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Happy Little Trees: The joy of Bob Ross (and Thomas Kinkade)

Happy Little Trees: The joy of Bob Ross (and Thomas Kinkade)

Update: 2025-11-18
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It's been over 30 years since Bob Ross's The Joy of Painting went off the air, but the painter is still a household name.

This hour: a look at the undying force for permed hair and puffy little clouds and happy little trees that is Bob Ross.

Plus: Could we do a show about Bob Ross without also talking Thomas Kinkade? No we could not. And so no we do not.

GUESTS:

  • Nathan Badley: Cohost of the Nothing But a Bob Thang podcast

  • Alexis Boylan: Professor of Art History at UConn and the editor of Thomas Kinkade, The Artist in the Mall

  • Justin Croft: Cohost of the Nothing But a Bob Thang podcast

  • Emily Rhyne: Cinematographer at The New York Times

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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired September 26, 2019.

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Happy Little Trees: The joy of Bob Ross (and Thomas Kinkade)

Happy Little Trees: The joy of Bob Ross (and Thomas Kinkade)

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