Hello, serial listeners. This is Sarah Koenig. If you're listening to this show, I'm hoping that means that you're into it, and maybe you want to hear more stories like it. Well, you're in luck, because we've got a brand new show called The Idiot coming at the end of March, 26. Just like or follow this podcast, the serialial podcast, on your podcast app, and you'll

automatically be notified when the idiot comes out. And I am predicting you're going to love it.

Okay, on to Serial, season one.

Previously on Serial. There's no way that she was at Best Buy at 236.

Did anybody else use the phone?

Yeah.

Adnan, I remember he was talking to a girl.

He put me on the phone with her for like three minutes.

I said hello to her.

To be a 17-year-old kid, no experience with the system, no experience with any of this stuff,

it's very difficult to believe in the early stages that this is actually what's happening.

This must be just some huge mistake.

This is a global tell link, prepaid call from

An NANSEAN. An inmate at a Maryland correctional facility.

This call will be recorded and monitored.

From this American Life in WBEZ Chicago, it's serial.

One Story Told Week by Week.

I'm Sarah Koenig. Today's episode is mostly

going to take place in the courtroom. And before we get into the arguments at trial, I just want to

play you this thing from Adnan's jury selection. I used to be a reporter for the Baltimore Sun,

and I covered some trials. And if I happen to be in the courtroom for jury selection,

it was always such a good reminder of what living in Baltimore was like for so many people.

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