November 10, 2009

Today on Word of Mouth, Sesame Street counts all the way to 40 years! Back in 1969, kids got their first glimpse of Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, and a diverse group of humans and muppets. We talk with Gary Knell, CEO of the Sesame Workshop, and hear from listeners about how they got to Sesame Street. Plus, since the war in Iraq began, a group of senior citizens have traveled to the airport in Bangor, Maine at all hours of the night to greet soldiers returning home. We’ll hear about three of these on-call greeters, who overcome their own battles of loneliness and aging by doing service for others. And, experimental British playwright Tim Crouch talks about the process of drawing audiences in to his upcoming production at Dartmouth.