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Line 29: ==Synopsis== In 2012, antiquarian [[Horology\|horologist]] John B. McLemore<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Taylor\|first1=Drew\|title=Woodstock man at the center of "S-Town" podcast\|url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20170328/woodstock-man-at-center-of-s-town-podcast\|website=tuscaloosanews.com\|accessdate=29 March 2017}}</ref> sent an email to the staff of the show ''This American Life'' asking them to investigate an alleged murder in his hometown [[Woodstock, Alabama]], a place McLemore claimed to despise. After a year of exchanging emails and several months of conversation with McLemore, producer Brian Reed traveled to the small town in Alabama to investigate.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Dibdin\|first1=Emma\|title=How The Serial Team's New Podcast S-Town Evolved From True Crime Into Human Tragedy\|url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a54090/shittown-podcast-interview-julie-snyder/\|website=Esquire\|accessdate=29 March 2017}}</ref> Reed investigates the crime, and eventually finds that no such murder took place. However he strikes up a friendship with the depressive but colorful character of McLemore over the coming months, recording conversations with McLemore and other persons in Woodstock. McLemore committed suicide using [[potassium cyanide]] on June 22, 2015,<ref>{{cite ~~web~~news\|title=John B. McLemore Obituary - Bessemer, Al\|url=http://obits.al.com/obituaries/birmingham/obituary.aspx?n=john-b-mclemore&pid=175165387\|accessdate=9 ~~website~~December 2017\|work=[[The Birmingham News]]\|publisher=Legacy.com\|date=26 June 2015\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926191033/http://obits.al.com/obituaries/birmingham/obituary.aspx?n=john-b-mclemore&pid=175165387\|~~accessdate~~archivedate=2926 ~~March~~December 2017\|location=[[Internet Archive]]\|language=English}}</ref> while the podcast was still in production. In the narrative of the podcast, this occurs in the second episode, and subsequent episodes deal with the fallout from McLemore's death and explore more of McLemore's life and character. ==Persons involved== Line 120: ==Music== ''S-Town'' incorporates various specially composed pieces of music throughout the episodes from composers [[Daniel Hart (musician)\|Daniel Hart]], [[Helado Negro]], [[Trey Pollard]], and [[Matt McGinley]], including an ''S-Town'' theme produced by Hart.<ref name="s-town_music"/> The show's closing music, used at the end of each episode, is "A Rose for Emily" by [[The Zombies]].<ref name="s-town_music">{{cite web\|title=S-Town: Music Credits\|url=https://stownpodcast.org/music\|website=stownpodcast.org\|accessdate=3 April 2017}}</ref> ==Further developments== Shortly after the release of the podcast, John's online obituary was flooded with support and shared reflections from around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/john-mclemore-obituary?pid=1000000175165387\|title=John McLemore Obituary – Bessemer, Alabama\|last=admin\|date=2015-06-26\|website=Legacy.com\|language=en\|access-date=2017-06-16}}</ref> In an April 2017 interview, Tyler Goodson said that "sometimes I regret ever speaking into that microphone because I was probably upset, or wasn't thinking clearly" since he faced trial for the criminal actions included in the serial.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/arts/s-town-arrest-tyler-goodson.html\|title=Tyler Goodson of ‘S-Town’ Accused of Killing Brother’s Dog \|last=Fortin\|first=Jacey\|date=2017-06-16\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2017-06-21\| last2=Salam\|first2=Maya\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In October 2017, Goodson plead guilty to the burglaries described in the podcast and will serve five years on probation with a ten-year [[suspended sentence]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/16/s-town-podcast-tyler-goodson-pleads-guilty-burglary\|title= S-Town's Tyler Goodson pleads guilty to charges tied to events in podcast \|publisher=The Guardian\|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref> ==Reception== Line 126 ⟶ 129: The podcast's critics claimed that the studio took advantage of John's death in order to gain publicity. Crixeo argues that Reed did not have the right to publicly out John as [[queer]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.crixeo.com/s-town-ethics/\|title=‘S-Town’ and the Ethics of Storytelling – Crixeo\|date=2017-05-29\|work=Crixeo\|access-date=2017-06-16\|language=en-US}}</ref> While at the same time, other views share that S-Town was a way for them to take the story of John's death and shed light on mental health in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.health.com/depression/s-town-john-mclemore\|title=7 Ways 'S-Town' Showed How Devastating Mental Illness Can Be\|work=Health.com\|access-date=2017-06-16\|language=en}}</ref> Shortly after the release of the podcast, John's online obituary was flooded with support and shared reflections from around the world.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/john-mclemore-obituary?pid=1000000175165387\|title=John McLemore Obituary – Bessemer, Alabama\|last=admin\|date=2015-06-26\|website=Legacy.com\|language=en\|access-date=2017-06-16}}</ref> In an April 2017 interview, Tyler Goodson said that "sometimes I regret ever speaking into that microphone because I was probably upset, or wasn't thinking clearly."<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/arts/s-town-arrest-tyler-goodson.html\|title=Tyler Goodson of ‘S-Town’ Accused of Killing Brother’s Dog\|last=Fortin\|first=Jacey\|date=2017-06-16\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=2017-06-21\| last2=Salam\|first2=Maya\|language=en-US\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> At the start of May 2017, the podcast series was downloaded over 40 million times.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Quah\|first=v\|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/05/s-town-podcast-40-million-downloads.html\|title=S-Town Has Exceeded 40M Downloads, Which Is Truly a Ton of Downloads\|date=2017-05-04 \|accessdate=2017-07-24}}</ref> The podcast's ~~popularity~~continued ~~has~~to ~~been~~be ~~long-lived,~~popular since it was ~~still~~ ranked 1111th in downloads inas of August 2017 and it continues to be analyzed inby the press.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=SALAM\|first1=MAYA\|title=Can’t Let Go of ‘S-Town’? Here’s What to Read Next\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/arts/s-town-podcast-john-mclemore.html\|accessdate=12 August 2017\|publisher=New York Times\|date=11 August 2017}}</ref> ==References==