Finding Fred

Finding Fred

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood was not a simple show. And Fred Rogers was not a simple man. He was radical. Spiritual. Revolutionary. Maybe even subversive. Bestselling author and cultural critic Carvell Wallace hosts this 10-part series about the life, thinking and work of Fred Rogers, and asks what the cardigan wearing host of a decades-old children's show can tell us about how to get by in today's chaotic world. Produced in partnership with Transmitter Media.

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October 15, 2019 2 mins

Are you a good neighbor?

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On bad days and bathtubs. On assassination and puppetry. On the mad that you feel. 

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October 29, 2019 35 mins

On kiddie pools and racism. On sharing a towel with Officer Clemmons. On how to say, and not to say, I love you.

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November 5, 2019 39 mins

On not talking about it. On jocks. On talking about it. On religion. On feeling feelings.

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November 12, 2019 30 mins

On phone calls with King Friday. On commencement speeches. On where to find answers. 

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November 19, 2019 34 mins

On playing to the peanut gallery. On make believe. On what is essential, and where to find it.

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November 26, 2019 28 mins

On making TV that matters. On being vulnerable on screen. On doing the actual work.

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December 3, 2019 30 mins

On failure. On trying again. On doing enough.

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December 10, 2019 28 mins

On growing up in the USSR. On loneliness and magic. On seeing and being seen.

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December 17, 2019 37 mins

On being your best self. On the least of these. On the virtues of a cup of tea.

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December 24, 2019 46 mins

On roller skating. On neighbor-hood. On love.

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