Metallica "Master of Puppets" & Puppet

09/01/24 • 90 min

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We're talking about perhaps the greatest Metallica song, probably the most listened to now that it got the Stranger Things bump.

And we're talking about "puppet". The word, the history, the creep factor, the surprising relevance and popularity of puppets today. If anything, they're more popular than ever before.

For Eurovision, we talk about Estonia's 2024 entry 5MIINUST and Puuluup ‘(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi.’ Definitely in my (Russell's) top 3 favorite songs of the competition. This is also the last episode we recorded pre-Eurovision so after this one we'll finally know what the rest of the world has known for months regarding the winner, the controversies, etc.

This is of course our second episode on the topic of puppets. If you haven't listened to our interview with Matt Sandbank the puppeteer yet, go back and give that a listen before or after this one.

You can find Matt Sandbank at these links:

His instagram here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sandbank_shadow_factory/⁠

Or his website: ⁠http://www.sandbankshadowfactory.com/⁠

Find us on instagram here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/⁠

And email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠

Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!

This week’s promoted podcast is Bad Acts. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-acts-a-true-crime-podcast/id1538464479

Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network ⁠podmoth.network

We're talking about perhaps the greatest Metallica song, probably the most listened to now that it got the Stranger Things bump.

And we're talking about "puppet". The word, the history, the creep factor, the surprising relevance and popularity of puppets today. If anything, they're more popular than ever before.

This is of course our second episode on the topic of puppets. If you haven't listened to our interview with Matt Sandbank the puppeteer yet, go back and give that a listen before or after this one.

You can find Matt Sandbank at these links:

His instagram here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sandbank_shadow_factory/⁠

Or his website: ⁠http://www.sandbankshadowfactory.com/⁠

Find us on instagram here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/⁠

And email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠

Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!

This week’s promoted podcast is Bad Acts. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-acts-a-true-crime-podcast/id1538464479

Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network ⁠podmoth.network

Previous Episode

Matt Sandbank Puppeteer Interview

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Next week's episode will be about the word "puppet", the etymology, history, and cultural stuff surrounding the word.

So this week, I am interviewing my favorite puppeteer, Matt Sandbank. Matt Sandbank does lightbox shadow puppetry. His shows are clever, poignant, and hilarious. He is based in North Carolina, but he does shows around the country.

We talk about his puppet work, and his ideas and views of puppetry.

You can find Matt Sandbank on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/sandbank_shadow_factory/

Or at his website: http://www.sandbankshadowfactory.com/

Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/

And email us at [email protected]

Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!

This week’s promoted podcast is Anything Bones. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anything-bones/id1536352309

Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network

Next Episode

Ace of Base "I Saw the Sign" & Subtly Subversive Language

Today we're talking about a super sunny song and the darkness that lies within.

And we're pairing that with the topic of covert hate speech, basically. A lot of numbers. Bigots seem to really like numbers. Kind of good to know what the tainted numbers are so you don't accidentally use them, just saying.

For Eurovision, we are finally talking about the winner of Eurovision, Switzerland's Nemo, and their song "The Code".

Find us on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gettingdownandwordy/

And email us at [email protected]

Huge thanks to Patsy Walker for the use of our theme song “Who’s Wordy Now”!

This week’s promoted podcast is Haunted Moonlight. Find them anywhere you get podcasts or at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/haunted-moonlight/id1703911242
Find them, us, and lots of other great podcasts on our podcast network podmoth.network