Serial and the True-Crime Podcast Boom (2014–2017)

1. Radiotopia podcast network launches at PRX

   Feb 4, 2014Labels: Radiotopia, PRX

   • Knight
   • Nieman

2. Apple announces iOS 8 release date

   Sep 9, 2014Labels: Apple, iOS 8

   • Apple Newsroom

3. Serial announces its October 3 launch

   Sep 19, 2014Labels: Serial, Season 1

   • Serial

4. Serial Season 1 begins with “The Alibi”

   Oct 3, 2014Labels: Serial, Hae Min

   • Serial
   • Serial Wiki

5. Apple cites Serial’s 5 million iTunes milestone

   Nov 18, 2014Labels: Apple, iTunes

   • Guardian

6. Serial Season 1 concludes with Episode 12

   Dec 18, 2014Labels: Serial, Episode 12

   • Serial

7. Undisclosed launches as a Serial-adjacent investigation

   Apr 12, 2015Labels: Undisclosed, Adnan Syed

   • Undisclosed Wiki
   • Washingtonian

8. Up and Vanished premieres and mobilizes listeners

   Aug 7, 2016Labels: Up and, Tara Grinstead

   • Up Vanished Wiki
   • New Yorker

9. In the Dark debuts with a reporting-first model

   Sep 7, 2016Labels: In the, American Public

   • In the Dark

10. Up and Vanished case breaks with 2017 arrests

    Feb 22, 2017Labels: Up and, Arrests 2017

    • AP News
    • New Yorker

11. S-Town releases all episodes at once

    Mar 28, 2017Labels: S-Town, This American

    • S Town Wiki
    • Wired

12. Edison reports continued growth in monthly podcast listening

    Apr 18, 2017Labels: Edison Research

    • Edison