Muppets in Moscow: The Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia

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🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Between 1993 and 1997 Natasha Lance Rogoff, award-winning television producer and filmmaker, was the executive producer of Ulitsa Sezam, the Russian adaptation of Sesame Street. She joins us on Intelligence Squared to tell the extraordinary story of her determination to bring entertainment and democratic values to Russian children amid a backdrop of bombings, assassinations and a military pressure. Drawing on her new book, Muppets in Moscow, she shares her unique perspective of Russia’s people, their culture and their complicated relationship with the West. Hosting this discussion is Carl Miller, Research Director at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at the think tank, Demos. ... Did you know that Intelligence Squared offers way more than podcasts? We’ve just launched a new online streaming platform Intelligence Squared+ and we’d love you to give it a go. It’s packed with more than 20 years’ worth of video debates and conversations on the world’s hottest topics. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch back on-demand totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into for just £14.99 a month. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Ian Stirling and I'm with one of McCain's farmers who grow their potatoes hang on these are odd-looking potatoes
0:06.0	That's kale Ian. You do know you need potato to make chips, right?
0:10.5	Yes, but we don't just grow potatoes. We actually rotate different crops to help keep the soil healthy. So we eat McCain chips
0:16.8	I'm helping do some good. Exactly. Yeah, you're supporting the move to regenerative farming
0:22.3	By the way, I do know the difference between kale and potatoes
0:26.1	Of course you do.
0:27.6	McCain, let's all chip in.
0:30.8	I mean Stirling and today I'm at a McCain potato field being chased by a massive war
0:36.4	It's just a lady bird Ian. Well, it had a real war spanner, Jay. Why are they here? Well, we plot wildflowers to help encourage wildlife
0:44.7	Like birds and insects. So we eat McCain chips. I'm helping do some good. Yeah, exactly. You're supporting the move to regenerative farming
0:52.1	Okay, this time it's definitely a wasp. My life's in danger
0:55.8	Ian, that's a butterfly. McCain, let's all chip in
1:01.2	Welcome to the intelligent squared podcast. I'm senior producer Connor Boyle coming up
1:06.6	Muppets and Moscow will be joined by Natasha Lanzrogov the television producer tasked with bringing one of the
1:13.0	US's most warmly regarded kids TV exports
1:16.4	Sesame Street who the slightly chillier audiences found around TV sets in Russia during the early 1990s
1:23.6	Our host for today's discussion is Karl Miller research director for the center of analysis of social media other thing tank demos. Here's Karl with more
1:34.9	Well folks are very warm welcome from me as well
1:37.6	And I'm truly truly delighted to introduce our guest and Natasha Lanzrogov
1:42.0	She is an award-winning television producer filmmaker and journalist who's produced television news and documentaries in Russia
1:48.8	Ukraine and the former Soviet Union
1:50.9	And she was the executive producer on ellipsis asam the Russian adaptation of Sesame Street between 1993 and 97
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