Podcasts are having a heyday, and perhaps no series showcases the creative scope and impact of podcasts as well as S-Town. The series is designed like a novel, tells a deeply personal and complex story like public radio and was released all at once in the style of Netflix. We sit down with the host, producer and creator of S-Town, Brian Reed, to hear about how the series came about and what makes it unique. For more coverage, visit us at <a href="http://www.geekwire.com/">GeekWire.com</a> Thank you to this week's sponsors: Winshuttle, the SAP data management experts — learn more at <a href="https://www.winshuttle.com/">Winshuttle.com</a>; Hughes Marino, the commercial real estate company now expanding to Seattle — learn more at <a href="http://hughesmarino.com">hughesmarino.com</a>; and Kinects, Seattle’s iconic new high-rise apartment tower — learn more at <a href="http://www.kinectstower.com/">kinectstower.com</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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