Adnan Syed, of ‘Serial’ Podcast, Gets a Retrial in Murder Case

Re:Adnan Syed, of ‘Serial’ Podcast, Gets a Retrial in Murder... by iamdave on Thursday June 30, 2016 @05:33PM (#12011941)

>(including for its purported role in single-handedly revitalizing the podcast industry)

Did they really though? I'm a podcast whore, but I also happen to be in the demographic of someone who'd probably listen to podcasts already-and yet I know plenty of people outside of that demographic who consume podcasts just as much. Heck, the last person I'd ever expect to be a podcast consumer-someone who struggles to even click through a hand-held software update started her own fashion podcast years before Serial was even announced.

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Re:Adnan Syed, of ‘Serial’ Podcast, Gets a Retrial in Murder... by Roodgorf on Thursday June 30, 2016 @05:39PM (#12011986)

I believe they were implying with the use of the word purportedly that it actually did not. As you mention, podcasting was already fairly large and growing quickly when Serial hit the spotlight. I get the impression that a lot of established podcasters/listeners got pretty frustrated with the notion that Serial was kickstarting this "cool, new podcasting craze".

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Re:Adnan Syed, of ‘Serial’ Podcast, Gets a Retrial in Murder... by iamdave on Thursday June 30, 2016 @05:45PM (#12012023)

Ah gotcha. I sped my reading right through that operative.

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Re:Adnan Syed, of ‘Serial’ Podcast, Gets a Retrial in Murder... by hammock on Thursday June 30, 2016 @05:35PM (#12011961)

Oh yea they did. I don't listen to podcasts, never saw the appeal, yet somehow today I find myself producing one and seeing new ones pop up all the time now.

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