I took a good look at my birth certificate. I wanted to see if my father put his real name down, Riley Shepard. He did not.

If I hadn't submitted my story to the Hidden Brain podcast, I don't think I would have ever been reunited my father's missing boxes again.

The Primitive Baptists were somewhat like the people in the "Footloose" movie. No dancing, musical instruments, or music for entertainment.

30 years ago, my father wrote me a letter emphatically explaining that there's no such thing as free will.

I could tell the man was elderly, and there was something in the tone of his voice that overwhelmed me with dread.

This blog will fact check the"The Cowboy Philosopher" segment on "Hidden Brain" that it explored the life and career of Riley Shepard.