Continuing a trend of turning down Sarah Koenig’s interview requests but talking to The Intercept, the state prosecutor who was charged with the case that was explored by Serial offered his thoughts on the case in an interview that was published this afternoon. Kevin Urick is standing by his work, which lead to Adnan Syed’s […]
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For Serial Fans, This Changes Everything: Jay Finally Talks
So the hit podcast Serial finally wrapped up a couple weeks ago, with plenty of questions still unanswered. Except, it seems that the story isn’t actually over at all.
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The Week in Review: Of Party, Parity and Parody
Holiday preparations and family arrivals can leave big gaps in your news knowledge. Allow us to help you get caught up for a few minutes, so you can have some more time with the new toys.
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‘Serial’ Producer Sarah Koenig Goes on the Colbert Report
Serial producer Sarah Koenig appeared on the Colbert Report Wednesday night as the acclaimed podcast — which tells the story of the 1999 murder of Woodlawn High School student Hae Min Lee — nears its final episode.
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SNL’s Spot-On Serial Parody Investigates Claims of Gift-Giving Elf
Oh man. Sarah Koenig’s Serial — the recently concluded true-crime podcast about a 1999 Baltimore murder — isn’t funny at all. But somehow, it managed to inspire what has got to be the best bit to come out of Saturday Night Live in years.
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Serial Case Comes Up for Appeal
As we’ve detailed before, we’re big fans of Sarah Koenig’s podcast Serial, which explores a 15-year-old murder of a Baltimore high school student, possibly at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed.
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Best Buy’s ‘Serial’ Tweet Among 2014’s Worst Corporate Tweets
Just before the buzzer, Best Buy posted a Serial-inspired tweet that won a spot on Fast Company’s list of “2014’s Worst Corporate Tweets.” If you’ve been following the most popular podcast of all time, about the 1999 murder of Woodlawn High School student Hae Min Lee and the questionable conviction of Adnan Syed, you know […]
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The Week in Review: Developing
Real-life crime dramas, second-guessing snow closings and dead malls. Welcome to 2015. It’s the Week in Review for Jan. 2-9:
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Serial Backstory: Adnan’s Family, Hae’s Brother, and the Afterlife of Murder
Serial is now officially the most popular podcast of all time. For most people, it’s an intriguing or entertaining story; for a few people–most of whom live in Baltimore, where the murder at the center of the series took place, it’s hitting all too close to home.
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The Week in Review: Chris Rock Visits, Serial Soars Again
A celebrity sighting turned into Steeler bashing, a light display turned into a real estate indicator and Serial made amateur detectives out of all of us. It’s the Week in Review for Dec. 6-12, 2014.
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Feel Guilty About Your Love for Serial? Here’s What to Do About It
As we’ve chronicled a number of times before, we’re huge fans of This American Life alumna Sarah Koenig’s new podcast Serial, which centers on the murder of a Baltimore high school student in 1999. But as it becomes increasingly impossible to ignore that the case involves real people with real feelings, it’s getting harder to […]
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Tuesday Afternoon Headlines: Baltimore From Drone’s Eye View; Serial Scholarship Fund; State’s Zero-Waste Plan for Schools; and More
This drone footage of Baltimore is breathtaking — Technical.ly Baltimore Hogan to light Inner Harbor menorah — AP MDE officials introduce zero-waste plan — WBAL-TV Train gardens help fortify Baltimore traditions — CBS Baltimore Serial fans start scholarship fund to honor Hae Min Lee — Baltimore Sun
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Are You As Obsessed With Serial As I Am?
I blogged about Serial, the new podcast from This American Life producer Sarah Koenig, a few weeks ago, right after I listened to the first two episodes. I had an inkling it would get big, but I had no idea it would get this big. Now on its seventh episode, Serial has become wildly popular, […]
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Friday Morning Headlines: ‘Serial’ Family FInds New Hope; Lexington Market Master Plan; WC Harlan Owners Pan More in Remington
‘Serial’ Brings Healing to Syed Family – The Baltimore Sun WC Harlan Owners Plan New Project for Remington – BBJ Lexington Market Master Plan Calls for Better Vendors, Building Overhaul – BBJ Testimony Resumes With Black Guerilla Family Leader – cbslocal Early Designs Presented for 300 Pratt Tower – The Baltimore Sun
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Friday Afternoon Headlines: Ex-Librarian Sues Catholic Church; SRB on Henrietta Lacks
Former librarian sues Archbishop Curley — Baltimore Sun Baltimore mayor honors Henrietta Lacks — CBS Baltimore Serial bank robber sentenced to 40 years — WBAL-TV Former Load of Fun building in Station North adds tenants — Balt. Biz Journal Maryland bills would require more police transparency — Md. Daily Record
