S-Town — the podcast also known by the uncensored title Shittown — has captured listeners’ imaginations, and dominated the iTunes charts, due to its astonishing strengths: the deftness of its prose, the complexity of its pacing, and its humane, clear-eyed treatment of its characters. As assembled into seven chapters by reporter Brian Reed of This […]
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S-Town: Where is Tyler Goodson now? What happened to John B McLemore’s friend?
Warning – spoilers for episode two and beyond.S-Town began life when Serial producer Brian Reed received an email with the subject: “John B McLemore lives in S***town, Alabama.” John had written to Brian to ask if he would investigate an alleged murder in his hometown and its subsequent cover-up. Brian travelled south and met with […]
S-Town: How many episodes are there? Will there be a season 2?
How many episodes are there of S-Town? S-Town tells the story of John B McLemore, a horologist and southern eccentric from Woodstock, Alamaba. John wrote into the team behind Serial and This American Life asking them to investigate an alleged murder in his hometown, which he calls “S***town”. Over seven episodes Brian Reed investigates the […]
S-Town: John B McLemore’s maze in Woodstock, Alabama – photos
Warning – spoilers for episode 2 and beyond. xS-Town began life when Serial journalist Brian Reed received an email with the subject “John B McLemore lives in S***town, Alabama”. John, a horologist, “celibate homosexual” and self-described outsider, wrote to Brian asking if he would investigate an alleged murder in his hometown that he claimed had […]