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==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
==Persons involved==
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==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==
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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>
==References==
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[[Category:English-language podcasts]]
[[Category:2017 podcast debuts]]
[[Category:Bibb County, Alabama
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