J.D. Hansel
@jd11pc.bsky.social
Host of Stick to Shorts: A Classic Cartoons Podcast. Writer for @toughpigs.com
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Season 2 begins January 26th wherever podcasts are streamed!
January 17, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Season 2 begins January 26th wherever podcasts are streamed!
Hi, I wrote this:
After Miss Piggy and Rowlf the Dog's appearance on The Game Awards, we're left with a newfound sense of optimism for the future of the Muppets.
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A Moment of Muppet Optimism - ToughPigs
Does the Muppet number at The Game Awards signal a return to form?
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January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Hi, I wrote this:
What a weird time to be a person.
January 2, 2026 at 11:46 PM
What a weird time to be a person.
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what if you found out it was actually called Wallace and Grompit and you had been saying it wrong this entire time . would you still go to work or would you call out so you could take some time to process this information
January 2, 2026 at 3:09 AM
what if you found out it was actually called Wallace and Grompit and you had been saying it wrong this entire time . would you still go to work or would you call out so you could take some time to process this information
And by framing Jud as a Rick Astley type, the film shows us that Jud is never gonna tell a lie or desert his flock.
Don’t go to film school or your brain turns into this.
Don’t go to film school or your brain turns into this.
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
And by framing Jud as a Rick Astley type, the film shows us that Jud is never gonna tell a lie or desert his flock.
Don’t go to film school or your brain turns into this.
Don’t go to film school or your brain turns into this.
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Stick to Shorts, an incredible* podcast about Golden Age animated shorts, is gearing up to release its second season. Catch up on the first season if you enjoy thoughtful discussion and also silliness!
(*Full disclosure, I'm on it sometimes)
(*Full disclosure, I'm on it sometimes)
December 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Stick to Shorts, an incredible* podcast about Golden Age animated shorts, is gearing up to release its second season. Catch up on the first season if you enjoy thoughtful discussion and also silliness!
(*Full disclosure, I'm on it sometimes)
(*Full disclosure, I'm on it sometimes)
Listen to Danny Horn and me crash this podcast into the ground and then build it back up again. It was so much fun!
It's '70 Years, 70 Muppets' time, where this week we spotlight the dancing trio, The Mutations!
70 Years, 70 Muppets – Ep. 69. The Mutations - ToughPigs
This week we spotlight the dancing trio, The Mutations!
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December 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Listen to Danny Horn and me crash this podcast into the ground and then build it back up again. It was so much fun!
Just Kermit and his nephew and his five best friends.
December 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Just Kermit and his nephew and his five best friends.
If you’re a Muppet fan, you’ll want to hear this one. By GOSH did we have fun.
🎄 Today’s podcast is about The Muppets: The Sitcom: The Christmas Episode, which aired 10 years ago today.
It’s got badly singing Mindy Kaling, barely singing Echosmith, an ok Secret Santa bit, an awful mistletoe bit, and our very special guests: @tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social & @jd11pc.bsky.social!
It’s got badly singing Mindy Kaling, barely singing Echosmith, an ok Secret Santa bit, an awful mistletoe bit, and our very special guests: @tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social & @jd11pc.bsky.social!
Advent Calendar House | The Muppets - Single All the Way
🎄 It’s been 10 years since the Muppets’ 2015 TV series gave us the gift of a Christmas episode, so it’s time to stay Up Late with Miss Piggy and find out if we can take it seriously, or if it left ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If you’re a Muppet fan, you’ll want to hear this one. By GOSH did we have fun.
Today I spent all afternoon struggling to finish reading a frustrating essay for Stick to Shorts and then spent all evening stewing over it. So much for the rest of the script.
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Today I spent all afternoon struggling to finish reading a frustrating essay for Stick to Shorts and then spent all evening stewing over it. So much for the rest of the script.
Today I learned that Cookie Niece exists. I like Cookie Niece.
November 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Today I learned that Cookie Niece exists. I like Cookie Niece.
I’m happy to say that I’ve launched ToughPigs’ newest podcast!
We needed a more malleable show for fans to have whatever Muppet conversations are on our minds, and now there’s no telling where the team will take this next!
We needed a more malleable show for fans to have whatever Muppet conversations are on our minds, and now there’s no telling where the team will take this next!
Introducing our new semi-regular podcast TOUGHPIGS HQ! Featuring conversations about Muppet current events. Today, we discuss the Muppet Show revival, Jim Henson's birthday events, and the state of Muppet fandom!
www.toughpigs.com/tp-hq-1/
www.toughpigs.com/tp-hq-1/
ToughPigs HQ – Muppet Fandom in 2025 - ToughPigs
New podcast launch! Welcome to ToughPigs HQ where we talk about Muppet current events!
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November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I’m happy to say that I’ve launched ToughPigs’ newest podcast!
We needed a more malleable show for fans to have whatever Muppet conversations are on our minds, and now there’s no telling where the team will take this next!
We needed a more malleable show for fans to have whatever Muppet conversations are on our minds, and now there’s no telling where the team will take this next!
oh dang I gotta write an article about Hansley Hansen
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
oh dang I gotta write an article about Hansley Hansen
My health is declining so rapidly that I can’t handle most basic tasks and yet I have no symptoms to give the doctors except “I’m super weak and tired and a little dizzy and foggy.” You know, the least specific symptoms. I can’t express how terrifying this is.
October 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My health is declining so rapidly that I can’t handle most basic tasks and yet I have no symptoms to give the doctors except “I’m super weak and tired and a little dizzy and foggy.” You know, the least specific symptoms. I can’t express how terrifying this is.
My friend Becca wrote a very good article about a very bad thing:
A new Sesame Street video seems to be promoting A.I., which feels equally icky and disappointing.
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Can’t Spell “Julia” Without “AI” - ToughPigs
We're disappointed in Sesame Street's new video that praises artificial intelligence.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
My friend Becca wrote a very good article about a very bad thing:
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The existence of this young woman is one of those few things that gives me long-term hope for the species, but I worry for her so much.
Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.
Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.
Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.
October 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The existence of this young woman is one of those few things that gives me long-term hope for the species, but I worry for her so much.
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““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+
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"one officer smiled for a selfie with her as she cried."
September 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"one officer smiled for a selfie with her as she cried."
My biggest takeaway from the Jim Henson birthday celebration is that we somehow MUST stop Muppet fans from clapping on the one.
September 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My biggest takeaway from the Jim Henson birthday celebration is that we somehow MUST stop Muppet fans from clapping on the one.
Update: my doctor says it’s not true vertigo, which makes sense. After several tests, nobody knows what’s wrong with me, but I’m starting to adapt enough to life with mild motion sickness that I can walk, shower, and drive safely.
All weekend I assumed New York was wobbly because of the subways, but it turns out I’ve just had vertigo this whole time.
September 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Update: my doctor says it’s not true vertigo, which makes sense. After several tests, nobody knows what’s wrong with me, but I’m starting to adapt enough to life with mild motion sickness that I can walk, shower, and drive safely.
I wrote some silliness to celebrate this special day.
In honor of Jim Henson's 53rd birthday, we're celebrating all 53 of his Muppet characters! Wait... something about that sentence sounds incorrect. Ah well, happy birthday, Jim!
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53 Years, 53 Jim Hensons - ToughPigs
Happy birthday, Jim Henson! Let's talk about all 53 of your memorable Muppet characters.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I wrote some silliness to celebrate this special day.
All weekend I assumed New York was wobbly because of the subways, but it turns out I’ve just had vertigo this whole time.
September 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
All weekend I assumed New York was wobbly because of the subways, but it turns out I’ve just had vertigo this whole time.
I’m really looking forward to producing season 2 of ‘Stick to Shorts’ when I have time and energy for it next month no wait sorry next year no wait sorry next decade no wait sorry aaaaaghgh
September 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I’m really looking forward to producing season 2 of ‘Stick to Shorts’ when I have time and energy for it next month no wait sorry next year no wait sorry next decade no wait sorry aaaaaghgh
I like that Kermit credits himself as the writer and then credits each of the Muppet Performers by name as the performers.
September 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I like that Kermit credits himself as the writer and then credits each of the Muppet Performers by name as the performers.