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 two charts the development and Henson’s involvement in the launch of SESAME STREET. 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 WRITER AT THE PLAYLIST, THE CREATOR OF #AYEARWITHWOMEN AND #NOIRVEMBER - MARYA E. GATES AUTHOR OF FIERCE BITCHES, PECKERWOOD, CRIME FICTION ENTHUSIAST AND AUTHOR OF THE NOIR LITERATURE AND CULTURE BLOG - HARDBOILED WONDERLAND - JEDIDIAH AYRES AARON ARMSTRONG 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