( CNN ) Sarah Koenig gave a talk about journalism followed by a Q & A discussion at Penn State University on Jan. 27 . Schwab Auditorium was so packed the crowd was standing room only to see the Serial host speak . Onward State reports that during the lecture , Koenig recreated the third episode of Serial , called `` Leakin Park , '' explaining how she researched for the episode and relied heavily on a public police report . The host also stressed the importance of fact-checking and reiterated that for her , the podcast was never about entertainment . `` I never meant to create a fever , '' said Koenig , according to Centre Daily . `` It 's hard for me to answer why [ it went viral . ] I did n't know if it was even going to work . People just like a good crime story ; they want to know who did it . '' Koenig addressed season two of the popular podcast , but , unfortunately for Serial addicts , the news does n't make it seem like we are getting a new story any time soon . When asked what she had planned for the next season , WPSU reports Koenig responded : `` Like if any of you has a story , there 's an email . No , I mean — we do not have a story . '' Here 's a look at the crowd that came out to watch Koenig speak : .
The `` Serial '' creator spoke at Penn State this week . It was standing room only . Comment: