Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Addicted to Serial
The podcast “Serial” debuted two months ago and has already attracted some 1 million listeners and sits at the top of the iTunes podcast chart. It has also inspired a listener frenzy. There’s a subreddit group devoted to solving the 15-year-old murder at the heart of “Serial,” and a Slate podcast about “Serial;” yes, a podcast about a podcast.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe podcast “Serial” debuted two months ago and has already attracted some 1 million listeners and sits at the top of the iTunes podcast chart. It has also inspired a listener frenzy. There’s a subreddit group devoted to solving the 15-year-old murder at the heart of “Serial,” and a Slate podcast about “Serial;” yes, a podcast about a podcast. What’s behind the phenomenon?
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The full episode
3 of 5L.A.’s Chinese Investment Boom, New Visa Policy, and the Great Mayo War- 0:00New U.S.-China Visa Policy
- 7:18Downtown’s Chinese Investment Boom
- 15:38Addicted to SerialYou’re reading this
- 24:33The Decent One
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