It’s another sunny day here on The MuppetCast! First we’ll catch up with the recent Sesame Street special “Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times.” Make sure to check out the official website complimenting the TV piece for additional information and recources. Then we hook up with Eric, Cathy, and Dan from Mouse Guest Weekly to discuss all things Muppet that came out of the recent D23 Expo. There’s a long list of announcements to discuss and debate, and we had a great time doing it. (more…)
Author: Steve Swanson
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Show #127 – September 13, 2009
My guest this week is puppeteer Paul McGinnis! Paul has worked on some high-profile puppet projects like Between The Lions, It’s A Big Big World, Crank Yankers…and there’s that other kid’s show that he’s been on once or twice. No seriously, Paul has also had an awesome career working on Sesame Street, with dozens of Sesame (and some other Muppet) projects under his belt. He’s wrapping up his work on the fantastic arena show Walking With Dinosaurs in a few weeks and going off to shoot the second season of Big Big World. He’s an incredibly talented puppeteer and I know you’ll enjoy our interview. (more…)
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Show #126 – September 9, 2009
Quite the lineup for this week’s show. Counting 1, 2, 3…4! Four special guests, ah, ah, ah! They include Peter Bell from Bell, Book & Comic (celebrating their 6th anniversary this weekend!), KermiClown aka David S. from Florida, Ryan and Joe from ToughPigs.com, and author Michael Davis with some great news regarding his book “Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street“. (more…)
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Show #125 – August 30, 2009
Excelsior! The MuppetCast is all about superheroes, comics, and the like this week, as I welcome the crew from The Amazing Comicast in a new Profile of a Podcaster segment. I thought this would make a perfect addition to the recent shows we’ve done about Comic Con and with Muppet Show Comic Book cartoonist Roger Langridge, and we had a great time talking Muppets, Star Wars, and of course, comic books. (more…)
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Show #124 – August 23, 2009
Magenta is beautiful! This week we celebrate one of the unsung heroes of Sesame Street, Roosevent Franklin. Thanks to listener BigBirdFan for helping with the music for this episode. I think it came together nicely! In this week’s feature segment we talk about Roosevelt’s history – and how much of it ties into Sesame actor Matt Robinson – and we celebrate the time Roosevelt spent on the show. (more…)
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Show #123 – August 16, 2009
Hey look, an orchestra of penguins! Since this week brings another Best of The MuppetCast (and since I’ve gotten so many requests for this lately), I thought it might be fun to present the entire MuppetVision 3D WDW attraction for your listening enjoyment. Whether you’re long overdue for this 3D extravaganza or…er, um…just saw it yesterday, there’s never a bad time for MuppetVision! (more…)
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Show #121 – August 2, 2009
I’m very happy to bring on Roger Langridge for his second MuppetCast appearance! Roger is the cartoonist behind the wonderful new Muppet Show comic books currently flying off store shelves, and he joins me this week to talk about his recent experiences at Comic Con 2009.
Special thanks to Frank The Horse (maybe steer the little ones away) for that hilarious intro. I loved it! If YOU, dear listener, know any puppet characters who would like to give a special intro for The MuppetCast, let me extend the invitation to call them in or record and send it like Frank! (more…)
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Show #120 – July 26, 2009
This week I just can’t seem to get off the phone. I’m happy to welcome not one, not two, but FOUR MuppetCast listeners on to talk about their experiences at both Comic Con 2009 and the recent Puppeteers of America National festival.
Special thanks to Matt Kahl, Marianne Murphy, Megan McCabe, and David Stephens for talking with me this week. We all had a blast! (more…)
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Show #119 – July 19, 2009
Call it an unofficial MuppetCast Road Trip, call it Peanut Butter Oreo day, whatever you call it, it’s a brand-new episode of The MuppetCast! This week we go to Orlando, FL, as Muppeteer Leslie Cararra-Rudolph presents her stage workshop “Wake Up Your Weird”, a one-hour one-woman ride through Leslie’s creative mind. It’s a great time, so grab some candy and enjoy! (more…)