nov 16, 2023 00:29:40 A police officer in Rutherford County, Tenn., sees a video of little kids fighting, and decides to investigate. This leads to the arrest of 11 kids for watching the fight. The arrests do not go smoothly. From Serial Productions and The New York Times in partnership with ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio, “The Kids of Rutherford County” is reported and hosted by Meribah Knight, a Peabody-award
The Kids of Rutherford County - Trailer Oct 19, 2023 00:03:56 For over a decade, one Tennessee county arrested and illegally jailed hundreds, maybe thousands, of children. A four-part narrative series reveals how this came to be, the adults responsible for it, and the two lawyers, former juvenile delinquents themselves, who try to do something about it. From Serial Productions and The New York Times, “The Kids of Rutherford County” is reported and hosted by

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