Jean Shepherd - "Life As Production"

Life as production; watchers vs doers. This is a WOR radio show recording from August 5, 1963. [Audio is public domain. Photo © by Fred W. McDarrah, used with permission.]

[@andrewm4564]

18:46: I live in Aurora, IL

[@appidydafoo]

40:19 😂

[@imbatmanyoureaquaman]

Poor poor Sheppy..... He wants a cookie bc "Cassius" acts up..... bless Sheppy's heart....

[@ponyboygarfunkel1675]

I wonder if Shepherd identified as an atheist. He leaves us many clues.

[@imbatmanyoureaquaman]

After listening to basically every single one of these clips over 3 different channels. I'm gonna say yes.

[@CasperLCat]

He certainly wasn’t impressed with the claims of religion to absolute truth. But I suspect he wouldn’t be impressed with today’s New Atheism either, with its own smug claims to “know” that God DOESN’T exist. He seemed to doubt that humans really knew ANYTHING of which they seem so certain.

[@ponyboygarfunkel1675]

@@CasperLCat ">"New Atheism either, with its own smug claims to “know” that God DOESN’T exist. "< I have never heard anyone speak in that manner. I'm sure you could find exceptions.

[@andrewm4564]

Of course, he wrote a book called, "In God We Trust. All Others Pay Cash."