Paul Zaloom from Garden City, NY

Paul Zaloom (Beakman from Beakman's World) joins us this week to talk honestly about his hometown of Garden City, how he got into the puppetry arts, where he hung out in the hip Hempstead district, and what it was like growing up in a big family. Paul Zaloom takes us through the backstory of Beakman's World, tells the story of his encounter with Robert Kennedy, and shares his memories of Soupy Sales and a Superman attack during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. PLUS: Did Beakman really read the letters from viewers?SPONSORED BY SUBSCRIBEApple PodcastsSpotifyAmazonRSSYouTube (Live Streams)YouTube (Episodes) LINKSFull Uncut Interview (Livestream)Paul ZaloomGarden CityFRUITofZALOOM YouTube ChannelBeakman's World Official Site (Archived)Beakman in MexicoTIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Intro00:02:25 Soupy Sales Influenced Beakman00:05:30 Growing Up With A Big Family00:07:57 Was Garden City Friendly To Artists?00:08:31 Running Into Robert Kennedy00:08:52 Buckley County Day School00:13:23 Roosevelt Field/Macy's Day Parade00:15:05 Hempstead/Swede's Record Shop00:16:39 Thrifting In Hempstead00:17:08 Doing Theater for Edward Albee00:22:17 Putting on Different Characters/Bread and Puppet Theater00:26:27 Hometown Trivia00:28:34 Streann Studio Ad00:30:13 Garden City Hotel and Catherderal Avenue00:31:49 Jones Beach State Park00:32:47 Beakman's World00:48:07 Hometown Hot Takes00:53:59 Outro