Sarah Koenig, host & co-creator of Serial, tells Brittany about her love of improv, why she can't watch crime shows anymore, and how the podcasting world has boomed in the wake of Serial.

**Warning, this episode contains adult language.**

Episode #15 features clips from the following episodes (please go to our website www.gimletmedia.com/sampler for links to all episodes):

Hello from the Magic Tavern, “Episode 53, Tom the Nominee”

The New Yorker Radio Hour, "Episode 17: Cuba Gooding Jr., on O.J. Simpson, and Embracing Insomnia"

Task and Purpose Radio, "Episode 15: Saying Goodbye to Serial Season 2"

Sparkle and Circulate with Justin Sayre, "Episode 15, Fancy and Fabulous with Nathan Lee Graham"

The Facts:

This episode was produced by Rose Reid, Sarah Abdurrahman, and Brittany Luse with help from Kate Parkinson-Morgan.

It was edited by Annie-Rose Strasser.

Our theme music was made by Micah Vellian and our ad music was made by Mark Phillips.

The show was mixed by Matthew Boll.

Sampler is a production of Gimlet Media.

And special thanks to Nick Thorburn and Mark Phillips, who made the scores for Serial.

And thanks to Dave Kestenbaum, for sending the podcast, Hello from the Magic Tavern our way.

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