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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.

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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

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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.

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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/

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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Mike Horner is the Director of Puppetry Arts at What If Puppets, a puppet company that creates innovate storytelling that captures children's imaginations and inspires communities. I talk to Mike about his puppetry career, how e got started at What If Puppets, originally the Mesner Puppet Theater, and the show How To Snag A Sea Monster that he'll be performing at the National Puppetry Festival in July of 2023 on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Discussed on the show: How To Snag A Sea Monster - https://youtu.be/cbHAjqOga5U Timey Wimey Puppet Show - https://www.youtube.com/@TimeyWimeyPuppetShow

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Alex & Olmsted is an internationally acclaimed puppet theater and filmmaking company than has been the recipient of two Jim Henson Foundation Grants. They create puppet magic in many different mediums and will be performing live at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival. I talk to Alex & Olmsted about their path to puppetry, their wonderful shows including Milo the Magnificent and much more on this episode of Under The Puppet.

See Alex & Olmsted perform live at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival! More info at: https://www.puppeteers.org/national-puppetry-festival

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Alex & Olmsted photos by DJ Corey Photography

Discussed on the show:

Milo the Magnificent - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIyUXnh2pVI

Marooned! A Space Comedy - https://youtu.be/AuNrY-fxt0g

Marianne's Onion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IM0QukPSi4

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Danny Joe LaBrecque is the creator, puppeteer and host of Danny Joe's Treehouse. A show that invites families to come out and play with big thoughts, ideas, and feelings. I talk to Danny Joe about the development of Danny Joe's Treehouse and how he has been able to produce three seasons of the show completely on his own on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Danny Joe LaBrecque 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 Ventriloquism Made Easy by Paul Stadelman and Bruce Fife! Listen to find out how to enter. Transcript of this interview is available to the Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patrons! Connect with Danny Joe LaBrecque: Website - https://dannyjoestreehouse.com/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/dannyjoestreehouse Sensical.tv - https://www.sensical.tv/shows/danny-joes-tree-house Connect with the Show: http://www.instagram.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! ©2022 Saturday Morning Media - http://www.saturdaymorningmedia.com

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - I've asked some of my favorite puppeteers to bring in their favorite pieces of puppetry for us to react to! Look at these popular scenes from a puppeteer's point of view!

THIS EPISODE'S CLIP: https://youtu.be/VZK8607PQtM?t=29 Visit the Kukla, Fran and Ollie YouTube Channel for more! https://www.youtube.com/c/KuklaFranandOllie

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Mallory Lewis is the Emmy Award winning daughter of ventriloquist Shari Lewis and the current performer of Lamb Chop. She's also an author who along with Nat Segloff has just released a book called: Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop: The Team That Changed Children's Television. I talk with Mallory about this new biography that examines the joys, sorrows, triumphs, and sheer hard work that gave Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop their enduring star power on this episode of Under The Puppet.

Plus, hear more of my exclusive interview with Lamb Chop exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android! IOS - https://apple.co/2WZ4uZg ANDROID - https://bit.ly/2RwcFev

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Connect with Mallory Lewis: Book - https://www.amazon.com/Shari-Lewis-Lamb-Chop-Television/dp/0813196264 Website - https://mallorylewisandlambchop.com/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@yourfavlambchop Instagram - https://instagram.com/mallorylewisandlambchop IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4758949/ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallory_Lewis Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mallorylewisandlambchop

Discussed on the show:

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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - I've asked some of my favorite puppeteers to bring in their favorite pieces of puppetry for us to look at these popular scenes from a puppeteer's point of view!

This week my guest is Drew Massey and we watch Feed Me from the 1986 film Little Shop of Horrors directed by Frank Oz.

This episode's clip if you want to watch along: https://youtu.be/KNHrzZUascE

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