As promised, I am here to update on my post about the podcast S-Town.
Although M gave up on the podcast because the story was advertised as something different than it turned out to be, I found myself enjoying the narrative and continued through.
The story of John B McLemore is both sad and fascinating at the same time. SPOILER ALERT: It seems that Mercury poisoning was the cause of his demise, which is quite sad given that the man was a seeming genius.
It was quite clear that JBM was likely gay or at least somewhat and struggled in a very small town. Despite his eccentricities, though, he seemed loved and supported by his friends and community. His mental decline started to take a toll, however, and this is when the reporter Brian Reed comes into the scene.
I was quite fascinated by the storytelling of this man’s life. Even though it started out as a potential story about murder and crime, it turned into a sharing about a man who seemed to suffer while alive but in his death got recognized for who he was.
Overall, I recommend it. There are some gritty parts, but there’s nothing scary about it. π
~T π
