Serial

Serial Productions & The New York Times

About

Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts, or follow it here: https://lnk.to/good-whale

Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts that have transformed the medium. Sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter to find out about new shows, get behind the scenes stories, and see photos and videos you can’t see on a podcast. To get full access to Serial Productions shows, and to other New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com


"Serial" began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show "This American Life." In 2017, we formed Serial Productions when we launched the podcast “S-Town.” Since then, Serial Productions has produced every season of “Serial” along with shows like “Nice White Parents,” “The Trojan Horse Affair,” “The Coldest Case in Laramie,” “The Retrievals” and more. In 2020, we joined the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached many millions of listeners and have won nearly every major journalism award for audio, including the first-ever Peabody Award given to a podcast.

Available on

Community

118 episodes

The Good Whale - Ep. 6

After a month at sea, Keiko pops up near a Norwegian fishing village, causing a stir among the residents and his own team of caretakers. They figure that if they wait until spring, maybe Keiko will swim off again with a wild pod. If they can all just make it to spring. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here https://lnk.to/good-whale, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts https://nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at NYTIMES.COM/SERIALNEWSLETTER. https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/serial Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com 

35m
Jan 02
The Good Whale - Ep. 5

Keiko disappears in Icelandic waters, swimming east for four weeks. Unobserved, with no human contact. Since nobody knows what happened to Keiko during that mysterious time, we decided to recreate it — as a musical. From Keiko’s perspective, naturally.  Watch the music video for "The Ballad of Keiko" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1k1TQ2Lh0o Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here https://lnk.to/good-whale, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts https://nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at NYTIMES.COM/SERIALNEWSLETTER. https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/serial Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com 

15m
Jan 02
The Good Whale - Ep. 4

A fresh training team takes a hard-line approach and doubles down on breaking Keiko’s bond with humans. By summer it seems to be working, until one day Keiko swims away. This is the moment they’ve all been waiting for. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here https://lnk.to/good-whale, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts https://nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at NYTIMES.COM/SERIALNEWSLETTER. https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/serial Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com 

34m
Jan 02
The Good Whale - Ep. 3

Keiko finally arrives in Iceland, where years of preparation will be put to the test when Keiko gets his first chance to interact with orcas in the wild — something he hasn’t done since he was a calf. It does not go according to plan. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here https://lnk.to/good-whale, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts https://nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at NYTIMES.COM/SERIALNEWSLETTER. https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/serial Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com 

41m
Jan 02
The Good Whale - Ep. 2

Keiko has a new tank in Oregon and a dream team of experts that gets him into shape. But soon they start fighting over what a realistic future looks like for this golden retriever of an orca. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here https://lnk.to/good-whale, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts https://nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at NYTIMES.COM/SERIALNEWSLETTER. https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/serial Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com 

35m
Jan 02
The Good Whale - Ep. 1

When the movie “Free Willy” is released, word gets out that the star, a killer whale named Keiko, is sick and living in a tiny pool at a Mexican amusement park. An environmentalist sets out to give the fans what they want: their favorite celebrity orca back in the sea.   Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here https://lnk.to/good-whale, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts https://nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at NYTIMES.COM/SERIALNEWSLETTER. https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/serial Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com 

46m
Jan 02
The Good Whale - Trailer

After the movie “Free Willy” became a hit, word got out that the star of the film, a killer whale named Keiko, was sick and living in a tiny pool at a Mexican amusement park. Fans were outraged and pleaded for his release. “The Good Whale” tells the story of the wildly ambitious science experiment to return Keiko to the ocean — while the world watched. An epic tale that starts in Mexico and ends in Norway, the six-episode series follows Keiko as he’s transported from country to country, each time landing in the hands of well-intentioned people who believe they know what’s best for him – people who still disagree, decades later, about whether they did the right thing. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts https://nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at NYTIMES.COM/SERIALNEWSLETTER. https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/serial Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com 

4m
Nov 07, 2024
Where To Find Episodes 3-4 Of The Kids Of Rutherford County

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

18s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Episodes 3-5 Of The Retrievals

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

17s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Episodes 3-8 Of The Coldest Case In Laramie

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

18s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Episode 3 Of We Were Three

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

17s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Parts 3-8 Of The Trojan Horse Affair

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

18s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Episodes 3-5 Of The Improvement Association

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

17s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Episodes 3-5 Of Nice White Parents

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

17s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Chapters 3-7 Of S-Town

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

17s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Episodes 3-9 Of Serial Season Four

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

18s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Episodes 3-9 Of Serial Season Three

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

18s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Episodes 3-11 Of Serial Season Two

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

17s
Oct 15, 2024
Where To Find Episodes 3-13 Of Serial Season One

To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

18s
Oct 15, 2024
S04 - Ep. 9: This Is the Weirdness

The criminal case against the men accused of planning the Sept. 11 attacks is the one aspect of Guantánamo that would seem to make sense – until you start watching it.

1h 2m
May 16, 2024
S04 - Ep. 8: Two Ledgers

Majid Khan spent years locked away in CIA black sites. What would he tell the world when he finally got the chance to speak? 

1h 0m
May 09, 2024
S04 - Ep. 7: The Forever Reporter

One reporter has been covering Guantánamo since the day the prison opened. The military would like her to go home now.

1h 2m
May 02, 2024
S04 - Ep. 6: Part 2, Asymmetry

After the worst happens at Guantánamo, the warden tries to explain it to the outside world – and to himself.

56m
Apr 25, 2024
S04 - Ep. 5: The Big Chicken, Part 1

A new warden comes to Guantánamo and decides to make some changes. A prison’s a prison, he thinks. How hard could this be?

54m
Apr 18, 2024
S04 - Ep. 4: The Honeymooners

The case against a young airman gets even weirder when the government pulls in two fresh investigators. Part 2: A bride, an FBI agent, and a polygraph machine.

50m
Apr 11, 2024
S04 - Ep. 3: Ahmad the Iguana Feeder

An Arabic-speaking airman is sent to Guantánamo to translate, and soon finds himself at the center of a major scandal. Part 1: Suspicion swallows evidence.  

1h 0m
Apr 04, 2024
S04 - Ep. 2: The Special Project

In 2002, an elite interrogation team secretly staged Guantánamo’s most elaborate intel operation — to try to get a single detainee to talk.

47m
Mar 28, 2024
S04 - Ep. 1: Poor Baby Raul

Maybe you have an idea in your head about what it was like to work at Guantánamo, one of the most notorious prisons in the world. Think again.

41m
Mar 28, 2024
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.

2m
Mar 21, 2024
An Update From Sarah Koenig

News about an upcoming project.

59s
Mar 01, 2024