Jean Shepherd - Eerie Stories, Fear, & "Group Think" 1963/10/14
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 Published On Oct 10, 2023

The show starts with a few lines of Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Starts at: 2:04

The subject of tonight's program is Eeriness.
Starts at: 3:17

We hear about the Borneo Headhunters flute and when it is used. Shep then hypothesis where this could be used in the good ol' USA.
Starts at: 5:39

It is taking more guts to not be on a panel show than to be on one. (aka Creeping Meatballism)
Starts at: 11:23

The decline and fall of the absolute
Starts at: 12:49

The world is a complicated one. Many folks believe evil stems from different groups of people. We hear of the several groups and what they believe.
Starts at: 14:00

A woman kidnapped and beat a TV repairman in her house when she forced him to fix the television.
Starts at: 19:00

A high school football game in South Philadelphia had no fans in the stands due to tense racial issues between the white & black communities. Only police and teachers, and field caretakers were in the stands.
Starts at: 21:28

The first thing a group does is assign the role of evil to the opposing side. George Orwell stated fear itself led themselves into a totalitarian system. This is not just "fear of Insert blank here," this includes the fear of the unknown; whoever is at the top takes over the role of thinking & decision making. Jean gives a few examples of the "group think" problem.
Starts at: 27:20


[Audio is public domain, Photo © by Roy Schatt]

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