About this episode
David Kamp discusses the impact of Sesame Street and other classic children's shows on education and culture.
Can you tell me how to get…how to get to SESAME STREET? DAVID KAMP can. He’s the author of the national best-seller “Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America”, which chronicles the behind-the-scenes stories of Sesame Street (as well as other classic shows like Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, Zoom, and Schoolhouse Rock) and the seismic impact it had – not just in America, but the world – on the way children learned how to count, sing the letters of the...
People in this episode
Host: Dan Fisher
Guest: David Kamp
Topics covered
- Sesame Street
- children's television
- educational impact
- TV history
- cultural influence
Keywords
- Sesame Street
- David Kamp
- children's television
- educational shows
- TV history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution That Changed America, Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, Zoom, Schoolhouse Rock
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