Bonus Episode: Welcome To The Neighborhood of Solitude with Eileen Hunt Botting

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-c4cv7-e0d793 Bonus Episode: Welcome To The Neighborhood of Solitude with Eileen Hunt Botting Eileen Hunt Botting is a mild-mannered political theorist, an author, and a Professor of Political Science at Notre Dame. Eileen recently published an essay called Welcome to the Neighborhood of Solitude, which looks at Mister Rogers Neighborhood through the lens […]

Bonus Episode – Making Friends

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-eijy5-ddf939 Bonus Episode: Making Friends Because we are all dealing with a lot these days and tensions have never been higher, I thought it might be a good idea to share Fred Rogers thoughts on friendship from his book, Making Friends. Blessings, Rick Lee James —-more—- Making Friends – by Fred Rogers Buy This Book: https://amzn.to/2X9fcQh […]

Bonus Episode: Officer Clemmons Returns With A New Memoir

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-83fxk-dc3be9 Bonus Episode: Officer Clemmons Returns With A New Memoir This week in the neighborhood, our guest is Dr. François S. Clemmons, aka Officer Clemmons is back with an in depth conversation. François Scarborough Clemmons (born April 23, 1945 in Birmingham) is an opera singer, playwright, and lecturer best known for his appearances as Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. François […]

Difficult Situations with Fred Rogers – Bonus Episode

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pvibp-d9e55f On this episode contains passages from the book, You Are Special: Words of Wisdom from America’s Most Beloved Neighbor – written by Fred Rogers Find This Book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3cAf0hJ Hosted by Rick Lee James Rick’s Web Site: http://www.RickLeeJames.com —-more—- Become A Patron of this Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rickleejames —-more—- Thank you for joining […]

Life’s Journeys According To Mister Rogers: Things To Remember Along The Way

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-x33d3-d887e6 Life’s Journeys According To Mister Rogers: Things To Remember Along The Way Find This Book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2RhzJ1O This week we are pleased to bring you a bonus episode highlighting some wonderful passages from one of Fred Rogers’ best loved books. We also share a special foreword to the book written by Fred’s wife, Joanne. […]

Dealing With Loss & When A Pet Dies

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-uma4r-d7ca6c Dealing With Loss & When A Pet Dies Because we are all dealing with loss in many ways I thought it might be a good idea to share an episode like this one that deals with loss and the Fred Rogers book, When A Pet Dies. Blessings, Rick Lee James Buy This Book: https://amzn.to/341XfoI Hosted […]

Happy Birthday Mister Rogers (Live Episode)

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-i6pv9-d6b7d8 Happy Birthday Mister Rogers (Live Episode) “You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being you. There’s only one person in this whole world like you. And people can like you exactly as you are.” -Fred Rogers Fred Rogers would have been 92 years old today, so I felt […]

Bonus Episode: Looking For Helpers and Being Helpers In The Time of A Pandemic

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-v3843-d65c4b Bonus Episode: Looking For Helpers and Being Helpers In The Time of A Pandemic This is the first livestream episode of this podcast I beg your pardon if the audio quality isn’t what we usually have. I wanted to take some time today, very briefly, to talk about a few ways that we might […]

Bonus Episode: Looking For Helpers and Being Helpers In The Time of A Pandemic

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2ykqb-d65c43 Bonus Episode: Looking For Helpers and Being Helpers In The Time of A Pandemic This is the first livestream episode of this podcast I beg your pardon if the audio quality isn’t what we usually have. I wanted to take some time today, very briefly, to talk about a few ways that we might […]

Bonus Episode: Joy Ike – Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4gytr-d43a88 Bonus Episode: Joy Ike – Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Joy Ike is a Pittsburgh based singer and songwriter whose music, voice, and writing have drawn comparisons to great female musicians like Nina Simone, Laura Nyro, and Regina Spektor. Her polished, precise and graceful music defies easy categorization. A write-up on NPR’s All Things […]