It's time to tell it like it is: the Serial podcast was rubbish

Then came Serial. Presented by Ira Glass second-in-command, Sarah Koenig, under the This American Life umbrella, it was a 12-part re-examination of a murder that occurred in 1999. Yes, 12 parts. So much so meh, right? Wrong. The series rapidly clocked up a record-breaking five million downloads on iTunes, and was quickly hailed as the worlds most popular podcast. Even Radio 4 jumped on the bandwagon, gaining...

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'Serial' Podcast Finale: What We Know (and What We Don't Know)

Thu Dec 18 18:16:10 EST 2014 "Serial" is over. Deal with it. Elise Bergerson/This American Life Sarah Koenig of "Serial" Yesterday, Funny or Die shared a video skit featuringMichaela Watkins playing Sarah Koenig before the final episode of "Serial." Though poking fun at a real-life murder investigation is in questionable taste,...

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