Its the age old story; boy meets girl, girl likes boy, they start going out against their parents wishes, girl jilts boy, boy savagely murders the girl and hides the corpse.
So whats the story here? Why do we care? Quite simply, because it just doesn't add up.
From those amazing chaps at NPR who brought us This American Life, we have a new show, a weekly updated serial, called Serial, that instead of being a self contained hour of interesting stuff, continues from week to week.
In my mind, this is in the finest traditions of story-telling, going back to Chaucer's tales which flowed into one and another, or to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, where there was one chapter a month in a magazine. Books could, and did, go on for years!
In 'Serial' Sarah Koenig reports on different aspects of the murder, the way the case was handled, the things that were missing from the trial and tries to jog peoples' memories, 15 years after the fact.
It truly is an interesting series and one that I cannot recommend highly enough.
As always there are those who would try to take away from the hard work, and they are quite funny too! Why not make up your own mind by downloading the series so far here and listening to it on your non-brand MP3 player?
You can also see maps, letters and photos of the story so far - here.
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Post publish prose: Further reading about the Serial serial can be found here on Mentalfloss and on Mashable
Showing posts with label Podcast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Podcast. Show all posts
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Sunday, September 9, 2012
I Nearly Crashed My Car. 3 times.
It was simple really, I'd been listening to the Popstuff podcast which always brings a broad grin to my face. The girls on the podcast are sassy, fun and in all honesty, enchanting. So when they suggested listening to another podcast I decided to give it a try.
The podcast they referred to sounded harmless enough, 'My brother, my brother and I'. An 'advicecast' whatever that may be. Probably 3 siblings talking about something or other with the bigger ones bullying the youngest one into joining, and no doubt, they'd be making him spill all of his embarrassing life stories.
Worth a listen at least?
So I did. And thats when I nearly crashed the car.
3 times.
In a period of twenty minutes.
Go and listen to the latest podcast here or just click on the thingybob below:
Sweet, sweet listening indeed.
kthanxbai!
http://jumblerant.blogspot.com
The podcast they referred to sounded harmless enough, 'My brother, my brother and I'. An 'advicecast' whatever that may be. Probably 3 siblings talking about something or other with the bigger ones bullying the youngest one into joining, and no doubt, they'd be making him spill all of his embarrassing life stories.
Worth a listen at least?
My Brother, My Brother and Me is an advicecast for the modern era featuring three real-life brothers: Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy. For roughly five-sixths of an hour each week, with new episodes dropping every Monday, the brothers McElroy will answer any query sent our way, each fielding questions falling into our respective areas of expertise. We operate like a streamlined, advice-generating machine. It’s both terrifying and humbling to behold.
So I did. And thats when I nearly crashed the car.
3 times.
In a period of twenty minutes.
Go and listen to the latest podcast here or just click on the thingybob below:
Sweet, sweet listening indeed.
kthanxbai!
http://jumblerant.blogspot.com
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Answer Me This!
Helen & Olly present one of the most amazing podcasts around, but if you're not into podcasts then here are a few of their videos on YouTube about Good ol' Great Britain;
Their old podcasts are available on iTunes and, if you're not too squeamish about a bit of swearing - go there and buy them. NOW!!
kthanxbai!
Their old podcasts are available on iTunes and, if you're not too squeamish about a bit of swearing - go there and buy them. NOW!!
kthanxbai!
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