Short: Idaho's Mail-Order Messiah
Clip: Season 2 Episode 5 | 5m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Scenes from “Idaho’s Mail-Order Messiah” about Frank Robinson and Psychiana.
In this digital short, we explore Frank Robinson’s Psychiana, a mail-order religion founded and headquartered in Moscow, Idaho. It emerged during the Great Depression, offering hope and self-help through the mail for a dollar a lesson to followers around the world.
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Idaho Experience is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation. Additional Funding by Anne Voillequé and Louise Nelson, Judy and Steve Meyer, Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation, the...
Short: Idaho's Mail-Order Messiah
Clip: Season 2 Episode 5 | 5m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
In this digital short, we explore Frank Robinson’s Psychiana, a mail-order religion founded and headquartered in Moscow, Idaho. It emerged during the Great Depression, offering hope and self-help through the mail for a dollar a lesson to followers around the world.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Preview of "Idaho's Mail-Order Messiah"
Preview: S2 Ep5 | 30s | The intriguing history of Psychiana, a Depression-era religion founded in Idaho. (30s)
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Idaho Experience is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation. Additional Funding by Anne Voillequé and Louise Nelson, Judy and Steve Meyer, Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation, the...