Pandora to Stream ‘Serial’ Podcast as Season 2 Debuts

TheWrap: Season 2 of top podcast “Serial” launched Thursday, shifting gears in both subject matter and delivery. The latest season investigates the story of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a U.S. soldier who left his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban. It also is the first time “Serial” has expanded its distribution to a streaming service. The series will stream exclusively on online radio provider Pandora, which has about 78 million listeners.