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'S-Town,' a new podcast from the creators of 'This American Life' and 'Serial', focuses on the life of an eccentric man in a small town in Alabama. Artwork by Valero Doval.

On Tuesday, the creators of 'This American Life' and 'Serial' will launch their latest effort, a non-fiction podcast called 'S-Town' centered on a small town in Alabama.

Here's what we know about that podcast:

Brian Reed hosts the podcast, and spent a long time in Alabama and on the phone with Alabama folks working on it. 'Serial' co-creator Julie Snyder served as executive producer. 'This American Life' creator and host Ira Glass and 'Serial' host Sarah Koenig are also on the 'S-Town' team.

A man named John invited Reed to Alabama. John insisted that there was a cover-up of a murder in his small, rural Alabama town, and wished for Reed to investigate. After many phone calls with John, Reed makes the trek to Alabama.

John quickly becomes the most compelling character in the podcast. He is an eccentric, well-educated man who loathes his small town (or perhaps, at times, grudgingly love it), but has never left. He lives in a large, stately old house in the woods with his mother. He uses his time to restore old clocks, to build a maze in his garden (a representation of that can be seen in the 'S-Town' artwork), and to research his favorite topics. He takes care of his mother, and gives handyman work to a young neighbor, Tyler.

The source of John's wealth seems to be a mystery. The reason why he stays in a place he seems to hate is a mystery, too.

The incident John invites Reed to investigate is a murder John has heard about, in which the son of a wealthy man in the county has been bragging that he got away with murder.

Soon, someone else ends up dead, and Reed's investigation takes a different turn.

When it launches and how to listen:

All seven episodes will publish at the same time, so feel free to binge! Load up your Apple or Android device with the episodes so you can listen on your spring break travels. The episodes will be live in the iTunes Store, on apps like Stitcher, and on the 'S-Town' website at 8 a.m. Tuesday.