Mister Rogers at The Movies: Writers/Producers Noah Harpster & Micah Fitzerman-Blue

For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

Jen Hatmaker

Relationships, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Hello, neighbor! Today we start a short holiday series that reminds us there’s still so much good in the world, and so much to be thankful for. Speaking of, is there anyone more iconic, more revolutionary, more kind than Fred Rogers? Today we get a behind-the-scenes look at the new movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, starring Tom Hanks (!) as Mister Rogers, who was lightyears ahead of his time—and Jen is joined by none other than the writers and executive producers of the movie, Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue. Noah and Micah tell Jen why they decided to spend a decade of their lives to writing about Mister Rogers, how it’s made them better parents, and why they think the movie will help us soften our cynicism and remember the importance of being kind. We’re inspired by the words of Fred’s wife Joanne, who said that her husband was just another person too, one always looking for a way to help children understand their feelings and to make the world a gentler place to live.

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0:00.0	Hi everybody, my name is Remy.
0:03.6	Welcome to the For the Love Podcast with your host, Jen Hatmaker, my mom.
0:09.3	She writes books and speaks to crowds, but she mostly loves talking to amazing people
0:14.8	on this podcast every week.
0:17.2	Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show.
0:20.0	Hey guys, Jen Hatmaker here.
0:23.3	Welcome to the For the Love Podcast.
0:25.4	Super glad you're here today.
0:27.4	You are in for a really special treat today.
0:31.2	You are probably a little bit like me.
0:33.1	I find myself right now just in this crazy world, constantly craving stories that are
0:40.2	life giving, right?
0:41.8	Like people who are loving and accepting and warm and welcoming.
0:46.6	I'm just, my eyes are just searching everywhere for those people and for those places.
0:51.0	And I think we just need it.
0:53.8	So many of our days are filled with fears and worries and uncertainties and the world
0:57.6	is weird right now.
0:58.8	And we need people who can kind of throw their arms around us and give us a soft place
1:04.0	to land.
1:05.6	So there was a person in recent history in our lifetime who did exactly that in the most
1:13.6	profound and special and simple way.
1:16.8	And of course, his name was Fred Rogers, right?
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