Critic Podcast Reviews for Serial

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Serial

Publisher: This American Life

Critic Rating: 5.0/5

Description

Serial is a podcast from Serial Productions, a New York Times company, hosted by Sarah Koenig. Serial unfolds one story - a true story - over the course of a whole season. The show follows the plot and characters wherever they lead, through many surprising twists and turns. Sarah won't know what happens at the end of the story until she gets there, not long before you get there with her. Each week she'll bring you the latest chapter, so it's important to listen in, starting with Episode 1. New episodes are released on Thursday mornings.

Critic Reviews

Score: 5

Robin & Kristin - The Clink - Oct 1, 2020

"Serial is a riveting account of the fallibility of the justice system. A must listen."

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Score: 5

Rebecca Lavoie - Vulture - Oct 1, 2019

"The show also kicked off a shift of the public’s interest from crime stories with clear-cut “bad guys” and “good guys” to deeper narratives about flawed investigations and potential miscarriages of justice. And while Koenig’s singular style inspired a half-decade of haters and imitators, no honest podcaster can deny her unparalleled influence."

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Score: 5

Andrew Liptak - The Verge - Sep 23, 2018

"[Season 3] The third season of Serial starts off with host Sarah Koenig introducing the place where the podcast listener will reside for the duration of its run. It’s a stunning, almost cinematic monologue. Serial demonstrated that this type of ongoing, narrative storytelling had legs, and in the years since, there have been thousands of followers using the same format and style, in ways that work and don’t. Serial demonstrated that this type of ongoing, narrative storytelling had legs, and in the years since, there have been thousands of followers using the same format and style, in ways that work and don’t. Serial’s third season is a return to form."

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