Pop Culture
TGIF Open Thread: Okay, Let’s Discuss ‘Serial’
For those not yet listening: Serial is an incredibly popular podcast produced by This American’s Life‘s Sarah Koenig. It tells the story about a young, bright, high school student, Hae Min Lee, who was murdered in Baltimore in 1999. Her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was found guilty and is serving a life sentence for the crime.
For further digging: Slate does a podcast ABOUT the podcast, which you can check out here. And the Reddit forum is, well – it’s what you’d imagine it to be. This Flavorwire piece brings up an important point about how Hae has been featured and portrayed on Serial.
For those who are listening and addicted, let’s discuss. For those not yet listening – go go go and come back when you’re caught up!