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S-Town

Narrative Journalism · Serial Productions
A-

Excellent (A-) — Resonance Grade

S-Town is a 7-episode narrative-journalism series that pushed the format toward literary nonfiction. Strong character-development of subject John B. McLemore. Complete listening experience.

89
Composite / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 5 Dimensions

Where this grade comes from.

Sonic Craft
A-
Narrative Strength
A
Voice Performance
A
Production Value
A
Cultural Resonance
A-
/ Key Events & Disclosures

Timeline & positioning.

  • Released Mar 2017
  • 7-episode complete series
  • Brian Reed reporter
  • Serial Productions

/ Best for

Literary-nonfiction audio journalism; reference character-portrait narrative.

/ Watch out for

7-episode complete series; no continuation. Some critical debate about subject-representation ethics.