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 , 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 Sp...
Jan 02, 2025•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 , or search for it wherever you get your podcasts. To get full access to this show, and...
Jan 02, 2025•15 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast 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 , 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 . To find ...
Jan 02, 2025•35 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast 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 , 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/pod...
Jan 02, 2025•42 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast 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 , 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 . To find out about new shows from Se...
Jan 02, 2025•35 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast 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 , 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 Sp...
Jan 02, 2025•46 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 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 tim...
Nov 07, 2024•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•18 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•17 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•18 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•17 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•18 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•17 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•17 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•17 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•18 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•18 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•17 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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
Oct 15, 2024•18 sec•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here , 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 . To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and ge...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Majid Khan spent years locked away in CIA black sites. What would he tell the world when he finally got the chance to speak? Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here , 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 . To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast One reporter has been covering Guantánamo since the day the prison opened. The military would like her to go home now. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here , 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 . To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsl...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast After the worst happens at Guantánamo, the warden tries to explain it to the outside world – and to himself. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here , 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 . To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at n...
Apr 25, 2024•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast A new warden comes to Guantánamo and decides to make some changes. A prison’s a prison, he thinks. How hard could this be? Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here , 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 . To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our n...
Apr 18, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here , 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 . To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look...
Apr 11, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here , 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 . To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look beh...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 2002, an elite interrogation team secretly staged Guantánamo’s most elaborate intel operation — to try to get a single detainee to talk. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here , 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 . To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, ...
Mar 28, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here , 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 . To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scene...
Mar 28, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here , or search for it wherever you get your podcasts. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New...
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