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Let’s take ‘Sesame Street’ out of the equation for PBS funding
As Congress threatens to defund public broadcasting, the defenders of PBS and NPR keep defending themselves by pointing to ...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by ‘drag queen storytime’
The segment Greene cited wasn’t aired; a local station mistakenly uploaded it to PBS’ site, where it stayed for two months ...
How “Sesame Street” Opened Its Arms to Kids on the Autism Spectrum
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SZA Shows Support For Sesame Street Amid Attacks On PBS Funding
Grammy-nominated artist SZA is showing love for Sesame Street and expressing a desire to create peaceful children's music to ...
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Why the Team Behind Sesame Street Created a Character With Autism
“Here, they created a street and a community that closely resembles what kids experience,” says Jeffrey D. Dunn, who arrived to run Sesame Workshop as CEO in 2014. “It’s not fantasy ...
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Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat
For decades, shows like Sesame Street were, in addition to being often the only thing available, were considered safe havens for children—wholesome, educational programming that helped ...
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SZA Teaching Her Friends on “Sesame Street ”About Gratitude Through Song Will Heal Your Inner Child — Listen!
SZA is feeling grateful with the Sesame Street gang. On the Thursday, April 10 episode of Sesame Street, the "Scorsese Baby Daddy" singer is joined by Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Gabrielle as she adds a ...
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Why Does Big Bird Look So Sad?
U.S.A.I.D. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems. Credit...Mark Lennihan/Associated Press ...