Welcome to ToughPigs at 25, a new miniseries from ToughPigs.com! ToughPigs is 25 years old: as old as MuppetFest! It's time to celebrate the people who make it special. Becca Petunia is sitting down with the members of the ToughPigs family who have joined us since our previous miniseries, ToughPigs at 20!

In Episode 1, Becca sits down with J.D. Hansel, a true wildcard in the ToughPigs family. J.D. talks about his long history in Muppet fandom, the menu to his bistro, and making space for marginalized voices. Plus, the secret history of Becca's job monitoring J.D.!

Find us at "Muppet Fan Podcasts with ToughPigs.com" on your favorite podcast catchers, including Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Spotify!

Credits:

Hosted by Becca Petunia

Edited by Becca Petunia and Jarrod Fairclough

Podcast Artwork by Meagan Barbeau

Theme Song by Alec Koff

Produced by Jarrod Fairclough

We're joined by Muppets Studio Creative Director Dani Iglesias and Walt Disney Imagineering Producer Bette Lombardi to get the behind the scenes stories on the new Rock'n'Roller Coaster starring The Muppets, now open at Walt Disney World!

J.D Hansel talks with producer Halle Stanford and puppeteer/writer/executive producer Dorien Davies about The Jim Henson Company's newest special, 'Wowsabout'!

Shiver my timbers and shiver my soul. The live Muppet script readings are back May 12th 2026 with Muppet Treasure Scriptland.

Today we chat with director Matt Wilkie, as well as comedian and writer D.J Mausner who will be playing Spa'am!

(This episode contains some cursing towards the end)

Shiver my timbers and shiver my soul. The live Muppet script readings are back May 12th 2026 with Muppet Treasure Scriptland.

Today we chat with director Matt Wilkie, as well as Erika Ishii reprising their role of Rizzo, plus Siobhan Thompson who takes on the role of Jim Hawkins!

(This episode contains some cursing towards the end)

In December, Muppet fans got their first new Rizzo and Bean content in almost a decade. Now performed by Bradley Freeman Jr, both are back in the fold in both social media videos, and in the new Muppet Show special.

Recently our friends at The Muppets Studio asked if we'd like to help them introduce Bradley to world, and of course we said yes! So we sat down over Zoom to discuss his audition, working with your heroes, and of course, 'Blinding Lights'.

Who cares what the grown ups thought of the new Muppet Show Special? The kids are here, and they've got opinions!

Join Iris, Miles, Jojo and Addison as they discuss their favorite moments, singing rats, and what The Muppets should do next!

We're getting pumped for The Muppet Show special by getting some Muppet fans together to talk about how excited we are. But also, what we're totally afraid of.

Hosted by Joe Hennes, with special guests Becca Petunia, Drake Lucas, and Cameron Garrity.

Be sure to watch The Muppet Show, premiering on Disney+ and ABC on February 4th!

Our podcast miniseries covering The Muppets Scriptmas Carol - the live, star-studded script reading for charity on December 20th - continues with our two musical directors!

For this last episode, we're chatting with comedian and actress Hannah Pilkes, who will be playing Belinda Cratchit and Lew Zealand, as well as being joined as usual by the shows director and producer, Matt Wilkie!

To sign up for the livestream of The Muppet Scriptmas Carol, visit DynastyTypewriter.com!

Our podcast miniseries covering The Muppets Scriptmas Carol - the live, star-studded script reading for charity on December 20th - continues with our two musical directors!

We're chatting with accordian player Tyler Tafolla and piano player Noah Sunday-Lefkowitz, as well as being joined as usual by the shows director and producer, Matt Wilkie!

To sign up for the livestream of The Muppet Scriptmas Carol, visit DynastyTypewriter.com!