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Under The Puppet

Saturday Morning Media

Arts

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/25d. Total Eps: 100

Since 2017. Under The Puppet is a monthly show that is preserving puppetry through the personal stories of professional puppeteers. Guests include puppeteers from The Muppets, Sesame Street, The Jim Henson Company and more. The show also covers other forms of puppetry such as marionettes, shadow puppetry and Bunraku . Hosted by puppeteer Grant Baciocco (The Jim Henson Company, Mystery Science Theatre 3000).

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - performingArts
29/07/2026
#73
🇬🇧 Great Britain - performingArts
28/07/2026
#46
🇺🇸 USA - performingArts
24/07/2026
#100
🇬🇧 Great Britain - performingArts
29/06/2026
#84
🇬🇧 Great Britain - performingArts
28/06/2026
#57
🇨🇦 Canada - performingArts
03/06/2026
#85
🇨🇦 Canada - performingArts
02/06/2026
#47
🇩🇪 Germany - performingArts
17/04/2026
#92
🇩🇪 Germany - performingArts
16/04/2026
#76
🇩🇪 Germany - performingArts
15/04/2026
#71

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100 - Russ Walko (Five Nights At Freddy's, The Muppets Mayhem, Mystery Science Theater 3000)

Season 8 · Episode 100

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 • Duration 01:50:31

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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.com
http://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!

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99 - Cat Rock (Puppet Place, Count Duckula, Coldplay's The Weirdos)

Season 8 · Episode 99

Sunday, September 1, 2024 • Duration 01:06:16

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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

90 - What's Next? A Panel For The Future In Puppetry with Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano & Matthew Lish

Season 7 · Episode 90

Friday, December 1, 2023 • Duration 33:22

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

89 - Sam Kendall (The Mo Show, Rooming With Dino)

Season 7 · Episode 88

Monday, November 6, 2023 • Duration 46:48

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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 - One Bed One Bath - Boyish Charms - Feel Your Best Self -

88 - Carol Sterling (Educational Puppeteer, UNIMA Past President, Fulbright Specialist)

Season 7 · Episode 88

Monday, October 2, 2023 • Duration 01:20:32

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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

87 - Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry's Puppetzilla Puppet Slam

Season 7 · Episode 87

Friday, September 1, 2023 • Duration 01:06:20

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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 - Marie Claire Macadar - Freddie Spencer - Zack Binder - Esty Bharier - Christine Papalexis -

86 - Sid Krofft (The Unusual Artistry of Sid Krofft)

Season 7 · Episode 86

Tuesday, August 1, 2023 • Duration 01:03:50

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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

85 - Michael Oosterom (Earth to Ned, No, You Shut Up!, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell)

Season 7 · Episode 85

Saturday, July 1, 2023 • Duration 01:05:04

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/

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84 - Dustin Curtis (Trivia Puppet Company, Puppeteers of America) - Under The Puppet

Season 7 · Episode 84

Thursday, June 1, 2023 • Duration 57:53

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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

83 - Andy Breckman & Ken Freedman (Monk, WFMU's Seven Second Delay) - Under The Puppet

Season 7 · Episode 83

Monday, May 1, 2023 • Duration 26:32

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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)

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