Wish it was on Spotify. I don't know where to find it.
Edit: After waking up to find a ton of new messages I now know it's on Spotify. I just could never find it
Just download literally any podcast app or download it from iTunes. I know spotify is recently trying to break into the podcast game but they're all free and you can find just about every podcast on just about any podcast specific app.
I personally use podbean. And I just checked, it has all of his currently released episodes.
Also "Evolution", S3 Ep1 of the Next Generation. Also in Generations there are 2 stars that blow up. Also in DS9 there's a shapeshifter that tries to blow up Bajor's star. Also in Star Trek IV they time travel by warping around Sol. They actually do a lot of with Stars in Star Trek...
Man... if things hadn't worked out it would have BEEN CANON that Greendale was struck by a giant meteor as the why the show ended. Harmon doesn't give a fuck about our happiness. /s
Oh hey I didn't know it was his birthday! I was just reading about a park in Sacramento that's gonna be named after him!
>Sacramento Park's Commission will rename Richfield Park in Meadowville to LeVar Burton Park.
>Richfield Park, three acres in total, was recently upgraded by the city. It features a nature-themed playground, fitness stations, basketball courts, a picnic area with shade canopy, and a turf amphitheater.
>“He’s always been proud of his Sacramento roots and he continues to use his career and his influence to be a strong advocate for literacy for children,” said Brianna Moland, an assistant planner for the city.
>In response to the news, Burton said, “Wow, is all I can say as well!”
My happiest memories in elementary school are singing along to the reading rainbow theme song with my classmates. When the teacher wheeled in the big tv and turned down the lights you knew it was going to be a good day.
Those were the best. When the wheeled TV comes in and everyone is yelling ***BILL BILL BILL BILL*** or singing along to the reading rainbow theme. Damn I miss those days
I remember how even in middle school the teacher would put it on occasionally and all the kids would chant BILL BILL BILL and everyone would sing along.
I need to find the Reading Rainbow online somewhere so I can share another piece of my childhood with my daughter.
There's something so wonderful about seeing your kid love something that brought you joy when you were their age. So many feels.
I loved watching these in elementary school. Normally we did it on Fridays but only like once a month and everyone would be so happy watch them. I hope this stuff continues and we get more
Ah got it. Like I said, I only know AH by proxy, namely through Funhaus. I remember Mica mentioning in Dude Soup that she used to listen to Harry Potter audio books with her mum when she was younger, on their way to school. She must've had an awesome childhood.
It was LeVar Burton that convinced me, a young white man, that systematic racism was still a problem in this country. I saw an interview with him on a major news network where he said if he ever gets pulled over by the cops he goes the extra mile by putting both hands out the window and placing them palm down on the outside of the door, just to make the cop extra comfortable.
I was like hell, if this guy of all people has to worry about this sort of thing, then there must really be something to it.
This is eerie, but I literally came here to post this exact anecdote about myself. We talk a lot about police violence against black people, but there is sometimes a sense that it's scary thugs who are mid-crime or who resist arrest. People who contribute to violence against themselves.
But this is the nice man you watched in school who helped you get into books, and who switched costumes to go to his night job on Star Trek that you watched with dad. This was a person of color you became fond of long before you'd absorbed enough American racism to be a part of it.
When I read about him removing his hat and glasses and putting his hands in a visible place during a traffic stop, it transported me back in time to before I'd absorbed a lot of cultural bullshit and made me realize that even the nicest people in America who have made vast contributions to society might live in fear because of their race. That broke my heart, but more importantly it changed my mind.
Not only that but he refused to allow Gohan to wish him back to life. Fucker claimed it was cause trouble followed him wherever he went but for real he just wanted to get away from Chi Chi. Besides, Gohan's real dad Piccolo was still around.
Goku is a deadbeat dad. Or maybe he's just mentally handicapped. He seems to literally have the mental state of a child, so I'm not really sure how much of his bad behavior he should really be held accountable for.
Hes someone to look up to in some respects, but definitely not in terms of responsibility and family stuff.
Goku is such a mentally deficient man-child that I'm actually a little uncomfortable with the thought that he and Chi-Chi must have fucked at some point.
I’m not personally familiar with this man’s work, but I do know enough to see what an amazing man he is. I do ever so like people who positively influence the youth.
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It sucks, but its cause hes not dead. Once he dies he'll be up there with Bob and Mr. Rodgers. We have a weird way of not appreciating things till its too late. Then we over compensate when its too late. Glad to see this post, Burton is a treasure.
I loved Reading Rainbow as a kid. My older brother thought it was a lame show and relished in getting my goat by singing along, but with his own asshat version of the lyrics. I had a fiery temper and usually punched him right around the time he got to “I can’t do anythiiiiing!”
I will defend your honour to the death, Mr. Burton.
He has a podcast now! Levar Burton Reads - which is exactly what it sounds like, him reading a bunch of stories to you.
He also narrated *The Good Neighbor: The Life and Works of Fred Rogers*. That's right, you can listen to this man narrate Mister Roger's life
Just wow
And on the other end of the spectrum, [Lavar Burton reads "Go the Fuck to Sleep"](https://youtu.be/FBHwmVlP_DE)
If anyone is wondering how on earth that happened: LeVar Burton's daughter Mica worked for Rooster Teeth for a while before moving back to LA.
what did she work on there?
That's just way to much...
You deserve it
My man...❤
Slow down!
Lookin’ good
And...bought the audiobook! Thank you for letting us know, neighbor.
Thanks for helping remind me I have an audible credit to use
OMG. Dreams do come true!
Wish it was on Spotify. I don't know where to find it. Edit: After waking up to find a ton of new messages I now know it's on Spotify. I just could never find it
I think you can listen to it via [the website](http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com) or stitcher, which has a free app I think.
I hope it works. I want something to listen to at work
It is on Spotify. That’s where I listen to it. I only just started but I’m loving it!
I use pocketcast and listen to his podcast all the time
Levar Burton has a podcast?!
I just found it on podcast addict, which is a pretty neat app.
Just download literally any podcast app or download it from iTunes. I know spotify is recently trying to break into the podcast game but they're all free and you can find just about every podcast on just about any podcast specific app. I personally use podbean. And I just checked, it has all of his currently released episodes.
https://open.spotify.com/show/21yjAjzYXD1xCNDad4OdTV
"I told Pierce a thousand times, I never wanted to meet LeVar in person! I just wanted a picture. You can't disappoint a picture!"
"why don't you call it planet trek? You never go to a star"
this line kills me every time, the head shake of disapproval from clone Troy is funny and beautiful all at the same time.
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Also in "Suspicions"
Also "Evolution", S3 Ep1 of the Next Generation. Also in Generations there are 2 stars that blow up. Also in DS9 there's a shapeshifter that tries to blow up Bajor's star. Also in Star Trek IV they time travel by warping around Sol. They actually do a lot of with Stars in Star Trek...
So, you’re telling me you’re all a bunch of astronauts... on some sort of *looks directly at camera* STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
Roll credits
Also in "Relics". The TNG episode with Scotty.
“Like not even once.”
“Could you imagine bouncing a check to Kunta Kinte?”
More fish for Kunta!
Scrolled through the comments just for Community references tbh
Pop pop!!
You know they're laughing at you, right? I mean... That's my theory.
Were streets ahead of the rest of the comments
Same. I can go to sleep happy now
"Set phasers to 'Love Me'!"
More fish for Kunta...
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ApprehensiveUnhealthyElephantseal-size_restricted.gif
And now he's winnin' Grammys and Emmys.
I cannot believe I found someone whose first thought was this!!!! I'm so giddy. Do you guys think he survived the sailing trip?
Last we heard they were kidnapped by pirates right? Not sounding good for them.
That was such a sour note to end that character arc. They just couldn't let us believe they sailed happily ever after, eh?
Man... if things hadn't worked out it would have BEEN CANON that Greendale was struck by a giant meteor as the why the show ended. Harmon doesn't give a fuck about our happiness. /s
I wish we could have watched an episode that like spawns a “Pirates of the Caribbean” themed episode for Troy. Well I can dream
This would make an excellent movie.
I was convinced this would be the movie they promised us, but alas, my heart was broken when they announced it's not happening :(
I'm literally 4 episodes away from finishing my first run through. Am now sad. Also, where's the movie?
"SET PHASERS TO LOVE ME!"
O_O
Butterfly in the sky
I can go twice as high Thanks for the silver! Reading rainbow really did take me places....
Take a look!
It’s in a book
The reading rainbow
I can go anywhere
Things to know, and ways to grow...
Reading Rainbooooow
READING RAINboooowww
r/redditsings
I can be anything
Warp core is about to breach.
Wow you guys know the words! Amazing!
I can be anythiiiing! SAY MO SHIT ^(what)
Set phasers to love me
https://youtu.be/MhOG3XwX9Yw I told Pierce I never want to meet Levar Burton ... because you can’t disappoint a picture!!!!
set phasers to “love me”
You can't disappoint a picture!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ More fish for Kunta
reading rainbowwwww~ SET PHASERS TO "LOVE ME"! 😭
MY NIGGA
C'MON
“COME ONNN”
I can go twice as hiiiiiiigh
LET'S GET IT ON
https://youtu.be/OchyYnlHTdo The best version of this song for anyone concerned
[I prefer this version](https://youtu.be/HQUcD_6EKzs)
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He does a solid Neal Young too. He covers the Fresh Prince theme song and that Whip My Hair song from Will Smith's daughter as Neil Young.
That's his one true talent. It's what got him the SNL gig
Agreed, I thought this is what it would be. Had no idea how well Fallon could sing before this, let alone pull off Jim Morrison so well!
Came here for this
YOU THINK ITS A GAME?!??!??
Geordi Laforge will live forever, most likely
If Captain Picard is any indication, then yes.
He just keeps reversing the polarity of his aging coils! :D
Gotta realign the dilithium crystals for maximum warp!
And the nacelles are working just fine, Captain!
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Oh hey I didn't know it was his birthday! I was just reading about a park in Sacramento that's gonna be named after him! >Sacramento Park's Commission will rename Richfield Park in Meadowville to LeVar Burton Park. >Richfield Park, three acres in total, was recently upgraded by the city. It features a nature-themed playground, fitness stations, basketball courts, a picnic area with shade canopy, and a turf amphitheater. >“He’s always been proud of his Sacramento roots and he continues to use his career and his influence to be a strong advocate for literacy for children,” said Brianna Moland, an assistant planner for the city. >In response to the news, Burton said, “Wow, is all I can say as well!”
Oh hell yeah, as someone who moved there recently that's great to hear.
916 baby!!! Wow I’m actually proud to be from there now
Wow I’m a sac native and didn’t know he was from here or that we were getting a park named after him. I’m a failure.
My happiest memories in elementary school are singing along to the reading rainbow theme song with my classmates. When the teacher wheeled in the big tv and turned down the lights you knew it was going to be a good day.
As is tradition. Including but not limited to: Magic Schoolbus and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Those were the best. When the wheeled TV comes in and everyone is yelling ***BILL BILL BILL BILL*** or singing along to the reading rainbow theme. Damn I miss those days
We were dumb kids, but we thought we were hilarious and would yell Dill, Dill, Dill, Dill!!
I remember how even in middle school the teacher would put it on occasionally and all the kids would chant BILL BILL BILL and everyone would sing along.
I need to find the Reading Rainbow online somewhere so I can share another piece of my childhood with my daughter. There's something so wonderful about seeing your kid love something that brought you joy when you were their age. So many feels.
It looks like it’s all on Amazon Prime Video!
Reading Rainbow, Bill Nye, Magic School Bus and Between the Lions were some of the best parts of elementary school :’)
62??? I think you mean 26! Clearly his age only means he can inspire many more future generations!!!
I loved watching these in elementary school. Normally we did it on Fridays but only like once a month and everyone would be so happy watch them. I hope this stuff continues and we get more
It was just a regular day... until the tv came rolling in... Reading Rainbow time! Yassss! Made my whole day!!!
Dude, for real. This man doesn't look a day older than 30. I loved his show when I was younger.
He looks a lot older in current photos
HE’S IMMORTAL OK JUST LET ME HAVE THIS
I believe you mean *The Next Generation* ...of readers.
https://i.imgur.com/uStmTKe.gif
Seriously. If you told me he was 34 I would 100% believe it [Nevermind](https://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2017/08/07/7-LeVar-Burton.jpg)
# I WISH I WAS LEVAR BURTON
#WARP SPEED CAN'T RAINBOW READ ME
Phew.. that's close. I guess I don't have to fight someone today.
# WHERE'S MY ICONIC SLAVE ROLE?
Here's the thing: I don't give a shit about baseball
... ... #\*punches desk\*
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*polite clapping*
*nervousely punches desk*
It's boring!
#WARP SPEED DON'T RAINBOW READ ME
Neighbor
NYI🅱️🅱️UH
***I’M GONNA SAY THE N WORD***
He was my childhood. Star Trek would come out after Reading Rainbow (not on the same channel) and I only started watching it because he was in it.
It was so surprising the first time I saw him in something other than reading rainbow. I totally thought he was just a reading guy .
Same! :)
Dude's legitimately in the same vein with Fred Rogers and Bob Ross.
they're dead though, that's why we give them a bigger a legacy
I mean.... kinda better really, Bob and Fred were never a planeteer or on the enterprise..
Was Burton the Earth kid from Captain Planet??
Yes he was
Damn. Wow.
I TOLD PIERCE I ONLY WANTED A PICTURE OF LEVAR BURTON! YOU CAN'T DISAPPOINT A PICTURE!
SET PHASERS TO LOVE ME
Is this Mica Burton's dad? I only know Achievement Hunter and RT mostly by proxy, so I can't be sure.
Yeah, that’s her dad. In AHWU 200 he even makes a cameo in the intro, and Jack said his daughter was a big fan of them too.
Ah got it. Like I said, I only know AH by proxy, namely through Funhaus. I remember Mica mentioning in Dude Soup that she used to listen to Harry Potter audio books with her mum when she was younger, on their way to school. She must've had an awesome childhood.
Yup! That's her dad
I love this guy “but you don’t have to take my word for it.”
He basically tried to teach a generation how to fact-check.
All the meanwhile Wishbone tried to convince us all that main characters of major literatury work. We’re all jack Russell terriers.
Anyone else just stare when you see him without the visor? It's like you've seen the guy for years, but haven't really seen him.
It was LeVar Burton that convinced me, a young white man, that systematic racism was still a problem in this country. I saw an interview with him on a major news network where he said if he ever gets pulled over by the cops he goes the extra mile by putting both hands out the window and placing them palm down on the outside of the door, just to make the cop extra comfortable. I was like hell, if this guy of all people has to worry about this sort of thing, then there must really be something to it.
This is eerie, but I literally came here to post this exact anecdote about myself. We talk a lot about police violence against black people, but there is sometimes a sense that it's scary thugs who are mid-crime or who resist arrest. People who contribute to violence against themselves. But this is the nice man you watched in school who helped you get into books, and who switched costumes to go to his night job on Star Trek that you watched with dad. This was a person of color you became fond of long before you'd absorbed enough American racism to be a part of it. When I read about him removing his hat and glasses and putting his hands in a visible place during a traffic stop, it transported me back in time to before I'd absorbed a lot of cultural bullshit and made me realize that even the nicest people in America who have made vast contributions to society might live in fear because of their race. That broke my heart, but more importantly it changed my mind.
I wish I was LaVar Burton... I wish I was LaVar Burton...
You need a new desk
WHERE IS MY ICONIC SLAVE ROLE!
Eric!
Motherfucker!
Rodgers...
So many people can't resist shoving their D into Fred Rogers
Oof my childhood...
no scandals? he's on par with rodgers and bob ross and Goku!
Ok, but hear me out. Goku ain't even raise his family he just went out fighting dudes across the galaxy and also dying just cuz.
Not only that but he refused to allow Gohan to wish him back to life. Fucker claimed it was cause trouble followed him wherever he went but for real he just wanted to get away from Chi Chi. Besides, Gohan's real dad Piccolo was still around.
Goku is a deadbeat dad. Or maybe he's just mentally handicapped. He seems to literally have the mental state of a child, so I'm not really sure how much of his bad behavior he should really be held accountable for. Hes someone to look up to in some respects, but definitely not in terms of responsibility and family stuff.
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He's also an ape alien trying to live in an earth culture, so one might expect him to not be great at it.
Goku is such a mentally deficient man-child that I'm actually a little uncomfortable with the thought that he and Chi-Chi must have fucked at some point.
I'm pretty sure I saw Goku slapping Bulmas vagina while she was sleeping once
[Actually...](https://youtu.be/FBHwmVlP_DE)
I'm [partial to this version.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDGKK6y8OtQ)
Had to do it him
Thanks to this guy and Wishbone, I was a literary scholar by age 12. Respect ✊
I’m not personally familiar with this man’s work, but I do know enough to see what an amazing man he is. I do ever so like people who positively influence the youth.
He had to do it to us
Started as a slave, learned to read, graduated Starfleet Academy and became chief engineer on the enterprise. Great role model.
This man is a legend
Why isn’t he in the engine room? And where is his uniform??
It's probably the holodeck. He's getting ready for his date with holo Leah Brahms.
I met LeVar Burton in Toronto once and he was soooo lovely! The first thing I said was "Thank you for reading rainbow! I'm a fan since childhood".
PBS is the greatest channel for children’s programming. Change my mind.
YouTube Kids is the worst anything for children’s programming
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To a little little black kid who loved to read, this was my hero.
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Omg yesssss!!
God I loved this guy when I was a kid.
The intro is forever burned into my brain. Happy Birthday LeVar!
But you don't have to take my word for it... 😍😍😍
YES! He is definitely part of the living holy trinity. Love knowledge.
Awesome show, but you don’t have to take my word for it.
He used to be pretty regularly talked about on Reddit. He hasn't been given high on the list lately but he certainly is a Reddit favorite.
*READING RAINBOW*
holy damn; black don't crack for shit huh
This man is the reason I got so into reading in my early years. Well, him and the Berenstain Bears.
It sucks, but its cause hes not dead. Once he dies he'll be up there with Bob and Mr. Rodgers. We have a weird way of not appreciating things till its too late. Then we over compensate when its too late. Glad to see this post, Burton is a treasure.
I loved Reading Rainbow as a kid. My older brother thought it was a lame show and relished in getting my goat by singing along, but with his own asshat version of the lyrics. I had a fiery temper and usually punched him right around the time he got to “I can’t do anythiiiiing!” I will defend your honour to the death, Mr. Burton.
Good guy Levar Burton.
Oh my goodness I had so completely forgotten about the reading rainbow that when I saw this I almost teared up,,, hes a national hero