In the world of serial, the phrase it was only a matter of time, like time itself, loses all meaning. The following contains spoilers from season 2, episode 6 of the serial podcast. The popular podcast serial returned thursday with its second season, which focuses on the story of army sgt. Escaping, episode 3 of the serial podcast, covers bowe bergdahls first year of captivity and is bookended by two attempted escapes. In new serial podcast, bowe bergdahl says he likened. Dec 17, 2015 the newest episode takes a deep dive into the immediate effect bergdahl s disappearance had on his fellow troops in afghanistan. Serial season 2 debuts with bowe bergdahl telling desertion story. Feb 23, 2016 the serial podcast released its latest chapterhindsight as two short episodes that combine for one extralong podcast.
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The shows host and creator, sarah koenig, said in the episode available here that the new season of serial will draw heavily from 25 hours of recorded phone calls between bergdahl and. Present for duty read more season two swapped a relatively obscure murder mystery for a very highprofile desertion the case of bowe bergdahl. Nov 03, 2017 after a bombshell debut that captured the attention of millions, the popular serial podcast turned to a new topic for its second season. Army sgt bowe bergdahl endured during his fiveyear captivity by.
Bergdahls comments aired in the first episode of a new season of serial, the hugely popular weekly podcast spun off from the public radio show this american life. As someone described as the quiet one from blackfoot company, u. New season of serial tells bowe bergdahls story youtube. Bowe bergdahls mental disorder identified in new serial. Boal had conducted a series of interviews with bergdahl as part of a film production he was working on, and both boal and bergdahl gave koenig permission to use those excerpts of those recorded interviews in episodes of serial. Bowe bergdahl has been a controversial figure ever since he slipped away from his base in afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the taliban. This map push play to fly over the area gives a sense of the terrain he would have had to cross. When we last left off if you can remember that far back, serial explored bowe bergdahls reasons for walking off his base in afghanistan in the. In new serial podcast, bowe bergdahl says he likened himself to jason bourne before capture. At the time, bergdahl was a good runner, and he was used to high. As bergdahl explains, that first year was about trying to escapethe next. Last time on serial, the show explored pfc bowe bergdahls reasons for walking off his post at the us army outpost in afghanistan. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Bowe bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing at the fort bragg courthouse on tuesday, jan. The circumstances under which bergdahl went missing and how he was captured by the taliban have since become subjects of. These episodes go deep into bowe bergdahl s background in an attempt to. Mashable media reporter jason abbruzzese discussed the series with cbsn. Sep 18, 2018 when serial season 2 entered the last week of its 11episode run, one of its central closing questions was, can we prove that anyone died in the search for bowe bergdahl. Dec 11, 2015 sergeant bergdahl recounted his experience publicly for the first time in the premiere episode of the second season of the podcast serial, which was released at 6 a. Dec 29, 2015 escaping, episode 3 of the serial podcast, covers bowe bergdahl s first year of captivity and is bookended by two attempted escapes. It really does tell the story of bowe, unfortunately, you know. Bowe bergdahl is the focus of season 2 of the serial podcast. This first episode is largely devoted to bergdahls account of his decision to.
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How to listen to serial season 2 on bowe bergdahl cbs news. Feb 05, 2016 the following contains spoilers from season 2, episode 6 of the serial podcast. Connor crehan from barstool sports no quitters podcast and u. But in classic serial fashion, it also presents new mysteries. Bowe bergdahl breaks his silence on 5year capture in. Present for duty read more season two swapped a relatively obscure murder mystery for a very highprofile desertion. Army sergeant held captive in afghanistan between 2009 and 2015, before being. After a bombshell debut that captured the attention of millions, the popular serial podcast turned to a new topic for its second season. The serial podcast released its latest chapterhindsight as two short episodes that combine for one extralong podcast.
Theyd come to us saying hey, weve been doing all this reporting on. Dec 10, 2015 bowe bergdahl breaks his silence on 5year capture in serial season 2 nbc nightly news. Sergeant bergdahl recounted his experience publicly for the first time in the premiere episode of the second season of the podcast serial, which was released at 6 a. It began and ended with his attempted escapes, and provided a detailed and. If i were a soldier with some pride, with principles, and i had to come up with a reason for walking off into afghanistan, for causing a crisis on so many levels, i might engineer something like bowe s explanationthat i was sacrificing. Other talk serial podcast, season 2 bowe bergdahl the first episode is posted. Serial season 2 debuts with bergdahl desertion nbc 7.
Dec 10, 2015 bergdahls comments aired in the first episode of a new season of serial, the hugely popular weekly podcast spun off from the public radio show this american life. The popular podcast serial launched its second season thursday, shining a spotlight on the mysterious disappearance of u. Serials bowe bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion and. If i were a soldier with some pride, with principles, and i had to come up with a reason for walking off into afghanistan, for causing a crisis on so many levels, i might engineer something like bowes explanationthat i. Feb 19, 2016 bowe bergdahls mental disorder identified in new serial podcast episode army sgt. Heres what you need to know about bergdahls case before diving into the.
Sarah koenig was right to warn us last week about the zooming effect of. Sarah koenig interviewed the taliban for serial youtube. Bowe bergdahl, who walked off his base in afghanistan and was captured by the. Episode 3, escaping in the third episode, serial recapped bergdahls first year of captivity with the taliban. If i were a soldier with some pride, with principles, and i had to come up with a reason for walking off into afghanistan, for causing a crisis on so many levels, i might engineer something like bowes explanationthat i was sacrificing. On the last episode of serial, listeners heard about sergeant bowe bergdahls first year in captivity with the taliban. Jan 21, 2016 the new season of celebrated podcast serial is about the bowe bergdahl case, and in her reporting, sarah koenig actually spoke to someone from the taliban. The latest episode in the serial podcast about bowe bergdahl explored how politics distorted the case from the moment the army sergeants release from years of taliban captivity was. This episode of the now biweekly podcast examines efforts in the us to find bowe bergdahl, involving a determined friend and a cat mask published.
New season of serial tells bowe bergdahls story duration. Dec 10, 2015 the popular podcast serial returned thursday with its second season, which focuses on the story of army sgt. Bowe bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing at fort bragg, n. This first episode is largely devoted to bergdahls account of his decision to leave his base. When serial season 2 entered the last week of its 11episode run, one of its central closing questions was, can we prove that anyone died in the search for bowe bergdahl. It began and ended with his attempted escapes, and provided a. Serials bowe bergdahl expected to plead guilty to desertion bergdahls case, documented in serial season 2, a podcast from the creators of this american life, rocked. This waiver system plays a huge role in the episode, since bergdahl needed one to enlist in the army. The series was cocreated and is coproduced by koenig and julie snyder and developed by this american life. Dec 11, 2015 bowe bergdahl is the focus of season 2 of the serial podcast. Jan 07, 2016 this weeks episode of serial opened with the captivity of david rohde a journalist who was kidnapped in 2008 and held by the haqqani network for seven months in north waziristan. Bowe bergdahl deliberately walked off his post into hostile territory. Heres what you need to know about bergdahl s case before diving into the. Army outpost in eastern afghanistan and into the dark, open desert.
Bergdahl was captured after deserting his post on june 30, 2009. Dec 10, 2015 season 2 of the hit podcast serial debuts with u. Ken wolfe, command sergeant major of the first battalion of the 501st infantry, told sarah that he dropped smith off at op mest and then continued south to a. This time the producers are investigating the case of bowe bergdahl, a. In may 2009, sean smith, a photographer and filmmaker from the guardian, embedded with the u.
This time the producers are investigating the case of bowe bergdahl, a u. Bowe bergdahl breaks his silence on 5year capture in serial season 2 nbc nightly news. Beaudry robert bowe bergdahl born march 28, 1986 is a united states army soldier who was held captive from 2009 to 2014 by the talibanaligned haqqani network in afghanistan and pakistan after he deserted. Serial, the podcast that swept the nation last year, may have landed on a subject for one of its two upcoming seasons. Bowe bergdahl case at center of serial season 2 the new. Bowe bergdahl case at center of serial season 2 the. Serials back with the story of bowe bergdahl youtube. Dec 10, 2015 the second season of serial podcast debuted on thursday morning, focusing on the disappearance of u.
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