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Serial, explained in charts

by Lauren Katz
The staff of Serial
The staff of Serial
The staff of Serial
Meredith Heuer
Lauren Katz
Lauren Katz is a senior project manager at Vox, focusing on newsroom-wide editorial initiatives as well as podcast engagement strategy.

If you’re obsessed with Serial, the number one ranked podcast on iTunes, you’ll love these charts. San Francisco-based designer Michelle Rial created these graphs based on the first season of Serial, which focuses on the 1999 murder of 18-year-old Hae Min Lee in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Michelle Rial for The Bold Italic

Michelle Rial for The Bold Italic

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Michelle Rial for The Bold Italic

Rial also designs charts and graphs related to This American Life episodes on @ThisAmerChart. You can see more of her Serial charts at The Bold Italic.

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