From Serial: ‘The Good Whale’
24 November - 47 minsAfter 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 time landing in the hands of well-intentioned people who believe they know what’s best for him — people who still disagree, decades later, about whether they did the right thing.
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The Murder of Laken Riley
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24 mins
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The Appeal of the Smaller Breast
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29 mins
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From Resistance to Reflection
explicitWarning: this episode contains strong language. For the past two weeks, Lynsea Garrison of “The Daily” has been talking to people who were part of a movement, known as the resistance, that opposed Donald Trump’s first term as president. With Mr. Trump preparing to again retake the White House, she asked those past protesters how they might react this time. Background reading: Was Mr. Trump’s election a setback for women? Even women do not agree. Nonprofits have vowed a new resistance. Will donors pay up? For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
25 mins
19 November Finished
