Serial

There is an amazing new podcast called Serial. It has 9 episodes so far. I just finished the 2nd. It’s about a typical Paki-American Muslim boy who’s been in jail for more than a decade for murdering his Asian ex-girlfriend. It’s done using amazing investigative journalism to bring actual interviews with people then and now and actually testimony from the trial. It reads like a true crime novel in podcast form and the host does an amazing job of engaging and taking the audience on the journey with her. All her doubts and uncertainties and questions become ours – leaving you wanting and needing more information. After the first episode I can say I was completely hooked. I think I may be slightly biased too because I am (distantly) acquainted with Rabia who bought the case to the attention of the host which made it more “real”. It’s also a very relatable story of teenagers and their typical “drama” although in this case it’s hyper scrutinized under a microscope to try to piece together the puzzle/mystery of what exactly happened all those years ago.

If you have free time while commuting or exercising it is a great thing to listen to and it’s free!

I’m always on the lookout for a good podcasts. Feel free to suggest some!