Mining the Archive Mondays: Ep. 29: Mr. Rogers

What this episode covers

This week join Steve, Andrew, and Jonathan as they discuss children’s television show host and PBS all-star, Fred Rogers as a counter-cultural figure. Can we view his choices regarding race and sexual preference as revolutionary? Pragmatic? or did he simply NOT do enough? Join us as we attempt to unwrap the relationship between Mr. Rogers, social issues, and his own personal spirituality. Here is a link to an episode archive for when Mr. Rogers soaks his feet with Officer Clemmons: link If you like this episode from our archive, please consider donating to gain access to our full Patreon archive: https://www.patreon.com/tvhistorypod You can also read a recent piece Steve and Jonathan wrote about this episode: https://journalism-history.org/2023/05/15/broadcast-essay-the-intersectionality-of-race-and-power-in-mister-rogers-neighborhood/

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