Episode 125: Pee-wee Herman, Panther Puppetry, and the Big Potato

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This week's episode welcomes Floridian David Jordan, a puppet master (not his real title, but we love to use that phrase) who wrangled the puppets on Pee-wee's Playhouse. Hear him talk about his puppetry with efforts to save the whooping crane and the Florida panther, his work with the Henson family, and his Central Florida charity, the Big Potato.

Links We Mentioned

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Pee-wee's Christmas Special

David Jordan

Billy Baloney

Panther and Crane

Heather Henson

Kermit's Swamp Years

Big Potato Foundation

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1. Episode 125: Pee-wee Herman, Panther Puppetry, and the Big Potato (00:00:00)

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3. (Cont.) Episode 125: Pee-wee Herman, Panther Puppetry, and the Big Potato (00:20:11)