Jean Shepherd - Australia & ANZAC Day 1965/05/17

Jean has been getting a lot of mail from listeners about his travels in the far East
Starts at: 0:50
Shep recalls his first-time visiting Ohio, and he has never lost his intensity of being excited about traveling
Starts at: 2:15
Shep continues his talks about Australia. We hear about an island that is by a coral reef. He tells us about a morning in the resort town of Manley. Shep got a local newspaper and had breakfast in a local coffee shop.
Story Starts at: 4:00 (Shep's Recording for ANZAC Day at 36:32 )
(Other Show can be heard here: • Jean Shepherd - Trip t... )
Commerical Break:
- Maclean's Toothpaste: 14:52
Unlike others, Jean is only trying to describe what it is like for an American who was dropped into a random country. He does not want to analyze anything
Story Continues at: 17:18
Commerical Break:
- Barington Hills College Prep: 20:59
- The Post Newspaper: 22:02
- Murdock Loans: 22:37
While in Sydney, Jean was with hip Australians talking about a local election and the Australian Defense Budget.
Continues at: 23:44
Shep observed that many Aussies do not like the English but they love the Americans
Continues at: 29:00
While in Australia, Shep was there for the ANZAC Holiday, he recorded the parade as it passed his hotel.
Continues at: 33:10 (Shep's recording at: 36:32 )
[Audio is public domain, Photo © by Roy Schatt]

[@laurawhite4551]

I used to listen to him and wor radio as a kid

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Gots ta gets me some McCleans toofpaste.
Edit add: all kidding aside this was a deeply moving experience Jean shared. I was in tears at the end. Thank you, Dapper Gent, for again uploading a unique phenomenon, Shep, the one and only.

[@brachio1000]

I'd love to hear the second part.

[@cmans79tr7]

BURMA!..... (With proper attribution to Monty Python's Flying Circus😂)