Anyone Here Listen to the Shittown podcast?

[Some Schmo]

My wife and I went on a road trip and she wanted me to listen to this podcast she'd listened to a couple times (so this was her third time). We only made it through four of the six episodes, but holy crap, what an amazing, weird story.

It's about a guy in Woodstock, Alabama who fixes old clocks. In fact, he is a world-renowned antique clock restorer. The series is not really about his clock-fixing, but about the town he lived in and how screwed up he thinks it is. The dude is clearly a genius, and it's fun listening to him talk about complex subjects in his thick, backwoods Alabama accent. Reminds me of working with very smart people in that part of the country (Alabama is beautiful), and impresses upon me how much culture has taught us (erroneously) to associate a Southern accent with stupidity.

Anyway, I don't want to give anything away here. The story has many little plot twists and turns. You listen a while and think it's about one thing and it turns out it's about something else entirely.

One thing I do want to mention, however, is that one of the minor characters in this true story is a guy who owns a real hardware store called "3K"... in Alabama. I suppose "3K" makes for a cheaper sign than actually having to spell out all three Ks.

I was just wondering if anyone had listened to this as well. If not (and even though I haven't finished it yet), I highly recommend it.

[Cultellus]

50 Cent

[canpakes]

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Here’s a nice piece about the podcast and the reaction from some in the town that it’s based on:

https://www.vulture.com/2017/04/s-town- ... abama.html

As the article puts it, there may some ‘spoilers’ within.

[Some Schmo]

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Here’s a nice piece about the podcast and the reaction from some in the town that it’s based on:

https://www.vulture.com/2017/04/s-town- ... abama.html

As the article puts it, there may some ‘spoilers’ within.

Man, I'm looking forward to reading that, but I have to finish the series first.

[Dr. Shades]

We only made it through four of the six episodes, but holy crap, what an amazing, weird story.

Umm, . . . link?

[Res Ipsa]

I loved the podcast. https://stownpodcast.org/

[Some Schmo]

We only made it through four of the six episodes, but holy crap, what an amazing, weird story.

Umm, . . . link?

Sorry Shades, but the idea of my OP was asking if anyone had heard it (and after I'm finished it, I will likely start a "spoilers" section of the thread so we can discuss it). I realize I recommended it, but assumed people would go wherever they usually get their podcasts if they were interested. We use Spotify.

I see RI helped you out though, so I don't feel too bad.

[Cultellus]

50 Cent

[canpakes]

Sorry Shades, but the idea of my OP was asking if anyone had heard it (and after I'm finished it, I will likely start a "spoilers" section of the thread so we can discuss it). I realize I recommended it, but assumed people would go wherever they usually get their podcasts if they were interested. We use Spotify.

I see RI helped you out though, so I don't feel too bad.

I thought the OP was about your dumbass prejudice assumption that the podcast was about someone who shortened the name of their racist store to save money on signage? Did you have something else in mind?

Do you spend a lot of time in Alabama?

Schmo’s mention is no different than others have noted.

From the article linked prior:

“Dodson’s quarrels pertain to minor moments; the Burts, for one, are family friends of the Dodsons, and in the mayor’s eyes, the disproved murder allegations and the suggestion of a Klan reference in the name of the Burt family business, K3 Lumber, prevent the show from being a genuine piece of nonfiction.”

[Some Schmo]

I thought the OP was about your dumbass prejudice assumption that the podcast was about someone who shortened the name of their racist store to save money on signage? Did you have something else in mind?

Do you spend a lot of time in Alabama?

Schmo’s mention is no different than others have noted.

From the article linked prior:

“Dodson’s quarrels pertain to minor moments; the Burts, for one, are family friends of the Dodsons, and in the mayor’s eyes, the disproved murder allegations and the suggestion of a Klan reference in the name of the Burt family business, K3 Lumber, prevent the show from being a genuine piece of nonfiction.”

LOL

That was a perfect example of why I ignore him. What a maroon.