Puppet Tears: Puppetry Shop Talk
In-depth interviews with the world's most passionate puppeteers.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 84 minutes
- Episodes
- 87
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2023
Puppet Tears, ep 044 — Adam Kreutinger on the Magic of Making + Puppetry
Desperate times continue! Our month of quarantine shows continues with our co-host Adam Kreutinger in the hot seat. Adam is an art teacher and is best known in the puppet community for his weekly You…
Puppet Tears, ep 043 — Cam Garrity
#GraphicDesign #Puppetry #Podcast Desperate times call for desperate measures. Since Adam and Cam are trapped in their houses for the time being, they're doing some navel-gazing and interviewing each…
Puppet Tears, ep 042 — James Godwin
Puppet Tears, ep 041 — Puppet Pelts
Have you ever heard of Antron Fleece? If you're a long-time audience member of Puppet Tears, you probably have... Well, this week our guest is Laurie Nickerson - the Dye Master behind Puppet Pelts - …
Welcome to Puppet Tears Patreon!
In June of 2018, Adam Kreutinger and Cameron Garrity created Puppet Tears, a podcast that explores the expansive world of puppetry arts by talking to some of its most fervent contributors. Listene…
Puppet Tears, ep 040 - Couples Therapy
We're celebrating Valentine's Day with two guests AND a guest host! Join two puppetry power couples Derek and Lauren Lux as they chat with Adam and his wife Maria Kreutinger. Derek and Lauren are Las…
Puppet Tears, ep 039 — Terry Angus
This week on Puppet Tears we're talking to Terry Angus, an incredible puppeteer and builder best known for his work on Fraggle Rock, Blizzard Island, and designing the Muppet Master Replica photo pup…
Puppet Tears, ep 038 — Dan Becker talks becoming Disney Dan + puppetry podcasts!
Our next guest is one half to the dynamic duo behind Getting Felt Up: A Puppetry Podcast with Dan and Nate - Dan Becker! In addition to his contributions to the world of puppet podcasts, Dan has perf…
Puppet Tears, ep.037 — Spencer Lott
Remembering Caroll Spinney
We wanted to share our special from January 2019 where we celebrated Caroll Spinney, who died Sunday at the age of 85. Puppet Tears' very first 'Very Special Special' honors the work of Caroll Spinne…
Puppet Tears, ep 036 — Steve Axtell
Puppet Tears, ep 035 — Carmen Osbahr
We're not sure if you've heard... but Sesame Street is celebrating a pretty significant milestone this month. As the show marks its 50th anniversary, we're talking to Carmen Osbahr, the puppeteer beh…
Puppet Tears, ep 034 — Tim Lagasse
Brace yourself, friends because this episode's about to face-slam you right in the puppet brains! Our guest is none other than Tim Lagasse, who you'll recognize as the Crash on Disney XD's Crash & Be…
Puppet Tears, ep 033 — Steve Whitmire
Puppet Tears, ep 032 — Bart Roccoberton
There are certain individuals throughout puppet history whose work and influence create an indelible impact on the art form. One such person is our guest this week: Bart Roccoberton. Bart is the dire…
Puppet Tears, ep 031 — Sarah Nolen
This week on Puppet Tears, we're joined by our good friend Sarah Nolen to talk with us about her storied career as a puppeteer and filmmaker. Currently the artist in residence at the Puppet Showplace…
Puppet Tears, ep 030 — Nate Begle
This week we're joined by one of the founding fathers of puppetry podcasts -- Mr. Nate Begle! We were so happy to speak with Nate about his show Getting Felt Up, working as a voice actor, and perform…
Puppet Tears, ep 029 — Tyler Bunch
Have your toolkits at the ready because this week's guest is here to FILL 'em! Tyler Bunch is here from Sesame Street, Bear in the Big Blue House, The Muppets, Henson Alternative's Stuffed & Unstrung…
Puppet Tears: Cookie Monster + Hasbro's Bill Rawley
Puppet Tears second 'Very Special Special' goes COWABUNGA as we learn about the Cookie Monster photo puppet replica from Hasbro's HasLab! This crowd-funding project is the brain-child of Bill Rawley,…
Puppet Tears, ep 028 — James Wojtal
On Puppet Tears, we love to get into the nitty gritty about the grind of a working puppeteer. Who better to join us in that conversation than James Wojtal!? James is a puppet builder who has worked w…