
Preview of "Idaho's Mail-Order Messiah"
Preview: Season 2 Episode 5 | 30s
The intriguing history of Psychiana, a Depression-era religion founded in Idaho.
In "Idaho's Mail-Order Messiah," we uncover the intriguing story of 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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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...

Preview of "Idaho's Mail-Order Messiah"
Preview: Season 2 Episode 5 | 30s
In "Idaho's Mail-Order Messiah," we uncover the intriguing story of 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...