Title: Serial Podcast, Season Two

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/serial_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Serial Podcast, Season Two' data-article-id='1045'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='4708'>One of the most-talked about podcasts last year was “Serial.” </span> <span data-start-time='4708' data-end-time='14271'>The show’s producers used multiple episodes to examine a difficult topic some might call it a mystery.</span> <span data-start-time='14271' data-end-time='22500'>Last year, “Serial” investigated the murder of a high school student from Maryland in 1999. </span> <span data-start-time='22500' data-end-time='30708'>The producers spoke with friends, family members, students and lawyers who were involved in the case that year. </span> <span data-start-time='30708' data-end-time='34250'>They were asked to remember events leading up to the murder.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='34250' data-end-time='47646'>Serial had 12 episodes, and according to a CNN.com story, each episode was downloaded an average of 3.4 million times within the first few months. </span> <span data-start-time='47646' data-end-time='56583'>It was the fastest podcast ever to reach 5 million downloads and has 100 million downloads since it came out.</span> <span data-start-time='56583' data-end-time='61354'>The first episode from the new season came out Thursday. </span> <span data-start-time='61354' data-end-time='69667'>The show will report on Bowe Bergdahl, the American soldier who was held captive in Afghanistan for five years. </span> <span data-start-time='69667' data-end-time='74042'>Berghdal agreed to provide information for the podcast.</span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> <span data-start-time='74042' data-end-time='83792'>The surprise release of the podcast resulted in the Serial website crashing because so many people tried to download the new episode.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/serial_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=4711 data-hint-location='74042' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/what_does_download_mean.m4a'>What does download mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='copy data from one computer system to another'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/a_television_show.m4a'><span>a television show</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/copy_data_from_one_computer_system_to_another.m4a'><span>copy data from one computer system to another</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/published_in_separate_parts.m4a'><span>published in separate parts</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/usually_short_relationship.m4a'><span>usually short relationship</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=4712 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/what_is_serial.m4a'>What is Serial?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='podcast'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/documentary.m4a'><span>documentary</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/album.m4a'><span>album</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/podcast.m4a'><span>podcast</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/television_show.m4a'><span>television show</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4713 data-hint-location='61354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/the_second_season_is_about_the_american_soldier_who_was_held_captive_in__blank_.m4a'>The second season is about the American soldier who was held captive in <span class='blank'>Afghanistan</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Afghanistan'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/afghanistan.m4a'><span>Afghanistan</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/vietnam.m4a'><span>Vietnam</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/iraq.m4a'><span>Iraq</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/672/korea.m4a'><span>Korea</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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One of the most-talked about podcasts last year was “Serial.” The show’s producers used multiple episodes to examine a difficult topic some might call it a mystery. Last year, “Serial” investigated the murder of a high school student from Maryland in 1999. The producers spoke with friends, family members, students and lawyers who were involved in the case that year. They were asked to remember events leading up to the murder.

Serial had 12 episodes, and according to a CNN.com story, each episode was downloaded an average of 3.4 million times within the first few months. It was the fastest podcast ever to reach 5 million downloads and has 100 million downloads since it came out. The first episode from the new season came out Thursday. The show will report on Bowe Bergdahl, the American soldier who was held captive in Afghanistan for five years. Berghdal agreed to provide information for the podcast. The surprise release of the podcast resulted in the Serial website crashing because so many people tried to download the new episode.

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