Sarah Koenig, creator and host of “Serial,” never thought the show would become the world's most popular podcast. “Nobody listens to podcasts,” she said. “We thought if we could get 300,000...

Journalist Sarah Koenig will speak next month at Northwestern as part of the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series, the group announced Wednesday. Koenig will “take the audience backstage” and share...

Julie Snyder, the executive producer of “Serial” and senior producer at “This American Life,” discussed the processes behind the popular podcasts at an event Tuesday, focusing on the role a reporter...