S-Town: Chapter VI

March 29, 2017 6:09 PM

"Since everyone around here thinks I'm a queer anyway."
posted by nightrecordings (6 comments total)

This may have been my favorite episode. Olan (sp?) is so thoughtful, vulnerable, stoic, wise. He so articulates loneliness and longing and intimacy. It's beautiful, and I felt I was in the room with him.
posted by latkes at 7:46 PM on March 29, 2017 [5 favorites]

I'm astounded by the reporting they were able to do here. This guy Olan with his encyclopedic memory of every conversation -- what an astounding find.

Their discussions of Brokeback Mountain and their personal connection to that material was absolutely beautiful. I was mesmerized by that part. That movie was such a gift to so many queer people at that time. It was wonderful to reflect on.
posted by palegirl at 9:38 PM on March 29, 2017 [7 favorites]

I don't know what to make of this. It was poignant, and yet I sorta agree with the Vox article here because while I think John probably would have enjoyed the hell out of having a podcast about himself, he might not have wanted to go THIS far about it.
posted by jenfullmoon at 6:27 PM on March 30, 2017

Wow. The way Brain Reed's voice breaks on that last line...I just can't...
posted by kitcat at 4:58 PM on March 31, 2017 [2 favorites]

“Intimacy is the feeling that I can tell another person my thoughts and my behaviors without fear of judgment.”
posted by Going To Maine at 10:07 PM on April 4, 2017 [3 favorites]

Ok, this one hit me seriously hard. Open sobbing hard. Whew.
posted by dnash at 4:00 PM on April 11, 2017