Serial is a true crime podcast produced by sarah koenig and this american life. Serial is a podcast by the creators of this american life that tells a story in weekly installments about us. Apr 02, 2017 serial is a true crime podcast produced by sarah koenig and this american life. Jay from serial talks anonymous tip, says sarah koenig demonized me anything that makes adnan innocent doesnt involve me, says key witness in first public interview. Syeds trial, and jay s testimony, became the focus of a this american life spinoff series, the 12 part podcast serial, broadcast in the fall of this year. This post, however, is not about the evidence that we have. His case became internationally famous by the podcast serial in 2014. The clues people find when trying to make sense of a death. The popular this american life spinoff podcast serial just ended. But jay declined to be formally interviewed by the host and producer of serial, sarah koenig. Adnan leaves in his car from cathys he may have given jay a ride or someone else may have given jay a ride, hes not sure.
In the final installment of jay wilds threepart interview with the intercept, the serial subject discusses the impact the popular podcast has had. There is one part of jays story that has been bugging me for a while now. Nov 02, 2016 on this weeks murder with friends, grace is joined by jay light to discuss one of the most demented and prolific serial killers in american history, john wayne gacy. A man on his lunch break pulls off a road to pee, and stumbles on her body in a city forest. I nevertheless find the socialjustice indictment of journalism as practiced by serial and this american life to be. Apr 24, 2020 adnan syed is a muslim american man who was convicted of murdering his exgirlfriend hae min lee in 1999. Nearly five years since serial raised questions about the murder conviction against adnan syed, hbo is picking up where the podcast left off and examining details about the case in. Supreme court wont give adnan syed new trial in serial podcast. Adnan is in jail for life because of the testimony of.
Ok, so for months around here at our radio show, we have all been preparing for this day today. The intercept posted part 3 of its interview with jay wilds, the enigmatic state witness made a nationwide object of curiosity by the podcast. Adnan syed is a muslimamerican man who was convicted of murdering his exgirlfriend hae min lee in 1999. Jay wilds serial podcast gives first interview the intercept. The case was covered by serial, the popular 12 part podcast. The case became an international hit podcast in 2014 with serial. Jay from serial speaks out, leaving more questions than. On this weeks murder with friends, grace is joined by jay light to discuss one of the most demented and prolific serial killers in american history, john wayne gacy. Jays interview about serial leaves us with 7 more unanswerable questions. Season one investigated the 1999 murder of hae min lee hangul. She in turn dug in and emerged with her hit serial podcast, the. Leakin park serial is a new podcast from the creators of this american life, hosted by sarah koenig. His show this american life has set the contemporary standard of nonfiction radio shows, and has influenced and. Jays story is that he called patrick to get some weed after he and adnan had ditched haes car at the park and ride.
The backlash against serials white privilegeand why its. Serial fans nows your chance to decide who you believe. Dec 30, 2014 the story of serial got an unexpected twist this week when the website the intercept published an interview with jay wilds, a central figure in the case who had declined to be interviewed on the record by sarah koenig, the creator of serial. Jay wilds had refused to give an indepth interview to sarah koenig, a producer on national public radios this american life and the host of.
Speaking with the intercept in a multipart interview. Serial tells one, true story over the course of a season. The two had been working together closely for nine years as producers on serials big brother, this american life. In 2014 jay gives a rare interview to the intercept and. Together, both podcasts brought the medium to the masses and have further cemented true crime as. Dec 31, 2014 links to part i and part ii of the series can be found at the bottom of this story. Ira glass is a writer, producer, storyteller, performer, and a familiar voice. Well update with the second part of the interview, and any more questions we. In part 1 of the twopart interview, jay who believes he was treated unfairly by koenig told the intercept that the podcast.
Everything we know about jay wilds from hbos serial documentary. It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the united states and internationally, and is also available as a free weekly podcast. The intercepts exclusive interview with jay, part 1 reddit. Jay claimed in his first police interview that, after dropping adnan off at track, he went home to wait for adnan to call to pick him up once practice was over. The story of serial got an unexpected twist this week when the website the intercept published an interview with jay wilds. Jay wilds, serial podcast witness, breaks his silence.
We strongly advice, to start listening with episode one of the series. And the first story serial is taking on is about a murder. Serial launched in october 2014 as the first spinoff from this american life. This is a taped interview of jay, black male, 19 years of age. This american life tal is an american weekly hourlong radio program produced in collaboration with chicago public media and hosted by ira glass. This season we tell you the extraordinary stories of ordinary cases. People looking everywhere to find a placeany placewhere, for once, they dont have to be the odd man out. Then, almost 14 years after he was convicted, syeds story made its way to journalist and this american life producer sarah koenig. The breakup serial is a new podcast from the creators of this american life, hosted by sarah koenig. Serial is a new podcast from the creators of this american life, hosted by sarah koenig. Original audio files can be found on producing the transcripts subreddit during the original release period of the podcast are based on the serial podcast produced by this american life and wbez. David haglund, katy waldman and jami floyd discuss the deal with jay, the eighth episode of serial from this american life. But there are no notes on that interview and no information sheet or notes on any interview with patrick. The case was covered by serial, the popular 12part podcast.
The true crime podcast serial is largely credited for popularizing podcasts to the general population. Dec 29, 2014 the popular this american life spinoff podcast serial just ended. The 12part podcast serial never formally interviewed jay wilds, the star witness who. The intercept website gets a serial scoop the new york. This subreddit is a place to discuss your theories, predictions and other aspects of the pod and to find information about serial and related podcasts. The timing of the murder was a small part of the overall case. We return to our story about abdi nor from 2015, with some news about his life today. Jay wilds, the key witness detailed in hit podcast serial, has broken his silence in an interview with the intercept find out what he had to say. The final episode of the first season of serial aired dec. When im trying to explain our program to someone who doesnt know it, i stammer a bunch of words like entertaining, funny, surprising plot twists, true stories but not boring i swear and then i just give them this list. From october 3 to december 18, 2014, the murder of hae min lee and the subsequent arrest and trial of adnan syed was the subject of the first season of the podcast serial. In the interview the first of a multipart series wilds talks about the first time he met syed, and why. Serial podcast episode transcripts the undisclosed wiki.
Jan 02, 2015 the final episode of the first season of serial aired dec. It was created by tal producers julie snyder, ira glass, and sarah koenig, who also hosts the show. But the first season of serial, premiering on october 3, explores. Mar 09, 2019 nearly five years since serial raised questions about the murder conviction against adnan syed, hbo is picking up where the podcast left off and examining details about the case in the amy berg. A map jay drew for detectives of the best buy parking lot during his march 15, 1999 interview. The third and final part of the intercepts interview with jay wilds finally was made available to curious readers. Nov 25, 2014 the mystery and controversy of serial. Listen free to slates serial spoiler specials on iheartradio. Adnan syed was convicted 19 years ago of killing his former girlfriend and woodlawn high school classmate hae min lee.
Complete transcripts for serial podcast season one. The series was cocreated and is coproduced by koenig and julie snyder and developed by this american life. The second person we wish wed heard from is patrick, the guy jay calls from adnans cell phone at 3. In part 2 of the now threepart interview with the mysterious jay, adnan syeds former classmate and the key witness in the murder case against the former balitmore high school student, jay.
The following has been edited and condensed for clarity. Jay wilds finally speaks out about serial and leaves more questions than answers. Boal had conducted a series of interviews with bergdahl as part of a film. I just read this interview this morning and it made me upset how some in this subreddit post ant accusation, and now this new documentary is mentioning things about jay that have nothing to do with the case jay talks about the domestic violence in the interview. Jay, key witness from serial tells his story for first time. Jay from serial interview in the intercept, part 3. Jay wilds talks about how serial affected his life. Whether or not you agree with this sentiment, its hard to argue the unwavering and historic success of the serial podcast, follow up by stown. Jan 10, 2015 the intercepts serial trolling is just mindboggling. Serial is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by sarah koenig, narrating a nonfiction. Its about the evidence that we dont have and thats evidence that jay is. Adnan syed is currently serving life in prison, plus 30 years, for a murder he claims he didnt commit, and he may not have ended up there if it werent for his former classmate, jay wilds. The massivelypopular serial podcast ended its 12episode first season earlier this month, but over the christmas weekend, jay wilds, the one and only witness in the states case against adnan sy. Serial podcast gets a sequel as jay wilds breaks silence.
Though wilds didnt participate in serial, he did conduct a threepart interview with the. Jun 22, 2017 ira glass talks serial season 3, journalism in the age of trump. This american life is an american television series based on the radio program of the same name. In these dark, combative times, we attempt the most radical counterprogramming we could. His odd recounting of the discovery makes detectives ritz and macgillivary suspicious. The second season finale aired on september 3, 2008, and showtime aired one final episode in may 2009. In the second interview with the cops, jay says that was a lie and then switches.
Why jays testimony is not credible evidence of adnan. All of those inconsistencies are irrelevant, compared to this final one. Adnan shows up at jay s later with haes car, this is when the trunk pop happens according to the new article. Complete transcripts for serial podcast season one every episode, from 1 to 12, combined in one easytosearch file these transcripts chicago. But their recent articles on serial, the uberpopular podcast from the producers of this american life, are making me. The intercept posted part 3 of its interview with jay wilds, the enigmatic state witness made a nationwide object of curiosity by the podcast serial, in the last few hours of 2014. In a later post, i plan on expanding further on adnans cell phone records and the related witness testimony, and discussing what we can reconstruct about haes murder from the existing evidence. The intercept will be publishing the rest of the interview with jay wilds in. The infamous jay from serial finally sat down for his first interview. The intercepts serial trolling is just mindboggling. Officials escort serial podcast subject adnan syed from the courthouse on february 3, 2016. Serial will follow one story a true story over the course of a whole season. The intercept interviews jay at length for the first time. The states case against adnan hinged on jays credibility.
American life spinoff series, the 12part podcast serial, broadcast in the fall of this year. The intercept will be publishing the rest of the interview with jay wilds in the near future. Koenig interviews a jury member, who said jay seemed like a nice young. Jay says the car stays there until jay picks up adnan later it looks like adnan probably picked up jay, though. Season one is a reinvestigation of a 1999 murder case in baltimore. The date of this day has been written on our white board in big letters for months, because this is the day that we launch our first real spinoff. This interview is from 2014 when serial just finished its first season.
John wayne gacy part 3 the killer tells all youtube. After 15 months of reporting, we take everything out interviews, documents, police reports we shake it. Mar 09, 2019 everything we know about jay wilds from hbos serial documentary. Links to part i and part ii of the series can be found at the bottom of this story. Ira glass talks serial season 3, journalism in the age of trump. The show was a spinoff of this american life, the public radio show on which ms. The backlash against serials white privilegeand why it. Serial is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by sarah koenig, narrating a nonfiction story over multiple episodes. Far more important to the case, the state said, was its witness jay wilds. Did the jay wilds interview change our perspective on serial. The first part of jays interview can be found here. At trial, jay identifies the phone number called at 3.
Nov 26, 2014 jays third interview jay gave a third statement on april, 1999, and admitted that he lied on the two previous occasions to cover up the fact that he bought and sold marijuana. What you need to know about jay wilds from hbos serial. For instance, why did he walk so far into the woods 127 feet to relieve himself. These interviews mark the first time jay has spoken publicly about the case. The first season of serial ended this month, but the story is far from finished. Serial podcast key witness jay wilds breaks silence. Did the jay wilds interview change our perspective on. Ira glass talks serial season 3, journalism in trump age. Jun 08, 2017 then, almost 14 years after he was convicted, syeds story made its way to journalist and this american life producer sarah koenig. Dec 31, 2014 jay from serial talks anonymous tip, says sarah koenig demonized me anything that makes adnan innocent doesnt involve me, says key witness in first public interview.
If youve listened to season 1 of the serial podcast, narrated by sarah koenig and produced by the makers of this american life, you may have wondered why maryland prosecutors were so opposed earlier this year when adnan syed was granted a retrial. Serial is a new podcast from the creators of this american life, hosted by. Dec 29, 2014 the 12part podcast serial never formally interviewed jay wilds, the star witness who helped convict adnan syed of hae min lees murder. Interview with serial witness jay wilds stirs debate cnn. I was convinced that i would be going to jail for a long time. This podcast is meant to be listened to after youve heard the episode. It was developed by the creators of this american life and hosted by sarah koenig. If you havent listened to serial season 1, dont read this. The intercept website gets a serial scoop the new york times. Jay from serial says sarah koenig demonized me rolling. Serial will follow one story a true story over the course of a. Like the radio program, the series is hosted by ira glass.
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