The 2015–2016 William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series opens with Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, producers of the public radio program This American Life (TAL) and co-creators of the true crime podcast, Serial. Since its debut in October 2014, Serial has been downloaded more than 60 million times, making it the most listened-to podcast in history. Serial also holds the distinction of being the first podcast to win a Peabody Award.
Their appearance on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center’s Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation Grand Ballroom is part of the William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Series, sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation. Case Western Reserve University is the academic partner for this series.
A limited number of student tickets will be available in person on the day of the event. Students can show their Case ID at the university center’s first floor information desk to obtain a ticket to the event.