If you did not listen to the Serial podcast, you should. The 12-episode podcast — the most listened-to podcast ever — picks through in fascinating detail the 1999 Baltimore-area murder of high school senior Hae Min Lee and the arrest and conviction of her former boyfriend, Adnan Syed. It is a fascinating look at the criminal justice system, at journalism, and at human nature.

seriallogoJust last week, propelled by the podcast, a Maryland appeals court agreed to hear Syed’s appeal arguing for a new trial.

This week on our legal-affairs podcast Lawyer 2 Lawyer, we go into the weeds of the podcast and of the case against Syed with a panel of legal experts. Our experts offer their views on Syed’s guilt or innocence and on the Serial phenomenon. Joining us are:

  • Deirdre Enright, director of investigation for University of Virginia School of Law’s Innocence Project Clinic. Enright was featured on episodes 7 and 12 of Serial and is currently working on Syed’s appeal.
  • Erica Zunkel, a criminal defense lawyer and clinical instructor in the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School.
  • Markus Kypreos, a former Texas prosecutor now with the Fort Worth civil litigation firm Pennington Hill.

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Bob is a lawyer, veteran legal journalist, and award-winning blogger and podcaster. In 2011, he was named to the inaugural Fastcase 50, honoring “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries and leaders.” Earlier in his career, he was editor-in-chief of several legal publications, including The National Law Journal, and editorial director of ALM’s Litigation Services Division.