Serial
Hosted by Sarah Koenig · Serial Productions & The New York Times
4.5from 83,709 ratings
- 171
- Episodes
- 61
- Transcribed
- 83,709
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2014
- First episode
About Serial
Our newest podcast, “The Last 12 Weeks” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts that have transformed the medium. Sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter to find out about new shows, get behind the scenes stories, and see photos and videos you can’t see on a podcast. To get full access to Serial Productions shows, and to other New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com "Serial" began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show "This American Life." In 2017, we formed Serial Productions when we launched the podcast “S-Town.” Since then, Serial Productions has produced every season of “Serial” along with shows like “Nice White Parents,” “The Trojan Horse Affair,” “The Coldest Case in Laramie,” “The Retrievals” and more. In 2020, we joined the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached many millions of listeners and have won nearly every major journalism award for audio, including the first-ever Peabody Award given to a podcast.
- Publisher
- Serial Productions & The New York Times
- Category
- news · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Oct 2014
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
61 of 171 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
METRO - Heavy is the Head that Refuses to Share the Crown
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
METRO - Karat and Schtick
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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METRO - Heavy is the Head that Refuses to Share the Crown
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You'd think it'd have its act together, especially in the run up to a general election where Republicans have gained ground in southern Brooklyn. Post-primary season, parties are supposed to come together, right? So what gives? What gives is that this organization is on the brink of a takeover. […]
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- David Wood
- Allen
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- Priscilla
- M Gessen
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 75,182 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 8,527 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100
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- Quality
- 54
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 100
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- Does not typically book guests
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Sarah Koenig host the show. Published by Serial Productions & The New York Times.
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