Episode 1 just got put up. Stealth release I guess

I was talking to my buddy this week and we were assuming it was soon but hadn't heard anything, nice surprise.

Mail cimp is back!!!! *Does a dance*

I'm interested to see what happened, butthis one is a lot less obscure. There is no guilty/not guilty. His story is insane.

It is insane and I think he's insane. His story is stupid and I don't find me being anymore sympathetic to him even if it's the 100% truth. Next week's episode should be great.

I didn't follow this story at all when it was in the news, so like the first season I'm 100% blind to what the "story" is. Unlike the first season, I can already tell that I don't see myself ever feeling sorry for this guy or at least feeling like I WANT him to be exonerated for being falsely accused. This guy was either a turncoat, or at minimum, one of the stupidest people ever. Leaving his platoon in the middle of the night to wonder around Afghanistan in order to expose that one of his superiors is an asshole? Really? That's the plan? No one is THAT stupid.

It is insane and I think he's insane. His story is stupid and I don't find me being anymore sympathetic to him even if it's the 100% truth. Next week's episode should be great.

 

Ha, yep, totally agree.

I think people were worried when they heard this would be the topic because they thought the podcast would be sympathetic towards Bowe, like they were (for the most part) with Adnan. I didn't get that impression at all though in the first episode. It probably helps that Sarah isn't the one interviewing Bowe. I guess we'll see how it plays out.

I still think this podcast is very compelling as basically a modern rashomon (though without anyone being witness).

 

Take normal people in an extreme situation where the truth is obscured, and try to get as close as you can to what the truth could be. It's just really compelling entertainment on truth and doubt and storytelling.

This is just the story of a complete f***ing idiot.

I think there is more to the story than he just walked of base to make a point. Not sure exactly what that is.

 

I think he may have been losing his mind.

This seasons content just doesn't intrigue me in the least. Was hoping for more interesting subject matter...just don't care about this guy at all.

I'm interested in the story because I had never heard of it until I started the season of Serial, but at the same time I'm disappointed that it's a public story with an outcome already. I wanted to hear her investigate another possibly unsolved mystery and have her crack a case. This is just telling a story about someone.

Katherine Bigelow and Mark Boal are making a movie about this case. Boal worked on the second season of the podcast as a way to share information

Well, I'm sure with Katherine Bigelow we'll be getting the CIA/Military story they want out.

He could not sound more full of s***. I've heard a decent amount about this story and I'm curious to see where it'll go, I just can't see how this works out for Bowe.

Spoiler Alert:

Bowe Bergdahl to Face Court-Martial on Desertion Charges

 

Honestly I'm not sure that's the point of the podcast.

Oh yeah probably not but it's related to this season and I guess is a 'potential' spoiler?

Oh yeah probably not but it's related to this season and I guess is a 'potential' spoiler?

 

I don't think actual news reports (of things that are happening in real life) are spoilers...

So after episode 2, I'm more pissed about this guy. So much wasted time/money/resources trying to find him.

 

Also, it's pretty wild she was able to find and interview one of the bad guys that held him.

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Honestly I'm not sure that's the point of the podcast.

 

I was wrong. I think this was the point of the podcast.

 

I am deeply bored with season. I honestly think this would have been a pretty decent 1 hour episode of This american life, but at 12-14 episodes there is no real intrigue here. You have taliban openly lying, his fellow soldiers telling you the truth as is enough "he left willingly and risked our lives" and his bogus story.

 

There's none of the "everyone kind of telling the truth but we can't find the exact truth" of serial season 1.

recommend me some other good podcasts because work boredom

If you like history, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is a really good podcast.

Audiolab always does a good job.