Added bonus: Listen to Weirick's outtakes from when he was setting his mic and thought no one was listening.

This week, Lauren Katzenberg, James Weirick, and Nate Bethea discuss Serial's coverage of Bowe Bergdahl's treatment and attempted escapes during his first year of captivity by the Taliban. Weirick provides historical insight into the military's code of conduct on how to behave if captured, Nate explains how the Army failed to control the strange rumors circulating about Bergdahl while he was a POW, and Lauren seeks more skepticism from Serial as they lay out Bergdahl's personal account.

In episode 2, James Weirick offers his take on what to expect from the court-martial. Nate Bethea talks about his experience during the initial days of Bergdahl's disappearance while in Afghanistan. And Lauren Katzenberg shares some apprehensions about Serial's coverage of the Bergdahl case.

EP 0: Introductions by Task & Purpose Radio