Below The Frame with Matt Vogel
Join Sesame Street and Disney Muppet Performer Matt Vogel (Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, The Count, and others) as he talks in-depth with people in the Muppet Universe - from Sesame Street and Disney Muppet Performers, to writers, wranglers, and more! Get tips and tricks-of-the-trade on how to improve your puppetry, too! All this, plus some special surprises on Below The Frame with Matt Vogel.
Episodes
99 episodes
SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#14: The _____ I Really Loved But Kept Secret...Until Now, Part One
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they confess “The _______ I Really Loved But Kept Secret From Everyone Until Now”. Secret things await you in this epis...
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39:28
SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#13: Looking Glass, Part Two
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) continue peering into the “Looking Glass” by asking Sesame Street Muppet Performer and Baby Boomer, Carmen Osbahr, what she tho...
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41:58
SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#12 Looking Glass, Part One
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they look back on who they were and what they thought their lives might be like when they grew up. Would they be a teac...
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47:45
SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#11: Cruisin' in the Hood (w/Baby Boomer Marty Rudoy)
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they talk about walking the halls in school, hangin’ out at Denny’s, or watching older kids drive by in cars. In the en...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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48:48
SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#10: Cartoon You Can't Believe Was On TV
From Battle of the Planets and Laff-a-lympics to Smurfs and Turbo Teen, join us on this episode of SOLVE FOR GEN X as Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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43:40
SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#9: Our Middle Name Is Danger
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they discuss seat belt laws, second-hand smoking, snakes, explosives, and the fact that “Our Middle Name Is Danger”.&nb...
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50:50
SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#7: American Top 40 with Casey Kasem
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they countdown to “American Top 40 with Casey Kasem". One of the most recognizable radio voices of all time, Casey Kase...
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48:17
EP#62: Caroll Spinney's Retirement Party (REWIND to October 26, 2018)
On this EXTRA SPECIAL BONUS episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel, we’re rewinding to October 26, 2018 when we were shooting Season 50 of Sesame Street. This episode — the only episode for the Facebook Live shows — we’re in the Muppet Loun...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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33:48
EP#61: Q&A with Special Guest Lyla Vogel
On the Season 3 Finale of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel your questions are finally answered! Matt sits down with his daughter, Lyla, who asks the questions you wanted answers to! Join us as we go Below the Frame for one final installment for ...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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27:05
EP#4: Low-Tech Fun, Part One
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they recount “Low-Tech Fun”. Ah, kids today! They sure do seem to spend a lot of time on their gaming devices. Generati...
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46:02
EP#60: Q&A with Special Guest Keaton Vogel
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel we continue answering your questions! Matt sits down with his 16-year old son, Keaton, who asks the questions you sent in.
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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21:57
EP#59: Q&A with Special Guest Hunter Vogel
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel your questions are finally answered! Matt's son, Hunter, asks the questions you wanted answers to, while Matt attempts to answer as many as he can. MURDER, HE SQUEAKED - a short f...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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38:53
SOLVE FOR GEN X - EP#3: The Sanctity of Breakfast Cereal (w/Millennial Jess McKenna and Generation X Kelly Vogel)
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they recall “The Sanctity of Breakfast Cereal”. Gen Xers grew up during the sweet spot of breakfast cereal culture and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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46:34
EP#58: More Q&A (REWIND to December 14, 2017)
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel, we’re rewinding to December 14, 2017, when we were shooting Season 49 of Sesame Street. We had SO many questions that we couldn’t get to from our Facebook Live Season 2 finale that Steph...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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21:37
SOLVE FOR GEN X - EP#2: The Movie That I Could Quote On My Deathbed (w/Millennial Mary Jacobson)
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they discuss “The Movie That I Could Quote on My Deathbed”. From H.I. and “Ed” McDunnough in “Raising Arizona” to Irwin...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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45:03
SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#8: Pop Culture CRUSH!
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they reveal their “Pop Culture CRUSH!”Special Guest: Franny Starkey (Millennial 1980)<...
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43:32
SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#6: Pop Culture Bonanza
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they talk about “Pop Culture Bonanza”…and all that that implies. Generation X came of age at the tail end of the Cold W...
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46:59
SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#5: Low Tech Fun, Part Two
On this episode of Solve for Gen X, join Nate Starkey (Gen X 1971), Ashley Ward (Gen X 1972), and Matt Vogel (Gen X 1970) as they continue to talk about “Low-Tech Fun”. Back when we were kids we did fun things like play with Barbie, ride bikes,...
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45:04
EP#57: Q&A and Sesame Music Stings (REWIND to December 14, 2017)
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel, we’re rewinding to December 14, 2017 when we were shooting Season 49 of Sesame Street. This episode (the finale for season 2 of the Facebook Live shows) we’re in The Muppet Lounge...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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25:06
EP#56: Directing Muppets, Part 2
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel, we continue our discussion with The Muppets Mayhem director Matt Sohn and Sesame Street director Ken Diego about directing Muppets. This is Part 2 of a two-part discussion all about Directing ...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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46:48
Sneak Preview: SOLVE FOR GEN X EP#1: The Song That Ate My Teenage Heart
Sneaking into the Below the Frame feed with a sneak preview of Matt Vogel's new podcast SOLVE FOR GEN X.What is SOLVE FOR GEN X?--TAKE three Gen Xers (Nate Starkey, Ashley Ward, and Matt Vogel)--ADD one topic to discuss abou...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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46:59
EP#55: Directing Muppets, Part 1
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel, we’re talking with Sesame Street director Ken Diego and The Muppets Mayhem director Matt Sohn about directing Muppets. Matt, Ken, and Matt get into a lot of detail from collaborating with Mupp...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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44:40
EP#54: Sesame Street Specials (REWIND to December 7, 2017)
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel, we’re rewinding to December 7, 2017, when we were shooting Season 49 of Sesame Street. We’re in The Muppet Lounge talking about Sesame Street Specials and the episode features director...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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26:57
EP#53: Craig Shemin, Part 2
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel, we’re continuing our chat with writer/producer Craig Shemin. In Part 2, we talk about MuppetFest, Jim Henson's Musical World (the Carnegie Hall shows), The Jim Henson Retrospectacle in New Zea...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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42:36
EP#52: Craig Shemin, Part 1
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel, we’re talking with writer/producer Craig Shemin. Craig talks about interning at Jim Productions, meeting Jim Henson, the many projects he’s written on, and so much more! This is Part 1 o...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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44:22