Songs of the Pogo
Walt KellyWelcome to SONGS OF THE POGO, the podcast where Hosts Frank Farrell and Ben Masterton recreate the hysterical and imaginative Wonderful World of Walt Kelly; his writings, songs and comic strip stories mixed in with his personal memoirs and magazine interviews. Joining Frank and Ben for Episode # 1 are talented and versatile performers Norm Boucher, Danny Crawford, Elizabeth Kelly, Zander Kirby, Julia Maish and Darren Stephens, playing the colorful Walt Kelly characters. Each of the 8 episodes features these actors and more. Listen to the songs Go Go Pogo and Deck Us All with Boston Charlie and stories about their surprising origins.
Visit https://www.thesongsofthepogo.com for more about these podcasts. Comments are welcome at [email protected].
Walt Kelly (August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973), was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia and Dumbo. In 1941, at the age of 28, Kelly transferred to work at Dell Comics, where he created Pogo, which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical humor.
- No. of episodes: 8
- Latest episode: 2023-08-25
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