Extra: Corruption, Murder, & Muppets ... The Story Of Russia's 'Sesame Street',

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 20 November 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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After the fall of the Soviet Union, then-Senator Joe Biden spearheaded an effort in Congress to send the beloved show, "Sesame Street", to Russia. The move was part of a larger aid package designed to help with education reform and win over the hearts and minds of Russian youth. Natasha Lance Rogoff was hired as the executive producer of "Ulitsa Sezam" and was at the center of the show's production. She quickly found out that bringing this classic child's program to the former Communist nation would prove both challenging ... and deadly. Natasha Lance Rogoff recently joined FOX News Rundown Chris Foster to discuss her book, 'Muppets in Moscow.' She detailed how she and her partners had to deal with cultural conflicts, corruption, censorship, and even violence. Due to time limitations, we could not include all of the conversation in our original segment. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear our entire interview with Natasha Lance Rogoff and learn more about the incredible story of "Ulitsa Sezam." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:20.9	This is the Fox News rundown extra.
0:25.7	I'm Chris Foster. There are versions of Sesame Street in countries around the world,
0:29.2	some original, some the American show dubbed into other languages. It's popular with a lot of
0:34.0	kids in or force from their homes in Ukraine and there used to be a version produced in Russia.
0:38.8	One of the people responsible for that show is Natasha Lance Rogoff. She was recruited to be
0:43.1	executive producers of filmmaker and journalist who lived and worked in the Soviet Union before
0:47.1	the fall. Her book about that experience is called The Muppets in Moscow, the unexpected crazy
0:52.0	true story of making Sesame Street in Russia. Her story was too long for our entire conversation
0:56.3	to be included in the regular rundown podcast, so we've got it all here.
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1:03.9	Now Natasha Lance Rogoff on The Fox News rundown extra.
1:11.2	Well Natasha, thanks for coming on. The book's Muppets in Moscow, the unexpected crazy true
1:16.7	story of making Sesame Street in Russia. Let's start first with Joe Biden's role in all of this.
1:21.5	He was a big promoter of exporting Sesame Street internationally when he was Senator, right?
1:26.8	Absolutely. Yeah, he had spearheaded developing congressional support for Russian Sesame Street
1:36.0	in 1992. It started. Okay. Now you weren't in kids TV. It's not like you work for
1:42.4	children's television workshop and they sent you over there. You were a journalist and I guess
1:45.6	you were approached just because of your experience in what was then the Soviet Union. You were just
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