The Sesame Street Podcast

The Sesame Street Podcast is a weekly video segment launched on September 18, 2007, and produced by Sesame Workshop. Every Tuesday, a 5-minute video clip containing material from Sesame Street was broadcast over the Internet and made available to sesameworkshop.org and iTunes. The podcast was last updated on March 27, 2017.
The podcast is the result of research that found that parents have been looking for such educational media to take with them on-the-go. Glenda Revelle, vice president for research and creative development in digital media at Sesame Workshop noted that Sesame research teams have "learned that parents are eager to have portable educational media content that they can use with their young children at any time and wherever they might be -- helping to fill time on a car ride or while waiting in line at the grocery store while building children's literacy skills at the same time."Broadcasting & Cable "Sesame Street Takes Podcast Road" 9/18/2007
Just one week after its initial launch, the podcast became the number-one video downloaded on iTunes. Gary Knell acknowledged the fans and went on to say that the "podcast is a natural extension of the show's mission and an example of how Sesame Street is continually evolving to help children, no matter where they are, develop a love of learning." Glenda Revelle added, "The response that Sesame Workshop has seen so far confirms our prior research. Busy parents on the go are happy to have engaging, educational content available for their children wherever they may be and whenever they may have time for viewing."Animation World Network "Sesame Street Podcast #1 on iTunes" 9/28/07
==Episodes==
thumb|300px|Murray's "What's The Scoop?"
Sesame Workshop has titled each podcast according to its featured Word of the Day segment as seen on Sesame Street, but the full podcast consists of other segments as well. Previously unaired content, such as longer takes shot for "What's the Word on the Street?" are shown, and Murray Monster often provides commentary for other inserts previously seen on Sesame Street. Many of the clips are edited or altered, often with the word of the day superimposed on-screen and/ or voice-overs by Murray, and often to just focus on the word of the day. After all of season 38's "Word on the Street" segments were featured, the podcast began focusing on healthy habits according to its featured Healthy Habits for Life. When Season 39 began, the podcast went back to focusing on "What's the Word on the Street?". Starting with the "Stuck" episode, the podcast ends with an Abby Cadabby segment, with a title card reading "Abby Cadabby's Fairy Fun". The podcast continues "What's the Word on the Street?" when Season 40 began.
==="What's the Word on the Street" (Season 38)===
* September 18, 2007 — Squid with Brian Williams
* September 25, 2007 — Newspaper with Matt Lauer
* October 2, 2007 — Dog with Conan O'Brien
* October 9, 2007 — Lazy with Richard Belzer
* October 16, 2007 — Pumpernickel with Rachael Ray
* October 23, 2007 — Ballet with Ellen DeGeneres
* October 30, 2007 — Tricycle with Alec Baldwin
* November 6, 2007 — Disappear with Chris Brown
* November 13, 2007 — Ticklish with Howie Mandel
* November 20, 2007 — Frustrated with Kelly Ripa
* November 27, 2007 — Prepared with Chad Pennington
* December 4, 2007 — Family with Al Roker
* December 11, 2007 — Mystery with Mariska Hargitay
* December 25, 2007 — Predicament with Charlie Gibson
* January 1, 2008 — Windy with Alison Bartlett O'Reilly
* January 15, 2008 — Gigantic with Ahmad Rashad
* January 22, 2008 — Rhyme with Ice-T
* January 29, 2008 — Amazing with Rachael Ray
* February 5, 2008 — Expert with Diane Sawyer
* February 12, 2008 — Practice with Jon Stewart
* February 19, 2008 — Pretend with Meredith Vieira
* February 26, 2008 — Sigh with Sarah Jessica Parker
* March 4, 2008 — Angry with Cuba Gooding, Jr.
* March 11, 2008 — Struggle with Tyra Banks
==="Are you a Happy Healthy Monster?"===
* March 18, 2008 — Breakfast
* March 25, 2008 — Keeping Clean
* April 1, 2008 — Dance
* April 8, 2008 — Sports
* April 15, 2008 — Breathe
* April 22, 2008 — Healthy Snacks
* April 29, 2008 — Play
* May 6, 2008 — Lunch
* May 13, 2008 — Walk
* May 20, 2008 — Brushing Teeth
* May 27, 2008 — Stretch
* June 3, 2008 — Know Your Body
* June 10, 2008 — Jump
* June 17, 2008 — Exercise
* June 24, 2008 — Dinner
* July 1, 2008 — Get a Checkup
* July 8, 2008 — Basketball
* July 14, 2008 — Eat Your Colors
* July 22, 2008 — Swim
* July 29, 2008 — Run
* August 5, 2008 - Sleep
==="What's the Word on the Street?" (Season 39)===
*August 12, 2008 - Octagon with Jack Black; special appearance by Feist
*August 12, 2008 - Subtraction
*August 26, 2008 - Piroutte
*September 2, 2008 - Laundromat
*September 9, 2008 - Insect with Jenny McCarthy
*September 16, 2008 - Compliment with Heidi Klum
*September 23, 2008 - Toss with Jason Taylor
*September 30, 2008 - Half with Chandra Wilson
*October 7, 2008 - Curly with Neil Patrick Harris
*October 14, 2008 - Stuck with Patrick Warburton
*October 21, 2008 - Penguin
*October 28, 2008 - Friend
*November 4, 2008 - Unanimous with LL Cool J
*November 11, 2008 - Fabulous with Kim Cattrall
*November 18, 2008 - Cactus
*November 25, 2008 - Rhythm
*December 2, 2008 - Persistent with David Beckham
*December 9, 2008 - Disguise with Jack Black
*December 16, 2008 - Frightened
*December 23, 2008 - Cheer
*December 30, 2008 - Mustache with Jonah Hill
*January 20, 2009 - District with Megan Mullally
*January 27, 2009 - Scrumptious with Jessica Alba
*February 3, 2009 - Robot
==="What's the Word on the Street" (Season 40)===
*November 9, 2009 - Habitat with Cameron Diaz
*November 16, 2009 - Pair with Sarah Jessica Parker
*November 23, 2009 - Pollinate with Nancy O'Dell
*November 30, 2009 - Nature with Debra Messing
*December 7, 2009 - Season with Adrian Grenier
*December 14, 2009 - Quest with Tiki Barber
*December 21, 2009 - Hibernate with Meredith Vieira
*December 29, 2009 - Surprise with Maggie Gyllenhaal
*January 4, 2010 - Brilliant with Paul Rudd
*January 11, 2010 - Machine with Greg Kinnear
*January 18, 2010 - Crunchy with Adam Sandler
*January 25, 2010 - Garden with Jennie Garth
*February 2, 2010 - Camouflage with Elisabeth Hasselbeck
*February 8, 2010 - Separate with Jake Gyllenhaal
*February 15, 2010 - Metamorphosis with Patricia Arquette
*February 23, 2010 - Canteen with Cedric the Entertainer
*March 1, 2010 - Stumble with Ricky Gervais
*March 8, 2010 - Speedy with Brendan Fraser
*March 17, 2010 - Inspect with Jimmy Fallon
*March 24, 2010 - Bones with Matthew Fox
*March 31, 2010 - Miniature with Kobe Bryant
*April 6, 2010 - Booth with Christina Applegate
*April 13, 2010 - Concentrate with Hugh Jackman
*April 20, 2010 - Spectacular with Judah Friedlander
*April 27, 2010 - Humongous with Debi Mazar
*May 3, 2010 - Exquisite with Eva Longoria
===The Alphabet===
*May 11, 2010 - Celebrate the Letter "A!"
*May 18, 2010 - All about the letter "B!"
*May 25, 2010 - Celebrate the letter "C!"
*June 1, 2010 - Delight in the letter "D!"
*June 8, 2010 - Everything about the letter "E!"
*June 15, 2010 - Fun with the letter "F!"
*June 22, 2010 - The Great Letter "G!"
*June 29, 2010 - Hunt for the letter "H!"
*July 6, 2010 - Create your own "I" book!
*July 13, 2010 - Have a letter "J" jubilee!
*July 20, 2010 - Make today all about the letter K!
*July 27, 2010 - Make a letter "L" collage!
*August 4, 2010 - Celebrate the magnificent letter M!
*August 11, 2010 - Go on a hunt for things that begin with the letter N!
*August 18, 2010 - Eat a letter "O" breakfast!
*August 25, 2010 - Make snack time pleasant with the letter "P"!
*September 2, 2010 - Make letter "Q" day a celebration of questions!
*September 9, 2010 - Learn more about the remarkable letter "R".
*September 15, 2010 - Make a letter "S" animal collage!
*September 22, 2010 - Letter "T" Habitats
*March 28, 2011 - All About "U"
*April 5, 2011 - All About "V"
*April 12, 2011 - The Wonderful Letter "W"
*April 18, 2011 - "X" Marks the Spot!
*April 25, 2011 - Find the letter "Y!"
*May 3, 2011 - Have a zany "Z" day!
==="What's the Word on the Street?" (Season 41)===
*September 29, 2010 - Challenge with Amy Poehler
*October 6, 2010 - Journal with Wanda Sykes
*October 13, 2010 - Comfort with Jason Bateman
*October 20, 2010 - Cling with Jude Law
*October 27, 2010 - Pasta with Kara DioGuardi
*November 3, 2010 - Activate with Chris O'Donnell
===Number of the Day (2011)===
==="What's the Word on the Street?" (Season 42; Fall 2011)===
==="What's the Word on the Street?" (Season 43; Fall 2012)===
==="The People in Your Neighborhood" (Summer 2013)===
==="What's the Word on the Street" (Season 44; Fall 2013)===
===Elmo's World (Summer 2013)===
These podcasts consist of cut-down versions of popular "Elmo's World" segments.
==="What's the World on the Street" (Season 45; Fall 2014)===
===Specials===
Beginning in Fall 2014, the podcasts featured special themed compilations of new and old Sesame Street inserts.
*October 27, 2014 - "Hello to Halloween": "Hello, Halloween!," "Monster in the Mirror," "The Batty Bat"
*December 15, 2014 - "Happy Holidays from Sesame Street": "It's Almost Christmas," Ernie and Bert's Snowman, "Elmo's Christmas Dream," "Jingle Bells" (from Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!)
*January 9, 2015 - "Get Grouchy with Oscar the Grouch!": "Grouch Thrift Shop," "The Gross Grouch Song," "Oscar's Trashtime Band," "Bein' Green," "Pigeons, Cookies & Trash"
*January 16, 2015 - "A Fairy Good Time with Abby": "For Broccoli Hurray-Hurrah," "Kids With Wings," "I Can Sing,"
*January 23, 2015 - "Feathery Fun with Big Bird": "That's Cooperation," "Happy to Be Me," "I Just Adore Four"
*January 30, 2015 - "Sing Out Loud with Elmo": "Elmo's Song," "Elmo Feels Proud," "Elmo's Got the Moves"
*February 6, 2015 - "Happy Valentines Day": "Valentine's Day Song," Hearts of Love (cartoon), Grover and Jesse Talk About Love, Valentine, I Love You (cartoon), 15 Seconds of Love, "Elmo Loves You"
*February 13, 2015 - "The Cookie Thief": "Me Love Cookie Art," The Muncha Lisa, "Make Your Own Art"
*February 27, 2015 - "Sing Along with The Count": "Number of the Day #4 Song," "Getting to Count You," "Eight is Great," "Cloud Nine," Counting Bats with The Count
*March 6, 2015 - "Best Buds with Bert and Ernie": Bert and Ernie Dance, "I Love My Toes," "La, La, La" (remake)
*March 13, 2015 - "Get Grooving with Grover": "Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange)," "Opposite Game," At the Movies
*March 20, 2015 - "C is for Cookie Monster": "C is for Cookie" (1998 version), "Me Am What Me Am," "The First Time Me Eat Cookie"
*April 3, 2015 - "Welcome to The Furchester"
*April 10, 2015 - "Sing a Furry Song at the Furchester"
*April 17, 2015 - "Service with a Smile"
*April 24, 2015 - "Super Songs with Superheroes": "Super Grover with a G," "Super Zero the Hero" (cartoon), "Super Grover 2.0"
*May 1, 2015 - "Happy Mother's Day": "Rotten Grouchy Mother's Day," M: Mom (cartoon), "Furry Blue Mommy of Mine," Mother and Child Draw Love (cartoon), Big K, Little K (cartoon)
*May 8, 2015 - "Nursery Rhymes of Sesame Street"
*May 15, 2015 - "ABC Dance with Me": "The ABCs of Moving You," "The Sesame Street Alphabet," "African Alphabet"
*May 26, 2015 - "Let's Play Outside": "Outdoors," "Come and Play" (cartoon), "Riding My Tricycle," "Jump" (remake)
*June 1, 2015 - "Furry Friends Forever": "Two is You and Me," "Amigo," "Because We're Friends"
*June 8, 2015 - "D is for Dinosaur": Ernie and Bert: There's a Dinosaur in My Room, Amy Ryan - Paleontologist, "If Elmo Had a Dinosaur"
*June 15, 2015 - "Happy Father's Day": "F is for Father," "See You Tomorrow" (from Bedtime with Elmo), "Dad Song," "Telly the Dad," "Firefighter Dad"
==Sponsors==
* American Greetings — episodes 1 - 12, episodes 27 - 28, episodes 49
* Pampers Baby Dry — episodes 13 - 26
* New Balance — episodes 28 - 47
* PNC Grow Up Great — episodes 70 - present
* Sesame Workshop ----- episodes 70 - present
==External links==
* The Sesame Street Podcast at iTunes
==Sources==
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