The Royal Podcast of Oz

Sam looks homeward as he and Jared briefly discuss Oz, a rock and roll movie, the first film version of Oz from down under!

Jared and Sam discuss the stop-motion adaptation of Volshebnik Izumrudnovo Goroda, Alexander Volkov's revision of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and its first two sequels. You can see the series on YouTube here. Download the episodes here. Search for the word "volshebnik."

In this episode, Jared talks to Robert Payes, the son of Rachel Cosgrove Payes, author of The Hidden Valley of Oz and The Wicked Witch of Oz. Discover the environment this Royal Historian raised her children in, and discover what she may have meant by saying "Oz is for kids."

Jared and Sam discuss Filmation's first film, Journey Back to Oz!

Jared chats with Paul Miles Schneider, author of Silver Shoes and The Powder of Life.

A recording of Jared's presentation about Ruth Plumly Thompson at the 2012 Winkie Convention! Hear Jared discuss her life, works, characters, and hear Ruth Berman and Doug Greene reminisce about the second Royal Historian of Oz.

Jared and Sam do a rapid-fire edition of The Movies of Oz after seeing The Land of Oz featuring the Meglin Kiddies at the Winkie Convention!

Sam and Jared meet up at the 2012 Winkie Convention and report on the goings-on. Introduced by David Maxine, plus Sam asks Eric Shanower even more questions.

Sam and Jared tackle their first foreign-language Oz movie and come up with some surprising conclusions as they examine Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde (Aysecik and the Magic Dwarfs in Dreamland), better known as The Turkish Wizard of Oz.

Jared has a charming interview with Chris Dulabone of Tails of the Cowardly Lion and Friends.

Sam and Jared discuss Barry Mahon's 1969 kiddie matinee adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz.

Jared and Sam discuss the first color episode of The Shirley Temple Show, which featured an adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz!

Happy L. Frank Baum's Birthday! And for his birthday, here is one of his last short stories: The Littlest Giant: An Oz Story. Narrated by Mike Conway with the vocal talents of Nathan DeHoff, Angelo Thomas, Sam Milazzo, and Kim McFarland.

Jared chats with Kirk Kushin about his comic book Ozopolis and being an Oz fan.

Sam and Jared discuss Rankin-Bass' Tales of the Wizard of Oz and the Return to Oz special. Get ready to sing along!