#serialpodcast

[usnewsper-politics]

Adnan Syed's Fight for Justice Denied by Supreme Court #AdnanSyed #Serialpodcast

[tryerofpods]

Going main stream for a sec. With everything metaphorically and literally in the air right now, this one is important and a little haunting. Let's talk about We Were Three from @serialpodcast @nytimes and @thisamerlife producer Nancy Updike. We Were Three is a non-fiction semi-autobiographical narrative podcast. About loss, conspiracies, COVID-19, childhood trauma, and abuse. The story unfolds with Rachel McKibbens getting a *text* from her brother that her dad was dead. Her dad died of COVID-19. Not too long after, her brother died of COVID-19. So now Rachel is alone, and we follow her through her grieving process, her memories both good and bad, and how in the world this happened. Then Rachel finds her brother's phone and finds text messages between her brother and a local conspiracy nut cousin, and she sees how a person susceptible to "clean" eating/health trends can be swayed by anti-vaxx, anti-medicine conspiracy thinking during a time of isolation and upheaval. A sentiment that ultimately led to Rachel's brother literally watching her father die in lieu of seeking medical treatment and finding then rejecting medical treatment for himself. It's 3, 45 minute episodes, and yet it's the most haunting thing I've heard in a while. So just to pause here. I want you all to know, I know we've hit the 8 billion mark, but you are *all* important and have meaning in this world. And if you've somehow found this review, but haven't gotten your COVID-19 vaccine(s), the global number of doses administered is over 12.7 *billion*. All the shots in the US have *full* FDA approval. It's not experimental, it's safe, it will keep you alive. I've been vaccinated with Moderna--over a year and a half since the first dose--and I am just the same as before the vaccine. Between vaccines and masking, I haven't gotten sick *at all*. Please talk to your doctor with your concerns, check the CDC website, and, no matter how I feel about him, remember that even Donald Trump got the vaccine and is mad no one gives him credit for "Operation Warp Speed". So, if you like journalism with a human side, shows like S-Town, then We We're Three is for you! #nonfictionpodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/ClDP8MaO29a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[theyearoftheking]

Book Seventy-Seven: The Outsider

“A person did what a person could, whether it was setting up gravestones or trying to convince twenty-first-century men and women that there were monsters in the world, and their greatest advantage was the unwillingness of rational people to believe.” 

I’ve written about how Diane Downs really popped my true crime cherry. She taught me monsters aren’t just in Stephen King or Dean Koontz books; sometimes monsters are real and they walk among us looking like normal moms who like Duran Duran songs. 

My true crime fascination was dormant until the Serial podcast premiered. At the time, I joked with a friend that listening to Serial made almost any job bearable. I listened to it while shoveling snow, cleaning my bathroom, driving ninety minutes to work... it consumed me. One afternoon I was listening to an episode, driving home and my daughter was asleep in the backseat. I pulled into my parking spot with ten minutes left to listen. When I finished the episode and turned the car off, I heard a tiny voice say, “Well? What about the cell phone towers?” My daughter was six at the time, and I’m pretty sure this was how she became true-crime obsessed as well. As I’m typing this, she’s upstairs listening to episodes of the Crime Junkie Podcast. I have no regrets. I have done my job as her mother.

But, I digress. The first episode of Serial dealt with alibis, and remembering the timelines of our lives. If you didn’t have your phone next to you, could you tell me where you were two weeks ago on Tuesday? Who were you with? What did you do that could potentially provide you with an alibi in case you were accused of a crime? After listening to this first episode, I became obsessed with the idea of an alibi at all times. 

And that brings us to The Outsider. 

Beloved Flint City little league coach Terry Maitland is publicly arrested and charged with the brutal murder and sodomy of little Frank Peterson. When the Flint City police arrest Terry at his team’s final game; they have eyewitnesses placing him at the crime scene, and his fingerprints. They’re also confident his DNA will be a match. Pretty open and shut, right?

Not so much.

Terry lawyers up, and presents the police with an airtight alibi: he was at a conference, and was even caught on-camera asking Harlan Coben a question. His fingerprints were even discovered at a shop he had stopped in while at the conference. It would have been impossible for him to commit the crime in the timeframe the police create. 

There has to be a logical explanation, right? 

Skinwalkers. 

Boom. 

The book is divided into two parts: the first half being the mystery behind Terry being in two places at one time. The second half, fan favorite Holly Gibney shows up, and helps track down and kill the skinwalker responsible for the murders of Frank Peterson, and other little children. 

The book is excellent. 

However. 

We have another Dahmer situation on our hands. Constant Readers remember my review of Everything’s Eventual, when I ripped into Steve for talking about Jeffrey Dahmer’s grave. #neverforget This time, Steve writes, “Hadn’t Jeffrey Dahmer believed he was creating zombies when he killed all those homeless men?” 

Dahmer’s victims were not homeless. Yes, they were on the fringe of society, and they were people whose disappearances were seldom investigated by police: immigrants, homosexuals, hitchhikers... but not all homeless. 

I’d like to issue an open invitation to Steve to come to Milwaukee and talk to me (socially distanced) about Dahmer. I’d really like to see him prevent these gaffes in the future. We could even take The Cream City Cannibal walking tour, and I’ll even spring for a Dahmer jersey (number 17, of course). 

Other than the Dahmer issue, this was a solid book where the good guys are successful, and Holly is back to kick more ass. We have two Dark Tower references (ka, and the world moving on); and one Wisconsin mention... which I will stop griping about now.

Total Wisconsin Mentions: 48

Total Dark Tower References: 73

Book Grade: A+

Rebecca’s Definitive Ranking of Stephen King Books

Doctor Sleep: A+

The Talisman: A+

Wizard and Glass: A+

11/22/63: A+

Mr. Mercedes: A+

End of Watch: A+

Under the Dome: A+

Needful Things: A+

On Writing: A+

The Green Mile: A+

Hearts in Atlantis: A+

Full Dark, No Stars: A+

The Outsider: A+

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: A+

Just After Sunset: A+

Rose Madder: A+

Misery: A+

Different Seasons: A+

It: A+

Four Past Midnight: A+

Stephen King Goes to the Movies: A+

The Shining: A-

The Stand: A-

Finders Keepers: A-

Bag of Bones: A-

Duma Key: A-

Black House: A-

The Institute: A-

The Wastelands: A-

The Drawing of the Three: A-

The Dark Tower: A-

Dolores Claiborne: A-

Blaze: B+

Hard Listening: B+

Revival: B+

Nightmares in the Sky: B+

The Dark Half: B+

Joyland: B+

Skeleton Crew: B+

The Dead Zone: B+

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: B+

Wolves of the Calla: B+

‘Salem’s Lot: B+

Song of Susannah: B+

Carrie: B+

Creepshow: B+

From a Buick 8: B

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: B

Sleeping Beauties: B-

The Colorado Kid: B-

Storm of the Century: B-

Everything’s Eventual: B-

Cycle of the Werewolf: B-

The Wind Through the Keyhole: B-

Danse Macabre: B-

The Running Man: C+

Cell: C+

Thinner: C+

Dark Visions: C+

The Eyes of the Dragon: C+

The Long Walk: C+

The Gunslinger: C+

Pet Sematary: C+

Firestarter: C+

Rage: C

Desperation: C-

Insomnia: C-

Cujo: C-

Nightshift: C-

Faithful: D

Gerald’s Game: D

Roadwork: D

Lisey’s Story: D

Christine: D

Dreamcatcher: D

The Regulators: D

The Tommyknockers D

Next up is Elevation, which... sigh. The best thing I can say about the book is that it’s short. 

Until next time, Long Days & Pleasant Nights,

Rebecca 

[iheartthedoors]

We got this, #SarahKoenig #SerialPodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/BvPA3JzAivw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pc0b3w87p7ss

[insidethethinblueline]

FOOTBALL FOLLIES AND FELONIES: Crime And Grime On The Gridiron (Episode 71)

[exeggcute]

no fucking way. baltimore pd dropped their case against adnan syed... they tested hae min lee's shoes and clothes and found several DNA profiles present but they all specifically excluded syed, which like, I understand that DNA testing in 99 was not what it is today but holy shit. twenty years to figure that out?

[scaredshirtlesstees]

Join us at midnight Central Time for a special 2-part chapter. Episode 7 - Stories About Sin.⁠ ⁠ The Greenville Shop Local Council members have been putting their gifts to use...but are those uses to the good of the community?⁠ ⁠ We have many guest stars this week, including Rob Rubenok of the 421 Archives Podcast. Give it a listen at:⁠ https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rob-rubenok/421-archives⁠ ⁠ #greenville #whathappenedingreenville #thechainbindsusall #midnight #episode7 #sin #gifts #artifacts #klutz #gueststar #gueststarring #voiceacting #thankyou #thanksforlistening #tobecontinued #specialepisode #serialpodcast #horror #suspense #sevendeadlysins #sevendeadlies #421archives #teamwork⁠ #podcasters #podlife #vowork #voiceovers #voiceactor https://www.instagram.com/p/B4wLvC9gBUL/?igshid=13djfoskp5ngi

[wowzersbrina]

Just listened to season one of #serialpodcast and I'm hooked! Yes it's 3 am lololol https://www.instagram.com/p/B2bKwJMHezD/?igshid=6kl70l3on8zy

[designwitch]

I know this is a big goof but I would 100% subscribe to this podcast. This is the only form of communication I know. 🤣🎧 … The origins of this are complex but just listen to @replyall episode 140: The Roman Mars Mazda Virus and OMFG I JUST SAW RAMON RAMS I’M DEAD … #88percent #parenthetical #replyall #romanmars #sarahkoenig #serialpodcast https://www.instagram.com/designwitchlet/p/Bwh0nEgHoDk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1luqkg47paim6

[sturvn]

So excited to get into this #adnansstory @rabiasquared #rabiachaudry #adnansyed #haeminlee #thecaseagainstadnansyed #serialpodcast 🤓 https://www.instagram.com/p/BwWRB8mFK3i/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1da0b4191plbi

[unmistodiansiaeconfusione]

FAVES - I preferiti di Febbraio 😍 ⠀ ⠀ Sul blog trovate una nuova rubrica dedicata ai preferiti del mese e, anche se un po' in ritardo, oggi vi parlo dei miei preferiti di febbraio! ⠀ ⠀ Come avrete capito dal post del Wrap Up di febbraio, non c'è stato un romanzo che mi ha colpito a tal punto da entrare a far parte dei preferiti, ma, nonostante questo, febbraio è stato un mese di scoperte molto interessanti e di eventi culturali magnifici 😍 ⠀ ⠀ Una di queste scoperte sono senz'altro i podcast, forme di intrattenimento che ho bistrattato sin'ora e che, adesso, mi tengono compagnia nei miei continui spostamenti da pendolare fuorisede! In foto, Serial, podcast del quale vi ho parlato tempo fa nelle storie e che continuo a consigliarvi se amate i True Crimes! ⠀ ⠀ Di questo e di tanto altro vi parlo sul blog (link diretto in bio)! ⠀ ⠀ E voi, cosa avete amate del vostro febbraio? Avete scoperto nuovi romanzi imperdibili? Suggeritemene qualcuno, vista la scarsità di titoli interessanti di febbraio... ⠀ ⠀ #faves #preferitidelmese #ipreferitidifebbraio #serialpodcast #serial #podcast #libribelli #consiglidilettura #carnevaledivenezia2019 #serietv #jessicajones #tadakunkoiwoshinai #anime #bookstagramitalia #letture (presso United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu8Lry4nZpX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lsxokfwbykmy

[usnewsper-politics]

Adnan Syed's Fight for Justice Denied by Supreme Court #AdnanSyed #Serialpodcast

[jonathanmilliondollarsmile]

#TheCaseAgainstAdnanSyed #SerialPodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2oN1wALNa_hVOcEr66rBpT6BqHfh4ZQbkr6M0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=105abq14nm3r9

[banandras]

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[glasgowchick]

I am LOVING the Serial podcast! Great recommendation @pecklesjersey #serial @aeo1310 I think you need this in your life! #serialpodcast

[shetha]

Season 3 is outperforming season 2. Episode 2 I was jaw on the floor the whole time. Episode 3 had me screaming and yelling in my car. Luckily no one was with me for my commute. Taking a little time before I bite off Episode 4 based on some tweets warning that it was going to be even heavier than Episode3. Be sure your entire emotional bandwidth is available for this one.