![]() GREENWALD: I think we are hoping it will certainly be largely children, but we're also hoping that parents will want to listen. So who are you expecting your audience to be, largely children? PFEIFFER: This is a podcast for a children's show. They watch them over and over again, and we thought it would be fun to try to do them as podcasts so some of the classic "Arthur" stories that people love heard in a different way and in an audio context. GREENWALD: Well, we are repurposing some of the beloved "Arthur" stories into an audio format. ![]() Is it really just the TV show continued in our ears rather than our eyes? PFEIFFER: Tell us what it's going to be about. She's senior executive producer at GBH Kids. PFEIFFER: Carol Greenwald is helping Arthur make his podcast, which debuts today. But Arthur, his sister, D.W., and their pals are returning to wherever you listen to podcasts. PFEIFFER: The beloved PBS cartoon "Arthur" aired its final new episodes this year after 25 seasons. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As Arthur Read) D.W. I'm Arthur Read, and this is "The Arthur Podcast." I'll be telling you about my friends and my family. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As Arthur Read) Hello there. Including a TV star with seven Emmy Awards, a Peabody and millions of books sold. Well, I can hear me, so I guess I'm ready. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As Arthur Read) Testing - one, two, three. (SOUNDBITE OF PODCAST, "THE ARTHUR PODCAST") It seems like just about everybody these days with a microphone and a laptop is making a podcast.
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