The Serial Serial

The Serial Serial

The Serial Serial is a podcast about a podcast. Every week, a few Onion Inc. staffers will be talking about an episode of Serial's hit spinoff, S-Town, another of the most popular and addictive podcasts on iTunes.

Episodes

May 30, 2017 35 mins
The Serial Serial crew wraps up its look at S-Town with talk about tattoos, time, and mercury poisoning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This week, we're diving slowly and sensuously into the sixth episode of S-Town. We talk about our love for Olan, the lasting legacy of Brokeback Mountain, and the futility of being gay in a small town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 11, 2017 25 mins
This week, the Serial Serial crew tackles the fifth episode of S-Town, in which Tyler faces down felony charges, Reta gets a soapbox, and we get to know a guy named Michael Fuller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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We're spending more time in Shittown, Alabama on this episode, diving into Episode IV of S-Town and pondering life's big questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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April 27, 2017 26 mins
The Serial Serial gang takes a look at S-Town's third episode and ponders how quickly death can go from the spiritual to the material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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April 20, 2017 33 mins
In this episode, the gang is discussing the second episode of S-Town, in which the show's big twist is revealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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April 14, 2017 29 mins
The Serial Serial is back, even if Serial technically isn't. In this episode, we're talking about the first episode of S-Town, the new podcast from the people behind Serial and This American Life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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April 1, 2016 23 mins
This week, The Serial Serial tackles "Present For Duty," the final episode of Serial's second season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This time around, The Serial Serial is tackling Serial's latest episode, "Thorny Politics." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This week, Josh, Marah, and special Onion guest Marnie tackle the very human problems with diplomacy while also trying to draw parallels between the Taliban and ad agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This week, we're talking Serial's surprise two-parter from last week, "Hindsight" parts one and two. Josh, Marah, and Laura pick about Bowe Bergdahl's motives, talk DSM-5, and then work on faking our own deaths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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February 14, 2016 22 mins
In this special episode, The Serial Serial gang chats about all the one-off episodes Sarah Koenig and company have recently dropped recapping Adnan Syed's recent legal battles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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February 4, 2016 26 mins
This week, we're talking Serial's latest episode, "5 O'Clock Shadow," as well as Sarah Koenig's season one update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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January 21, 2016 18 mins
We're recapping episode five of Serial's second season. This week, Josh, Marah, and special guest Julie Scott take on what it means to do "everything you can." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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We're recapping episodes three and four of Serial season two. This week, we're talking escapes, captors, and the intersection of Serial and Netflix's new hit series Making A Murderer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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December 17, 2015 20 mins
We're back for our last episode of 2016 and talking about the second episode of Serial season two, "The Golden Chicken" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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December 10, 2015 30 mins
Serial's second season has arrived, and thus, it's time for the return of The Serial Serial. In this episode, Marah and Josh are joined by Onion Video Producer Gus Spelman to talk all things Bowe Bergdahl. Spoiler alert: We've got expectations! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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January 15, 2015 30 mins
This week, Josh and Marah are talking to Susan Simpson, a lawyer and blogger who's been intensely invested in the case against Adnan Syed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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January 7, 2015 36 mins
Serial's first season might be over, but The Serial Serial isn't. This episode, Josh and Marah are joined by Clickhole's Anthony Easton to talk about Jay Wilds' surprising three-part interview with The Intercept. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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December 19, 2014 31 mins
It's a bonus episode of The Serial Serial! This time around, Laura and Marah talk to Rabia Chaudry, the lawyer and Syed family friend who convinced Sarah Koenig to take Adnan's case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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