The Jungle Book

They Call Me Carpenter-Upton Sinclair

November 7, 2026·5h 33m
Episode Description from the Publisher

They Call Me Carpenter by Upton Sinclair.The story takes place in the fictional city of Western City circa 1920. It begins with a man named Billy who is attacked by a mob of ex-servicemen outside a theater after watching a German film. Billy stumbles into a church to escape the mob and is visited by Carpenter, that is Jesus, who walks out of the stained glass window of the church. Carpenter is shocked and appalled by his observations of greed, selfishness, lust, sorrow, and the ultimate division between rich and poor. The story then roughly follows the ministry of Jesus.Featured on The Jungle Book.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

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