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Serial
The Retrievals Is a NightmareThe latest Serial Productions podcast examines how one fertility center failed to see excruciating pain.
By Nicholas Quah
a long talk
July 19, 2023
Ira Glass Just Wants to Make a Decent Show The pioneering radio host reflects on the legacy — and business — of This American Life 800 episodes in.
By Nicholas Quah
podcast review
Feb. 23, 2023
The Coldest Case in Laramie Is Serial’s Grimmest Production YetAnd yet the show repeats many of Serial’s most familiar themes.
By Nicholas Quah
Adnan Syed’s Charges Dropped by Baltimore Prosecutors A month after the subject of Serial was released from prison.
By Zoe Guy
1.5x speed
Sept. 22, 2022
Podcasting Is Just Radio Now It’s been ages since the last blockbuster narrative show. What does that mean for the medium as an art form?
By Nicholas Quah
It Took a Pop-Culture Phenomenon to Right One Wrong Messy as it was, we finally have an ending to Serial’s first season.
By Nicholas Quah
true crime
Sept. 19, 2022
By Zoe Guy
There’s a New Serial Productions Podcast Coming Next Week In which Brian Reed of S-Town fame tackles a controversial event from recent British history.
By Nicholas Quah
Spotify Has Its Own Clubhouse Now The Swedish company has purchased the sports app Locker Room, signaling a foray into live social audio.
By Nicholas Quah
there will be podcasts
Mar. 24, 2021
The 10 True-Crime Podcasts That Changed Everything More than a flash-in-the-pan trend, true crime’s influence on podcasting can be seen everywhere.
By Rebecca Lavoie
Holy S-, The New York Times Just Acquired Podcast Powerhouse Serial Productions You might know it as the shop that created, well, Serial, along with the 2017 hit S-Town .
By Nicholas Quah
the case against adnan syed
Apr. 1, 2019
The 7 Biggest Takeaways From The Case Against Adnan Syed The finale of the four-part HBO mini-series contains multiple revelations that raise even more questions about how Syed’s case was handled.
By Dan Reilly
vulture picks
Mar. 19, 2019
100 Podcasts Worth Listening to Whether you’re a new listener or are looking for your next obsession, here are ones to entertain you, edify you, or help you understand the medium.
By Nicholas Quah
true crime podcasts
Mar. 14, 2019
By Vulture Editors
Serial ’s Adnan Syed Isn’t Getting a New Trial After All20 years ago, he was convicted of his girlfriend’s murder.
By Devon Ivie
trailer mix
Feb. 20, 2019
By Jordan Crucchiola
winter tca 2019
Feb. 8, 2019
HBO’s The Case Against Adnan Syed Doc to Premiere in March “This film might be the trial that he will never receive,” says director Amy Berg.
By Maria Elena Fernandez
how i get it done
Jan. 22, 2019
How I Get It Done: Serial Host Sarah Koenig The podcast host on imposter syndrome, her work wife, and why she chooses to stay off social media.
By Lisa Ryan
the cut on tuesdays
Jan. 15, 2019
By the Cut
best of 2018
Dec. 5, 2018
The 10 Best Podcasts of 2018 Political scandals, true crime, and Y2K.
By Nicholas Quah
Serial Season 3 Is the Podcast’s Biggest EverIt’s got more than 50 million downloads in just two months.
By Nicholas Quah
What’s It Like to Be Serial ’s New Co-host? Emmanuel Dzotsi talks joining a megahit podcast, spending a year in Cleveland’s courts, and being roommates with Sarah Koenig.
By Nicholas Quah
Serial , Still a JuggernautMore than 1.4 million people downloaded each of season three’s first two episodes within the first 14 hours of release.
By Nicholas Quah
podcast review
Sept. 20, 2018
Serial Season 3 Is Ambitious, Addictive, and Completely DifferentThe hit podcast’s highly anticipated third season is off to a fantastic start.
By Nicholas Quah
fall preview 2018
Sept. 7, 2018
10 New Podcasts to Listen to This Fall Serial season three, a 99% Invisible mini-series, an investigation of Boston’s Gardner Museum heist, and more.
By Nicholas Quah
Serial Season 3 Will Bring You Inside Cleveland’s Courts on September 20Hosts Sarah Koenig and Emmanuel Dzotsi take a deep dive into the city’s judicial system.
By Nicholas Quah
the true crime wave
Aug. 1, 2018
The Ethical Dilemma of Highbrow True Crime In its dignified guise, it has maybe only perfected a method of making us feel less gross about consuming real people’s pain for fun.
By Alice Bolin
the true crime wave
July 30, 2018
By Hillary Nelson
HBO to Air the Docuseries The Case Against Adnan Syed It will examine the case made famous by the Serial podcast, about the murder of Baltimore teenager Hae Min Lee.
By Jordan Crucchiola
Serial ’s Adnan Syed Has Been Granted New TrialA Maryland court ruled that his original attorney had been “ineffective” counsel.
By Devon Ivie
How the Producers of S-Town Gradually Discovered the Podcast’s Story It took shape over a number of years and multiple trips to Alabama by the Serial Productions team.
By Nicholas Quah
sound advice
Mar. 28, 2017
Review: S-Town Transcends the True Crime of Serial The latest podcast from the creators of Serial offers a mystery, but also greater complexity and ambition than the medium has seen.
By Nicholas Quah
spring preview 2017
Mar. 24, 2017
By Nicholas Quah
Serial Creators Announce New Podcast SeriesThis marks the highest-profile podcast attempt at a fully serialized narrative that’s being designed for binge-listening purposes.
By Nicholas Quah
Serial ’s Adnan Syed Could Be Freed on BailHis lawyers have filed a motion for his release.
By Dee Lockett
Mark Boal Sues Federal Government Over Bowe Bergdahl Tapes He seeks to prevent the government from subpoenaing his interviews with the former POW.
By Nate Jones
Sarah Koenig on Adnan Syed’s New Trial: ‘It Was a Long Shot’ Koenig emphasizes the efforts of the Undisclosed podcast in uncovering key evidence.
By Jackson McHenry
Serial ’s Asia McClain Is Writing a Book McClain is best known for being Adnan Syed’s only alibi witness.
By Jackson McHenry
postmortems
Apr. 11, 2016
How Military Themes Made Serial Season Two a Harder Sell to Audiences “In the first season, there were so many times where I thought it would be so cool to be a homicide detective.”
By Scott Beauchamp
serial recap
Mar. 31, 2016
Serial Season-Two Finale Recap: ‘Present for Duty’Few topics are impenetrable enough to deserve this sort of ending. Love, maybe. Death. Certainly war.
By Scott Beauchamp
serial recap
Mar. 17, 2016
Serial Season Two, Episode 10 Recap: ‘Thorny Politics’To be upset that the general public doesn’t understand the tough position Bergdahl’s actions put his battle buddies in is shallow, petulant, and beside the point.
By Scott Beauchamp
serial recap
Mar. 3, 2016
Serial Season 2, Episode 9 Recap: ‘Trade Secrets’We hear about the prisoner swap that brings Bergdahl home.
By Scott Beauchamp
serial recap
Feb. 19, 2016
Serial Season 2, Episodes 7 and 8 Recap: ‘Hindsight’ Parts 1 and 2For the first time this season, I really saw myself in Bergdahl. That’s what brought me to tears.
By Scott Beauchamp
Asia McClain From Serial Just Did Her First Interview “I hope that enough information was presented to the judge for him to be able to make a rational decision.”
By Elizabeth Logan
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