In the Age of Wonder, everybody loves puppets! We're journeying through Thra, somewhere between the Land of Gorch and Fraggle Rock, on a quest to restore balance to a broken world. Or at least make an entertaining podcast.

To celebrate this iconic movie in the spirit of collaboration, community and The Great Conjunction, we invited our listeners and guests from previous episodes to contribute shards of their experiences with the film, scattered throughout the episode. A huge thank you to everyone who responded to the Crystal's call - Alice, Cullen, Daniel, Paul, Pete, Robert and Scott.

Underappreciated drag legend Frank Oz, the complicated career and legacy of Jim Henson, plastic witch fingers, the Muppets' sense of longing, Skeksis gender presentation, Orville the Duck, the faerie magic of Brian Froud, a scrapped attempt at Lord of the Rings, Bjork being part Gelfling, Alan Garner's The Owl Service, Na'vi skin, the hairy hands of Dartmoor, Miss Piggy doing Las Culturistas, Yoda, a Podling dancing on the table, purple glow, trans icon Janice, wood elf vibes, a sublime score from Trevor Jones, zooted hippie Mystics, Awkwafina, hard-working puppeteers on their haunches, a return to Droomvlucht at Efeteling, the Blue Peter annual, Kira the literal manic pixie dream girl, inspirational crocodile illustrations, Night of the Hunter, lightflex technology, the ghosts of Northumberland, losing Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab bottles in the Enchanted Forest, Andy Samberg, Fuerteventura vultures, a clockwork orrery, the 48 hour countdown for a Taylor Swift lilo, twinkling out of existence, Callum's misguided impressions, Michael's foray into fanfic, and the return of the Sphinx Question await.

We share our thoughts on the movie and its themes, some behind the scenes gossip, delve into the nightmarish moments and dream up some ridiculous merch. Is Aughra a witch? Listen and find out!

Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio.

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