A true-crime podcast created and co-produced by Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, developed by This American Life and hosted by Koenig, which premiered on October 3, 2014. It ranked number one on iTunes before its official debut and held that position for weeks, and the New York Times called it podcasting's first breakout hit; it is widely credited with bringing podcasting into the cultural mainstream and popularizing the true-crime podcast genre.
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1. Wikidata: Serial
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Wikipedia: 'Serial won a Peabody Award in April 2015 for its innovative telling of a long-form nonfiction story' (checked 2026-09-26)View the Source 3. Wikipedia
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rocketed podcasting into the cultural mainstream
Serial (podcast), release section
Episode one of the series was released on October 3, 2014, with additional episodes released weekly online.
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- In Medium: Podcasting
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