The summer 2009 travel season is fast approaching! Joining me to help you find Sesame Street characters and attractions is Ann Kearns, Vice President of Licensing at Sesame Workshop. Ann has several options for families, including Sesame Place, Busch Gardens, Sea World, and Beaches Jamaica! (more…)
Author: Steve Swanson
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Show #107 – April 26, 2009
This week our old friends James & Joe from “Bunnies In Peril” are in town, so we take a rare opportunity to sit and talk with them. In our discussion we talk about magic and magicians appearing within the Muppet universe, as well as general mayhem and hilarity. You can hear their earlier appearances in episodes 22 and 55. (more…)
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Show #106 – April 19, 2009
This week we welcome Shane Roberts, host of the Communicore Online Podcast. Shane is not only a Disney fan of many years (as the title indicates), but a big Henson fan as well. We spend some time talking not only about Communicore Online and podcasting in general, but also about some truly scary Henson moments in an all-new Muppet List segment. (more…)
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Show #105 – April 12, 2009
We made it! Two years in the making, we celebrate this 2nd anniversary by doing what we do best: bringing the best Muppet content on the web to the fans! The podcast’s finest moments tend to come when special guests appear and talk about their life working with Jim Henson and the Muppets, so that’s just what we’re going to do this week. (more…)
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Show #104 – April 5, 2009
As part of an ongoing effort to promote not only Sesame Street the TV show, but also Sesame Workshop and its many special projects, I’m delighted to welcome Sonia Manzano (official website) on to The MuppetCast this week. Ms Manzano has been playing the part of Maria on Sesame Street for 37 years now, and in this special interview we talk about her life both on and off the Street. (more…)
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Show #103 – March 29, 2009
Joining me this week to talk about Coming Home: Military Families Cope With Change is Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, VP of Outreach and Educational Practices at Sesame Workshop. Dr. Betancourt joined us last year to talk about the “Talk, Listen, Connect” initiative, and in this episode she and I talk about this new half-hour special airing on PBS Wednesday, April 1 at 8pm Eastern (check local listings). (more…)
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Show #102 – March 22, 2009
More from the fan-beloved series The Jim Henson Hour this week, as we experience the seventh episode “Health and Fitness“. Naturally, everyone gets sick and injured. This episode also contained the beautiful piece The Song of the Cloud Forest. (more…)
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Show #101 – March 15, 2009
This week it’s MuppetCast Radio Theater, with the Henson classic Tales of the Tinkerdee? What’s a Tinkerdee you ask, and what might be the tales behind it? Read all about it in the Muppet Wiki!
The MuppetCast is brought to you by the letter H, the number 12, and Bell, Book & Comic. Life should be more fun! (more…)
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Show #100! – March 8, 2009
I know everyone wants to hear this one ASAP, so I’ll add show notes tomorrow and just post the “concert” for now. Thanks!
-Steve
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Show #99 – March 1, 2009
We head back to New Jersey this week for “Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration and Discovery with the Legendary Cast.” This was a special event hosted by author Michael Davis and William Paterson University, and featured eight people who played a vital role in the show’s initial and enduring success. (more…)