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Jean Shepherd
- Pomp and Circumstance
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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Radio Again is pleased to present eight classic radio performances by raconteur Jean Shepherd from the archives of Hartwest Productions. With wit and wisdom, Jean Shepherd delves into the insatiable desire for shiny objects, and man a million years in the past -- and a million years in the future. In these previously uncirculated radio broadcasts you will also hear Shepherd’s remembrances of his mother’s dream of being a gun moll, his father’s quest for the perfect used car, and much more.
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Here are eight digitally restored and remastered programs, including: "Choosing Up"; "No Rest for the Wicked"; "Straws in the Wind"; "The Midwest Humor Tradition"; "Ribbon Velocity"; "Slob Art"; "Western Spectacular"; and "Pomp and Circumstance".
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- Anonymous User
- 02-19-18
Worst of Jean Shepherd?
During the years my family lived in NY in the late sixties, early seventies, we listened to Jean Shepherd on the radio frequently. My recollection of the content, and in my opinion Mr. Shepherd’s greatest strength, was the rambling, entrancing story telling. This particular collection of 8 broadcasts consists of mainly commentary on topics of the day. Some of it is interesting in an anthropological vein, but it is also fairly grating to current sensibilities (being so white male-centric). I was hoping to hear some of those A Christmas Story-esque stories we’d listen to on the long drive to and from LI to visit relatives. This did not appear to me to be a particularly thoughtful curated collection/selection of those broadcasts.
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