{"id":1903,"date":"2023-06-26T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1903"},"modified":"2023-07-05T18:48:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T18:48:12","slug":"mining-the-archive-mondays-ep-55-macgyver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1903","title":{"rendered":"Mining the Archive Mondays: Ep. 55: MacGyver"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9102\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1903-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_55_MacGyver.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_55_MacGyver.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_55_MacGyver.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_55_MacGyver.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1903-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/content.blubrry.com\/inside_the_box_the_tv_history\/Inside_the_Box_ep_55_MacGyver.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Inside_the_Box_ep_55_MacGyver.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week Andrew and Steve school Jonathan on appreciating the rare delicacy that is Richard Dean Anderson&#8217;s MacGyver. 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