AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
The Politics of Sesame Street
There was in the early days some critique of the government's place in funding Sesame Street. Because of its reach and because it symbolized a public, more liberal media, it was an easy target. All this criticism hasn't stopped Sesame Street from trying to represent what they feel is right for the moment. In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, Sesame Street partnered with CNN to host the town hall on racism called Coming Together.