Books on the Nightstand discussion

I had no idea so many people were listening to the Serial podcast that it's #1 in the iTunes Store! I thought it was just geeky little me. I read about it in a Rolling Stone article a few weeks ago and checked it out. I immediately binged listened to 5 episodes that week and now can't wait until the next ones every Thursday. Great show.

Agree that Serial is fantastic! Was raving about it last night over dinner and recommend to all.

Just started listening to Serial last night on the way home from work. I am so glad I will have time over the next couple of weeks to listen. I watch way too much The First 48 on A &E , so I was completely hooked!

I, too, listened to the first one last night. I'm hooked. I guess I'll forgo a little time with audiobooks to catch up on this one. Thanks to Ann and Michael for making us aware of it.

Slate has a recap podcast of Serial. They started at Episode 4 and it comes out soon after the Serial podcast. It's really interesting too. They have brought up things I didn't think about when I was listening to Serial.

And, if you are into crime shows, Criminal is another podcast that is really interesting. It's not continuous like Serial. Each episode focuses on 1 thing. The latest one was really heartbreaking.

Thanks for the heads up on the Slate podcast. I got hooked on serial the first week, and it's difficult to wait for the new one to come out every week :-)

I've been binge listening too. I'll be caught up before Thursday this week which will mean I have to wait.

Thanks for the heads up on Criminal podcast. I love these types of shows.

I'm going to be a downer on SERIAL. First I have to admit I am a conservative so I usually don't go in for NPR. I do listen to RADIO LAB which is a wonderful program and I listen to ALL SONGS CONSIDERED because I like new music. I tried SERIAL but I lost interest a couple of minutes into the show. It didn't seem to have the quality NPR shows usually have. That's just me.

What I love about Serial is that it is taking the podcast medium and storytelling to a new level. I love that those boundaries are being pushed and that the content is so interesting and exciting. What I have found to be sort of hard to get used to is the disparity between the episodes, I find some of them to be so interesting and others to be... well, rather "filler-esque." But, I do love it and will continue to tune in every week. For fun, here is a funny parody of the show (I'm a firm believer that all good things must be parodied): http://www.buzzfeed.com/kristinchiric...

According to this Paste.com article today, Serial is the most downloaded (in the shortest time I think) podcast ever in the iTunes Store. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles...

There is no new Serial episode this week because Thanksgiving (US Holiday). Withdrawal symptoms. abound.