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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.