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Larissa Deak (she/her) is an interdisciplinary teaching artist with a practice that stretches from stilt walking to 2D animated "crankies". Lara is on Jaggera country in Brisbane (Meanjin) and fosters community through her theatre practice. In this episode, we discuss being an artist and a mother as well Lara's work on The Wiggles, Create Annerley, and how she pieces together a practice that encapsulates her art based day job as it intersects with her community building and devised work.

Lara is our first artist speaking to us from Queensland and serves with Alex on UNIMA Australia's Committee.

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Lemony S Puppet Theatre is the whimsical invention of dynamic duo Sarah Kriegler and Jacob Williams.

Last episode, we spoke to Sarah about how she has cultivated a career as a dancer, puppeteer, writer, director, mentor and festival producer. This week, we speak with Jacob. Jacob's done just about everything as a puppet director.

In this episode, we discuss the ABC Production of Beep + Mort, KONG on Broadway, Blueback, Judy and Punch and a host of other career highlights for Jacob. I ask Jacob about his protocols and principles for making puppet theatre and about what a puppeteer needs to succeed as a far as a director is concerned.

This interview was recorded on Wednesday 8th December, 2021.

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Lemony S Puppet Theatre is the whimsical invention of dynamic duo Sarah Kriegler and Jacob Williams.

Over the course of her career, Sarah has cultivated a career as a dancer, puppeteer, writer, director, mentor, festival producer - you name it!

But what strikes me most about Sarah is her passion for storytelling and her love of the world's canine companions.

In this episode, we discuss the recent 2020 Melbourne Festival of Puppetry. We unpack Lemony S' new venture as a training ground for new puppetry artists with their inception of The Lemony S Puppet Lab. And I talk to Sarah about her writing theatre for all ages and how a single image can transform into the beautifully nuanced work Lemony S creates.

This interview was recorded on Wednesday 8th December, 2021.

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STREET GANG: How We Got To Sesame Street releases in Australia in select cinema's and on digital on February 2nd 2022.

To celebrate, we've collaborated with UNIMA Oz and NIXCO to bring you a special interview with the documentary's Director, Marilyn Agrelo.

Marilyn is a director in her own right, with credits including Sesame Street episode segments since Season 48, and Mad Hot Ballroom.

This interview includes segments and trailer clips from the film and I ask Marilyn how she found the emotional centre and the story of these incredible adults as they pioneered the new frontier of making television for children that was educational

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In the darkest point of Toronto's lockdown, Ronnie Burkett made an instagram post about the day when we would all be together again. As Melbourne and Toronto emerge from these dark times, it finally feels like the right time to release this episode.

It's also my birthday. So "let's all eat cake."

In this two hour special I speak with Ronnie from 'Puppetland' about how he constructs his plays and orchestrates his audiences, as they become participants in his immersive work - Forget Me Not.

We discuss the health of puppetry in Australia and abroad, and discuss the ubiquity of the muppet whether it has an impact on other forms of the craft.

Ronnie is a delight to speak with and a true master of the craft. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed the conversation.

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Happy World Puppetry Day 2021!

It's one year since Talking Sock was first released to the world.

At the height of the pandemic, Australia had just gone into its first national lockdown. And there I was, oblivious to it all, just a little puppet guy trying to pump out four episodes of #puppetpodcastpower in a single day. Trying to make his independent journey in puppetry arts begin.

I am so grateful for the response Talking Sock has received in the year since. During the pandemic, it's the thing that has kept me going. We've been placed on playlist by international puppetry legends, endorsed by Ronnie Burkett and have now been downloaded and tuned in to in over 38 countries. What a journey the past twelve months have been indeed, even though I barely left the house at all!

This World Puppetry Day, I'm planning on spending more time actually enjoying (and facilitating) the festivities rather than hunching over the editing suite. But I didn't want to disappoint you. During this last season hiatus, I took a look back at my hard drive. It was full. Full of all this content I had recorded. I realised that so many of our beloved Australian puppetry artists had much more to tell you that I just couldn't fit into the season one edits. But there was one puppeteer in particular that I know I could listen to forever - and I know you could do.

So, today, it's time to give the people what they want. It's just a short one, but it's more story time with the Australian shadow puppetry master, Richard Bradshaw.

In this episode, Richard talks about his youth while living in the UK with a whole host of artists, creatives and celebrities of the Sydney modern arts scene.

We're back! Have a great weekend of festivities!

Pete

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This is the final episode of our first season. We'll be back on World Puppetry 2021, with Season 2, Talking Sock International.

Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out on the first episode when it lands!

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Peter Wilson is a gentle soul with a giant career behind him. His delicate voice has been directing puppeteers since the 1970s and Peter has been heavily involved in some of Australia's earlier puppet theatre companies. Peter was a core member of Handspan Theatre (VIC) and artistic director of Skylark Puppet Theatre (ACT) in the 1990s. He worked on iconic productions such as The Hobbit and Lift Off before being puppetry director on spectaculars such as the King Kong, How To Tame Your Dragon and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony's 'Nature' section. Peter's work is international, and he tells us of his projects all across Asia-Pacific while also reflecting on his training with Philippe Genty and his first interactions with Jim Henson.

Join Peter and I in his home in Melbourne's beach side suburbs where we talk about his passion for puppetry education and his deep respect of the industry's history here in Australia.

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Well, this one was a true honour and such a treat. In this special length 90 minute episode I talk with the man under the worlds most famous purple puppet - Heath McIvor. Heath has been a pioneer of the industry for over 15 years, seamlessly merging puppetry with stand up comedy and showing the world that puppets can be for adults too.

This personal hero of mine and I talk about all things Randy from his origins, through to Sammy J and now on his daily Instagram show, Breakfast Songs. We find out how Heath has managed to make his and Randy's lives and stories completely separate and allow Randy to be an actor and comedian in his own right. Heath is an absolute work horse and has reached his audience across multiple platforms. When 190 of his shows were cancelled during the COVID19 pandemic, he took no time to find his presence online and has persevered with his incredibly big plans for the future.

It is my great pleasure to invite you to join Heath and I now, here on Talking Sock.

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Andy Freer is the Artistic Director of Snuff Puppets, a puppetry institution of Melbourne that was incorporated in 1992. Andy has been performing as a puppeteer for over thirty years, right back to his days growing up in Canberra before a whimsical stop off Melbourne in Melbourne after a particularly successful show in Adelaide became somewhat more permanent.

In this episode, I discuss the origins of Snuff and it's creative point of difference. I ask about Andy's philosophy and the lessons he has learned as a puppeteer. We talk about his punk origins and the anarchic postmodern art movements of the 80's and 90's. We also discuss Snuff's work internationally and at home with the People's Puppet Project as well as Snuff's current fundraising campaign, Snuff Lovers. It's a jam packed episode.

You can find Andy and the team at www.snuffpuppets.com

Check it out and do consider contributing to his Snuff Lovers campaign to help artists survive the economic fallout from the COVID19 pandemic.

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