It was the podcast that launched a million water cooler chats, plenty of conspiracy theories and was the fastest ever podcast to reach 5 million downloads… Making it the most popular podcast ever. Of course, I’m talking about the real life murder mystery series, Serial.
But for those of us who are #addictedtoserial, this week is going to be a tough one. After 12 episodes, the podcast is coming to an end. However, short of starting up some sort of Serial support group, there isn’t much we can do but attempt to fill the Serial-shaped hole in our lives with a new podcast. So here’s a round up of some of the best (and free) podcasts from around the web:
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Or if it’s some light relief you’re after, look no further than Serial: This British Life. A Serial parody show where host Annabel Port investigates a real life unsolved case from 1983 involving an ET drawing competition and some pretty serious accusations of plagiarism. Did the accused Geoff Lloyd really copy his picture of ET directly from a school friend’s rubber? If he did do it, why won’t he just own up? Or is he destined to be haunted his whole life by a crime he didn’t commit?
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.