Hey, it's Michael.

I want to tell you about a new show from serial productions and The New York Times.

It's called The Trojan Horse Affair, and is hosted by Brian Reed of Esthoun, and a

doctor-turned journalist named Hamza Sayed.

It's a mystery that began when a strange letter appeared, laying out a supposed plot

by Islamic extremists to infiltrate schools in Birmingham, England.

This letter, sent off a national panic, led to multiple investigations, and to lifetime

bands from the British education system.

But no one could answer a simple question, who wrote the letter?

That's what Brian and Hamza tried to figure out.

Take a listen to the first episode, and if you want to hear the entire series, search

for the Trojan Horse Affair, wherever you listen to podcasts.

And thanks.

This is my first story as a journalist.

I hadn't planned for it to be my last story, but it probably will be, given what's happened

in the years I've been working on this.

It's about a letter that surfaced in my city and had huge consequences for Britain.

This letter launched four government investigations, changed our national policy, and ended careers.

It's hurt some of the country's most vulnerable children.

A letter that many people who've seen it agree is ridiculous.

It's unsigned, undated.

Didn't it look like a serious document?

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