The Jean Shepherd Show
The Covered Wagon BBQ
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Jean Shepherd’s radio program centers on his distinctive storytelling voice and his observations of everyday life. He turns memories, opinions, and small encounters into comic monologues, often drawing on the people and places of his Midwestern upbringing.
The show is built around Shepherd speaking directly to his listeners, with the intimacy and spontaneity of a late-night conversation. His stories can wander through family life, childhood, food, work, and the oddities of American culture, finding humor in details that might otherwise pass unnoticed.
Shepherd’s delivery is conversational, energetic, and richly digressive. The pleasure lies in following his associations as a familiar subject grows into an elaborate, funny tale, shaped by his sharp ear for speech and his affection for ordinary people.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.