Latest Puppeteer Podcast Episodes
96 - Heather Henson & Craig Shemin Present: Movin' Right Along: Jim Henson's Washington Road To Stardom
Under The Puppet - June 01, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - On July 21, 2023 as part of the National Puppetry Festival at the University of Maryland, festival attendees were invited to take a bus tour of historical Jim Henson sites in Washington DC and the surrounding areas. The tour was hosted by Heather Henson and au...
95 - Danny Montooth (Disney, Perception Studios, Geico)
Under The Puppet - May 01, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Danny Montooth spent several years as a puppeteer and Puppet Specialist at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. He is also a creator of and puppeteer for Perception Studios which streams weekly live on Twitch. I talk to Danny about working for Disney...
94 - Melvin Campbell (Donkey Hode, Sesame Street, Duo Lingo)
Under The Puppet - April 01, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Melvin Campbell is a puppeteer on the PBS Show Donkey Hode. Not only is he playing the show’s newest character Cousin Hode, he’s also composed music for the show and written a couple of episodes of the show as well. He’s also written for Sesame Street and The ...
93 - Alex Evans (Bob Baker Marionette Theater)
Under The Puppet - March 01, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alex Evans is the Co-Executive Director and Head Puppeteer of The Historic Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles. Since the 1960’s The Bob Baker Marionette Theater has been entertaining audiences throughout Southern California. I talk to Alex Evans about...
92 - Glorious Ladies of Puppetry with Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith
Under The Puppet - February 01, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Puppeteers Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith are the creators, directors, and producers of GLOP - The Glorious Ladies of Puppetry. Donna and Colleen, along with puppeteer Alice Dinnean, created GLOP to promote the many incredible Lady Puppeteers, Puppeteers of ...
91 - Alison Mork (Pee Wee's Playhouse, Sesame Street, The Muppets)
Under The Puppet - January 01, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alison Mork played Chairry on the legendary TV Show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse where she also performed Magic Screen, Chicky Baby, Chandelier and more. She has also puppeteered on Sesame Street, The Muppets, Crank Yankers and Team America World Police. I sit down w...
Puppet Tears, ep 083 — Kevin Carlson on Timmy the Tooth + SAGAFTRA Puppetry Negotiations
Puppet Tears: Puppetry Shop Talk - December 13, 2023 12:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWE. ARE. BACK! We’re joined by Kevin Carlson, creator and star of the iconic 90’s video series Timmy the Tooth. Kevin is also known for his work on projects including The Mr. Potato Head Show, Imagination Movers, Crank Yankers, and The Muppets. Additionally, he is a co-chair of the SAG/AFTRA Pup...
90 - What's Next? A Panel For The Future In Puppetry with Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano & Matthew Lish
Under The Puppet - December 01, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - On Saturday, July 22, 2023, I was honored to be asked to moderate What’s Next? A Panel for the Future in Puppetry at the National Puppetry Festival. I sat down with puppeteers Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano and Matthew Lish to talk about their careers in puppetry ...
89 - Sam Kendall (The Mo Show, Rooming With Dino)
Under The Puppet - November 06, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sam Kendall is a puppeteer, writer and director who has been making puppet videos for the internet for over a decade. His show The Mo Show starring his puppet Mo Monster has shown that Sam is a master at writing, directing and performing puppetry for the web. I...
89 - Sam Kendall (The Mo Show, Rooming With Dino) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - November 06, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sam Kendall is a puppeteer, writer and director who has been making puppet videos for the internet for over a decade. His show The Mo Show starring his puppet Mo Monster has shown that Sam is a master at writing, directing and performing puppetry for the web. I...
88 - Carol Sterling (Educational Puppeteer, UNIMA Past President, Fulbright Specialist)
Under The Puppet - October 02, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - While I was at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival, I met Carol Sterling for the first time. Within a minute of speaking with her, I knew I wanted to get her on the show. Carol Sterling is an educational puppeteer who has taught puppetry in education around t...
87 - Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry's Puppetzilla Puppet Slam
Under The Puppet - September 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - For this episode of Under The Puppet, we’re doing something a little different. We are headed out of the studio to conduct some interviews, sort of documentary style, with several of the performers of the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry’s recent Puppetzilla Pup...
86 - Sid Krofft (The Unusual Artistry of Sid Krofft)
Under The Puppet - August 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sid Krofft is the grandfather of puppetry. He picked up his puppet at a young age and was soon a sensation booking shows across the United States and then around the world. He would go on to create shows such as H.R. Pufnstuff, Land of the Lost and Sigmund & ...
85 - Michael Oosterom (Earth to Ned, No, You Shut Up!, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell)
Under The Puppet - July 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Michael Oosterom puppeteered Cornelius in The Jim Henson Company series Earth To Ned on Disney+. He also played Rankle on the Netflix Series The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell. I talk to Michael about these projects as well as Puppet Up Uncensored, No ...
84 - Dustin Curtis (Trivia Puppet Company, Puppeteers of America) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - June 01, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Dustin Curtis is the puppeteer and founder of Trivia Puppet Company out of Seattle. He is also the current president of the Puppeteers of America and the director of the 2023 National Puppetry Festival happening this July in Maryland. I sit down to chat with ...
83 - Andy Breckman & Ken Freedman (Monk, WFMU's Seven Second Delay) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - May 01, 2023 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Andy Breckman is television and film writer who created the Emmy Award Winning television series Monk. Ken Freedman is the station manager of WFMU, an independent free form radio station in New Jersey. For over 30 years, Andy and Ken have hosted Seven Second ...
82 - Chad Williams (WonderSpark Puppets) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - April 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Chad Williams is the Co-Artistic Director of WonderSpark puppets. He has written, directed and performed over 15 solo puppet shows and will be presenting his show Fox Fables at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival. He’s also the author of the book 50 Hand Pup...
81 - Paul Lewis (Megan - M3gan, Sweet Tooth, Custard's World) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - March 01, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Paul Lewis is a puppeteer who was building puppets and molding creatures at an early age. A trained opera singer and accomplished actor, Paul’s puppetry credit include Bobby the Gopher Boy on the hit Netflix series Sweet Tooth and the menacing M3gan, the kille...
80 - Mike Horner (What If Puppets, How To Snag A Sea Monster) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - February 01, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Mike Horner is the Director of Puppetry Arts at What If Puppets, a puppet company that creates innovate storytelling that captures children’s imaginations and inspires communities. I talk to Mike about his puppetry career, how e got started at What If Puppets...
79 - Alex & Olmsted (Milo the Magnificent, Marooned! A Space Comedy) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - January 01, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alex & Olmsted is an internationally acclaimed puppet theater and filmmaking company than has been the recipient of two Jim Henson Foundation Grants. They create puppet magic in many different mediums and will be performing live at the 2023 National Puppetry Fest...
78 - Danny Joe LaBrecque (Danny Joe's Treehouse) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - December 01, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Danny Joe LaBrecque is the creator, puppeteer and host of Danny Joe’s Treehouse. A show that invites families to come out and play with big thoughts, ideas, and feelings. I talk to Danny Joe about the development of Danny Joe’s Treehouse and how he has been abl...
77.5 - Puppeteers React to Lemonade by Kukla, Fran and Ollie Featuring Drew Massey - Under the Puppet
Under The Puppet - November 16, 2022 18:47 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - I've asked some of my favorite puppeteers to bring in their favorite pieces of puppetry for us to react to! Look at these popular scenes from a puppeteer's point of view! THIS EPISODE'S CLIP: https://youtu.be/VZK8607PQtM?t=29 Visit the Kukla, Fran and Ollie Yo...
77 - Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop: The Team That Changed Children's Television with Mallory Lewis - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - November 01, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Mallory Lewis is the Emmy Award winning daughter of ventriloquist Shari Lewis and the current performer of Lamb Chop. She’s also an author who along with Nat Segloff has just released a book called: Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop: The Team That Changed Children’s ...
76.5 - Puppeteers React to Feed Me from Little Shop of Horrors featuring Drew Massey - Under the Puppet
Under The Puppet - October 15, 2022 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - I've asked some of my favorite puppeteers to bring in their favorite pieces of puppetry for us to look at these popular scenes from a puppeteer's point of view! This week my guest is Drew Massey and we watch Feed Me from the 1986 film Little Shop of Horrors dire...
76 - Jim Henson’s Sam and Friends with Craig Shemin - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - September 24, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sam & Friends - The Story of Jim Henson’s First Television Show is a brand new book by Craig Shemin that explores, in depth, the history of Sam & Friends, the first TV Show that Jim and Jane Henson created for local television in Washington DC. I talk to Craig S...
75 - Kurt Hunter (Penguin In My Pocket, Sock Puppet Serenade) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - September 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kurt Hunter built his first marionette at age 12. Ever since he’s made marionettes his passion creating several shows he’s performed all over the United States with his company Kurt Hunter Marionettes. In addition to teaching and performing at National Puppet...
74 - Donkey Hodie with Ellen Doherty and Haley Jenkins - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - August 01, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - The TV Show Donkey Hodie from Fred Rogers productions expands on characters created by Mr. Rogers and empowers viewers to dream big and overcome obstacles. Chief Creative Officer for Fred Rogers Productions and Executive producer of the show Ellen Doherty and ...
73 - Brodrick Jones (Jigsaw, UBU FAUST, War Sheep) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - July 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Brodrick Jones or Jonesy, is a puppeteer and creator whose wildly inventive puppet pieces are filled with his hilarious sense of humor. From his webseries Jigsaw to his one man show UBU FAUST that played in Edinburg to his standalone pieces that have been feat...
72 - Kristin Charney (Ratched, The Muppets, Frances) - Under The Puppet
Under The Puppet - June 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 34 ratingshttp://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Kristin Charney has puppeteered for television, movies and in commercials. She’s worked for The Muppets, Cartoon Network, Netflix and more. She played the title role in The Jim Henson Company production Frances and she’s also performed live puppetry in several...
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...