It's funny, the first song on Raffi's first album is the more we get together, the happier we'll be.

It's like straight out of the positive psychology. You know, it could be a title of a like journal paper.

He's got this cool vibe of, you know, what he does for kids and he's just like a positive figure out in our cultural zeitgeist.

Raffi Kabuki and better known as just Raffi is one of the most popular children's musicians of all time.

The voice behind some of the happiest songs of our generation.

But behind the catchy music, sold out crowds and the little white whale is a deeper message. A philosophy some might even call subversive.

The idea that we need to start thinking about things like climate change, you know, and issues that were politically divisive and in some way socially divisive.

For someone who had a very broad appeal was really brave of him.

There is something about what Raffi was saying and doing about this sort of universal declaration for kids.

If you can take care of a child in these basic ways, fundamentally it should transform society.

I'm Chris Garcia. I'm a comedian, a new dad, and the host of Finding Raffi. The follow up to the Peabody nominated series Finding Friend.

This season, we're taking a deep dive into the life of Raffi, learning about his work, his philosophy, and what led him to children's music startup.

So how does a man in a Hawaiian shirt, a pair of moccasins, and an acoustic guitar, shape the world view of a generation?

He does it by reaching out and connecting with them from the very beginning, as children.

I think that Raffi looked at children for who they are in the moment.

Throughout my career, I went out of my way to learn about young children.

Who are these impressionable young beings who happen to be fond and spontaneous and at times more than we can handle?

Who are these beings and what do they need?

I wonder if I'm growing.

The more I learned about Raffi, the more I saw myself and him, two kids of immigrant parents searching for acceptance and healing on stage.

There's a measure of catharsis in my career that has benefited my whole being, and certainly in recognizing that I didn't feel respect and love for who I felt I was.

For decades, Raffi's been telling us to wake up, to the needs of our children, to the kid inside of us, and to the destruction of our planet.

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