Episode 36 – The Puppetest of Arts ft. Shane McNeal

In Episode 36, we catch up with our friend Shane McNeal who is currently attending the UConn Puppet Art Graduate Program. We talk about his experience now in puppetry, The Muppets, Fraggle Rock and some Disney news from D23.

You can find Shane and his adventures at @mister_stitches on Instagram

If you want more information about how you can be involved in the UConn Puppetry program, please click here to find more information from the University of Connecticut. They also offer an online certification.

Shane talked about the National Puppetry Festival that happened just last week at UConn. You can find more information about the panels and events that happened there on their website.

We talked a bit about the news coming out of Disney’s D23 Expo. Take a look at more coverage from Slash Film.

We are soooo very excited for the new Star Wars land that was announced for DisneyWorld and Disneyland. Here are some artist renderings of how the park may look when finished.

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