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Arts & Culture

"George Ade Stories" (November 28, 2021)

Lakeshore Public Media | By Ryan Priest

Published November 28, 2021 at 1:28 PM CST

Shep was a great admirer of fellow Hoosier storyteller George Ade. In this program from December 5, 1966; he reads some of Ade's fables.

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