‘SESAME STREET' LAUNCHES A PODCAST TO HELP EDUCATE KIDS
AppleMagazine|October 23, 2020
What has more letters than the alphabet? That’s easy: The post office.
‘SESAME STREET' LAUNCHES A PODCAST TO HELP EDUCATE KIDS

That joke — sponsored by the letter A — is a highlight of the first original podcast from “Sesame Street,” featuring music, interactive games and Muppets galore.

“The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends” is an offering on Audible that gives some screen-free educational entertainment to kids who may be having spotty school lessons during the coronavirus pandemic.

“We think it’s so important to have this other medium besides screens for playful, fun, engaging episodes that are also curriculum driven and really address the important educational needs for young children,” said Jennifer Schiffman Sanders, the director of content, education and research for Sesame Workshop.

The podcast is led by 6-year-old, exuberant Foley, “the sound-maker monster.” She’s joined by her sidekick, Mikee the Microphone, a microphone with googly eyes. Together they tell jokes, sing songs and host familiar guests from the neighborhood, like Elmo, Big Bird and Cookie Monster.

This story is from the October 23, 2020 edition of AppleMagazine.

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