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
88 episodes since 2020
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...
September 16, 2024
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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.
September 12, 2024
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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...
September 05, 2024
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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 ...
September 03, 2024
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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...
August 29, 2024
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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...
August 27, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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45:03
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,...
August 22, 2024
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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...
August 22, 2024
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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 ...
August 15, 2024
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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...
August 14, 2024
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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...
August 08, 2024
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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...
August 01, 2024
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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...
July 25, 2024
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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...
July 18, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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44:22
EP#51: Music of Sesame Street (REWIND to November 16, 2017)
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel we’re rewinding to November 16, 2017. We were shooting Season 49 of Sesame Street and in this episode we’re in The Muppet Lounge talking about the Music of Sesame Street.The episo...
July 11, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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24:03
EP#50: Character Inheritors, Part 3
Have you ever wondered what it's like to sit in a room with some Muppet Performers and hear them talk all about the fun things they get to do as Muppet Performers? Well, that's what Below the Frame with Matt Vogel is all about this season...
July 04, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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33:54
EP#49: Character Inheritors, Part 2
Have you ever wondered what it's like to sit in a room with some Muppet Performers and hear them talk all about the fun things they get to do as Muppet Performers? Well, that's what Below the Frame with Matt Vogel is all about this season...
June 27, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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32:11
EP#48: Character Inheritors, Part 1
Have you ever wondered what it's like to sit in a room with some Muppet Performers and hear them talk all about the fun things they get to do as Muppet Performers? Well, that's what Below the Frame with Matt Vogel is all about this season...
June 20, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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31:51
EP#47: More Sesame Street Characters/Q&A (REWIND to Nov. 2, 2017)
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel we’re rewinding to November 2, 2017 when we were shooting Season 49 of Sesame Street. We’re in The Muppet Lounge talking about again Sesame Street Characters and answering questions.Thi...
June 13, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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22:59
EP#46: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Part 2
Have you ever wondered what it's like to sit in a room with some Muppet Performers and hear them talk all about the fun things they get to do as Muppet Performers? Well, that's what Below the Frame with Matt Vogel is all about this season, and ...
June 06, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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42:23
EP#45: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Part 1
Have you ever wondered what it's like to sit in a room with some Muppet Performers and hear them talk all about the fun things they get to do as Muppet Performers? Well, that's what Below the Frame with Matt Vogel is all about this season, and ...
May 30, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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42:41
EP#44: Sesame Street Characters (REWIND to October 26, 2017)
On this episode of Bellow the Frame with Matt Vogel we’re rewinding to October 26, 2017 in the Muppet Lounge talking about the Sesame Street Characters.This episode features Pam Arciero, Carmen Osbahr, Frankie Cordero, Leslie Carrara-Ru...
May 23, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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18:12
Below the Frame EXTRA: Mahoning Message
Muppet Performer Bill Barretta and his brother, Gene — The Barretta Brothers — asked me to send a message along for the Mahoning Drive-In’s Muppets Take Mahoning 2 Event…the result of which is somehow an ad for Below the Frame.
May 21, 2024
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Season 3
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5:08
EP#43: Two Crazy Weeks in May
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel, we go back to two crazy weeks in May 2023 when The Muppet Performers were doing publicity for The Muppets Mayhem and Kermit and Miss Piggy were appearing at the King's Coronation Concert in Lo...
May 16, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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38:45
EP#42: First Day on Sesame Street (REWIND to October 19, 2017)
On this episode of Below the Frame with Matt Vogel we’re rewinding to October 19, 2017 in the Muppet Lounge and talking all about our First Day on Sesame Street. The episode features Tyler Bunch, Jen Barnhart, Martin P. Robinson, John Kennedy, ...
May 09, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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19:37