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By Sarah Koenig
12/10/2015, 6:15am

Hello, everyone. We’re back. Yes, at last! We’ve launched Season Two. ... Read More

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Fly Over OP Mest and FOB Sharana

Bowe Bergdahl said he planned to cause a DUSTWUN by leaving his outpost, OP Mest, and running—or at least walking—to his base, FOB Sharana. This map (push play to fly over the area) gives a sense of the terrain he would have had to cross. 

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Music From Season Two

Nick Thorburn composed the theme song and contributed to the score. Fritz Myers also contributes to the score, and Kate Bilinski, the staff music editor, manages the final selections and completes any additional mix and mastering work. 

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Music from Season One

Season One’s original score comes from both Nick Thorburn, who wrote the theme song, and Mark Henry Phillips, who mixed the show.

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Episode 01
Ep. 01

DUSTWUN

In the middle of the night, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl quietly slips off a remote U.S. Army outpost in eastern Afghanistan and into the dark, open desert. About 20 minutes later, it occurs to him: he’s in over his head.
Ep. 12 Play Season One: Episode 12: What We Know

Episode 12

What We Know

After 15 months of reporting, we take out everything we’ve got - interviews and documents and police reports - we shake it all out, and we see what sticks.

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Ep. 11 Play Season One: Episode 11: Rumors

Episode 11

Rumors

Almost everyone described 17-year-old Adnan the same way: good kid, helpful at the mosque, respectful to his elders. But a couple of months ago, Sarah started hearing stories of a different kind of boy.

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Ep. 10 Play Season One: Episode 10: The Best Defense is a Good Defense

Episode 10

The Best Defense is a Good Defense

Adnan’s trial lawyer was a renowned defense attorney in Maryland – tough and savvy and smart. Exactly the kind of person you’d want defending you. But Adnan was convicted and she was disbarred. What happened? 

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Ep. 09 Play Season One: Episode 09: To Be Suspected

Episode 09

To Be Suspected

New information is coming in about what maybe didn’t happen on January 13, 1999.

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Ep. 08 Play Season One: Episode 08: The Deal with Jay

Episode 08

The Deal with Jay

The state’s case hinged on Jay’s credibility; he was their star witness and also their chief liability. So how did the jury make sense of Jay? How do we make sense of Jay?

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