Serial podcast: an 'ethical minefield' or the best podcast ever?

It has broken records and become a worldwide hit, but critics are worried about where the Serial podcast may be heading

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Few podcasts have attracted as much critical attention as Serial, an American series trying to get to the bottom of a 15-year-old Baltimore murder case that the police say they've already solved.

Within a few episodes it had become a global phenomenon, and it has since racked up five million downloads more quickly than any other podcast.

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