Chapter
Accounting for a High Schooler's Time
00:00 - 02:09 (02:09)
The speaker talks about spending a year trying to figure out where a high school kid was for an hour after school one day in 1999, and compare that to the situation in a story they are working on where a bunch of teenagers had to recall a day six weeks earlier, where a student was for only 21 minutes after school.
Clips
Sarah Koenig tries to figure out the alibi of a 17-year-old boy who was accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend.
00:00 - 01:15 (01:15)
Summary
Sarah Koenig tries to figure out the alibi of a 17-year-old boy who was accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend. She discovers that it's incredibly difficult to account for your time in a detailed way.
ChapterAccounting for a High Schooler's Time
EpisodeSerial S01 - Ep. 1: The Alibi
PodcastSerial
The ability to recollect past events accurately after a long period of time is often difficult, as memories can become hazy and mixed up over time.
01:15 - 02:09 (00:53)
Summary
The ability to recollect past events accurately after a long period of time is often difficult, as memories can become hazy and mixed up over time. This poses a challenge to those who need to recall events, especially in a legal context.