The podcast and the murder: why I soured on Serial

America has been captivated by the new podcast "Serial" — a week-by-week breakdown of a murder case that was supposedly solved more than a decade ago. "Serial" is a spinoff of "This American Life." Instead of talking 

The world's first blockbuster podcast, Serial, released its final episode yesterday. You can be forgiven for missing it, because not a lot of people were talking about it. That's because its long-speculated dramatic conclusion ended up lacking in both

Video: On Thursday, millions of Americans will hear the conclusion of the popular podcast. Some have even done their own digging into a 15-year-old Baltimore murder. NBC national correspondent Peter Alexander reports.

Commentary: The super popular Serial podcast has concluded its first season, but was there a conclusion? Crave's Eric Mack draws a few, including some you probably haven't heard. Warning: spoilers.

The final installment of “Serial,” a cult-favorite podcast reinvestigating a 15-year-old murder case, will begin just like every other episode with the names of two companies: First a partially mispronounced plug for the show's sponsor, then an unpaid