As Congress threatens to defund public broadcasting, the defenders of PBS and NPR keep defending themselves by pointing to ...

Sesame Street is headed for a detour, but the path forward isn’t exactly clear. The long-running children’s show, which first introduced young audiences to Big Bird, Bert and Ernie in 1969 ...

"Are Bert and Ernie part of an ... red," referring to Elmo. "Well, he is a puppet but no," she answered. In the early weeks of Trump's second term, Sesame Street—and public media more broadly ...

Rep. Robert Garcia from California questions witnesses during a hearing in front of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner ...

Sesame Street welcomed SZA on Thursday to sing a song about gratitude. In the clip, SZA is minding her own business, writing down things she’s thankful for on pieces of paper, when Muppets Elmo ...

“Before you even think twice, see if someone needs a hand. Be nice, and help them if you can,” Elmo sings joyfully in the 2016 holiday special “Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas.” Built on the ...

SZA joined Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and Gabrielle on the latest episode of Sesame Street, during which the R&B star taught her new friends a timely lesson about kindness and gratitude. Watch the clip below ...

We are told that public broadcasting is essential. They cover stories that for-profit newsrooms don’t. Over my career, I’ve had several friends who’ve worked in both public and private broadcasting.

This is the nature of the beast when it comes to people writing about "Sesame Street." While there are now some culture writers from the "All Elmo, all the time" era of the show, most writers ...