Under The Puppet

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com -  Russ Walko has puppeteered on projects such as Five Nights at Freddy’s, Waffles + Mochi and Mystery Science Theater 3000.  He’s also an Emmy Nominated puppet wrangler and builder who has worked with The Muppets and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.  His own puppet shop Puppet Garage has built puppets for commercials and films and TV shows such as The Barbarian and the Troll.  I talk to Russ Walko about all this and more on this supersized 100th episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Russ Walko by becoming a Bonus Content Patron! Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! Connect with : Website - https://russwalko.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/puppetgarage Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/puppetGARAGE IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2260986 Discussed on the show: Puppet Garage - http://puppetgarage.com Erax - https://www.netflix.com/title/81349232 Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com -  Cat Rock is a puppeteer, filmmaker and puppet builder who lives in Bristol in South West England.  Disciplined in many styles of puppetry from hand and rod, to shadow, to table top to giant puppets, Cat is always looking to push the notion of what can be done with puppets.  She’s a trustee at puppet place, a workspace for all things puppetry in Bristol and she spearheads the Bristol 48 Hour Film Challenge.  Additionally, she’s puppeteered for Coldplay in front of 70,000 people, created a puppet show for a bio-dome and brought the classic animated character Count Duckula to life as a puppet.  I talk to Cat about all these projects and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Cat Rock at our Patreon Page. Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! Connect with Cat Rock: Website - https://catrock.portfoliobox.net Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/catrockpuppetry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@catherinerock260 Discussed on the show: House of Funny Noises YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@houseoffunnynoises7458 Puppet Place - https://puppetplace.org Bristol 48 Hour Puppet Film Challenge - https://bristol48hpuppetfilmchallenge.co.uk Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com -  Luman Coad is a puppeteer who spent several years as the director of The Storybook Theater at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, California.  He used the skills learned there to found his own puppet company Coad Canada Puppets, that produced over 30 different puppet shows and traveled around the world performing them.  He’s worked in TV and Film and is the founder of Charlemagne Press, a publisher that specializes in books about puppetry.  I talk to Luman Coad about all this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Luman Coad exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Connect with : Books - https://www.amazon.com/Books-Luman-Coad/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ALuman+Coad IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167540/ World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts - https://wepa.unima.org/en/coad-canada-puppets/ Discussed on the show: Happy Hollow Park - https://happyhollow.org The Storybook Theater at Children's Fairyland - https://fairyland.org/events-and-performances/puppet-shows/ Charlemagee Press - https://www.charlemagnepress.com Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com -  Bob Mills is one of, if not the original Disneyland puppeteers, performing marionette shows at the park starting in 1957.  Before that he puppeteered at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, CA and before that he was the resident puppeteer and clown for the TV show Just Kids which broadcast every weekday in Hawaii.  Bob would later step away from puppetry to do make-up for some of the biggest stars in film and television.  I talk to Bob Mills about all of this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Bob Mills exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Discussed on the show: Bob Baker Marionette Theater - http://bobbakermarionettetheater.com The Secrets of Making Marionettes by Rufus Rose - Part I - https://books.google.com/books?id=u94DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA119&pg=PA119#v=onepage&q&f=false Part II - https://books.google.com/books?id=xt8DAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA283&pg=PA283#v=onepage&q&f=false Children's Fairyland - https://fairyland.org Disneyland - https://disneyland.disney.go.com Photos courtesy of Bob Mills & Randal Metz Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://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 author Craig Shemin.  Cheryl Henson was also along for the tour. I recorded the audio of that bus trip in binaural audio and I present it to you now on this episode of Under The Puppet. Visit Underthepuppet.com to see a collection of pictures I took on the tour. Discussed on the show: Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org Heather Henson - https://www.ibexpuppetry.com Craig Shemin - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2022/09/utp-76/ Tough Pig Article - https://toughpigs.com/muppety-tour-jim-henson-bus-ride/ Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://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, his thoughts on streaming, and his jobs working on commercials, movies, web series and more in this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Danny Montooth exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Connect with Danny Montooth: Website - https://www.dannymontooth.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dmontooth YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PerceptionStudio Discussed on the show: Greg Ballora - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/12/utp-66/ Thom Fountain - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/07/utp-005/ Aran de la Peña - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/04/utp-42/ Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

http://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 Not Too Late Show Starring Elmo.  I talk to the incredibly talented Mel Campbell about his puppetry career on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Melvin Campbell exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Connect with : Website - https://camphousepuppets.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/untitledcampbell/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CampHousePuppets YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@puppestry IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13167503/ Discussed on the show: Donkey Hode - https://pbskids.org/donkeyhodie/ PBS Interview - https://video.wtvp.org/video/unsung-guitarist-far-flung-music-shop-pbs-puppeteer-vljoly/ Duo Lingo - https://www.youtube.com/@DuoABC/featured Photo Credits: Loren Toney/Courtesy of Fred Rogers Productions Kelsey Neumann/Courtesy of Mel Campbell/Fred Rogers Productions Dionte Bolling/Courtesy of Mel Campbell/Fred Rogers Productions Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://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 his puppetry career, his role at the theater and a bit about the history of Bob Baker and the theater on this episode, the first episode of the eighth year of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Alex Evans exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Alex Evans & the Bob Baker Marionette Theater: Website - https://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuE9sYSJJYVubfaKvjpwwdA Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bobbakermarionettes/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbakermarionettes Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BobBakerMarionetteTheater/ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Baker_Marionette_Theater Twitter - https://twitter.com/bbmtofficial Discussed on the show: Bob Baker Day - https://bobbakerday.com Adopt-A-Puppet - https://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com/adoptapuppet Name A Chair & Spoon - https://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com/puppet-parlor-fundraiser Photos by Carlo Alberto Orecchia & Lisa Whiteman.  Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

http://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 Color and Non-Binary and Trans puppeteers there are around the world.  I sat down with Donna and Colleen to talk about the history of GLOP, the two seasons of the show they’ve produced, the live show spin off and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with : Website - https://glop.us Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/glopstagram/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@glop-gloriousladiesofpuppe9485 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GLOPgloriousladiesofpuppetry Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

http://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 with Alison Mork to talk about all this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Alison Mork exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Alison Mork: IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0605817/ Muppet Wiki - https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Alison_Mork Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2024 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://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 and where they see the art form going in the future.  I’m happy to share that audio with you on this episode of Under The Puppet. Download the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano & Matthew Lish: Rachel Burson - https://www.instagram.com/rachelmadestudio/ Andrew A. Cano - https://www.instagram.com/andrewacano/ Matthew Lish - https://www.instagram.com/phineasjuggler/ Discussed on the show: Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org/ National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

http://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 sit down to talk to Sam about The Mo Show, his new series Rooming with Dino and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Sam Kendall exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Sam Kendall: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/themoshowproductions Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sokpuppets   Discussed on the show: Mo Monster takes NYCC 2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWW7GIv4ua4 The Puppet Detective - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6O3lkuOGL4&t=7s Rooming with Dino - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kUhX3hCfAQ Mo and Bill are Salesman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJDPybC0OhE One Bed One Bath - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HE_j3emOMM Boyish Charms - https://brotherearthcollaborative.org/boyish-charms/ Feel Your Best Self - https://feelyourbestself.collaboration.uconn.edu/ Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

http://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 the world including as a Fulbright Specialist in Uganda and India and she was invited to the White House for her work in the arts.  She is also just about the biggest champion of the puppetry arts that I’ve ever met.  It was my pleasure to sit down and chat with Carol Sterling for this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Carol Sterling: Website - https://www.carolsterling.net/ Public Relations Handout - https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/underthepuppet/UTP_88_PRIdeas.pdf Educational Puppeteer Resources - https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/underthepuppet/UTP_88_EPResourseList.pdf Mentioned on the show: Puppetry in Theatre and Arts Education: Head, Hands and Heart by Johanna Smith - https://a.co/d/iEZIaOI Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://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 Puppet Slam Astrology: What’s Your Sign.  We’ll then chat with about what goes into putting on a successful puppet slam with the Puppetzilla Puppet Slam producer, Christine Papalexis  on this episode of Under The Puppet. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with the Puppetzilla Puppet Slam: Website - https://www.laguildofpuppetry.org/puppetzilla-puppet-slam Guild Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LAGuildOfPuppetry/ Slam Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Puppetzilla Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lapuppetry/ Interviewed on the show: Kelsey Kato - https://www.instagram.com/kelsey.kato/ Tighe Skehan - https://www.instagram.com/god_dammit_tighe/ Ricky Chavez - https://www.instagram.com/rikemind/ Rares Fota - https://www.instagram.com/andrei.rares/ Josie Oriana - https://linktr.ee/orianaorange Ben Gown - https://www.instagram.com/ben_gown/ Marie Claire Macadar - https://www.instagram.com/mariclers.world/ Freddie Spencer - https://www.instagram.com/freddie.spencer.54/ Zack Binder - https://www.instagram.com/zack_binder/ Esty Bharier - https://www.instagram.com/estycreates/ Christine Papalexis - https://www.instagram.com/c.papalexis/ Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

http://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 & The Sea Monsters to name a few, but his love of puppetry was always at the heart of all he did.  I chatted with Sid Krofft about his career in this special episode of Under The Puppet produced for the National Puppetry Festival in conjunction with the Puppeteers of America. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Sid Krofft exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Sid Krofft: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sidkrofft IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0471898/ Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org/ National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

http://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 You Shut Up, the reboot of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Michael Oosterom exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Michael Oosterom: Website - http://www.michaeloosterom.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/michaeloosterom IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649003/ Discussed on the show: Earth To Ned - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned No, You Shut Up! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No,_You_Shut_Up! Sigmund and the Sea Monsters - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1292576/ The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curious_Creations_of_Christine_McConnell Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://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 Dustin about his journey to puppetry, his travels abroad working with other puppet companies and what we can expect at the National Festival on this episode of Under the Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Dustin Curtis exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win a Individual Adult Membership to the Puppeteers of America!  Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Dustin Curtis: Website - https://www.triviapuppet.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/triviapuppet/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/triviapuppet/ Discussed on the show: Puppeteers of America - https://www.puppeteers.org/ National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Photos by Kelly O. & Mandi Martini Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://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 Delay, a stunt radio program that airs every Wednesday on WFMU.  I sit down and talk to these two non-puppeteers on this episode of Under The Puppet. Download the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win signed WFMU stickers and a hardcover copy of Bill Baird's Art of the Puppet!  Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Andy & Ken: Website - http://www.wfmu.org/7sd/ IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106563/ Discussed on the show: Andy is a Puppet - https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/36286 Red Pepper - https://youtu.be/yJwiZjH8a1Y Muppet Babies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Babies_(1984_TV_series) Paul Lewis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2023/03/utp-81/ Mallory Lewis - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2022/11/utp-77/ Phillip Huber - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/06/utp-17/ Willie Tyler - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/01/utp-55/ Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet https://www.facebook.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://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 Puppet Techniques: Hidden Secrets and Tricks Revealed that just won an award from UNIMA.  I talk to Chad Williams about all this and more on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Chad Williams exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! iOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win a copy of 50 Hand Puppet Techniques: Hidden Secrets and Tricks Revealed by Chad Williams!  Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Chad Williams: Website - https://www.wondersparkpuppets.com/ Twitter - https://www.facebook.com/WonderSparkPuppets/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/nycpuppets  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wondersparkpuppets/ Discussed on the show: 2023 National Puppetry Festival - https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival Fox Fables - https://youtu.be/vHIq6VVxZ6U Chad's Book - https://www.amazon.com/50-Hand-Puppet-Techniques-Revealed/dp/0578292378 Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com  

http://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 killer robot from the hit 2022 science fiction horror film.  I talk to Paul Lewis about his puppetry career on this first episode of season 7 of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Paul Lewis exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev Also, this month you can win the 2022 Jim Henson Company Holiday Gift!  Listen to find out how to enter.  See the prize here: https://youtu.be/fS7jPUmJu_k Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Paul Lewis : Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lewispuppetz Discussed on the show: Custard's World - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9008130/ M3gan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3GAN Sweet Tooth - https://www.netflix.com/title/81221380 Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet Connect with Grant: http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver Help us make more shows like this one.  Become a patron of Saturday Morning Media and get cool rewards!  Visit www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia for info! ©2023 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com