Flipping the Big Bird

“There used to be an urban tale that my right arm was twice the size of my left. Although that wasn’t true, I would say it was twice as strong. The bird’s head weighs four and a half pounds, which doesn’t sound heavy until you try to hold it over your head for fifteen minutes.” Longreads talks to Caroll Spinney who has performed as Oscar and Big Bird on Sesame Street since the show launched.