Today, Sarah Koenig and Serial are back with the second season of the hit podcast. This season she follows the story of Bowe Bergdahl, the United States solider who was captured by the Taliban and imprisoned for five years.
The podcast features Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker screenwriter, who spent some time talking with Bergdahl after his return home.
This season will explore "why one idiosyncratic guy (Bergdahl) decided to walk away, into Afghanistan, and how the consequences of that decision have spun out wider and wider." It's a story that's been heavily documented in the press, so it'll be interesting to see how Koenig and her team dig deeper this season.
In Dustwin, the first episode, we'll hear from Bergdahl himself as to why he left his post. Next week, Sarah calls the Taliban.
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The podcast features Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker screenwriter, who spent some time talking with Bergdahl after his return home.
This season will explore "why one idiosyncratic guy (Bergdahl) decided to walk away, into Afghanistan, and how the consequences of that decision have spun out wider and wider." It's a story that's been heavily documented in the press, so it'll be interesting to see how Koenig and her team dig deeper this season.
In Dustwin, the first episode, we'll hear from Bergdahl himself as to why he left his post. Next week, Sarah calls the Taliban.
Continue reading…
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