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24 alternatives to Serial - Episode 01: The Alibi

A murder mystery from 1999.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Serial - Episode 01: The Alibi launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Murder! - 1: An Invitation▲56
Serial meets Thrilling Adventure Hour
2015 · feeds.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
2
Criminal - It Looked Like Fire▲67
An episode about a famous photograph
2016 · thisiscriminal.com · its alternatives →
3
Criminal Podcast▲115
Real stories behind unbelievable crimes
2015 · thisiscriminal.com · its alternatives →
4
Serial - S2E1: DUSTWUN▲230
Season 2 follows Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl
2015 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →
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Serial - S02 Episode 11: Present for Duty▲72
[Season 2 finale 🙀] What’s Bowe's fault, and what isn’t?
2016 · dovetail.prxu.org · its alternatives →
6
Archive 81 - Episode 1 - A Body in a New Place▲52
The first episode of a found footage horror podcast.
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
The Tim Ferriss Show - How Casey Neistat gets away with murder▲124
Casey's history, techniques, influences, habits, and more
2015 · tim.blog · its alternatives →
8
Criminal - 26: Angie▲76
A professional soccer player solves a murder mystery
2015 · thisiscriminal.com · its alternatives →
9
Reply All - 66: On The Inside, Part III▲70
The one person who witnessed the murder
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
10
Sketchfab Investigation: "A cold death"▲77
Find the weapon and motive in a crime scene
2015 · sketchfab.com · its alternatives →
11
The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour - Chapter Six▲68
Time for a bank heist.
2016 · maximumfun.org · its alternatives →
12
Reply All - 65: On the Inside, Part II▲60
"A murder he claims that he didn't commit"
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
13
Making a Murderer - Behind the scenes of the new Netflix documentary▲130
A true crime story more interesting than Serial
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
14
Hunt the Truth — S1E1: A hairline fracture▲88
The intro to Microsoft's "Serial"-style Halo podcast
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
15
One Year Anniversary Episode▲61
Haven't heard my show before? Here's a great starting point!
2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
16
Ghettoside▲58
A true story of murder in America
2016 · hudsonbooksellers.com · its alternatives →
17
Serial Box▲120
Read or listen to weekly episodes by bestselling writers.
2016 · realm.fm · its alternatives →
18
Serial Podcast▲177
From This American Life, follow 1 story over a whole season
2014 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →
19
Mystery Show▲136
Gimlet Media's new mystery show podcast
2015 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
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Textual Healing - Episode 010: "My Roommate Once Killed A Man"▲55
Reading failed online dating conversations.
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Mystery Show - Case #2: Britney▲70
Andrea’s a writer no one reads. Then she makes a shocking d…
2015 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
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Esquire Classic Podcast - The Death of Patient Zero▲54
Decisions, consequences -- and love
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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The Adventures of Memento Mori - Episode 1: Plan on Dying▲52
Administratively making death preparations.
2016 · remembertodie.com · its alternatives →
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Murder▲70
a 30-minute adventure about morality and sentience
2015 · petermoorhead.com · its alternatives →

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