The show reached number one on the Apple Podcasts charts passing the debut of Serial's season two.
[4] In 2019, the show began production under The New York Times exclusively and the new co-hosts were Daniel Jones and Miya Lee, and then in 2022 Anna Martin became the new host.
[7] The idea was developed by the WBUR iLab team and then pitched to The New York Times.
[8] When the show was pitched The New York Times did not have an in-house audio production team.
[11] In 2017, the show went on tour and selected listener submitted stories for their Valentine's Day episode.