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Piecing Together Practice - Larissa Deak
Talking Sock - May 05, 2022 07:14 - 59 minutesLarissa Deak (she/her) is an interdisciplinary teaching artist with a practice that stretches from stilt walking to 2D animated "crankies". Lara is on Jaggera country in Brisbane (Meanjin) and fosters community through her theatre practice. In this episode, we discuss being an artist and a mothe...
Dream To Play - Jacob Williams
Talking Sock - March 08, 2022 06:14 - 1 hourLemony S Puppet Theatre is the whimsical invention of dynamic duo Sarah Kriegler and Jacob Williams. Last episode, we spoke to Sarah about how she has cultivated a career as a dancer, puppeteer, writer, director, mentor and festival producer. This week, we speak with Jacob. Jacob's done just ab...
Stargazing for Sputnik
Talking Sock - February 07, 2022 13:26 - 1 hourLemony S Puppet Theatre is the whimsical invention of dynamic duo Sarah Kriegler and Jacob Williams. Over the course of her career, Sarah has cultivated a career as a dancer, puppeteer, writer, director, mentor, festival producer - you name it! But what strikes me most about Sarah is her pas...
Stargazing for Sputnik - Sarah Kriegler
Talking Sock - February 07, 2022 13:26 - 1 hourLemony S Puppet Theatre is the whimsical invention of dynamic duo Sarah Kriegler and Jacob Williams. Over the course of her career, Sarah has cultivated a career as a dancer, puppeteer, writer, director, mentor, festival producer - you name it! But what strikes me most about Sarah is her pas...
One Of The Gang - Marilyn Agrelo
Talking Sock - January 29, 2022 05:56 - 30 minutesSTREET GANG: How We Got To Sesame Street releases in Australia in select cinema's and on digital on February 2nd 2022. To celebrate, we've collaborated with UNIMA Oz and NIXCO to bring you a special interview with the documentary's Director, Marilyn Agrelo. Marilyn is a director in her own rig...
Let's All Eat Cake - Ronnie Burkett
Talking Sock - November 21, 2021 00:12 - 1 hourIn the darkest point of Toronto's lockdown, Ronnie Burkett made an instagram post about the day when we would all be together again. As Melbourne and Toronto emerge from these dark times, it finally feels like the right time to release this episode. It's also my birthday. So "let's all eat cak...
Story Time with Richard Bradshaw
Talking Sock - March 20, 2021 13:01 - 11 minutesHappy World Puppetry Day 2021! It's one year since Talking Sock was first released to the world. At the height of the pandemic, Australia had just gone into its first national lockdown. And there I was, oblivious to it all, just a little puppet guy trying to pump out four episodes of #puppetp...
A Good Yarn - Nancy Black
Talking Sock - January 21, 2021 05:05 - 1 hourHailing from the USA but an Aussie through and through, Nancy Black has tread the boards as an actor, writer, dramaturg, educator producer and director for over 50 years. Nancy has been with Blackhole Theatre Company in Melbourne (Victoria) since 2001 when she directed 'Caravan' at short notice....
And May The Art Form Live - Peter J Wilson
Talking Sock - December 26, 2020 02:14 - 1 hourPeter Wilson is a gentle soul with a giant career behind him. His delicate voice has been directing puppeteers since the 1970s and Peter has been heavily involved in some of Australia's earlier puppet theatre companies. Peter was a core member of Handspan Theatre (VIC) and artistic director of S...
Getting Feltfaced - Heath McIvor
Talking Sock - October 26, 2020 12:51 - 1 hourWell, this one was a true honour and such a treat. In this special length 90 minute episode I talk with the man under the worlds most famous purple puppet - Heath McIvor. Heath has been a pioneer of the industry for over 15 years, seamlessly merging puppetry with stand up comedy and showing the ...
Up To Snuff - Andy Freer
Talking Sock - October 07, 2020 19:00 - 1 hourAndy Freer is the Artistic Director of Snuff Puppets, a puppetry institution of Melbourne that was incorporated in 1992. Andy has been performing as a puppeteer for over thirty years, right back to his days growing up in Canberra before a whimsical stop off Melbourne in Melbourne after a particu...
Pulling Strings - Leon Hendroff
Talking Sock - September 23, 2020 20:00 - 55 minutesHailing from WA, Leon Hendroff is a material mastermind. In his large scale work for various festivals including the annual Joondalup Festival and as a resident designer for Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Leon's work is renowned for its poetic beauty. In this episode, Leon and I discuss his signa...
Alien Voodoo - Danny Miller
Talking Sock - July 16, 2020 15:05 - 1 hourIt's so nice to be back, and for a brief moment, back in the studio face to face with Voodoo Puppeteer Alien with Extraordinary Abilities (as stated on his U.S green card) - Danny Miller! After finding a love of puppets from his family, Danny's passion for puppetry was reignited when he saw Ron...
Into The Future - Joe Blanck
Talking Sock - June 12, 2020 05:52 - 1 hourAustralia is a big place, so the team of artists, sculptors and engineers at A Blanck Canvas make their puppets to size. Joe Blanck is the mastermind behind some of Australia's best and brightest roving puppets, seen at festivals and site activations here and all over the world. In this episo...
Playing Superheroes - Drew Wilson
Talking Sock - June 03, 2020 19:15 - 59 minutesPuppeteer, actor and writer Drew Wilson was always the guy with the career I wanted in puppetry. With roles in Australia's very first Warhorse, to playing the heroic title role of Lazer Beak Man for Dead Puppet Society, Drew has fascinated me in the fact that he maintains his terminal loveliness...
Talent, Drive, Luck and Bellybutton Lint - Dennis Murphy
Talking Sock - May 27, 2020 19:40 - 52 minutesDennis Murphy has been working as an independent puppeteer for over 30 years. Based in Old Toongabbie NSW, he is Australia's resident expert in Commedia Dell'Arte Puppetry. Growing up in the prairies of Iowa, Dennis was fed on vaudeville and puppetry and has become a great ventriloquist and ent...
An Honest Voice - Cam Ralph
Talking Sock - May 20, 2020 19:45 - 1 hourCam Ralph's journey from creating characters in school textbooks, to animating them for the screen, to voicing and puppeteering them in some of Australia's most popular children's television and theatre shows is certainly one that feels full circle. Cam joins me on this week's episode to unpack...
Carve Your Way - Jhess Knight
Talking Sock - May 13, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutesJhess Knight has made herself into a key player in the Melbourne puppetry scene since her return from The London School of Puppetry in 2014. Five years on from her training, Jhess' passion, drive and honed business skills have seen her become the creative director of the internationally successf...
Carve A Way - Jhess Knight
Talking Sock - May 13, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutesJhess Knight has made herself into a key player in the Melbourne puppetry scene since her return from The London School of Puppetry in 2014. Five years on from her training, Jhess' passion, drive and honed business skills have seen her become the creative director of the internationally successf...
Mid-Season Hiatus
Talking Sock - April 29, 2020 19:45 - 52 secondsTalking Sock Podcast is the Number 1 Podcast for Puppetry in Australia. We'll be taking a mid-season hiatus while we adjust to our online interview strategy during the nCOVID19 Pandemic. We'll be back in 2 weeks, at the new release time of 6am, Thursdays Australian Eastern Standard Time. Unti...
Find Your Tribe - Christopher Ragg
Talking Sock - April 24, 2020 20:00 - 44 minutesAustralian puppet builder Chris Ragg is a Melbourne based Muppets lover who has been perfecting his craft for the past 30 years. Hailing from New Zealand, Chris has recently commercialised his practice by forming his label, Puppet Tribe. We talk the ins and outs of building hand and rod style...
A Place For Puppetry - Sue Wallace
Talking Sock - April 17, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutesWelcome to another episode of Talking Sock, In this week's episode I am joined by Sue Wallace, professional puppetry artist and co-artistic director of the Sydney Puppet Theatre. Sue was a puppeteer at the Marionette Theatre of Australia in Sydney during the 1980s. She engages in all aspects of...
Dreamer in Conversation - Richard Hart
Talking Sock - April 10, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutesIn this week's episode, I am joined by President of UNIMA Australia and owner/ operator of Dram Puppets, Richard Hart. Richard has been performing under Dream Puppets for nearly 25 years and has been the President of UNIMA Australia for the past 6 years. Dream Puppet shows use black light pupp...
Show on The Road - Kailah Cabanas
Talking Sock - April 03, 2020 19:00 - 42 minutesIn this week's episode, I am joined in Sydney by Kailah Cabanas. A content warning for our listeners, this episode does include content related to mental health and disordered eating. If this content brings up sensitive thoughts or feelings, contact www.beyondblue.org.au / 1300 22 4636, www.kid...
Out of The Shadows Into The Spotlight - Part 2 - Richard Bradshaw
Talking Sock - March 27, 2020 19:00 - 48 minutesGiving Life to Puppetry In this second episode of our two-part interview with Richard Bradshaw, we discuss UNIMA Australia, a book about shadow puppets, Norman Hetherington of Mr Squiggle and how Richard makes his puppets so distinct and engaging for young audiences. - World renowned shadow p...
Out of the Shadows, into The Spotlight - Richard Bradshaw
Talking Sock - March 21, 2020 12:00 - 56 minutesA Life In Puppetry World renowned shadow puppet master Richard Bradshaw needs no introduction to the international puppetry community. His work has been seen by millions through a life time of stage performances all over the world and through television appearances including “The Muppet Show” a...
Out of the Shadows, Into The Spotlight - Part 1 - Richard Bradshaw
Talking Sock - March 21, 2020 12:00 - 56 minutesA Life In Puppetry In this first half of our two-part interview with Richard Bradshaw, we talk about his beginnings at The Clovelly Puppet Theatre and The Marionette Theatre of Australia, his travels as a touring performer and his time with Jim Henson and Caroll Spinney - World renowned shado...
Out of the Shadows, into The Spotlight - Part 1 - Richard Bradshaw
Talking Sock - March 21, 2020 12:00 - 56 minutesA Life In Puppetry In this first half of our two-part interview with Richard Bradshaw, we talk about his beginnings at The Clovelly Puppet Theatre and The Marionette Theatre of Australia, his travels as a touring performer and his time with Jim Henson and Caroll Spinney - World renowned shado...
Bananas! - Kay Yasugi
Talking Sock - March 20, 2020 15:17 - 1 hourKay Yasugi has fashioned herself into a staple of Australian puppetry. Based in Sydney, Kay brings her true sense of joy to every performance, workshop and puppet she brings to life. She is a powerhouse theatre maker, performer and builder trying to create as many opportunities for puppeteers in...
Dinosaurs! - Philip Millar
Talking Sock - March 20, 2020 13:01 - 47 minutesThis week, its all about Dinosaurs! I think when you have a passion about something, and you've held that passion for a long time, that is something to be celebrated! Philip Millar loves Dinosaurs. And boy I'm glad he does. He's brought dinosaurs back to life for Polyglot Puppet Theatre, Creat...
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