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'Reading Rainbow' reboot host shares 'the most extraordinary thing I've ever learned about myself'

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Mychal Threets. (Courtesy of ALA)
Mychal Threets. (Courtesy of ALA)

Host David Folkenflik celebrates National Library Week with Mychal Threets, the host of the revival of the beloved children's program "Reading Rainbow."

Threets discusses challenges to libraries, including a rise in book bans. He's also a vocal mental health advocate and shares how his recent autism and ADHD diagnosis has been an awakening.

This segment aired on April 21, 2026.

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