Launched in 2014, Serial became the fastest podcast to reach five million downloads in iTunes history. The Peabody Award-winning first season of the podcast presented a 12-part series on one legal case, captivating an audience that downloaded the episodes more than 100 million times. Producer Julie Snyder and host Sarah Koenig of Serial are speaking at the Mondavi Center Monday.
Beth Ruyak recently talked with Snyder about the podcast and the upcoming talk at Mondavi: Binge-Worthy Journalism: Backstage with the creators of Serial.
Details on Monday's event at the Mondavi Center can be found here.
Sarah Koenig, Julie Snyder, and Ira Glass describe their experience making Serial: