WEBVTT - Coming Soon: Finding Raffi

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<v Speaker 1>It's funny. The first song on Raffie's first album is

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<v Speaker 1>the more We Get Together, the happier will be. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like straight out of the positive psychology. You know, it

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<v Speaker 1>could be a title of a like journal paper, The

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<v Speaker 1>more We Get Together Happy. He's got this cool vibe

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<v Speaker 1>of you know what he does for kids, and he's

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<v Speaker 1>just like a positive figure out in our culturals. I

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<v Speaker 1>guess the swim so Wild and Swim So Free. Rafi Kabukian,

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<v Speaker 1>better known as just Raffie, is one of the most

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<v Speaker 1>popular children's musicians of all time, the voice behind some

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<v Speaker 1>of the happiest songs of our generation. Bay, but behind

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<v Speaker 1>the catchy music, sold out crowds and the Little White

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<v Speaker 1>Whale is a deeper message, a philosophy some might even

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<v Speaker 1>call subversive, the idea that we need to start thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about things like climate change issues, that we're politically divisive

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<v Speaker 1>and in some ways socially divisive. For someone who had

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<v Speaker 1>a very broad appeal, was really brave with him. Amazon

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<v Speaker 1>is calling there is something about what Raffie was saying

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<v Speaker 1>and doing, about this sort of universal declaration for kids.

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<v Speaker 1>If you can take care of a child in these

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<v Speaker 1>basic ways, fundamentally it should transform society. I'm Chris Garcia.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a comedian, a new dad, and the host of

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<v Speaker 1>Finding Raffie, the follow up to the Peabody nominated series

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<v Speaker 1>Finding Friends, Ring Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring, Banana Phone.

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<v Speaker 1>This season, we're taking a deep dive into the life

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<v Speaker 1>of Raffie, learning about his work, his philosophy, and what

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<v Speaker 1>led him to children's music startuppeeding for us to get

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<v Speaker 1>together and sing, sing, ring. So how does a man

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<v Speaker 1>in a Hawaiian shirt, a pair of moccasins, and an

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<v Speaker 1>acoustic guitar shape the world view of a generation. He

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<v Speaker 1>does it by reaching out and connecting with them from

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<v Speaker 1>the very beginning as children. I think that Raffie looked

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<v Speaker 1>at children for who they are in the moment. Throughout

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<v Speaker 1>my career, I went out of my way to learn

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<v Speaker 1>about young children. Who are these impressionable young beings who

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<v Speaker 1>happened to be fun and spontaneous and at times more

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<v Speaker 1>than we can handle. Who are these beings and what

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<v Speaker 1>do they need? I wonder if I'm growing. The more

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<v Speaker 1>I learned about Raffie, the more I saw myself and

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<v Speaker 1>him two kids of immigrant parents searching for acceptance. And

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<v Speaker 1>healing on stage. There's a measure of Catharsis in my

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<v Speaker 1>career that has benefited my whole being, and certainly in

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<v Speaker 1>recognizing that I didn't respect I love for who I

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<v Speaker 1>felt that was. For decades, Rapie has been telling us

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<v Speaker 1>to wake up to the needs of our children, to

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<v Speaker 1>the kid in side of us, and to the destruction

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<v Speaker 1>of our planet. That's a whole lot of meaning packed

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<v Speaker 1>into a kid's song. It's mine, but you can have

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<v Speaker 1>some with you. I'd like to share it over ten episodes,

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<v Speaker 1>will break it all down with his friends, his collaborators,

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<v Speaker 1>his fans, and of course the man himself. Every human

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<v Speaker 1>being it wants to feel respect without exception. And when

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<v Speaker 1>we start with young all good things can grow from there.

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<v Speaker 1>Have some with you. Finding Raffie a new series for

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<v Speaker 1>my Heart Radio and Fatherly in partnership with Coco Punt.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Mine But You can listen to Finding Raffie on

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<v Speaker 1>January on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or

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<v Speaker 1>wherever you get your podcasts.