> „I had that viral video during the pandemic [and] I guess since then, I had been kind of thinking I should do something with this access that I did not know I still had with this generation that I have,“ he muses. „It seems that there was an opportunity to just continue the conversation — to simply scale it up for adults, which was a revelation to me.“
> And while that descriptor might call to mind another iconic kids‘ show host — Fred Rogers — Burns is quick to draw the line at any comparisons
> „To the degree that I think about Mr. Rogers and making this podcast, it’s more about making sure people know that I am nothing like Mr. Rogers, right?“ he says. „That is a weight that I do not wish to carry around, and that is a bar that I cannot possibly — no one could possibly — live up to.“
> He adds, „That dude should be on our money. Mad respect for Fred Rogers. But he really was like a bodhisattva, like that was his ministry, and he had wisdom to share. And I do believe that he will be remembered as much more than a children’s television show host. I think he will be remembered as a great teacher of human beings, right? I’m just a neurotic bald guy who is sitting next to you, a fellow traveler on the struggle bus.“
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> „I had that viral video during the pandemic [and] I guess since then, I had been kind of thinking I should do something with this access that I did not know I still had with this generation that I have,“ he muses. „It seems that there was an opportunity to just continue the conversation — to simply scale it up for adults, which was a revelation to me.“
> And while that descriptor might call to mind another iconic kids‘ show host — Fred Rogers — Burns is quick to draw the line at any comparisons
> „To the degree that I think about Mr. Rogers and making this podcast, it’s more about making sure people know that I am nothing like Mr. Rogers, right?“ he says. „That is a weight that I do not wish to carry around, and that is a bar that I cannot possibly — no one could possibly — live up to.“
> He adds, „That dude should be on our money. Mad respect for Fred Rogers. But he really was like a bodhisattva, like that was his ministry, and he had wisdom to share. And I do believe that he will be remembered as much more than a children’s television show host. I think he will be remembered as a great teacher of human beings, right? I’m just a neurotic bald guy who is sitting next to you, a fellow traveler on the struggle bus.“