Max Schmid presents Mass Backwards Stealth Edition featuring Jean Shepherd on WBAI 99.5FM in New York - Podcast courtesy www.flicklives.com.
Shep tells the classic story of price wars between two ice cream stands in the heat of summer
Among other things Shep talks about the railroad industry and the Domeliner
Shep does the show on the Domeliner describing the fading of railroad travel
Shep tells the story of his Polish friend Bolus and his marriage to Stella
Animals - members of the animal kingdom look upon humans as one of their own species
Shep tell the story of his high school ring going down the sink drain never to be seen again
Baseball is the topic of this show. Shep compares various matchups and rivalries between teams such as the Yanks vs Cards.
Shep talks about summer festivals across the country
Shep recreates a WOR broadcast using an original carbon button microphone.
Shep reads some Robert Service and then tells the story about Flick's tongue
Shep talks about spending Thanksgiving in the Army
Shep talks about ordering from the Allied Radio Catalog
Hurling invectives and getting a work permit and a job...moving pianos for 10 cents an hour when Coke was 5 cents.
The 4th of July is a truly American celebration.
Shep discusses worm communications, the disappearance of worms in Indiana, and much more.
Broadcasting and the National Association of Broadcasters are the main topics of interesting discussion about a medium Shep is well versed in.
Shep cover a variety of subjects in his usual humorous manner
Shep talks about midwestern drug stores and drive-ins
Shep explores the meaning o Valentines Day - Who is Valentine?
Shep discusses the many traits of the slob and ihs taste in music
New Years hang-ups, are we celebrating the death of a year, or the coming of the next
This is the only time of the year you can get a goose in a restaurant. Shep tells the story of being attacked by a goose as a kid.
Clips from the 2000 FOTR convention and the August 20, 1965 Show
Shep and his cousin Buddy spend the night following drunks
Shep tells us another tale of his career as a commercial spokesman on the radio selling The Little Roy Acuff Jukebox
Shep discusses the people and atmosphere of the old dime stores such as Woolworth's.
Shep tells us about man's primordial urge to dig caves to hide in, and relates that to the smells and sounds of the basement.
Shep is out fishing with his brother Randy and they encounter a GAR fish.
Shep begins this show lighting up a cigar and singing "I'm forever blowing bubbles." He then tells three stories about practical jokes in radio.
Shep describes Dish Night at the movie theater. A theme later used in My Summer Story and Phantom of the Open Hearth
Shep talks about the classic race on Memorial Day weekend and what it means to Mid-Westerners
Shep tours and describes various exhibits at the 1964 NY World's Fair - Pt 2
Shep tours and describes various exhibits at the 1964 NY World's Fair - Pt 1
Witchcraft as a viable alternative and why it will happen
Shep open with a discussion about the Dayak Curse and then tells the story of Flick's Tongue being frozen to a pole
Shep talks about a REAL blizzard he experienced as a kid
Shep talks about kooky chicks in the Village, Teddy Bears, and closes with a childhood story about Earning Dough Shoveling Snow
Shep talks about the changing look of the traditional Christmas Card
Shep continues his discussion from the previous night's show
Shep continues the week with no opening theme song and talks about the shadows of history and closes by reading some Haiku