METRO with Sarah Koenig
Serial Productions & The New York Times
Documentary and investigations · Ongoing · ~40 min
Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticbiographyslowheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringunlikely connectionssocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded documentary podcast that is serious, intimate and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
From the team that brought you Serial comes “METRO with Sarah Koenig,” stories about New York City and its most fascinating raw material: New Yorkers. Each week, “METRO” mines a city packed with personality to bring you investigations, personal stories, essays and interviews that take the bigness…
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- Publisher
- Serial Productions & The New York Times
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 40 minutes
- Latest episode
- 5 November 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture, Documentary
- Taste scores
- How we score
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