Serial is just another investigative journalism podcast now, which is a great thing
Now, Serial gets to focus on its merits instead of trying to live up to its lofty hype.
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Should I Listen to This?: True crime parody podcast showdown – A Very Fatal Murder vs. Done Disappeared
The true crime podcast gets skewered by not one, but two new parodies.
Your next favorite TV show might just be a podcast
Podcasts are turning into TV shows at a rate we haven't really seen before.
S-Town podcast eclipses its Serial roots with big ideas about small town people
"There can be hundred of tiny, individual pieces, each of which interacts with the others precisely."
Serial, This American Life producers announce new podcast, S-Town, debuting March 28
Nope, it's not Serial. But it's close. And you can binge it.
What has Serial wrought: Crime mysteries are podcasting’s breakout genre
Monday, Justin Ross Harris was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his 22-month-old son...
‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed will get a new trial
By all accounts, season two of the Serial podcast should have been more successful than the first. The...
Serial recap: The baggage of war and blaming Bowe Bergdahl
Season two of Serial seemed like it might never end, as the podcast chose to cover a story that...
Serial recap: When politics enter the discussion, it always turns ugly
Everything is political, man. Well, OK — maybe not everything. But many things can certainly become political, often...
Serial recap: We have a trade between the U.S. and Afghanistan
Through eight episodes of Serial’s second season, we’ve heard from Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl about the conditions of his...
Serial recap: I think I’m paranoid and complicated
Episode seven of Serial was the first of a two-part episode titled “Hindsight,” which really tries to get...
Serial recap: Where were you gonna go, Bowe?
Surprise! Sarah Koenig revealed at the end of this week’s Serial, “Hindsight, Part 1,” that the second part of...
Serial recap: What, you guys couldn’t shave?
Why did Bowe Bergdahl do it? Why did the Army sergeant abandon his post in Afghanistan, leading to...
Serial recap: Trying to find Bowe Bergdahl from the United States
After a two-week break — “one story told week by week, sort of,” as the new intro says,...
Serial podcast goes to biweekly schedule for more reporting on Bowe Bergdahl case
There won’t be a new episode of the Serial podcast this Thursday (Jan. 13). The show announced on...
