About this episode
It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started with THE GREAT HENSON CAPER! 12 episodes. Three months. The life and works of one of the 20th century's greatest artists - Jim Henson. The series is written by the author of The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha , Ethan Warren and produced by Blake Howard. Episode six sees Henson flirt with Lord of the Rings, and the battle between good and evil with The Dark Crystal. EPISODE GUESTS: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHER OF GEORGE LUCAS: A LIFE and JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY - BRIAN JAY JONES ACTOR, COMEDIAN, PODCASTER BEHIND DEAD EYES AND THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW - CONNOR RATLIFF NEW JERSEY BASED WRITER AT OUTLETS LIKE BRIGHT WALL DARK ROOM, REVERSE SHOT AND MUBI NOTEBOOK - FRANK FALISI NOVELIST, FILM CRITIC, PROFESSOR - JEFFREY OVERSTREET COMEDIAN AND FORMER HEAD WRITER OF THE DAILY SHOW, AND CO-HOST OF THE FLOP HOUSE PODCAST - ELLIOTT KALAN FILMMAKER AND PODCAST PRODUCER - ADAM VOLERICH WRITER AT THE PLAYLIST, THE CREATOR OF #AYEARWITHWOMEN AND #NOIRVEMBER - MARYA E. GATES STAFF VIDEO EDITOR AT ESQUIRE, WHERE HE ALSO WRITES ABOUT FILM, TELEVISION, TECH, AND VIDEO GAMES - DOM NERO VOICE CAST: LIAM G BILLINGHAM - HENSON - LINKS: TWITTER , DIE HARD ON A BLANK Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy