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I guess you could call this week's episode "MuppetCast Radio Theater" (I mistakenly used the term "improvised radio theater" in the show, when really nothing is being improvised). Tales of the Tinkerdee is one of those old pieces that, if you're one of those folks that really "get" Jim Henson's...

I can't believe this show is finally online! After a 2 & 1/2 week effort of recording and editing (and thanks to some awesome work done by some incredible MuppetCast listeners), the 100th episode is up for public consumption. I hope you like it! There's a somewhat novel concept behind this...

First of all, I have to apologize for not having time to post as much as I'd like recently. Life tends to get in the way sometimes, and I figure between posting and doing a podcast, you guys would rather I do the podcast :) But look at me, here I am, right where I belong once again. This...

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I'm very excited to bring puppeteer Matt Ficner on this week to talk about his unique approach to puppet film projects. Matt is a Canadian puppeteer who's certainly made the rounds working for people like Noreen Young and Brian Henson - and doing the typical kind of children's productions that...

Hopefully by now everyone's been able to listen to the new episode (and last weeks', which didn't get a thread on the forums...sorry!). Last week's show was all about the gang at Muppet Central scrambling for ratings (a strangely coincidental topic), and Miss Piggy's Hollywood. This week it's...

Man, it feels good to be back! The MuppetCast is back and better than ever this week with an all-new episode. My two special guests include Kevin K. (who's also a member of the Muppet Central Forums), and Van from the Netcot podcast. Lots going on in the Muppet world and web, and because...

All right. This is a big one. Not only do we have Hugh Fink, Scott Ganz, and Andrew Samson on the show (3 of the 4 writers of Letters to Santa)...but we have the fourth writer as well: Muppet legend Paul Williams! Talking with all four of these gentlemen was such a thrill. We talked about...

This is a Special Edition of The MuppetCast, featuring 1978's "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street". I realized as I listened back over the show that I talk a lot about Jon Stone in certain parts of this special. That's because most of the special came right from Jon's head and heart. The main...

I'm happy to welcome back author Michael Davis to talk more in-depth about his new book "Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street" this week! Michael and I talk about where the initial idea for the book came from, the practice of writing in general, and we recount many of the amazing...

In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, I thought it would be fun to revisit some fun moments involving the Muppet Meleagris gallopavo (um, that's a turkey). So along with Muppet news and trivia, and some awesome listener submissions, I think it all makes for an episode...

This week I'm proud to welcome the Walt Disney Company's Senior VP of Special Events and General Manager of Muppet Studios, Lylle Breier, to the show. Along with Ms. Breier, other special guests include author Michael Davis (author of "Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street"), Elisa...

I have a need for one or two (maybe more) people to help me with a little project. It involves going back and listening through all the past interviews I've done on the podcast and transcribing them (typing out the questions and answers). Given the volume of interviews we've had on the show...

Hey everybodeeee! The new MuppetCast is online, and boy is it a doozie. Or is that, a dooz-er? I dunno, you tell me. Three main things going on in this episode: some coverage of the recent Muppet Whatnot "takeover" on the TODAY show (from this past Thursday Nov 13), a review of the new...

This week I welcome back our good friend Jim Lewis. We'll be discussing Jim's new books "Jim Henson's Doodle Dreams", and Pepe the King Prawn's "It's Hard Out Here For A Shrimp". Kyle W. also joins me for a new Muppet List, where we discuss favorite Bert & Ernie moments. I realized during...

I thought I'd give everybody a heads-up, Jim Lewis and I are supposed to talk this week about the new Pepe book, in an interview to be presented on the next show. I want to give people the opportunity to post questions here (or email, if you'd rather send them that way, but don't PM me or my...

Hey all! Sorry for not posting a show #81 thread. Things just got too busy with the WDW trip to start a respectable thread, and by the time we got back home it was time to start working on #82...which is this one! I'm very happy with how this episode came out, and even happier to announce...

This episode concludes the 4-part series on the Center for Puppetry Arts. It's been fun covering the Center and talking about all the great events that go on there, but this time the people from the Center get to talk about it! This show is sort of a long-form montage of voices from over a...

I've been seeing this for the past day or so. Henson has picked up a spec script for a new film where puppets are the victims in a murder mystery. If you haven't heard about it, read it here. I guess I have two questions. 1) Do you want to hear much about this on The MuppetCast? and 2)...

Hi, howya doin', welcome to The MuppetCast! This week's show was originally slated to be the conclusion of our 4-part miniseries on the Center for Puppetry Arts, but as I was researching some things over the past few days I became convinced that I had to change it over to something else...