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PODCAST

Jake"s Happy Nostalgia Show!

Jake Deffinbaugh

Welcome to Jake"s Happy Nostalgia Show, the podcast where nostalgia comes alive! Hosted by Jake Deffinbaugh, with co-host, Chris Bixby.

tv & film

All Episodes

01:13:49

Peter K. Hirsch (Writer) || Ep. 257

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2024/10/12

On Episode 257 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, writer Peter K. Hirsch returns to the show!Peter has written for a number of children's series, with most of his work being with PBS! His longest writing job was on Arthur, taking on the role of head writer later in the show's run. He also wrote episodes of Between the Lions, Lomax: The Hound of Music, Peep and the Big Wide World, Curious George, Martha Speaks and Octonauts and was head writer on Molly of Denali and Jessy & Nessy. Recently, Peter

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01:05:11

Barbara Irwin, Tony Buttino Sr. & Pam Johnson...

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2024/10/09

On Episode 256 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview authors Barbara Irwin, Tony Buttino Sr. and Pam Johnson! Barbara, Tony and Pam recently wrote the book Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold Story of a Beloved Children's Series, which covers the long-running PBS literacy series Reading Rainbow, which Tony also co-created! The new book talks about how Reading Rainbow first came to be, working with a public television station in Buffalo, the affect it had on millions of children's reading

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01:21:46

John Weidman (Writer/Playwright) || Ep. 255

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2024/10/05

On Episode 255 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview writer and playwright John Weidman! John's work in the theatre world consists of collaborating with the late Stephen Sondheim on several musicals, including Pacific Overtures, Assassins and Road Show and also worked with theatre director and choreographer Susan Stroman. He also wrote for the National Lampoon magazine. As a television writer, John wrote a number of episodes, inserts and segments for Sesame Street for several decades

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01:18:28

Kristin Laskas Martin (Producer/Writer) || Ep. 254

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2024/10/02

On Episode 254 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview producer and writer Kristin Laskas Martin!Kristin's career in television began as a coordinator on the PBS series Great Performances and as a producer on the ABC soap opera All My Children. After transitioning into children's television, she was the Vice President of Production at Nickelodeon and produced the TV adaptation of The Baby-Sitter's Club. Most notably, Kristin co-created The Magic School Bus TV series, the long-running math

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00:56:38

Willy Welch (Singer/Songwriter) || Ep. 253

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2024/09/28

On Episode 253 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview singer, songwriter and entertainer Willy Welch!For a number of years, Willy wrote dozens of songs for the long-running Barney franchise, with only some of his best known songs being I Put a Smile On, I Love to Read and Icy, Creamy Ice Cream! Outside of Barney, Willy is best known for his song Right Field, which was first recorded by folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. Willy also has his own musical act with his wife Willy called Wendy &

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02:11:09

Lawrence S. Mirkin (Producer/Writer) || Ep. 252

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2024/09/25

On Episode 252 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview producer and writer Lawrence S. Mirkin!Lawrence has produced a wide variety of shows, with some of his best known contributions being with The Jim Henson Company as a producer on the original Fraggle Rock series and The Jim Henson Hour. He also served as creative consultant on various Henson projects, including Labyrinth, The Witches, Muppet Babies and more. Outside of Henson, Lawrence wrote episodes of Groundling Marsh and The Noddy

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01:02:22

Joe Fiedler (Musician/Composer) || Ep. 251

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2024/09/21

On Episode 251 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview musician and composer Joe Fiedler!Some of Joe's best known gigs in the music world include playing trombone for Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights and his collaborations with numerous artists and bands. In television, Joe was chief horn arranger in the reboot of The Electric Company and has been the arrangements music director for Sesame Street since 2009! During his time at Sesame Street, he composed the opening music for the

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00:53:54

Maurie' & Mone't Chandler (Actresses) || Ep. 250

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2024/09/18

On Episode 250 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview twin actresses Maurie' and Mone't Chandler! Maurie' and Mone't got their start in acting on the film Crooklyn and the PBS series Wishbone. Continuing their work with PBS, they are best known for portraying the twin characters Ashley and Alissa from Season 3 to 5 of the long-running series Barney & Friends, as well as several Barney home videos! Aside from Barney, they acted in projects such as Sweet Justice, Dead

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00:56:23

Eric Weiner (Writer/Author) || Ep. 249

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2024/09/14

On Episode 249 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview writer and author Eric Weiner! Some of Eric's earliest television writing gigs were on series such as Ghostwriter and Gullah Gullah Island. He is best known for co-creating the long-running Nick Jr. series Dora the Explorer, as well as voicing the character Scarecrow. He also co-created the Playhouse Disney series JoJo's Circus, served as executive producer on Little Einsteins, developed and wrote for the PBS series Cyberchase

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00:18:15

William Hung (Singer/Speaker) || Ep. 248

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2024/09/11

On Episode 248 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview singer and motivational speaker William Hung! In 2004, William gained fame for his audition on the singing competition series American Idol, where he sang Ricky Martin's hit song She Bangs. His appearance on Idol led to appearances on a variety of talk shows and commercials and he got the opportunity to record and release his own albums. Aside from the music business, William had a career in law and is currently a motivational

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00:51:52

Benjamin Lehmann (Producer/Director/Writer) || Ep. 247

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2024/09/07

On Episode 247 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview producer, director and writer Benjamin Lehmann!Benjamin has worked for Sesame Street since 2000, which has won him dozens of Emmy awards. He produced many of their recurring segments, such as Elmo's World, Elmo the Musical, Abby's Flying Fairy School, Super Grover 2.0 and various home videos, specials and outreach projects. For several years, he was their executive producer and led the production and creative direction for

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00:55:24

Katie Leigh (Voice Actress) || Ep. 246

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2024/09/04

On Episode 246 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview voice actress Katie Leigh! Katie's voiceover career spans across several decades, with some of her best known television roles being the voice of Baby Rowlf in the original Muppet Babies series, Sunni Gummi in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Honker Muddlefoot in Darkwing Duck, Alex in Totally Spies! and various characters for the My Little Pony franchise and The Mr. Men Show. Katie is also best known for her voiceover

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00:50:06

Ben Durocher (Puppeteer/Puppet Wrangler) || Ep. 245

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2024/08/31

On Episode 245 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview puppeteer, puppet builder and wrangler Ben Durocher! For 8 years, Ben was a puppet wrangler for Sesame Street, including various specials and the spin-off series The Furchester Hotel and The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo. He was also a puppet fabricator on The Happytime Murders and was an additional puppeteer on the Apple TV+ series Helpsters. Recently, Ben has worked as a puppeteer on the Apple TV+ series Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

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01:26:56

Debbie Gendler (Author/Producer) || Ep. 244

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2024/08/28

On Episode 244 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview author and producer Debbie Gendler! Debbie is a four-time Emmy nominated TV executive and producer who worked at CBS and ABC. Aside from her work in the television world, she is best known for being a Beatles fan. She attended The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and was interviewed about The Beatles for the Beatlemania film and the documentary The Making of A Hard Day's Night. Recently, Debbie wrote the

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01:12:17

Louise Gikow (Writer/Author) || Ep. 243

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2024/08/24

On Episode 243 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview writer and author Louise Gikow! Louise's professional career started as a writer and copy editor for the National Lampoon magazine. She then started writing books based on a number of Henson projects, including Fraggle Rock, Muppet Babies, Labyrinth and many others. She also wrote music and lyrics for the Sing Along with Kermit and Friends book-and-tape sets and wrote the Sesame Street 40th anniversary book. As a television writer,

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00:39:49

Jules Hoffman (Singer/Musician) || Ep. 242

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2024/08/21

On Episode 242 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview non-binary children's musical artist Jules Hoffman! Jules' career in the music business started in the rock band Boketto the Wolf, before becoming a children's artist. Jules is best known for their Songs for Littles series and their educational resource videos. Throughout their career, Jules has collaborated with Laurie Berkner on various projects and is also best known for her collaborations with children's YouTuber

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01:10:10

Carol-Lynn Parente (Producer) || Ep. 241

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2024/08/17

On Episode 241 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview producer Carol-Lynn Parente! Carol-Lynn first started working for Sesame Street in 1989 as a post-production coordinator, before moving to production assistant, associate director and producer, becoming executive producer for them in 2005. Carol-Lynn was a producer on Elmo's World, executive produced the segments Elmo the Musical, Murray Has a Little Lamb, Super Grover 2.0 and Cookie's Crumby Pictures and a number of home

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01:28:34

Again Again & Mista Cookie Jar (Singers/Songwriters)...

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2024/08/14

On Episode 240 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview singer-songwriters Again Again and Mista Cookie Jar! Jennifer Cook and Anne Montone of Again Again Music are a pair of singer-songwriters, parents and lifelong friends. C.J. Pizarro, better known as Mista Cookie Jar, is best known for his family band Mista Cookie Jar & the Chocolate Chips. Together, Jennifer and Anne collaborated with C.J. on the brand new song Thank You Teacher, which celebrates all the teachers in our lives.

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00:43:49

Lisa Foiles (Actress/Singer) || Ep. 239

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2024/08/10

On Episode 239 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview actress and singer Lisa Foiles! Lisa started her acting career on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens and as a guest star on Malcolm in the Middle. She is best known for her time as a cast member on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That from Seasons 7 through 10 and occasionally in the 2019 revival. During her time on All That, she was featured in sketches such as 2-Gether 4-Ever, Sugar and Coffee, Bridgett's Slumber

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00:37:10

Scott Schultz & Christian Jacobs (TV Creators) || Ep....

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2024/08/07

On Episode 238 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview TV creators Scott Schultz and Christian Jacobs! Scott and Christian are known by many for creating the hit Nick Jr. series Yo Gabba Gabba! Recently, they came together to reboot the series as Yo Gabba GabbaLand! In this discussion, the Happy Nostalgia team talk to Scott and Christian about the success of the original series, the transition from DJ Lance Rock to Kammy Kam as the host, changes in the new series and more!

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