“Serial had to stay nonfictional. At the end of the show, it didn’t necessarily mean that it had a conclusion. That’s the biggest advantage we have: We’re making it up. So we can give you an ending.”
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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Serial meets The X-Files in Limetown, a fictional podcast drawing raves after just one episode." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 28 Aug. 2015. Web. 23 Mar. 2025.
APA
Owen, L. (2015, Aug. 28). Serial meets The X-Files in Limetown, a fictional podcast drawing raves after just one episode. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 23, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/08/serial-meets-the-x-files-in-limetown-a-fictional-podcast-drawing-raves-after-just-one-episode/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "Serial meets The X-Files in Limetown, a fictional podcast drawing raves after just one episode." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 28, 2015. Accessed March 23, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/08/serial-meets-the-x-files-in-limetown-a-fictional-podcast-drawing-raves-after-just-one-episode/.
Wikipedia
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