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Step back into the glow of television’s golden age, where stories still speak to the heart. Hosted by Bob Barnett and presented by The Classic TV Preservation Society, this weekly podcast revisits iconic episodes from classic shows — not just for the nostalgia, but for the…
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The Strength to Keep Going (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Golden Thread, Lessons from Classic TV. These episodes are brought to you by The Classic TV Preservation Society , founded by Herbie J. Pilato . There are certain television families that eventually stop feeling like television families. You don’t just watch them. You spend time with them. That’s what happened with the Ingalls family. For nearly a decade, millions of viewers visited Walnut Grove every week. We watched children grow up, neighbors celebrate together, and famili
Holding On to Humanity (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Golden Thread, Lessons from Classic TV. These episodes are brought to you by The Classic TV Preservation Society , founded by Herbie J. Pilato . Some television shows entertain us. Some make us laugh. Some transport us to another place. And then there are the rare ones that quietly ask what kind of people we hope to become. M*A*S*H was one of those shows. At first glance, it was a comedy set during the Korean War. Doctors made jokes. Practical jokes filled the camp. The dialo
Finding Joy in Everyday Life (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Golden Thread, Lessons from Classic TV. These episodes are brought to you by The Classic TV Preservation Society , founded by Herbie J. Pilato . There are television comedies that make us laugh because the situations are outrageous. And then there are the rare ones that make us laugh because they remind us of ourselves. The Dick Van Dyke Show belongs in that second category. At first glance, it seemed to be about television writer Rob Petrie, his wife Laura, their young son R
Seeing Beyond the Obvious (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Golden Thread, Lessons from Classic TV. These episodes are brought to you by The Classic TV Preservation Society, founded by Herbie J. Pilato. There are television shows that entertain us. There are television shows that make us laugh. And then there are the rare series that leave us thinking long after the credits have rolled. The Twilight Zone is one of those shows. When most people hear its name, they think of strange creatures, impossible events, eerie music, or shocking
The Courage to Be Kind (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Golden Thread, Lessons from Classic TV. These episodes are brought to you by The Classic TV Preservation Society , founded by Herbie J. Pilato . Some television stars entertained us. Some made us laugh. Some thrilled us with adventure. And then there was Fred Rogers. He made us feel seen. For more than three decades, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood welcomed children into a world unlike anything else on television. There were no flashing lights. No frantic pacing. No loud explosio
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