The man who shaped the childhood of countless millennials is entering the world of adult podcasting. Steve Burns hosted Blue’s Clues, a Nick Jr. show about a relentlessly curious blue dog, from 1996 to 2002. On Wednesday, Burns announced on YouTube that he’s starting a podcast called “Alive.” In the video announcing the launch, Burns said that “It’s basically a societal requirement at this point to have a podcast.” Burns addressed the audience directly and looked deeply into the camera, promising discussions of “death and sex and taxes and everything that makes it so weird and wonderful to be alive.” The announcement was met with nostalgic responses from fans of the animated show. Burns resurfaced in a viral 2021 video in which he spoke to fans on the show’s 25th anniversary. In that clip, Burns previewed his pivot to adult-focused media, saying that, “We started out with clues, and now we have student loans, and jobs, and families.” At Lemonade Media, he’ll join a stacked group of content-creators including Meghan Markle, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and David Duchovny.
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