Glen Waggoner and Daniel Okrent

Recorded May 11, 2009 Archived May 11, 2009 01:22:56
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Id: MBX005288

Description

Glen Waggoner (61) talks with his friend Daniel Okrent (61) about the death of his father, their love of baseball, and growing up in a small town.

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description of Dunkenville, TX; could see downtown Dallas from his swingset
Glen describes his father’s death; went to school barefoot; hearing that his father died when he was at school
“North Towards Home”; moving to New York; Daniel grew up in Detroit and wanted to move to New York; watching the Ed Sullivan Show
Daniel had a car growing up; borrowing his parent’s car; losing their virginity
the role of religion in Daniel’s life; atheist

Participants

  • Glen Waggoner
  • Daniel Okrent