Ranking the best true crime podcasts of all time, from “My Favorite Murder” to “Criminal”

The true crime genre of podcasts has exploded since Serial broke through in 2014, with no signs of slowing down. From series ...
Digital Journal

What’s the deal with hit podcast ‘Serial’?

Serial, a true-crime podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig and a spin-off of the popular This American Life, began Oct. 3, 2014. The first season tells the story of the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee in ...
WSB-TV

Convicted murderer at center of 'Serial' podcast granted new trial

After spending 16 years in prison, a man convicted of murder who was at the center of the podcast "Serial" has won a new trial in Baltimore. Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his former high ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

The newest Serial podcast is a partnership with The Marshall Project about the race to stop an execution

“Hosted by Maurice Chammah, a journalist for The Marshall Project and leading authority on the death penalty, the series focuses on the high stakes and at times bizarre work involved in trying to halt ...
The New York Times

Serial Productions

Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. “Serial” began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show “This American Life.” In 2020, we joined ...