About this episode
<p>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 classic 2019 episode, we trace the life of Riley Shepard, a hillbilly musician, writer, small-time con man and, perhaps, a genius. Then, on Your Questions Answered, psychologist <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=589473" rel="noopener noreferrer">Leslie John</a> returns to answer your questions about when to share a secret, and when to keep it to yourself.</p> <p><i>You can find an online version of Riley Shepard's Encyclopedia of Folk Music </i><a href="https://archive.org/details/masterbookofamericanfolksong00shep/01-The%20Master%20Book%20of%20American%20Folk%20Song/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>here</i></a><i>. </i></p> <p><i>There's a powerful tool almost all of us overlook when we're trying to improve a work project or help our kids with their homework. Learn more in </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wiMC4zsq8o&t=16s" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>this video on our new YouTube channel!</i></a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>