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Mr. Rogers Got Canceled

Mr. Rogers Got Canceled

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Mon Aug 4, 2025

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It's a sad day when even Mr. Rogers has fallen victim to cancel culture. Who canceled him? Was it the woke mob? The lefties? Joe Biden? Surely it was Obama, right? No, none of those guys. Mr. Rogers is getting canceled by the most sensitive snowflakes of all; MAGA. Today Dr. Tim Slekar and his young ward Producer Jakob talk about Mr. Rogers and the value that public programming for kids brings to America and what stands to be lost.

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"Neighbors are people who are close to us
And friends are people who are close to our hearts
I like to think of you as my neighbor and my friend."

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