In 2018, a group of Navy SEALs broke ranks and accused their chief, Eddie Gallagher, of murder—sucking them all into the biggest war crimes trial in a generation. Did a Navy SEAL cross the line in Iraq? Dan Taberski (“Running from COPS”) takes you inside that courtroom for the first time, peeling back the curtain on how America wages its wars now and revealing the story that the media covering the trial blew right past. Through intimate conversations with over 50 special operators, the series explores just how blurred the line between right and wrong has become in the forever wars—and what that’s doing to the hearts and minds of those we send to fight them.
An Apple Original podcast produced by JigSaw Productions. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts.
Introducing "Hysterical"
Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent symptoms? Is there something in the water or inside the school? Or is it “all in their head?” The series examines the outbreak in LeRoy, NY, believed by some to be the most severe case of mass hysteria since the Salem Witch Trials. In his search for answers, Dan Taberski (9/12, Missing Richard Simmons, Running from Cops) explores other seemingly inexplicable events of the last few years – CIA officers being crippled with nausea and vertigo; cops OD’ing from exposure to fentanyl – and discovers they’re far more connected than we realize.From Wondery and Pineapple Street Studios, this 7-part series forces us to grapple with the mysteries of our own minds, and reckon with a contagion that we thought was long dead, but may be the defining disorder of our time.Follow Hysterical on Apple Podcasts. You can binge all episodes of Hysterical early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery+
7/22/2024 • 6 minutes, 53 seconds
Postscript
Six months after The Line was released, Dan addresses the fallout from Eddie Gallagher’s narrative shift in the season finale—and introduces the new Apple Original docuseries about the Gallagher case, also titled The Line, available on Apple TV+. http://apple.co/TheLine_AppleTV
11/19/2021 • 6 minutes, 17 seconds
The Hardest Thing
In the series finale: the bombshell explained, the verdict, and the bombshell after the bombshell. And finally, the impact of 20 years of war on special operators gets a name.An Apple Original podcast, produced by Jigsaw productions. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.The Line: The War Within - Coming this Fall on Apple TV+. Subscription required.http://apple.co/TheLine_AppleTV
5/4/2021 • 50 minutes, 59 seconds
No One Confesses On the Stand
The war crimes trial reaches the main event—did Eddie Gallagher stab and kill a prisoner? A jaw-dropping bombshell throws everything into question.An Apple Original podcast, produced by Jigsaw productions. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.
4/27/2021 • 40 minutes, 24 seconds
You Can't Unring the Bell
If you can’t see the line anymore, how can you tell when you've crossed it? The trial of Eddie Gallagher begins. And we look back a decade at Mosul...and the toll of impossible decisions.An Apple Original podcast, produced by Jigsaw productions. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.
4/20/2021 • 36 minutes, 7 seconds
The Curvy Line
What would you do if your spouse—who is, among other things, a professional killer—were arrested and charged with war crimes? Andrea Gallagher tackles her new reality by going on the offensive. How much wiggle room is there between right and wrong in war? An Apple Original podcast produced by Jigsaw Productions. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.
4/13/2021 • 34 minutes, 35 seconds
A Righteous Thing
What makes a SEAL? Drawing on conversations with more than 50 special operators, Dan asks what makes someone able to (or want to) push their body and soul to the limit. And SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher addresses the accusations made against him, the blunt reality of killing, and good versus evil.An Apple Original podcast produced by Jigsaw Productions. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.
4/6/2021 • 38 minutes, 29 seconds
We Have a Problem
In 2017, during the Battle for Mosul in Iraq, a young ISIS fighter is taken prisoner and brought to the SEALs of Alpha Platoon, SEAL Team 7. The prisoner dies in their custody—and the SEALs from Alpha Platoon accuse their chief, Eddie Gallagher, of war crimes.The accusations are one more scandal in the SEAL community, which is hurting after nearly two decades of war. What is happening to the Navy SEAL?An Apple Original podcast produced by Jigsaw Productions. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.
4/6/2021 • 41 minutes, 32 seconds
Introducing "The Line"
Explore the impact of the forever wars on the U.S. Navy SEALs through the lens of the Eddie Gallagher case.Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.
