48: Superheroes

Family Ghosts

Sam Dingman

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.8 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Stories about unexpected impulses with deep generational roots. Hubby Jenkins tells the story of discovering a deep connection with his banjo, and Dr. Njoki McElroy tells the story of an evil happening in Sherman, Texas. Find more of Hubby's music at https://hubbyjenkins.com/, and read more about Dr. McElroy at http://www.drnjokimcelroy.com/.

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0:00.0	You're listening to WALT.
0:02.0	Homegrown.
0:05.0	Homemade radio.
0:08.0	Hello, Ghost Family.
0:11.0	Welcome to Family Ghosts.
0:13.0	I had dinner with my dad last week.
0:23.0	And as we were waiting for the check,
0:25.0	I asked him to tell me a story
0:27.0	that he's told me a bunch of times,
0:30.0	but which I can never get over.
0:32.0	It's the story of how he was drafted for the Vietnam War.
0:38.0	And yes, I know this is now two episodes in a row
0:41.0	that I've talked about Vietnam in the intro,
0:43.0	but I can't help it.
0:45.0	I have been reading this book about Vietnam
0:47.0	and I can't stop thinking about how much it explains
0:51.0	so many things that never made sense to me before.
0:54.0	Last time I talked about how Vietnam was the reason a lot of young men
0:57.0	joined cults in the 60s and 70s.
1:00.0	And while my dad's draft story doesn't explain a big social phenomenon like that,
1:05.0	it does help me understand something about myself,
1:08.0	which is that for a long time,
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