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Show #212 – “Have Fun”

Steve Swanson — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:55:43 +0000

After more than four years, The MuppetCast has come to an end.

This is the most difficult episode I’ve ever produced, but I hope it appropriately expresses how thankful I am, for your listening support and your friendship over this amazing span of time we’ve shared. You’ve given me something special that’s difficult to define, but it’s a very special feeling in my heart.

There’s much more to say, but hopefully I’ve said it well enough in the podcast. Thank you so much, once again.

As Jim used to say instead of goodbye, “Have Fun”.

-Steve

Christmas Bonus: Show 211.5 – “Noooo!”

Steve Swanson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:51:35 +0000

Recently I found myself at, surprise, a screening of The Muppets. And with me was my friend Joe Vollman from Cincinnati! So we watched the movie and talked about it. And now you get to listen in on our conversation! Isn’t that exciting?!?

Merry Christmas and Weeba Weeba!

-Steve

Christmas Bonus: New Acoustic Christmas 2011 Mashup

Steve Swanson — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:53:45 +0000

Here’s a little something non-Muppet related from me that will surely get you in the Christmas spirit! A week ago I put together a new Christmas song made up of lyrics borrowed from several other Christmas songs. I recently posted it to YouTube, but just in case you missed it, enjoy it here.

Also, if you get a chance, I’d really appreciate it if you went out to the YouTube video of the song (link here) and left some honest feedback. Thanks!

Merry Christmas!

Steve

Show #211 – “The Muppets: Review”

Steve Swanson — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:09:48 +0000

It’s the show you’ve been waiting for: the official MuppetCast review of The Muppets!

Along with this particular episode, you can enjoy the golden tones of Steve Swanson (hehe) along with Ryan Dosier, Scott Murray, and CHARLES GRODIN (from The Great Muppet Caper) on the current episode of The Critic Show podcast. Go check it out!

Did you know you can get the Live365 app for free on your iPhone and stream Muppet Central Radio? Constant Muppet Christmas music, c’mon, that’s too good to pass up!

Thanks for listening to The MuppetCast! Questions/Comments about the Muppets or The MuppetCast can be emailed to me@muppetcast.com, or called in to the voicemail line at 614-364-4270. Follow the show on Twitter and Like us on Facebook too!

Have a great week!

-Steve

EXTRA – Muppet Fans On The Web!

Steve Swanson — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:26:09 +0000

Time for Muppet fans to start sporting their Muppet fandom en masse online! Listen to find out how.

Send your pictures to me@muppetcast.com, or share them on the Facebook page.

Have a great week!

-Steve

Show #210 – “Frogs, Hogs, Weirdos, and What-Nots”

Steve Swanson — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:48:41 +0000

This week we continue our Muppetational Halloween celebration, and also catch up with an old friend. Drew Smith joins me to discuss his upcoming book “Frogs, Hogs, Weirdos, and What-Nots”, which you can preorder now at this website. Don’t forget to enter the discount code “muppetcast” at checkout!

Have a great week!

-Steve

Show #209 – “They Were Golf Club Covers”

Steve Swanson — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:10:27 +0000

Good grief, it’s another podcaster! I met fellow Muppet fan and podcaster Scott Murray during my recent trip to Walt Disney World (at the Muppet store no less!), and I’m glad to have him as this week’s special guest. We talk about, what else, Disney World and Muppets, and also how you can get some cool custom-made Muppet merch at the parks!

Check out Scott’s work on The Critic Show podcast.

We also get into the Halloween season a bit with some spooky and scary Muppet songs. Got any requests? Send them in!

Have a great week!

-Steve

Mid-Week Update: Stuff You Should Know

Steve Swanson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:27:39 +0000

With one foot already out the door, I needed to bring everyone up to date on a few things I forgot to mention in the last show.

First, check out the official theatrical trailer for Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey! Keep up with the crew over at BeingElmo.com, and make sure to follow them on Facebook and Twitter too.

Next, you need to enter The Muppets Sweepstakes, presented by the Yamaha Entertainment Group. Click here to do that on Facebook. You simply Like their page, click the “Enter Now” link (it either says exactly that or something like that) and enter your info and you’re signed up. You could win a Yamaha grand piano AND free tickets to the November 12 premiere AND free airfare and hotel for your trip to see the movie. The folks at Yamaha are really happy to be able to present this, and I think it’s an awesome opportunity for Muppet fans.

That’s about it. Have a good week, and I’ll see you soon!

-Steve

Show #208 – “Having Talent Certainly Helps”

Steve Swanson — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:56:18 +0000

Nicholas Lemon is about to change your life. That is, if you want to be a professional puppeteer and are looking for a curriculum and a school to attend where you can learn what a top puppeteer needs to know, then he’s about to change your life (if you want to be a chef he cannot help you). Through his company Lemon Productions, he is offering North America’s first ACTORS ACADEMY FOR THE PUPPERTY ARTS, where you as an actor or puppeteer can stretch your abilities through ongoing training to compete in the business of professional puppetry.

For more information or to enroll, contact TAAPA through this link. And tell ‘em The MuppetCast sent you!

Thanks to Nic Kramer too, for sending and recommending some great material to pay tribute to Steve Jobs, the visionary behind Apple computers and much of today’s leading technology. Jobs passed away this week, and his influence even spread a bit into the Muppet world.

Have a great week!

-Steve

Show #207 – “Now We Run.”

Steve Swanson — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:16:27 +0000

Joe Hennes joins us fresh from his trip to Walt Disney World, with a wonderful look at MuppetVision 3D (and the rest of the parks) through the eyes of a lifetime Muppet fan who’s never seen the film before. Obviously we had lots to talk about, and we maybe even get Joe to start planning a return trip! You can see even more from Joe’s trip over at ToughPigs.com.

After that, Dr. Phillip Serna lends his musical talents, and those of his students, in some early-music renditions of two Muppet classic songs. Phillip also hosts The Gamba Cast, found at TheGambaCast.com.

Have a great week!

-Steve