https://simplecast.com METRO with Sarah Koenig 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 of New York and make it human-scale and relevant, no matter where you live. Tune in to hear the best storyteller in audio (Sarah Koenig) team up with the country’s best newsroom (the New York Times) to take on the world’s best talkers (New Yorkers). Too bold? Not in New York. 2026 The New York Times en Thu, 5 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Thu, 5 Nov 2026 09:00:13 +0000 https://metro-with-sarah-koenig.simplecast.com METRO with Sarah Koenig https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/47913775-afcf-4643-935f-31f1dcc86cfb/9168bd04-7411-4037-9975-a731133bb8c3/3000x3000/cropped-1791300182118.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://metro-with-sarah-koenig.simplecast.com episodic 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 of New York and make it human-scale and relevant, no matter where you live. Tune in to hear the best storyteller in audio (Sarah Koenig) team up with the country’s best newsroom (the New York Times) to take on the world’s best talkers (New Yorkers). Too bold? Not in New York. Serial Productions & The New York Times false https://feeds.simplecast.com/R9ZBMPFj metro,newyork,newyorkcity,nyc,nyt,sarahkoenig,serial,serialproductions,thenewyorktimes serialadmin@nytimes.com podcasts@nytimes.com 270781d3-d2e3-4c97-8fc5-4f563a5ed27d Heavy is the Head that Refuses to Share the Crown In New York, the competition is famously brutal. Even if you get to the top, you have to fight to stay there. In this episode, Sarah Koenig looks at two battles for control: one, on a small college campus; the other, inside the city’s biggest political party.

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]]> Thu, 5 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 podcasts@nytimes.com (serialadmin@nytimes.com) https://metro-with-sarah-koenig.simplecast.com/episodes/main-character-energy-wi9uVOzH In New York, the competition is famously brutal. Even if you get to the top, you have to fight to stay there. In this episode, Sarah Koenig looks at two battles for control: one, on a small college campus; the other, inside the city’s biggest political party.

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]]> Heavy is the Head that Refuses to Share the Crown serialadmin@nytimes.com 00:49:25 In New York, the competition is famously brutal. Even if you get to the top, you have to fight to stay there. In this episode, Sarah Koenig looks at two battles for control: one, on a small college campus; the other, inside the city’s biggest political party. In New York, the competition is famously brutal. Even if you get to the top, you have to fight to stay there. In this episode, Sarah Koenig looks at two battles for control: one, on a small college campus; the other, inside the city’s biggest political party. true full 3 ec68a9b7-b48f-4dbe-b4f4-ee2ca5e30614 Karat and Schtick TraxNYC, a store in New York’s diamond district, doubles their business in the wake of a video depicting the store’s owner in a full-on brawl with a rival jeweler. But Sarah Koenig wants to know: At TraxNYC, how much is real and how much is for show?

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]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:05:00 +0000 podcasts@nytimes.com (serialadmin@nytimes.com) https://metro-with-sarah-koenig.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-2-karat-and-schtick-g13uyl1u TraxNYC, a store in New York’s diamond district, doubles their business in the wake of a video depicting the store’s owner in a full-on brawl with a rival jeweler. But Sarah Koenig wants to know: At TraxNYC, how much is real and how much is for show?

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]]> Karat and Schtick serialadmin@nytimes.com 00:40:24 TraxNYC, a store in New York’s diamond district, doubles their business in the wake of a video depicting the store’s owner in a full-on brawl with a rival jeweler. But Sarah Koenig wants to know: At TraxNYC, how much is real and how much is for show? TraxNYC, a store in New York’s diamond district, doubles their business in the wake of a video depicting the store’s owner in a full-on brawl with a rival jeweler. But Sarah Koenig wants to know: At TraxNYC, how much is real and how much is for show? true full 2 5e85f4b3-b142-472d-943c-e28ac1ceb321 Nice to Meet You In this first episode of the new podcast “METRO with Sarah Koenig,” Sarah goes on a whirlwind tour of New York City to find out what New Yorkers are worrying about. Crime? Sure. The new mayor? Yes. Their weak, little handshakes? All the time.

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]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0000 podcasts@nytimes.com (serialadmin@nytimes.com) https://metro-with-sarah-koenig.simplecast.com/episodes/nice-to-meet-you-N42KVkNi In this first episode of the new podcast “METRO with Sarah Koenig,” Sarah goes on a whirlwind tour of New York City to find out what New Yorkers are worrying about. Crime? Sure. The new mayor? Yes. Their weak, little handshakes? All the time.

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]]> Nice to Meet You serialadmin@nytimes.com 00:16:54 In this first episode of the new podcast “METRO with Sarah Koenig,” Sarah goes on a whirlwind tour of New York City to find out what New Yorkers are worrying about. Crime? Sure. The new mayor? Yes. Their weak, little handshakes? All the time. In this first episode of the new podcast “METRO with Sarah Koenig,” Sarah goes on a whirlwind tour of New York City to find out what New Yorkers are worrying about. Crime? Sure. The new mayor? Yes. Their weak, little handshakes? All the time. false full 1 9bcde14f-7339-4ae7-b342-351d38db55a6 Trailer 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.

Every other week, “METRO” mines a city packed with personality to bring you investigations, personal stories, essays and interviews that take the bigness of New York and make it human-scale and relevant, no matter where you live.

Tune in to hear the best storyteller in audio (Sarah Koenig) team up with the country’s best newsroom (the New York Times) to take on the world’s best talkers (New Yorkers). Too bold? Not in New York.


 

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]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:58:21 +0000 podcasts@nytimes.com (serialadmin@nytimes.com) https://metro-with-sarah-koenig.simplecast.com/episodes/trailer-_t6lRMo6-ebwJ_QJg 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.

Every other week, “METRO” mines a city packed with personality to bring you investigations, personal stories, essays and interviews that take the bigness of New York and make it human-scale and relevant, no matter where you live.

Tune in to hear the best storyteller in audio (Sarah Koenig) team up with the country’s best newsroom (the New York Times) to take on the world’s best talkers (New Yorkers). Too bold? Not in New York.


 

To learn more about upcoming episodes of METRO and get a look behind the scenes, find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook by searching “Serial Productions”.

Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com.


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]]> Trailer serialadmin@nytimes.com 00:01:03 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. Every other week, “METRO” mines a city packed with personality to bring you investigations, personal stories, essays and interviews that take the bigness of New York and make it human-scale and relevant, no matter where you live. Tune in to hear the best storyteller in audio (Sarah Koenig) team up with the country’s best newsroom (the New York Times) to take on the world’s best talkers (New Yorkers). Too bold? Not in New York. 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. Every other week, “METRO” mines a city packed with personality to bring you investigations, personal stories, essays and interviews that take the bigness of New York and make it human-scale and relevant, no matter where you live. Tune in to hear the best storyteller in audio (Sarah Koenig) team up with the country’s best newsroom (the New York Times) to take on the world’s best talkers (New Yorkers). Too bold? Not in New York. false trailer