Puppet Parent Podcast by WonderSpark Puppets

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We're Parents. We're Puppeteers. We Podcast. ​ Every week we'll bring you into our crazy lives as performers + parents of two extremely different boys + NYC residents. ​Join us every Sunday for live recordings on Facebook Live and YouTube. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

WonderSpark Puppets


    • Oct 31, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 47 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Puppet Parent Podcast by WonderSpark Puppets

    PPP 47: Scariest Puppet Show Ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 43:05


    It's Halloween! We're talking about our favorite scary puppet shows, the most famous horror puppets on film, and our family's Halloween traditions. Download MP3s at: https://www.puppetparentpodcast.com Here's some of the shows we talked about. 'GIMME SHELTER' by Compagnie Yokai: https://en.compagnieyokai.com/gimme-shelter 'Le Monstre' by Georges Méliès: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJHR1STJLh8 'Jerk': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerk_(play) Thanks for listening!

    PPP 46: Don't Startle The Seals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 35:59


    In this episode we'll talk about dangerous puppet shows, sending our kids back to in-person school, and the tragedy of the Barnfire at Burwell. https://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 45: April Showers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 42:56


    Z. and Chad talk about teaching their kids about choking, Z. going back to NYC to build bunkbeds, and NYC theaters reopening at 33% capacity. https://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 44: World Puppetry Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 67:35


    In this episode we talk about our 1 year streamiversary, shooting new puppet films, Unima / PofA's World Puppetry Day event, Z's anxiety about going back to NYC, Disney and Studio Ghibli and so much more. Share this episode! https://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 43: Puppets on Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 52:28


    This week we talk about shooting two puppet films, having our kids backstage during Purim shows and memories of a New Jersey puppet slam. If you enjoyed this episode, share it online! Thanks. https://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 42: Remembering Jim Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 46:18


    It's Valentines Day / Lunar New Year! In this episode, we'll chat about how kids won't do their schoolwork, Z's puppetry documentary and remembering Jim Rose. If you enjoyed this episode, share it online! Thanks. https://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 41: Bad Idea Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 38:27


    This week Z. and I talk about doom and gloom, distracted streaming school kids, performing on a boat and the puppetry style Lambe Lambe. If you enjoyed this episode, share it online! Thanks. https://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 40: Back Burner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 44:21


    Is stop-motion animation puppetry? We're talking about a news vacation, ASL Zoom signals, back burner puppet projects and goodbye to the Trump puppet. https://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    Puppet Parent Podcast - ep 39: MORE DOCTORS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 52:02


    In this episode we'll talk about arrests, our favorite slam pieces and the secret to unclogging a toilet. . Love you all!OH and Marte Ekhougen from Norway and Jon Levin. https://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 38: Insurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 63:59


    In this episode we'll talk about Mabou Mines' "Peter and Wendy", Tim LaGasse's "A Show of Hands", the awful insurrection in Washington, and Chad's parents finally on vacation. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 37: Depression VS Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 62:17


    In this episode Z. and Chad will talk about: favorite puppet podcasts, our cat vs their dog, Z's public workshops, and the kids starting school again. Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. https://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 36: Christmas Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 54:52


    In this post-Christmas episode, Z. and Chad talk about what their kids got for the holidays, sledding injuries, and a new puppetry workshop series. With this final episode of 2020, we conclude Season 1 of the Puppet Parent Podcast. See you all in 2021! Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 35: End of 2020 Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 54:49


    In this episode we'll wrap-up the end of 2020 with a look back, there's also Z's new Kennedy Center project, Christmas lights, high school musical stories. Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 34: Joy and Despair

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 43:29


    In this episode we talk about Christmas shopping, an Elf visitor, our favorite local video game stores and bad food that tasted good. Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 33: Thanksgivings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 34:32


    In this episode, we talk about Thanksgiving memories, decorating Christmas trees, plus: do puppeteers have weird faces? Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 32: Jet Lagged Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 57:17


    Z. and Chad show off new puppets, share special Puppet Showplace Theater memories, remember traveling to Finland and Thailand with little kids, and discuss morality in children's books. Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 31: Hidden Cost

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 56:45


    In this episode Z. and Chad talk about mass media brainwashing, Pokemon Go for kids, and paying kids for school work. Also: heads up, we learned the night before recording that our dear friend's husband committed suicide so we talk about that for the first 14 minutes. Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    Puppet Parent Podcast 30: Election 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 57:35


    Z. and Chad talk about puppet companies retiring due to COVID-19, our show intro speech and the 2020 election results! Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 29: Doctor Dentist Vote

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 70:10


    In this episode, Z. and Chad talk about Halloween 2020 activities and spooky memories, working election polls and driving to NYC for a day with a To Do List. Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 28: First Birthday Fiasco

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 69:14


    In this episode we talk about 2020 puppet show problems, football traditions and foods, issues with reading old kids books and the story of one of our most infamous puppet shows from the early days. Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 27: Emotional Regulation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 51:18


    Z. and Chad discuss their Halloween plans, a new Hanukkah puppet show in development and why Z loves The Voice. Thanks for listening! Share with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 26: Moving Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 82:46


    In this episode Z. and Chad talk about moving again, Z's organizing and cleaning tips, a brief history of The Lion King, and Z's review of Disney's Bambi. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 25: Ghosts Doing Stand-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 89:06


    In this episode, Z. and Chad talk about 4 months of living with another family, ghosts doing stand-up, the Mystery Spot, gym class trauma, and a horrible college professor that Chad is still angry about! Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 24: To NYC and Back Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 75:26


    In this episode we'll talk about dining out in NYC past and present, Streaming school disagreements, and a White supremacist rally outside our door? Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 23: Birthday Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 68:52


    In this episode, Z. and Chad talk about a birthday ropes course adventure, poor John's moments of fear, how to stop misinformation, and Z's ultra special announcement! Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 22: Parental Intervention

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 77:09


    In this episode Z. and Chad talk about intimidating gyms, Z's birthday, a Labor Day transition, jobs representation in TV and film, and parental intervention rules. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 21: Past Z. VS Future Z.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 48:32


    In this episode we talk about how Past Z sabotages Future Z, Chad battling depression and stress, and hoping for the best while planning for the worst. We also talk about Z.'s love of Cardi B. and how she once shot some shorts with a Cardi B. puppet in Atlantic Records. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 20: ABC Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 70:34


    Z. and Chad talk A LOT about parenting this time, whether it's the merits of puzzles and board games, manual labor, which child is best, and whether or not ABC Mouse should buy Chuck E. Cheese. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 19: Into the Garbage

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 51:08


    Z. and Chad talk about going back to NYC, solving script hang-ups through storyboarding and staging, and how every village has something. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 18: Problem Child VS Golden Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 60:33


    Z. and Chad talk about their kids' learning issues at home, Z's favorite vlog, the Polka Channel and spiralizing. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 17: Mommy Pandemic Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 62:51


    Z. and Chad talk about getting background checked by the government, how to break down scriptwriting (so it isn't so intimidating), Slapstick vs Mister Rogers, and Mommy Pandemic Brain. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 16: Lords and Ladies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 42:24


    Z. and Chad talk about camping in the woods with their kids, scriptwriting, and being secret nobility in a micronation. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 15: Reality TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 64:26


    Stories from interviewing local people with a puppet, Z's secret favorite reality TV shows VS Chad's true stories of working on reality TV. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 14: How to Give Notes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 55:50


    Z. and Chad do their best ventriloquism, talk about the Giant Fist workshop with Cedwan Hooks, how they're faring this week in the COVID-19 pandemic, another white woke moment from the past, a new Summer schedule, and Z. breaks down the perfect way to help a new piece of theater with notes from the audience. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 13: Puppet Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 69:21


    Z. and Chad talk about: what's eating Z's garden, confronting actual racists, hitting 100 DIY workshops, and what's next for the Summer. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 12: Lenore from the Cheeky Chipmunk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 62:55


    Special Guest Star Lenore Koppelman talks about how the global pandemic shut down her face and body painting business, and how she took this opportunity to transition into a brand new industry! Plus Z. and Chad talk about their local Black Lives Matter protest in WNY, and Z.'s protest history. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 11: A Whole New World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 76:34


    Z. and Chad talk about moving to Western New York, their favorite hilarious religious programming, and how Black Lives Matter. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 10: Leaving NYC

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 75:23


    Z. and Chad talk about puppetry - a LOT! We discuss our favorite streaming puppet shows, what it's like to work inside a children's hospital in Manhattan, recent tech nightmares on Zoom, and why we are leaving NYC after 10 weeks / 70+ days of quarantine. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 09: Dungeons and Dating

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 79:50


    Z. and Chad talk A LOT about personal Dungeons & Dragons stories from growing up, their favorite late 90s websites, Interactive CD-ROMS, the fire that claimed the apartment in our neighborhood, and more! Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends. http://www.puppetparentpodcast.com

    PPP 08: Mother's Day Distress

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 82:37


    Z. talks about a personal panic attack trying to get groceries the day before we stopped going out. Chad gives an inside look at "what went wrong" behind the scenes during the National Slamdemic performances. Thanks for listening! Please share our podcast with your friends.

    PPP 07: The Amazing Max

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 108:30


    Guest-starring The Amazing Max and his partner / producer Christine Cox. Max and Christina talk about how magicians are dealing with COVID-19 and Max's special connection to magic in NYC. Both puppeteers and magicians give tips and insider info about how they have pivoted their performing companies to serve a new online audience. Thanks for listening!

    PPP 06: The Deserving Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 71:14


    Chad reads a puppet journal from 10 years ago, Z talks about shopping for pants during a pandemic. Also: tips for creating a great show and stopping a bad show idea before it's too late.

    PPP 05: Anxiety Panic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 68:47


    Chad and Z. talk about family mental hygiene, kids bothering the neighbors, food anxiety and the politics of business loans. ------------ Live Puppet Shows Every Friday at 11am EST Live DIY Workshops - 4pm Mon-Fri, 10am Sat-Sun https://www.facebook.com/WonderSparkPuppets Archive of DIY Puppet Workshops: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0QWk5NyQorPg3UJ8quH3ya6p0RIXVrG Google Calendar (subscribe): https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=c2dmajVwcDdvcXA3ZXBkbTU1MWMwYnV0MDBAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Donate or Buy Merch: http://www.wondersparkpuppets.com/shop

    PPP 04: Missing Passover

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 80:22


    Chad and Z. discuss their favorite movies to watch on airplanes, cultural appropriation relating to puppet shows in 2020, discussing gender stereotypes with their two boys, and what it was like to miss Passover due to the COVID-19 outbreak. ------------ Live Puppet Shows Every Friday at 11am EST Live DIY Workshops - 4pm Mon-Fri, 10am Sat-Sun https://www.facebook.com/WonderSparkPuppets Archive of DIY Puppet Workshops: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0QWk5NyQorPg3UJ8quH3ya6p0RIXVrG Google Calendar (subscribe): https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=c2dmajVwcDdvcXA3ZXBkbTU1MWMwYnV0MDBAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ Donate or Buy Merch: http://www.wondersparkpuppets.com/shop

    PPP 03: Death and Taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 64:40


    Who knew that homeschooling and working from home was so tiring? Also, Z drops an F-bomb and Chad talks about the end of the outbreak. Join us for LIVE recordings every Sunday at 9pm-ish EST: https://www.facebook.com/wondersparkpuppets http://www.wondersparkpuppets.com

    PPP 02: Quarantined Homeschoolers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 56:34


    We've been locked inside for 16 days...with our KIDS! Aaaah! The puppet business is now streaming online. The dishes are unending. Should we do our laundry in our bathtub? Join us for LIVE recordings every Sunday at 9pm-ish EST: https://www.facebook.com/wondersparkpuppets http://www.wondersparkpuppets.com

    PPP 01: Puppeteer Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 46:16


    Chad and Z from WonderSpark Puppets have two little boys and are currently homeschooling due to the COVID-19 outbreak. They also do live puppet shows online! Join us for LIVE recordings every Sunday at 9pm-ish EST: https://www.facebook.com/wondersparkpuppets http://www.wondersparkpuppets.com

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