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Latest episodes
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17 min
Special Preview: METRO with Sarah Koenig - Ep. 1
In this first episode of the new podcast “METRO with Sarah Koenig,” Sarah goes on a whirlwind tour of New York City to find out what New Yorkers are worrying about. Crime? Sure. Th…
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39 min
The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 5
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. Everyo…
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31 min
The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 4
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…
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44 min
The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 3
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…
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46 min
The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 2
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…
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41 min
The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 1
In 1992, David Wood became El Paso’s most notorious convicted serial killer. He has been on death row ever since. More than 30 years later, his lawyers have just a few months to ar…
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2 min
The Last 12 Weeks - Trailer
In 1992, David Wood was convicted of murdering young women and girls and burying them in the desert outside El Paso. He has been on death row ever since. “The Last 12 Weeks” takes…
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29 min
The Idiot - Chapter 5
Allen will almost certainly be released in a few years. What should M.’s family do with a guy who refuses to own up to his own crime? Can he be re-integrated into the family? Shoul…
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1 h 02
The Idiot - Chapter 4
Allen finally agrees to talk … and talk and talk, for 35 hours of interviews. M. wants to understand Allen on his own terms, to try and figure out how this scion of bohemian intell…
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50 min
The Idiot - Chapter 3
M. attends Allen’s trial in San Francisco. The FBI’s star witness, an agent who went by “David," plays his undercover recordings of Allen. They reveal how Allen’s scheme to deport…
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50 min
The Idiot - Chapter 2
M. seeks out Allen’s ex-wife, Priscilla, who tells her side of the story. It begins with a whirlwind romance but quickly turns to chart Allen’s betrayal: taking her son from Russia…
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22 min
The Idiot - Chapter 1
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 Euro…
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2 min
The Idiot - Trailer
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 pe…
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58 min
The Preventionist - Ep. 3
What’s the harm of “better safe than sorry” in cases where abuse is ambiguous? One mother’s story is our answer to that question. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.…
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50 min
The Preventionist - Ep. 2
One pediatrician’s path to Pennsylvania, and the rise of a powerful new field in child medicine. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about…
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40 min
The Preventionist - Ep. 1
The story of how this extraordinary situation in the Lehigh Valley came to light — because it almost didn’t. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for infor…
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3 min
The Preventionist - Trailer
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,…
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45 min
The Retrievals S02 - Ep. 4
Sometimes you can’t wait for research to tell you what to do — you just have to go ahead and do it. We get back on L&D with Clara, Mindy and Heather.To find out about new shows fro…
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55 min
The Retrievals S02 - Ep. 3
Pain during a cesarean section isn’t a new problem. But for a long time, it’s been a hidden one. In England, a patient named Susanna not only brings the problem to doctors’ attenti…
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45 min
The Retrievals S02 - Ep. 2
What went wrong with Clara’s delivery? And can Heather get doctors to talk about it?To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up f…