Sarah Koenig simultaneously knocked the crowd at the Winspear Opera House off its feet and up to a standing ovation at last night's #ThinkSpeak series.
Koenig, host and executive producer of the podcast Serial, spoke on a variety of topics ranging from her reporting techniques for Serial: Season 1 — which centers on the question of whether or not Adnan Syed is guilty or innocent of murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee — to why she believes Serial took off and what it is like living in the crosshairs of pop culture.
During the Q&A portion of the evening she was asked by a male audience member what effect her work on Serial had on her husband and family?
She responded,
"I don't think a man would be asked this question."
Which was followed by a thunderous applause before she provided an anecdote about spending so much time in her unheated basement in State College, Penn., recording Serial that her daughter set a dinner table for three instead of her family of four one night.
The entire evening was inspiring for all who enjoy a good story, even though contrary to the sign posted outside the theater, there was no theatrical haze nor dry ice fog. Maybe for Season 2.
A promising sign before Sarah Koenig of @Serial. pic.twitter.com/ilhKwdIfSj
— Liz Farmer (@liz_farmer) August 4, 2015
