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  1. best of 2024
    The Best Podcasts of 2024 (So Far)Including a look into the checkered history of the New York Police Department and a meditation on the human body and death.
    By Nicholas Quah
  2. podcast review
    Return to GuantánamoA fourth Serial season dusts off American terror’s old machinery.
    By Nicholas Quah
  3. 1.5x speed
    The Retrievals Is a NightmareThe latest Serial Productions podcast examines how one fertility center failed to see excruciating pain.
    By Nicholas Quah
  4. a long talk
    Ira Glass Just Wants to Make a Decent ShowThe pioneering radio host reflects on the legacy — and business — of This American Life 800 episodes in.
    By Nicholas Quah
  5. the law
    Serial Subject Adnan Syed Has Conviction Reinstated on AppealSerial-y incarcerated.
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. podcast review
    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
  7. true crime
    Adnan Syed’s Charges Dropped by Baltimore ProsecutorsA month after the subject of Serial was released from prison.
    By Zoe Guy
  8. 1.5x speed
    Podcasting Is Just Radio NowIt’s been ages since the last blockbuster narrative show. What does that mean for the medium as an art form?
    By Nicholas Quah
  9. endings
    It Took a Pop-Culture Phenomenon to Right One WrongMessy as it was, we finally have an ending to Serial’s first season.
    By Nicholas Quah
  10. true crime
    Adnan Syed of Serial Released after 23 Years, Murder Conviction TossedSerial will release a new podcast episode based on the developments.
    By Zoe Guy
  11. podcasts
    There’s a New Serial Productions Podcast Coming Next WeekIn which Brian Reed of S-Town fame tackles a controversial event from recent British history.
    By Nicholas Quah
  12. 1.5x speed
    The Improvement Association and 4 More Podcasts Worth TryingA new series from Serial Productions, you say?
    By Nicholas Quah
  13. hot pod
    Spotify Has Its Own Clubhouse NowThe Swedish company has purchased the sports app Locker Room, signaling a foray into live social audio.
    By Nicholas Quah
  14. there will be podcasts
    The 10 True-Crime Podcasts That Changed EverythingMore than a flash-in-the-pan trend, true crime’s influence on podcasting can be seen everywhere.
    By Rebecca Lavoie
  15. podcasts
    Holy S-, The New York Times Just Acquired Podcast Powerhouse Serial ProductionsYou might know it as the shop that created, well, Serial, along with the 2017 hit S-Town.
    By Nicholas Quah
  16. podcasts
    True Crime Podcast The Clearing Tackles a Father’s Murderous PastThe latest from Pineapple Street.
    By Nicholas Quah
  17. the case against adnan syed
    The 7 Biggest Takeaways From The Case Against Adnan SyedThe 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
  18. vulture picks
    100 Podcasts Worth Listening toWhether 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
  19. true crime podcasts
    This Week in True-Crime Podcasts: A New Series for Greta FansPlus: Rod Blagojevich, Adnan Syed, and more.
    By Vulture Editors
  20. trials
    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
  21. trailer mix
    The Trailer for The Case Against Adnan Syed Revives Your Serial Obsession“Nobody realized it was going to turn into anything big.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  22. winter tca 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
  23. best of 2018
    The 10 Best Podcasts of 2018Political scandals, true crime, and Y2K.
    By Nicholas Quah
  24. podcasts
    Serial Season 3 Is the Podcast’s Biggest EverIt’s got more than 50 million downloads in just two months.
    By Nicholas Quah
  25. podcasts
    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
  26. podcasts
    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
  27. podcast review
    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
  28. fall preview 2018
    10 New Podcasts to Listen to This FallSerial season three, a 99% Invisible mini-series, an investigation of Boston’s Gardner Museum heist, and more.
    By Nicholas Quah
  29. podcasts
    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
  30. the true crime wave
    The Ethical Dilemma of Highbrow True CrimeIn 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
  31. the true crime wave
    52 Great True-Crime PodcastsThe post-Serial boom.
    By Hillary Nelson
  32. true crime
    HBO to Air the Docuseries The Case Against Adnan SyedIt will examine the case made famous by the Serial podcast, about the murder of Baltimore teenager Hae Min Lee.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  33. trials
    Serial’s Adnan Syed Has Been Granted New TrialA Maryland court ruled that his original attorney had been “ineffective” counsel.
    By Devon Ivie
  34. How the Producers of S-Town Gradually Discovered the Podcast’s StoryIt took shape over a number of years and multiple trips to Alabama by the Serial Productions team.
    By Nicholas Quah
  35. sound advice
    Review: S-Town Transcends the True Crime of SerialThe latest podcast from the creators of Serial offers a mystery, but also greater complexity and ambition than the medium has seen.
    By Nicholas Quah
  36. spring preview 2017
    Spring 2017 Podcast Preview: S-Town, Rookie, and Other Great Shows to Watch ForThe Serial crew returns with a brand-new podcast you’ll love.
    By Nicholas Quah
  37. podcasts
    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
  38. serial
    Mark Boal Settles With the U.S. Government Over Bowe Bergdahl TapesBoal will not have to turn over confidential recordings.
    By Jackson McHenry
  39. serial
    Serial’s Adnan Syed Could Be Freed on BailHis lawyers have filed a motion for his release.
    By Dee Lockett
  40. lawsuits
    Mark Boal Sues Federal Government Over Bowe Bergdahl TapesHe seeks to prevent the government from subpoenaing his interviews with the former POW.
    By Nate Jones
  41. serial
    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
  42. breaking
    Adnan Syed of Serial Is Getting a New Trial“This was the biggest hurdle.”
    By Nate Jones
  43. serial
    Investigation Discovery to Air a Special on Adnan Syed of SerialIt will include the first one-on-one interview with his lawyer.
    By Dee Lockett
  44. serial
    Serial’s Asia McClain Is Writing a Book McClain is best known for being Adnan Syed’s only alibi witness.
    By Jackson McHenry
  45. postmortems
    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
  46. serial recap
    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
  47. serial recap
    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
  48. serial recap
    Serial Season 2, Episode 9 Recap: ‘Trade Secrets’We hear about the prisoner swap that brings Bergdahl home.
    By Scott Beauchamp
  49. serial recap
    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
  50. serial
    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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