Serial

Serial

By Serial Productions & The New York TimesSociety & CultureNewsTrue Crime
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  • Typical duration

    45 min

    per episode

  • If it hooks

    67%

    finish an episode

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Serial episodes

  • Serial S04 - Trailer

    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.

    To learn more about upcoming episodes of METRO and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.

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    3 min
  • The Kids of Rutherford County - Ep. 4: Dedicated Public Servants
    The lawyers settle with the county, which agrees to pay the kids who were wrongfully arrested and illegally jailed; the hard part is actually getting the kids paid.
    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 winning reporter based in the South.
    39 min
  • The Kids of Rutherford County - Ep. 3: Would You Like to Sue the Government?
    Wes Clark reads a telling line in a police report about how Rutherford County’s juvenile justice system really works. He and his law partner Mark Downton realize they have a massive class action on their hands.
    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 winning reporter based in the South.
    48 min
  • The Kids of Rutherford County - Ep. 2

    A young lawyer named Wes Clark can’t get the Rutherford County juvenile court to let his clients out of detention — even when the law says they shouldn’t have been held in the first place. He’s frustrated and demoralized, until he makes a friend. 

    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 winning reporter based in the South.

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    35 min
  • The Kids of Rutherford County - Ep. 1

    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 winning reporter based in the South.

    To learn more about upcoming episodes of METRO and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.

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    30 min
  • The Kids of Rutherford County - Trailer

    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 Meribah Knight, a Peabody-award winning reporter based in the South. Get it everywhere you get your podcasts on Thursday, October 26th.

    To learn more about upcoming episodes of METRO and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.

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    4 min
  • The Retrievals S01 - Ep. 5

    In fertility treatment, a successful outcome is defined as a healthy baby. In this story, the outcomes are complicated for everyone involved. 

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    54 min
  • The Retrievals S01 - Ep. 4

    What we know about what happened at the clinic.

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    38 min
  • The Retrievals S01 - Ep. 3

    At the nurse’s sentencing hearing, the patients learn a shocking detail that forces them to confront the limits of their compassion.

    To learn more about upcoming episodes of METRO and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.

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    47 min

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