“Everything Happens Here” is an anticipated nine-episode podcast about the history of Sesame Street and what America has learned from the show over a half-century of broadcasting. Based on interviews with many of the show’s puppeteers, actors, writers, producers, as well as researchers who have studied Sesame Street, “Everything Happens Here” will explore everything that Sesame Street has taught, both intentionally and without planning to, from the pre-academic skills that were the focus of the first season to the social issues and arts appreciation that have become some of its most iconic contributions to American culture. It will also answer the question, what can we learn as a society from Sesame Street’s first 50 years?
About the series launch
The release of the series is planned for late fall 2020 or early 2021. An excerpt of the pilot episode is now available at the history podcast Backstory, where it was part of a November 2019 episode on the history of Sesame Street. Listen on Backstory.