https://rss.com/podcasts/sundays-with-shep A weekly program dedicated to Hammond, Indiana’s legendary radio raconteur, Jean Shepherd. He’s best known these days for writing and narrating “A Christmas Story.” From the 1950s through 1970s, Shepherd hosted a nightly radio broadcast – usually an extemporaneous monologue – that was and is unlike anything else on the radio. Ryan Priest digs into the Shepherd radio archives every week for a captivating hour from the master storyteller.

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/sundays-with-shep/2851189 833aa0bd-c4a5-4f11-bcfb-e832dec4efa1 3180 full 15 15 37 37 false Sat, 23 May 2026 02:37:09 GMT Did you know the dining hall at the University of Colorado is named after a notorious cannibal? In this program from May 10, 1972, Shep tells his listeners the story of Alferd Packer and recalls some of his own brushes with cannibalistic people in South America.

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