References for This Episode:

psyop (noun)

* : a military operation usually aimed at influencing the enemy's state of mind through noncombative means (such as distribution of leaflets)

* : someone or something used by the government to influence the population's opinions and attitudes

-Merriam-Webster Dictionary

We Are Listening 34: "The Hidden Curriculum" and "Black Roots" of Sesame Street

Articles:

* The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Congressional

* How Lloyd Morrisett Built Sesame Street, from the Foundation Up

* The Potential Uses of Television in Preschool Education (With PDF Report)

* Dr. Chester Pierce and the “Hidden Curriculum” of Sesame Street

* Psychiatry, Racism, and the Birth of ‘Sesame Street

Extra Credit:

Who Was Sesame Street’s First Black Muppet?

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