This was a heartbreaking, but important story regarding pain management and medical malpractice. I understand the paywall is frustrating, but I appreciate the in-depth journalism and it was well worth the knowledge I know have. This was absolutely gut wrenching to listen to, but so important to bring awareness and acknowledge how women's pain is dismissed by doctors time and time again. It absolutely disgusting when one of the patients informed the doctor that they had given her IV solution and not fentanyl they did not investigate nor provide proper pain relief after the fact during an egg retrieval surgery. The doctors and nurses at Yale dehumanize their patients and disregarded their pain along with redirected blame when they failed to report and investigate. Outstanding journalism and cohesive story.

How do I subcribe to serial

I’m a subscriber but the latest season is not available. Fix this!

I was hooked after the first episode of the first season of this series. That season put me on to this series and luckily I had listened to the whole thing before the shift behind the paywall. I went to show a friend the first season and much to my dismay only the first two episodes are free. I cannot express enough how terrible subscriptions are for society as a whole. Why do we have to subscribe to everything? You’re limiting the access to information by putting this information behind a paywall and thus only allowing people willing to shell out their hard earned money access to it. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Super disappointed and will never listen to this podcast again.

Between the vocal fry and now shift of episodes behind a paywall I am done

Sarah Koenig set the bar for smooth narration, with no annoying vocal fry, but why the narrator of Season 12 puts an affect on their voice, I don’t know. There’s no need for it. I truly did want to listen to this season, but I just can’t get past that vocal fry. Shame

The story of Keiko and the team of people dedicated to rehabilitating and rewilding him is amazing and utterly absorbing. It contains truly magical moments. Serial has created an indelible character in Keiko.

I’m a subscriber but can’t listen to the latest season.

Ads and now you have to subscribe? Not worth the money, especially to a publication that’s really a mouthpiece for propaganda. What’s real journalism anymore?

absolutely horrific behavior retroactively moving so much of your content behind a paywall when it’s been available for free for years now

Serial does it again with a lovely season 13 about Keiko.

So the New York Times is trying to kill all of their podcasts simultaneously? I save series like this with a narrative to listen to all at once but since most of those saved episodes have been yanked behind a paywall I guess I’ll just quit listening. There are plenty of other options available.

I’m so tired of these podcasts trying to make a bigger cash grab. You have ads and now I have to subscribe to the NYT?? I’m in Atlanta, thanks but no thanks. What a complete waste of what was a good show. Way too many podcasts to have to pay for this one. Serial has gone the way of Wondery and sold out for corporate greed. At least we now know they can no longer be objective and unbiased since they are chasing the almighty dollar.

I had to stop listening 7 minutes into the first episode because the voice was so hard to listen to. I’ve listened to a lot of vocal fry podcasts and managed to get through them but this one…cringy.

I refuse to give money to a “news”paper who helped turn America into a fascist country

Nice. Offer to add listening to podcast for subscribers only includes new subscribers. I will go listen to my Patreon programs that I support and some of the 50 other podcasts I follow. Maybe cancel NYT and subscribe to more local papers? $18 mo can go a long way. WaPo cancelled and added new podcasts. My money , my choice.

Nice White Parents… Hmm. Snoozer. It’s just not for me. All the other seasons were great. What happened? —- now they’ve gone subscription only…. Boo. There are 240+ podcasts in my queue, imagine if I even paid them all $1 a month? The only way I can make this work is putting up with ads.

I would have totally paid to listen to season one but this show has lost its magic. Listened to the free episodes and none of them enthralled me enough to subscribe, especially with multiple free options that tell the same stories.

I’m sorry, maybe I’m being hyper sensitive to the sounds, but the slight groan and drag on of the last word of each sentence is just cringy. I wish I could push through it, because the subject matter sounded interesting. The voice is awful, can’t finish this one.

Imagine paying to listen to this insufferable, smug and up talking host.

Hard to understand why we needed this many episodes to learn that there is no answer to a cold case. All the tricks of building suspense and teasing the possibility of a reversal of expectations came into play. But it ended with a shrug. Good storytelling doesn’t make up for the lack of a story.

I have never been as moved as S-Town in my entire life. I listen to a lot of podcasts and I've been chasing the depth and story telling of S-Town for YEARS. I've listened to it 2+ times (and if you're a code nerd, the website has some Easter eggs in the code)

I loved this series forever since it first started. This was my go to and favorite series. Then about season 4 or 5, you only get to listen to the first 2 episodes. Then you have to subscribe to something or other. I don’t have any extra $$ after my budget. So I have just deleted the app. What a shame.

Can you PLEASE redo this podcast in someone else’s voice? I bought the NYT subscription to listen to this and I can’t even listen to it. All I hear is the voice.

What a scam

Serial was the first podcast I ever listened to, and I enjoyed it very much when it was available to all for free. I’d be more than happy to listen to advertisements from sponsors, but making people subscribe to listen to something that was once free is shady and out of sheer principle I will no longer listen or support it. ✌🏻

Changed my review to 1 star due to paywall. If we don’t fight paid podcasts now we’ll have to pay tons for them all in the future.

Did you guys even review season 12? The tone of voice and articulationehhh just sounds like she doesn’t carehh and is gohhssipingehh about some randomehh high schoolehh dramahhh.

Enjoyed first 2 episodes of second S town. Loved the first Stown . Will definitely NOT be a NYT subscriber. It’s almost impossible to dump their subscription as I did several ago. A No. for me Dawg.

Paywall after 2 teaser episodes? In a medium that, thanks in part to this very podcast, has historically been free? This is a trend I will not participate in and think, quite frankly, that a Serial-esque investigation into who thought this was a good idea and who didn’t stop them needs to be done. I’m out.

I really enjoy the podcast and think it’s well done, but there is no way I’m going tp pay a monthly fee in order to listen to all the episodes. Very unfortunate.

Definitely the one of the best podcasts out there but unfortunately sold out to corporate greed

Losing access to the podcast that started so many folks’ love of podcasts is SO sad. The content all being framed as new seasons is confusing. Really disappointed that season 4 ends for me right in the middle, at a paywall- and without warning.

Used to listen to the show years ago when the whole show was free Now the whole show there’s a fee to listen to it. Lost a follower Wanted to see what’s new with the show since I listened to it last not anymore

Loved S1 and 2 now everything has gone behind a paywall when it was free for years. Now getting tons of notifications as they reupload and paywall their tons of episodes

Paywall was the last straw too many other free options.

Incredible research and content. Delivery is painful though as host Maribah Knight’s radio crackle at the end of every sentence is really hard to listen to.

The Podcast that started my love for Podcasts 7 years ago now behind a pay wall.

I used to LOOOOOOOOVE Serial. To the point I listened to EVERY episode. Now I have to pay to listen? No thanks. Never again.

This is my favorite podcast but I won’t be listening anymore due to the subscription fee. Very sad since I already pay a fee to Spotify to listen and won’t be able to afford both. I’m sure many people will also have to stop listening. It was good while it lasted.

This subscriber only program is really stupid! Are your shareholders and Maggie Haberman not rich enough from your promotion of the demise of democracy? Now you take away our Serial pod? GROSS

I loved most of these podcasts, but the failing NYT has now moved them behind their pay wall. Only a sucker will pay for podcasts.

The complete overhaul of the Serial podcast feed to promote the New York Times’ new subscription has ruined my feed and bloated it with repeat content framed as “new seasons” that have never been Serial seasons before.

I can’t believe they are charging to listen to this show.

Loved it but now that it is behind a pay wall no thank you.

The problem with Serial is the bar it sets for all other podcasts. Season 4 provides a candid and uncomfortable look into an unsettled physical and emotional place in modern U.S. history. It left this listener rife with conflict and sadness for the continued pain and confusion surrounding 9/11.

I’ve loved Serial since the very first case, but Season Three was a MASTERCLASS in crime podcasting. I loved every single minute of this season and I’m devastated it’s done. More than anything, it makes me want to do something!

Crime Junkie sent me here before I listened to one of their episodes and I’m so glad I did!! I love true crime and this is a very captivating case! Love it!

I love listening. I appreciate the investigating, the thoroughness, and the delivery of this series. I also appreciate that it shows both sides of the fence. To be honest though, as an American tax paying citizen, how can it not anger anyone the time, money, effort put into the search of such a selfish individual? I’ll keep listening because I want to know what this person has done with his life in hopes that he is trying to correct his wrong.

Super nice listen on the weekends