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HufflefukLove!!!I absolutely love this podcast I started from episode one probably less than a month ago and I am now in season three and listen every chance that I possibly can between college, kids and life. It keeps me on my toes and causes me to have so many questions sometimes đ Recommending stories: any way we can contribute??
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melodytennisMore more more.Another fantastic installment. Keep doing what youâre all doing. The world is listening !! And THANKS !!!
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mgilstadHeavily biased towards the LeftThe first couple seasons were great, unbiased journalism that really did a good job at presenting the facts and allowing people to draw their own conclusions. Unfortunately, the latest Trojan Horse Affair season (and even the 2 prior seasons), is far from that. Instead, we have to listen to a Muslim journalist who is clearly biased towards his point of view (he even kind of admits it in the show, so I guess that makes it ok?). He jumps to a conclusion before working on the podcast, and then spends the whole podcast searching for witnesses that fit his agenda, while merely brushing aside facts he comes across that are a pretty big deal for the other side, such as the extreme cases of sexism that were present in a public school. He spins everything as âwell, the school is predominantly Muslim, so that makes it OKâ or âyeah, so a teacher taught students that wifes cannot deny husbands sex, and that same teacher also got jail time for having an affair with a student, but thatâs not extremism and the real issue is blah blah blah. I wish Serial would go back to neutral journalism, because the stuff they are coming out with now makes me want to vomit.
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LonghorngentđLove Hamzaâs voice! Thatâs itself is gripping. Thanks for putting this one out there. This show is happily going to take up a lot of my time.
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Zwolf12Serial is justâŚbetter than everyone at thisFirst, no offense to Hamza and Brian, but one of my favorite things about the narrative in every season of Serial is I can hear Sarah saying every line (whether itâs her or not). Second, where other podcasts â lazily and in droves â fall back on the podcast format as an excuse to shirk research, this podcast thrives on the format, creating more stories, fascination, accountability. Third, I say cautiously that The Trojan Horse Affair may be my favorite of the seriesâŚintegrating Brian and Hamzaâs friendship into the thematic whole - just awesome. So many others donât even understand the format, let alone play it like strings on a guitar!
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where wart scanNo likeI had to the school work on this
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Amber1397sarah â¤ď¸âđĽđĽ°sarah explains things so well and i love her voice itâs so relaxing. i put this on whenever iâm having a hard time sleeping and it takes me right to sleep. ily sarah
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whatnicknameisnottakdnRiveting!BUT Hamza is seriously getting on my nerves.
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Marilyn1MBravoAs someone who practiced journalism and walked away from it in despair at what itâs become, I found the Trojan Horse Affair revivifying and heartbreaking at once. Your work shows brilliantly and honestly both how important investigative journalism remains to the functioning of democracy and how impotent it has become in the face of deeply embedded racism and corruption. I particularly loved how transparently you dealt with the issue of âobjectivityâ â a loaded and culturally relative term which should have been interrogated and abandoned in the US journalistic sphere long ago. Brianâs pique at the apparent violation of objectivity on the part of Hamza was profoundly revealing. Iâm so glad you included that in the series. I also loved how there is no gotcha at the end. That opaque and inconclusive conclusion is exactly the right note to hit when reporting on systemic racism.
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Mrs.Holliman "The first seasonI enjoyed the first season, but I couldnât get into any of the rest.
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DebRAAAWRExtremely ConsumableI just finished the Trojan Horse Series. This satisfied a deep addictive personality need for me while listening, and even though the ending doesnât scratch my neat-ending-itch I was still satisfied nonetheless. For the curious and the forever student.
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TheDigitalPimp213The struggle resonates with meI wish this didnât end the way it did. Had me all the way up until the end. Itâs almost felt like they ran out of funding.
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WeatherGirlWendyFamiliarJust finished this series. Through the entire wild ride, I couldnât help but think that the accusations being leveled against the Muslim school staff of plotting to infiltrate and then hold students captive to their world view actually mirrored what is, in fact, the stated goal of conservative, evangelical Christians in parts of our country. The obfuscation and political whitewashing of that movement is equally maddening to me.
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capli22Vocal FryI must be getting old because I canât concentrate on what is being said. Iâve enjoyed the past seasons so I may try again.
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LIVE IT SO MUCHâď¸đ¤AmazingI have been looking for a good true crime podcast and this is just one of my favorite podcast yet! Iâm only on the second episode and Iâm already in love with itđ
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NYC10025Improvement AssociationI would have loved to have this presented with a voice from which one couldnât decipher the reporters own political stance. The difference between commentary vs unbiased reporting is made clear. If youâre interested in an opinion piece, subscribe here!
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anon-MissNot so muchHonestly, I was so excited for this podcast. Serial and S Town were 2 of my favorites. I kept waiting for this to get good. A friend bagged it after 2 episodes and I wish I had. The story is important to tell but the hype of this podcast was way too much for what it delivered. I hate to say this because I know they worked hard, but I feel like I have to save other people from using their time to listen to this waiting for it to get really exciting.
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Landshark_In_TampaBergdahlHey Sarah, my wife and I are both military public affairs officers and during a recent road trip, we listened to your series about Bowe Bergdahl. As PAOs, we have both worked with journalists from every media outlet in the 3-letter alphabet, as well as pretty much every top print outlet there is. And we both served in the Centcom PA office. To say we were both impressed with the depth, breadth and fairness of your series is truly an understatement. I know itâs on older series, but wow. You did an amazing job telling this story. Well done!
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OmccmoomcDissapointedPlease go back to stories like season 1 and 2. This Trojan Horse season is sooo bad. :(
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pasta_slutAdore it, miss SarahI loved every season so far and Iâm already looking forward to the next one! I have been missing Sarah on a lot of these â I loved the first seasons because I found her to be so great. I still like the show and the other hosts, but Iâd really love to see Sarah back on again
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nauvoo2AmazingSerial is Simply Amazing! Sarah Koenig is wonderful in every way, smart, articulate, thoughtful, inquisitive, and has amazing people helping her make it all work. Start listening and you wonât be able to stop.
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divjfuvkvEverything I Hate About Journalism TodayWow. Just blatantly putting it out there now that you donât need to be just report on the facts if you are at all being hurt by the information in some way. Just wow. At least you are up front about it?? This is a complex issue and it would be nice if it was treated as such, showing the many sides and complexities. Itâs unfortunate this podcast took this turn.
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aaumuellerHeading downhillWowza. I loved season 1. Season was okay, but not my favorite. This current season is frustrating. Itâs hard to keep an open mind to hearing both sides when the reporters are clearly so biased and are actually yelling at the interview subjects who donât agree with them. Disappointing for what was such a great show in the beginning.
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Ifkemdj2838So disappointed in SerialYet another podcast about local power and identity politics from Serial? Sarah Koenig and company are a one trick pony. Disappointed to be getting just another stale variation of the same story from Serial in which the same tired themes are discussed, and I donât care about the subjects/characters. Adnan Syedâs, Bo Bergdahlâs story, and even (because letâs be honest, it was a Serial podcast) John McLemore were unique people with unique stories, that I cared about - and yes, all three had a political angle, but it wasnât the sole focus, it was a backdrop. Nice white parents? The Cleveland court system? The one about North Carolina? This new one? I wasnât invested and found them utterly forgettable. Characters, intrigue, and a focus that is not entirely about social justice issues - thatâs what I want. Focusing on institutions at the expense of plot is not a recipe for success.
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Jacoblmooreâ¤ď¸love it!
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CD1166Trojan Horse seriesAn interesting and complex story ruined by bias and dismissal of sexism. This is a persuasive piece with a clear agenda, not valid investigative journalism. To be clear, I donât disagree with the agenda to bring a light to, condemn, and reverse islamophobic impacts of the letter. But the clear bias and lack of empathy given to concerns of sexism and abuse of girls weakens their stance significantly. This could have been a complex, thoughtful discussion of a complicated issue. It wasnât. The Guardianâs Sonia Sodha wrote a piece that summarizes my thoughts exactly. I hope Serial does better in the future.
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PhillyBelleCompellingIncredibly compelling series. Allows listeners to see through a different eye the prejudices that are still ongoing and the ripple effect lies and prejudices can have. Wished for a different outcome.
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Senska11Downhill since the startSeason 1 about Adnan was phenomenal. Season 2 about Beau was okay. Since then it's been way downhill. What started as unbiased great story-telling, investigative reporting, and intriguing stories has turned into clearly one-sided bias reporting, boring stories, and poor 'reporting' overall. Incredible disappointing.
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jmpr118027Trojan HorseI really enjoyed this season. This topic is not one one I knew anything about, and it opened me to a new story. I appreciate the journey taken and hope the journalism avenue is continued.
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jujuinorQuality is lackingHistorically this has been one of my favorite podcast to listen to. I really enjoyed the first couple of seasons and find myself looking forward to the next one. However this latest season I have to say is not only very boring, but very confusing. The quality of the story and how itâs been told has diminished greatly. So I will turn this one off for a while and wait for the next season hoping that they will come up with something better.
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iRanAmazingLoved season 1, like everybody. And the trojan horse affair was so good too.
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Jenny Pattilo-HamSubscribed. Unsubscribed. Re-subscribed, now unsubscribing again. Forever.White people are to blame for our problems. Even if they are trying to help. Garbage.
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Ldyfsh1Election fraudSeason 1 is good. The rest is horrendous. And honestly.. Election fraud? You want to talk about election fraud? âDemocrats like to talk about this townâ in NC âbecause a republican did itâ... ârepublicans donât because a republican did itâ. Iâm sorry - but this is happening in the state of GA and with the recent election BY DEMOCRATS but democrats arenât talking about it - they arenât talking about any MAJOR issues happening in our country right now with the current administration. Wake up people. The mainstream media is playing everyone like a puppet. This is ridiculous.
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KQfamTrojan Horse Affair - yikesHavenât listened to Serial since season 1, which was very well done, and decided to give the latest season, The Trojan Horse Affair, a listen. What a disappointment. The two reporters could not be more condescending, sexist and dismissive to interviewees and just in general when talking on certain subjects. It feels like the entire story is being reported and pushed in a way that will affirm the pet theories and beliefs of the âinvestigative reporters.â Huge disappointment, because the story is an interesting one that deserved more and deeper attention, and the concept of telling that story around the letter is a great idea. But ultimately the story needs and deserves better, more capable, more objective reporters.
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RealgoodmindNewest season brings me back to what made this podcast greatCompelling story that seeMs like something out of the movies. The newest season is the most engrossing story since season one in my opinion. Glad Sarah and Ira are still involved and I hope we get more Serial from all over the world just like this. There are so many great stories like this I bet.
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AllyStankie33Trojan HorseI loved the Trojan Horse.
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bkeish77HorribleWhat happened after the first season itâs horrible now
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MylissaRWoke overload.Wokism ruins everything.
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Iamnate85WAS goodâŚSeason 1 was good, but the woke took over. BummerâŚ
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rachelg3BestWow best amazing
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SwakimThe WorstLoved Serial Season 1. Two and three were weak; this is awful. First, the narrator (and really she talks a lot, rather than letting her subjects tell a story) has a voice meant for print. Really - as if she were raised in Wisconsin and then moved to Brooklyn at age 22. Just brutal. Second, despite her own protests about bias - this was a silly. She is quick to dismiss actual voter problems as minor (both at the nursing home and another violation two years later), finding all kinds of nuance among sides she supports, and then paints with a broad brush against âRepublicansâ or âWhite people.â The gross elements of her being a truth teller by going into a community of color and being the righteous sympathetic judge is really too gross to be taken seriously. It is as if she just discovered that communities of color have diversity/heterogeneity/nuance. This was a massive waste of time, painful to hear, and simply appalling to listen to.
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possehUpdate on adman caseWill you be doing a follow up with new development today
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KSSMW3Fantastic!Absolutely outstanding. Sarahâs reporting, researching and storytelling are fantastic.
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AppreviewnameWhy so bad?I donât understand. Iâm listen to podcast most of my day. All sorts, and a lot being similar in genre. First season of Serial was AMAZING. And like everyone knows, season 2 fell on its face. I thought, hey new season, Iâll give it another shot and listen to the first episode. Again, horribly boring. Like seriously, a story about a letter? Thatâs the best thing you could pour resources into? I donât ever write reviews but I felt obligated. What you are doing is not good. Do better. I want to give you a donation but just canât get myself to do it.
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Elilili17MehSeason 1-3 were so engaging and only a little bit biased. Everything after that was just short of an ear infection.
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iTuN3SRemarkable!What it is ⌠true stories that are thought-provoking. Insightful. Funny. Sad. Disheartening. Honest. Surprising. Hopeful. What I like ⌠short episode format. Author insights and feelings. Fascinating interviews. Exceptional investigative reporting. Outcomes both predictable and otherwise.
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Girlbrain101So-SoSeasons 1, 3, and 4 were the best and most engaging. All the other seasons (with season 5 being downright awful) are a mix of mildly interesting to yawn-inducing.
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OrrickleThe Trojan Horse AffairIâve been lukewarm about podcasts but this one hooked me important explorations of journalistic questions as well as political and cultural ones.
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SkyebballWell doneThis podcast is one of the better made podcast. I canât listen to a lot of them and this one holds my attention.
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aprilbyvictoriaI love the detailsThis podcast is not half made. I love the detail and unbiased reporting. Highly recommend. @AprilSixsmith
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