Gigi Douban | March 28, 2017

Brian Reed hosts S-Town, a new podcast based in Alabama. It's the newest series from This American Life and the creators of the popular murder-mystery podcast Serial.

The creators of This American Life and the popular murder-mystery podcast Serial released a third season today. This one’s called S-Town, and it’s set right here in Alabama. WBHM’s Gigi Douban got a preview of the first two episodes, and S-Town host Brian Reed tells her his reporting revealed some painful truths about life in rural Alabama.

You can download all the episodes of S-Town starting today at the S-Town website or on iTunes.

Want some bonus audio? Hear Reed talk about how he reported the story: the challenges of digging up public records in Alabama, how he got people to trust him, and being sensitive to the ways Southerners are portrayed on the national stage.