Episode summary: In 2009, an old man died in a California nursing home. His obituary included not just his given name, but a long list of the pseudonyms he’d been known to use. In this episode, we trace the life of Riley Shepard, a hillbilly musician, writer, small-time con man and, perhaps, a genius.
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Another one from NPR in which, I'm afraid, the sound effects were just too Lord Privy Seal for my taste. Great story though.
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