Best serial Podcasts

S-Town is a podcast hosted by Brian Reed from Serial Productions, a New York Times company. The story follows a man named John who despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks Brian to investigate the son of a wealthy family who's allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But when someone else ends up dead, the search for the truth leads to a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man's life.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com

Our newest podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts, or follow it here: https://lnk.to/good-whaleSerial 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 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.

A mystery drama about the limits of experimental science, confronting your own past, present & future, & trying to remember the level select cheat from Sonic 2. 

Sword and Scale is a true crime podcast covering the dark underworld of crime and the criminal justice system’s response to it. The first episode launched January 1st, 2014 and feature stories of murder, abduction, rape, and even more bizarre forms of crime. It’s the purest form of true-crime where the raw uncensored audio tells the story. Everything from 911 calls to court testimony, interviews with victims and sometimes with perpetrators give listeners a 360 degree look at the seedy underbelly of human nature and so-called civilized society. Told from an everyman's point of view, Sword and Scale goes beyond the news clips and the sensationalist headlines to hold up a mirror to the audience and ask, "Is it us versus them? Or are we just like 'them' too?" Sword and scale proves that the worst monsters are real.

'A Scottish Podcast' is a serialised modern audio drama.It chronicles the story of Lee, a washed up former radio DJ who launches a paranormal investigation podcast.Lee wants to see his show The Terror Files mentioned up there alongside podcasts like The Black Tapes, Limetown, and The Message. And he’ll stop at nothing to achieve it. Aided by his jaded musician pal Dougie, the pair travel the length and breadth of the country in search of Medieval Demon Kings and Lovecraftian Gods of the Sea. So why not join them on this unique tour of the ancient and mystical lands of Scotland? You’ll walk through the long-forgotten catacombs under Edinburgh. Sail out to the lonely and abandoned island of St.Caillic. Visit dingy pubs, run-down industrial estates, and obscure non-league football grounds. The show contains strong language, “adult situations” (whatever that means), and isn’t for the easily offended.

We try to make sense of the world, one question at a time. No question too big, no question too small. Hosted by PJ Vogt, edited by Sruthi Pinnamaneni.***Named one of the best podcasts by Vulture, Time, The Economist, & Vogue. (OK, in 2023, but still...)***

An orphaned monster and his human embark on a search for his family in this fun-for-all-ages comedy about best friends doing kind things for strangers.   •••   Meet Riley and Render. Roommates. Best friends. There's just one small hitch. Riley is a young, career-focused woman with a little bit of burnout and Render... well, he's a monster. When Render admits feelings of sadness over not knowing who he is or where he comes from, Riley makes a bold choice: find his family, whatever the cost.  Have Monster, Will Travel: they're just two best friends on the adventure of a lifetime.  Have Monster, Will Travel features Jordan Trovillion as Riley, Paul Kerford Wilson as Render, Dave Powell as Professor Bunion and Neil Batra as Taiwan 1000. It is directed by Bridget Leak, written by Trey Tatum, and is produced by Queen City Flash out of Cincinnati, OH.  •••Connect with us on twitter and instagram: @queencityflashMore information, including transcripts, can be found at  https://www.queencityflash.com/have-monster-will-travelContact info: queencityflash@gmail.com

A determined but misguided teenage girl and a blindly optimistic fish in high heels go on a semi-epic quest to save the world in this funny fantasy adventure series that walks the delicate balance between hope and cynicism.

Join the Stonesinger Community on Discord"There is a reason the Church of Deepstone keeps their altars high on a hill, and their books deep underground."Whisper is a thief who’d rather read than steal; Talee is an absent minded orphan with an uncanny memory and a penchant for making trouble; Eyfre is their teacher - a powerful mage, and a person of mysterious intents. This trio is setting out to Iro with Talee and Whisper set to become students. But first, they must survive. Join our trio and a cast of fascinating characters in this sprawling epic and richly imagined world.The Stonesinger Chronicles is an Epic Fantasy Fiction Podcast. It's a fantasy story like nothing you've ever heard; a complex narrative augmented by a sweeping musical score and beautiful sound design. If you are looking for an epic fantasy podcast, a dark fantasy podcast, or just a simple audio story to keep you enthralled from beginning to end, The Stonesinger Chronicles is for you. The Magnus Archives meets The Stormlight Archives.The Stonesinger Chronicles is created by me, Adam Ganong - every word written, line read, note played.Show art by Peter Bartels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

En 2024, un nuevo virus asola la población mundial. Su comportamiento, que parece responder a una voluntad consciente, no tarda en hacer añicos el paradigma de la ciencia. Será el principio de una crisis que pondrá en cuestión todo lo que creemos saber sobre la naturaleza y cambiará por completo a la humanidad.

How did a man who claims he had 13 alibi witnesses get convicted of murder and serve 20 years in prison? In this original series from Dateline NBC, producer Dan Slepian chronicles the case of Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City. Rosario has always insisted that he is innocent, and that 13 alibi witnesses will swear he was a thousand miles away in Florida while the crime was happening in New York. Ride along in real time as Slepian spends two years digging deep into Rosario’s case in a quest for the truth.Listen to all episodes of 13 Alibis now completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com

Octubre de 2018. Se viraliza el audio de una chica desde un hospital de Rosario, luego de sufrir un intento de secuestro en un colectivo con burundanga. La viralización desata una cadena de hechos que tienen consecuencias fatales. Este es el intento por reconstruir esa historia.Producción original: Nicolás Maggi / Dirección artística: Martín Parodi / Edición sonora: Juan Ignacio Isern / Temas musicales: Sueños Punk Rock / Música original: Santiago Sietecase / Diseño gráfico: Yemina Paz MenisSi querés escuchar la música de Javier: https://diospunk.bandcamp.com/

Natalí Incaminato (aka. La Inca) y Pedro Saborido reflexionan y explican parte de la historia argentina y qué sucede en las relaciones humanas cuando son atravesadas por el peronismo. Cátedras Devaluadas es un podcast de Futurock, con temas inventados para poder conversar. Asuntos mínimos que con la manito hacen señas pidiendo ser hablados, aunque sea un poco. Cosas que merecen un poco más de profundidad, dos centímetros, no más, para que no se pierdan en el vértigo de la novedad permanente. Miércoles de por medio, este podcast establecerá frágiles pero bien intencionadas teorías, incompletas y hasta precarias, que acerquen una fantasía de conclusión que nos permita suponer que todavía podemos pensar un poco. Producción General: Agustín Gennoni. Edición: Ignacio Tabares.

EVA DESPUÉS DE EVA es un podcast que explora cómo fuimos reinterpretando la figura Evita a lo largo de los años. De la actriz a la política, de la política a la rebelde, de la rebelde a la bandera, de la bandera a la feminista, de la feminista al ícono LGTB. ¿Cuál es la fórmula para sobrevivir al tiempo? ¿Se trata de convertirse en valores, en un símbolo, en una obra de arte, en un tatuaje? ¿O solamente ocurre si, alrededor, se creó comunidad? ¿Cómo se construye un mito? ¿Y una heroína? ¿Por qué algunas historias "envejecen bien"? ¿Cuántas Evitas existieron? A lo largo de las épocas, las relecturas sobre la figura de Evita fueron cambiando y renovándose. El podcast es un documental sonoro y narrativo, con tramos de investigación periodística, el testimonio de expertos de las ciencias sociales y la opinión de protagonistas de la actualidad (la política, la televisión y las redes). Una mujer que recibió cobijo, un señor que pudo tener su primer hogar, un niño con un juguete, un anciano con derechos: Evita transformó vidas de maneras muy concretas y para siempre. Vamos a contar esas historias mínimas al mismo tiempo que nos preguntamos cómo nosotros la transformamos a ella a lo largo de los años. Si, como escribió Borges, "el pasado es arcilla que el presente labra", ¿hacia dónde va la figura de Evita? ¿Cómo sería su mundo si existiera en la realidad virtual? Equipo: Locución: Costa y Julia Muriel Dominzain Dirección: Julia Muriel Dominzain y Diego González Producción ejecutiva: CALA Investigación: Santiago Pfeifer Guiones: Alejandro Seselovsky, Julia Muriel Dominzain, Diego González, Nicolás Blanco. Diseño sonoro: Ramiro Diaz Aguero Música original: Alexis Moyano

Hosted by Mark and Bethan, Seeing Red delivers intriguing, terrifying and dumbfounding True Crime stories each and every week. Check out our bonus content at http://www.patreon.com/seeingredpodcast