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Episode Description

Dr. Lewis Bernstein, Co founder of 3G and former executive producer for Sesame Street, joins the show to talk about:

  • Dr. Bernstein's early work at Sesame Street, working alongside Jim Henson, and how the mission and message of Sesame Street has evolved over time.
  • The founding story of 3G and using multiple generations to help combat loneliness in our youth.
  • Current state of children's programming and content. How it has evolved for better and worse.
  • The future of early stage childhood education

Episode Transcript

Dr. Lewis Bernstein

Co founder of 3G, former EVP & Producer of Sesame Street

Dr. Lewis Bernstein, co-founder of 3G. 3G uses short joyful Sesame Street segments to connect three generations – older adults, high school and college students, and preschoolers – in an intimate experience to build psychological well-being and communication skills while combating loneliness. Dr. Lewis Bernstein is the President of Lewis J. Bernstein and Associates, a company he founded, after retiring as Executive Vice President of Education Research and Outreach at Sesame Workshop.

His forty-plus-year career at Sesame Workshop was defined by his passion to improve the intellectual, social, emotional, and moral lives of children, through media, both as an educator and as a producer. He has used his expertise and experience advising major foundations, corporations and platforms, on the creation of youth-oriented programs to educate, inspire, and empower youth to work on improving themselves and the world they are inheriting.