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jesseli recommended:Sep 5th, 2017
This had me hooked from Episode 1
jbone406 recommended:Aug 2nd, 2017
This starts out amazing, and just keeps getting better through every episode! I cannot recommend it enough!
ggarnhart recommended:Aug 2nd, 2017
Great series - produced by the same people as Serial.
saxepeare recommended:Aug 2nd, 2017
One of the best stories out there.
alexcreary recommended:Aug 3rd, 2017
This is an incredible story, full of fascinating characters. I wish I could be best friends with John McLemore.
saramcsmith recommended:Aug 10th, 2017
As a lady born and raised in Alabama, this is a must listen.
tinkerbell recommended:Sep 3rd, 2017
Great storytelling!
jakburnsides recommended:Jan 28th, 2020
A friend recommended this series to me. Previous to it my exposure to podcasts had been fictional stories presented as if real and at first I thought this was the same - it's that wild a story. When my friend told me a couple episodes in, that "no no it's real. This is a real person, a real story," ...Show More
mmJan 28th, 2020
@jakburnsides That’s amazing that you went audio drama route first before non-fiction for podcasts. It’s usually the opposite!
jakburnsidesJan 28th, 2020
@mm I think the very first podcast I listened to was Welcome to Nightvale because the same friend recommended it and I wanted to know the source of all the cool fanart I saw. Its only recent that I've branched out to non fiction and loving it just as much
mmJan 28th, 2020
@jakburnsides Your journey into podcasts is so much more interesting and cool than mine. I started listening to podcasts that were of men interviewing people...heh
jakburnsidesJan 28th, 2020
@mm oh sounds very joyful 😂 we all have to start somewhere
julie recommended:Dec 30th, 2019
I still think about this excellent true story
cogsdoc recommended:Dec 30th, 2019
Probably my favorite Podcast of all time.
samantha recommended:Jan 13th, 2020
Amazing story. Twists and turns throughout, and beautifully told. The end will blow your mind.
write2tg recommended:Feb 15th, 2020
I haven’t heard a finer example of storytelling and the insights are deep. This will stay with me. Cannot recommend enough.
mm recommended:Jun 16th, 2020
I finally listened to this (don't @ me). Though the storytelling and podcast was beautifully produced to illustrate the complexity of the human condition, I'm going to super controversial and say that I truly regret listening to this. I really question the ethics around some of the stuff that was ai...Show More
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hummingbird95Jun 16th, 2020
@mm This podcast is in my top 5’s
mmJun 17th, 2020
@hummingbird95 It's so well made, but I just find it so hard to know all these things about John B that I don't think I needed to know and he probably wouldn't have wanted us to know for the pure sake of entertainment... :(
pwithamJun 17th, 2020
It does leave you with very mixed feelings, on the whole, I think I appreciate it being put out there but it does feel like we looked behind a curtain that didn't want to be opened just to get publicity, which is always wrong. If I miss read the situation then I'm sorry and take it back.
mmJun 17th, 2020
@pwitham Yea, it's a tough one especially when they even play the recording of John B saying stuff where he's obviously trying to cover up the fact that he's gay and what the church sessions really are. This was a good critique: https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/30/15084224/s-town-review-controvers...Show More
hummingbird95Jun 17th, 2020
@mm I agree. It was a great podcast, but had me feeling mixed emotions for those involved.
tdzell recommended:Aug 31st, 2017
If you haven't yet listened to S-Town, fix that. One of the best podcasts in the last year
gasstationb recommended:Feb 7th, 2018
This podcast turned out to be not at all what I expected, although, I think the very same has been said by the host, as it transforms from a potential murder investigation into an examination of a complex, misunderstood, damaged individual.
natdill recommended:Jan 19th, 2021
I highly recommend this entire series. It takes you on an unexpected journey into the mind and heart of a brilliant man.
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schulite recommended:Jan 3rd, 2023
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opticnic01 recommended:Nov 29th, 2023
Was hooked from the beginning! Couldn’t stop listening. Rollercoaster of emotions. Well told true story.
drawza recommended:Oct 14th, 2021
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avocadore recommended:Nov 2nd, 2021
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lisalens recommended:Nov 13th, 2021
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izzy3717 recommended:May 24th, 2023
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gertie recommended:Feb 29th, 2024
Mixed feelings about this podcast. A Vox article by Aja Romano in 2017 raises key ethical questions about this show that so intimately examines and broadcasts the life of a man who cannot consent to the story. Indeed, components of the podcast were given to the journalist off the record: explicitly,...Show More
mtmomof8 recommended:Jun 15th, 2022
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turnerlotts recommended:Jul 20th, 2022
This is an amazing series about the interesting life of John B, :)
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