Do you know your neighbors? Do you want to? François Clemmons is one of America's iconic examples of neighborly love. Through the combination of the love of his neighbors and his own love of music, we meet history's best neighbor: Mister Fred Rogers. A powerful advocate for educational television, Mister Rogers taught American children it was okay to feel and how to process big emotions. But his legacy extends to his friends and coworkers too. By turning his program into an example of integration and acceptance Fred Roger’s helped change America and empower Francois Clemons (better known as "Officer Clemmons"), whose story is equally as hopeful. Will you be our neighbor? This week on Well, I Laughed

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00:00:00 Catch-Up
00:21:00 Neighborly Love
00:38:57 Ticket Out
01:11:51 Meet the Rogers
01:15:29 Fred Rogers
01:26:20 The Neighborhood
01:43:56 Was Fred Really Like That?
01:49:12 Senate Hearing
01:56:09 François Moves into the Neighborhood
01:59:39 The Issue of Race
02:11:04 No Longer on the Down Low
02:28:48 Shut Down and Revival
02:32:31 Legacy

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