Buehrle>Wood Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Episode 1 just got put up. Stealth release I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I was talking to my buddy this week and we were assuming it was soon but hadn't heard anything, nice surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Mail cimp is back!!!! *Does a dance* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I'm interested to see what happened, butthis one is a lot less obscure. There is no guilty/not guilty. His story is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 It is insane and I think he's insane. His story is stupid and I don't find me being anymore sympathetic to him even if it's the 100% truth. Next week's episode should be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I didn't follow this story at all when it was in the news, so like the first season I'm 100% blind to what the "story" is. Unlike the first season, I can already tell that I don't see myself ever feeling sorry for this guy or at least feeling like I WANT him to be exonerated for being falsely accused. This guy was either a turncoat, or at minimum, one of the stupidest people ever. Leaving his platoon in the middle of the night to wonder around Afghanistan in order to expose that one of his superiors is an asshole? Really? That's the plan? No one is THAT stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 09:56 AM) It is insane and I think he's insane. His story is stupid and I don't find me being anymore sympathetic to him even if it's the 100% truth. Next week's episode should be great. Ha, yep, totally agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 I think people were worried when they heard this would be the topic because they thought the podcast would be sympathetic towards Bowe, like they were (for the most part) with Adnan. I didn't get that impression at all though in the first episode. It probably helps that Sarah isn't the one interviewing Bowe. I guess we'll see how it plays out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I still think this podcast is very compelling as basically a modern rashomon (though without anyone being witness). Take normal people in an extreme situation where the truth is obscured, and try to get as close as you can to what the truth could be. It's just really compelling entertainment on truth and doubt and storytelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 This is just the story of a complete f***ing idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I think there is more to the story than he just walked of base to make a point. Not sure exactly what that is. I think he may have been losing his mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 This seasons content just doesn't intrigue me in the least. Was hoping for more interesting subject matter...just don't care about this guy at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I'm interested in the story because I had never heard of it until I started the season of Serial, but at the same time I'm disappointed that it's a public story with an outcome already. I wanted to hear her investigate another possibly unsolved mystery and have her crack a case. This is just telling a story about someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Katherine Bigelow and Mark Boal are making a movie about this case. Boal worked on the second season of the podcast as a way to share information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Well, I'm sure with Katherine Bigelow we'll be getting the CIA/Military story they want out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 He could not sound more full of s***. I've heard a decent amount about this story and I'm curious to see where it'll go, I just can't see how this works out for Bowe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Spoiler Alert: Bowe Bergdahl to Face Court-Martial on Desertion Charges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Honestly I'm not sure that's the point of the podcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Oh yeah probably not but it's related to this season and I guess is a 'potential' spoiler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 11:13 AM) Oh yeah probably not but it's related to this season and I guess is a 'potential' spoiler? I don't think actual news reports (of things that are happening in real life) are spoilers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) So after episode 2, I'm more pissed about this guy. So much wasted time/money/resources trying to find him. Also, it's pretty wild she was able to find and interview one of the bad guys that held him. Edited December 18, 2015 by Jenksismybitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 09:21 AM) Honestly I'm not sure that's the point of the podcast. I was wrong. I think this was the point of the podcast. I am deeply bored with season. I honestly think this would have been a pretty decent 1 hour episode of This american life, but at 12-14 episodes there is no real intrigue here. You have taliban openly lying, his fellow soldiers telling you the truth as is enough "he left willingly and risked our lives" and his bogus story. There's none of the "everyone kind of telling the truth but we can't find the exact truth" of serial season 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 recommend me some other good podcasts because work boredom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegionSox Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 If you like history, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is a really good podcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Audiolab always does a good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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