# BONUS: Puppets Talk: More on Sea Otters, Puppets, and MORE with Moddy Himmel Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512/bonus-puppets-talk-more-on-sea-otters-puppets-and-more-with-moddy-himmel Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512/bonus-puppets-talk-more-on-sea-otters-puppets-and-more-with-moddy-himmel.md Podcast: [The Zooquarium Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512) Published: 2026-02-10T07:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://mikebennettstudios.com/pages/zooquarium-podcast-episode-02 Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/004f91b5-7132-4397-b40a-c37ba33cce1c.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512/episodes/bonus-puppets-talk-more-on-sea-otters-puppets-and-more-with-moddy-himmel Duration seconds: 394 ## Resource This BONUS video features more of Mike and Chanel’s conversation with Moddy Himmel, an educator and puppeteer using their craft to engage with students through the arts. For more of their conversation, be sure to check out Episode 2 of The Zooquarium Podcast, “How Long Can Sea Otters Hold Their Breath?” Visit thezooquarium.com/podcast to download activity sheets and bonus materials, upload YOUR art, and submit YOUR animal questions ! Visit Moddy’s Website Learn about the Portland Aquarium Shop the Mike Bennett Studios store Follow us on Instagram: @thezooquarium Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikebennettart Follow Mike on TikTok: @mikebennettart Subscribe to the Mike Bennett Studios YouTube Channel Follow Chanel on Instagram: @pschanel Learn about The Elakha Alliance: elakhaalliance.org The Zooquarium Podcast releases every other Tuesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you’re informed when new episodes come out! Bonus episodes are released one week after the relevant episode drops on your preferred podcast platform. RECOMMENDED: WATCH this episode on YouTube , Apple Podcasts , and Spotify ! Credits Hosted by: Mike Bennett & Chanel Hason Guest: Moddy Himmel Produced & Edited by: Jon Richardson Music by: Gretchen Lohse & Thomas Hughes of Carol Cleveland Sings Intro Animation by: Silas Bell & Kyle Bell of Castle Animation Artwork by: Fuzzzbrain Special thanks to Calvin & Calvin’s family, Michele Kraus Bennett, Cayley Pater, The Elakha Alliance, Teddy Albertson, Otters in general ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512/episodes/bonus-puppets-talk-more-on-sea-otters-puppets-and-more-with-moddy-himmel/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zooquarium-podcast-7479512/bonus-puppets-talk-more-on-sea-otters-puppets-and-more-with-moddy-himmel.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.