S-Town
Serial Productions
Documentary and investigations · Limited series · 9 episodes · ~52 min · 2017 · Finished · Explicit
Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticpsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeRealistic and moving: a small-scale documentary podcast, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
S-Town is a podcast hosted by Brian Reed from Serial Productions, a New York Times company. The story follows a man named John who despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks Brian to investigate the son of a wealthy family who's allegedly been bragging that he got away w…
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- Publisher
- Serial Productions
- Format
- Limited series, finished
- Episodes
- 9
- Typical episode
- About 52 minutes
- Latest episode
- 16 September 2024
- Categories
- Society & Culture, Personal Journals
- Taste scores
- How we score
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