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Dec 2022
1h 3m

Wishbone (featuring Mo Rocca)

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Jordan and Alex welcome special guest Mo Rocca to discuss his time writing for the beloved PBS classic about a highly literate little dog with a big imagination. You'll learn about the real-life Jack Russell who inspired the titular character, the Herculean efforts that went into costuming this show, the painstaking process of rewriting classic literature for a dog, and the infuriating reasons why this Peabody-winning show was canceled at the top of its game. 

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