Like many fans of the podcast “S-Town,” I often catch myself ruminating on the life of John B. McLemore, the troubled horologist at the heart of the series; his friend Tyler Goodson; and the town of Woodstock, Ala.

The podcast, all seven of its chapters, was released on March 28 and quickly became a cultural phenomenon. “S-Town” took listeners on an unpredictable journey that began as a true-crime story and quickly segued into a character study of Mr. McLemore, who killed himself in 2015.

It’s been downloaded more than 40 million times since, placing it in the top 20 most downloaded podcasts of all time, according to Podtrac, which monitors podcast traffic. More than four months after it was released, “S-Town” is still drawing listeners. As of Wednesday, it was the No. 11 most downloaded podcast on the iTunes charts.

But while the program is over, the lives of those in Woodstock march on — albeit more publicly.

In June, Mr. Goodson, 22, was arrested and charged with shooting his brother’s pit bull in the head, killing it; he was later released from jail on bond. The pit bull supposedly attacked Mr. Goodson’s terrier, which had formerly belonged to Mr. McLemore, according to Mr. Goodson’s attorney.