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Julie Snyder

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S-Town team

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Brian Reed

A few years ago, a resident of a small, rural Alabama town reached out to a reporter and asked him to look into wrongdoing and corruption in that town — namely, a murder this resident alleged had taken place.

But the story unfolds far beyond that investigation, and the twists and turns became the seven-episode podcast, "S-Town."

That was the voice of reporter Brian Reed talking with John B. McLemore, the subject of the podcast.

It’s produced by Serial Productions, which is behind the groundbreaking podcast "Serial." Julie Snyder is "S-Town’s" executive producer and is a co-creator of "Serial."