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In “S-Town,” longtime “ This American Life” producer Brian Reed begins by delving into a murder mystery in a rural Alabama town. However, those episodes were released on a weekly basis, whereas all seven episodes of Serial Productions’ “S-Town” were released for binge-listening on March 28. The original “Serial” first season took seven weeks to reach 10 million downloads, setting a record at the time in reaching that milestone. Episodes of “S-Town,” the new Southern Gothic-esque investigative-journalism podcast from the creative team behind 2014 breakout hit “Serial,” have been downloaded more than 10 million in the first four days of its release - setting a new record in the podcasting world.
