Portia (The Merchant of Venice) play, she disguises herself as a man, then assumes the role of a lawyer's apprentice (named Balthazar) whereby she saves the life of Bassanio's friend, Antonio, in court. In the court scenes, Portia finds a technicality in the bond, thereby outwitting Shylock and saving Antonio's life when everyone else including Antonio fails. It is Portia who delivers one of the most famous speeches in "The Merchant of Venice": Despite Portia's lack of formal legal training, she wins her case by referring to the details of the exact language of the law. Her success involves prevailing on technicalities rather than the
S-Town while exploring more of McLemore's life and character. Though the podcast was promoted under the name "S-Town", Reed reveals in the first episode that this is a euphemism for "Shittown," John B. McLemore's derogatory term for his hometown of Woodstock, Alabama. Reed generally refers to the podcast by the non-euphemized name in the episodes themselves. All episodes were released simultaneously on March 28, 2017. The podcast is available to stream or download for free on the official website, iTunes, Stitcher, Radiopublic, or through the RSS feed. "S-Town" incorporates various specially composed pieces of music throughout the episodes from composers Daniel