Serial

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4 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 12, 2021 by Guy Raz · said 22 times in 3 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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brought up most by Ben Chestnut (14), Guy Raz (8)

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Jul 12, 2021 neutral
Assertion Supported
Famous 'MailKimp' Serial Ad Was Voiced by a 14-Year-Old Norwegian Tourist
“By the way, back in 2015, when people were still talking about their viral ad on Cereal, the podcast's producer, Julie Snyder, revealed the identity of the person behind MailChimp. It turned out to be a fourteen-year-old girl from Norway waiting in line outsid…”
Guy Raz Jul 12, 2021 ▶ 1:20:35 Mailchimp: Ben Chestnut
Jul 12, 2021 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mailchimp Struggled for Years to Top its Unprecedented Serial Sponsorship Quarter
“And I mean, to this day, we look at our quarter four results and, you know, it, it's just like a bummer because the cereal, the quarter where we sponsored cereal did so amazingly well. It's hard to beat it every year. It's like, darn it, that's cereal. It just…”
Ben Chestnut Jul 12, 2021 ▶ 57:03 Mailchimp: Ben Chestnut
Aug 25, 2025
Assertion Supported
Chestnut: Mailchimp was the first sponsor of the podcast Serial
“Yeah, and so we were the first sponsor.”
Ben Chestnut Aug 25, 2025 ▶ 53:33 (July 2021) Ben Chestnut: From Side Business to $12 Billion – The Accidental Triumph of Mailchimp
Aug 25, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chestnut: Mailchimp's Serial sponsorship quarter created a hard-to-beat Q4 benchmark
“And I mean, to this day, we look at our quarter four results and, you know, it's just like a bummer because the cereal, the quarter where we sponsored cereal did so amazingly well. It's hard to beat it every year.”
Ben Chestnut Aug 25, 2025 ▶ 57:30 (July 2021) Ben Chestnut: From Side Business to $12 Billion – The Accidental Triumph of Mailchimp
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