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Our newest podcast, “The Last 12 Weeks” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts that have transformed the medium. Sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter to find out about new shows, get behind the scenes stories, and see photos and videos you can’t see on a podcast. To get full access to Serial Productions shows, and to other New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com "Serial" began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show "This American Life." In 2017, we formed Serial Productions when we launched the podcast “S-Town.” Since then, Serial Productions has produced every season of “Serial” along with shows like “Nice White Parents,” “The Trojan Horse Affair,” “The Coldest Case in Laramie,” “The Retrievals” and more. In 2020, we joined the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached many millions of listeners and have won nearly every major journalism award for audio, including the first-ever Peabody Award given to a podcast.

Our newest podcast, “The Last 12 Weeks” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts that have transformed the medium. Sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter to find out about new shows, get behind the scenes stories, and see photos and videos you can’t see on a podcast. To get full access to Serial Productions shows, and to other New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com "Serial" began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show "This American Life." In 2017, we formed Serial Productions when we launched the podcast “S-Town.” Since then, Serial Productions has produced every season of “Serial” along with shows like “Nice White Parents,” “The Trojan Horse Affair,” “The Coldest Case in Laramie,” “The Retrievals” and more. In 2020, we joined the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached many millions of listeners and have won nearly every major journalism award for audio, including the first-ever Peabody Award given to a podcast.

 

#67

METRO - Heavy is the Head that Refuses to Share the Crown

In New York, the competition is famously brutal. Even if you get to the top, you have to f... more

05 Nov 2026

49 MINS

49:25

05 Nov 2026


#66

METRO - Karat and Schtick

TraxNYC, a store in New York’s diamond district, doubles their business in the wake of a v... more

30 Oct 2026

40 MINS

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30 Oct 2026


#65

Special Preview: METRO with Sarah Koenig - Ep. 1

In this first episode of the new podcast “METRO with Sarah Koenig,” Sarah goes on a whirlw... more

22 Oct 2026

17 MINS

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22 Oct 2026


#64

The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 5

Days before the execution, the defense team scrambles to respond to an unexpected ruling, ... more

18 Jun 2026

39 MINS

39:22

18 Jun 2026


#63

The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 4

To justify sentencing David Wood to death, prosecutors argued that he was a convicted rapi... more

18 Jun 2026

30 MINS

30:30

18 Jun 2026


#62

The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 3

In the final weeks before the execution date, the defense team has to decide just how far ... more

18 Jun 2026

43 MINS

43:42

18 Jun 2026


#61

The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 2

The way the state constructed the case, there’s no one big shiny piece of evidence for the... more

18 Jun 2026

45 MINS

45:35

18 Jun 2026


#60

The Last 12 Weeks - Ep. 1

In 1992, David Wood became El Paso’s most notorious convicted serial killer. He has been o... more

18 Jun 2026

41 MINS

41:08

18 Jun 2026


#59

The Last 12 Weeks - Trailer

In 1992, David Wood was convicted of murdering young women and girls and burying them in t... more

16 Jun 2026

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16 Jun 2026


#58

The Idiot - Chapter 5

Allen will almost certainly be released in a few years. What should M.’s family do with a ... more

26 Mar 2026

28 MINS

28:53

26 Mar 2026


#57

The Idiot - Chapter 4

Allen finally agrees to talk … and talk and talk, for 35 hours of interviews. M. wants to ... more

26 Mar 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:44

26 Mar 2026


#56

The Idiot - Chapter 3

M. attends Allen’s trial in San Francisco. The FBI’s star witness, an agent who went by “D... more

26 Mar 2026

50 MINS

50:05

26 Mar 2026


#55

The Idiot - Chapter 2

M. seeks out Allen’s ex-wife, Priscilla, who tells her side of the story. It begins with a... more

26 Mar 2026

49 MINS

49:53

26 Mar 2026


#54

The Idiot - Chapter 1

For decades, M. simply disliked Allen. They saw him as a fool, a pompous “international bu... more

26 Mar 2026

21 MINS

21:43

26 Mar 2026


#53

The Idiot - Trailer

The New York Times writer M. Gessen is widely known for their award-winning writing about ... more

19 Mar 2026

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19 Mar 2026


#52

The Preventionist - Ep. 1

The story of how this extraordinary situation in the Lehigh Valley came to light — because... more

30 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:23

30 Oct 2025


#51

The Preventionist - Trailer

In the summer of 2023, reporter Dyan Neary received a tip about a problematic doctor in Pe... more

16 Oct 2025

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03:15

16 Oct 2025


#50

The Retrievals S02 - Ep. 4

Sometimes you can’t wait for research to tell you what to do — you just have to go ahead a... more

07 Aug 2025

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44:39

07 Aug 2025


#49

The Retrievals S02 - Ep. 3

Pain during a cesarean section isn’t a new problem. But for a long time, it’s been a hidde... more

07 Aug 2025

54 MINS

54:52

07 Aug 2025


#48

The Retrievals S02 - Ep. 2

What went wrong with Clara’s delivery? And can Heather get doctors to talk about it?To fin... more

07 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:32

07 Aug 2025


#47

The Retrievals S02 - Ep. 1

Clara is a labor and delivery nurse, so she has a pretty good idea of what to expect when ... more

07 Aug 2025

47 MINS

47:19

07 Aug 2025


#46

The Retrievals S02 - Trailer

C-sections are the most frequently performed major surgeries in the world. So why do so ma... more

10 Jul 2025

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04:24

10 Jul 2025


#45

The Good Whale - Ep. 1

When the movie “Free Willy” is released, word gets out that the star, a killer whale named... more

02 Jan 2025

47 MINS

47:49

02 Jan 2025


#44

The Good Whale - Trailer

After the movie “Free Willy” became a hit, word got out that the star of the film, a kille... more

07 Nov 2024

02 MINS

02:32

07 Nov 2024


#43

The Kids of Rutherford County - Ep. 1

A police officer in Rutherford County, Tenn., sees a video of little kids fighting, and de... more

16 Nov 2023

29 MINS

29:40

16 Nov 2023


#42

The Kids of Rutherford County - Trailer

For over a decade, one Tennessee county arrested and illegally jailed hundreds, maybe thou... more

19 Oct 2023

03 MINS

03:56

19 Oct 2023


#41

The Retrievals S01 - Ep. 5

In fertility treatment, a successful outcome is defined as a healthy baby. In this story, ... more

17 Aug 2023

53 MINS

53:45

17 Aug 2023