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This is the first of five episode charting the life, career and influence of filmmaker Whit Stillman during the rise of a new American auteur movem...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Nina Keogh, Credit: Nina Keogh
Nina Keogh puppeteered the rhyming Muffy Mouse on the show Today’s Special. Her other puppetry credits include work on the iconic Canadian kids sh...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 01:03:45
Caption: Matt Vogel, Credit: Matt Vogel
Matt Vogel is a principal Muppet performer who took over the roles of Sesame Street’s Big Bird and The Count as well as the most recognizable puppe...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 01:01:54
Caption: Lisa Sweasy, Credit: Lisa Sweasy
The Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky is the world’s only museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism. I speak with Vent Haven’s curato...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 31:42
Caption: Jay Johnson, Credit: Jay Johnson
Ventriloquist Jay Johnson became a household name starring on the sitcom Soap as ventriloquist Chuck Campbell. He later went on to win a Tony Awar...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 01:16:36
Caption: Ronnie Burkett, Credit: Ronnie Burkett
I talk to master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett, who is teaching a Master Class at the 2020 National Puppetry Conference, about his thoughts on the Confe...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 24:37
Caption: Cheryl Blaylock, Credit: Cheryl Blaylock
Cheryl Blaylock puppeteered the character Eureeka on the hit Nickelodeon show Eureeka’s Castle. Other credits include work on Sesame Street, Oobi,...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 01:06:03
Caption: Olga Felgemacher & Craig Marin, Credit: Craig Marin
This episode my guests are Olga Felgemacher & Craig Marin, the creative minds behind Flexitoon.  Over the years they've worked on such shows as Pin...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2020
  • Length: 01:32:22
Caption: Raymond Carr
My guest this episode is Raymond Carr.  Raymond has worked on many projects including The Jim Henson Company's Splash and Bubbles, Nickelodeon's La...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:03:30
Caption: Kevin Carlson discusses SAG/AFTRA Union Contracts
In this episode, I sit down with Kevin Carlson to talk SAG/AFTRA Contracts and how they relate to puppeteers. Kevin and I discuss what those contra...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 45:12
Caption: Nina Conti, Credit: Nina Conti
This episode I speak with ventriloquist Nina Conti. She was in HBO’s Family Tree and the Christopher Guest film For Your Consideration alongside h...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 28:39
Caption: Steve Hall, Credit: Steve Hall
For 10 years, Shotgun Red served as the puppet co-host of Nashville Now. He also spent ten years on Hee Haw and hosted the first country music vide...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 54:16
Caption: Phillip Huber, Credit: Phillip Huber
Phillip Huber is internationally known as an “artist with marionettes.” He has performed in venues and on cruise ships all over the world and is c...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 01:12:40
Caption: Christine Papalexis, Credit: Christine Papalexis
Christine Papalexis is a puppeteer, puppet designer, puppet and costume maker and an artist. She’s worked on many projects including The Muppets, ...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 52:19
Caption: Paul Fusco, Credit: Paul Fusco
Paul Fusco is the creator and puppeteer of one of the most recognizable puppets in the world, ALF. In this interview, I talk with Paul about the c...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 53:34
Caption: Sam Koji Hale & Mallory O'Meara, Credit: Sam Koji Hale & Mallory O'Meara
Recorded live during the DragonCon Puppetry Track in Atlanta, this is a great panel discussion about puppet filmmaking with creator and puppeteer S...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 51:09
Caption: Annett Mateo, Credit: Annett Mateo
Recorded live at Felt-A-Con in Seattle, Washington, this is a wonderful interview with puppeteer and builder Annett Mateo who is the Master Puppet ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:47
Caption: Michael Paul Ziegfeld, Credit: Michael Paul Ziegfeld
This episode, my guest is Michael Paul Ziegfeld who has puppeteered for Sesame Street, The Jim Henson Company and also created a puppet web series ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 55:00
Caption: Kirk Tatcher, Credit: Kirk Thatcher
This episode we have a bit of a different perspective on the art and business of puppetry as we interview writer, director and creator Kirk R. That...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:27
Caption: TIm Blaney, Credit: TIm Blaney
This episode I speak with puppeteer and voiceover artist, Tim Blaney. Tim was Johnny 5 in the Short Circuit films and Frank the Pug in Men in Blac...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 50:55
Caption: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Credit: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph’s first big puppet job was working on Muppets Tonight alongside Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz and Kevin Clash to name a...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:41
Caption: Bruce Lanoil, Credit: Bruce Lanoil
This month I interview puppeteer Bruce Lanoil. We speak of his work with The Muppets where he worked alongside Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 52:57
Caption: Kevin Carlson, Credit: Kevin Carlson
Kevin Carlson has puppeteered for The Muppets, Pee Wee’s Playhouse, Mr. Potato Head and more! We talk about working on The Muppet Show: On Tour, w...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 45:38
Caption: Dan Milano, Credit: Dan Milano
This episode’s interview is with Dan Milano who is the creator and puppeteer of Greg the Bunny and Warren the Ape. I talk to Dan about the influen...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:13
Caption: Allan Trautman, Credit: Allan Trautman
Allan Trautman has had a tremendous puppetry career which includes work with The Muppets, The Jim Henson Company and in feature films such as The J...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 56:23