Down the Yellow Brick Pod

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay carry on their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by continuing with the final third of Munchkinlanders, joined by special guest Zoe O'Haillin-Berne! Rabbit holes include defining a "baddie," touching on the language given to Turtle Heart, the role height plays in roman...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay carry on their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by continuing with the second quarter of Munchkinlanders. Rabbit holes include the horrifying rat problem in NYC, the origins of Elphaba's name, and more! Show Notes: Rat Horror Stories  - The New York Times Yvevation Scenery Bags...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay begin their deep dive into breaking down Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West starting with the first quarter of Munchkinlanders. Rabbit holes include the magic and terror of pregnancy and childbirth, character introductions, and the importance of music in Oz. Stay tuned for Part 2 dropping Wednesday! Show Notes: Y...

Send us Fan Mail Your favorite Witches are BACK! Tara and EmKay kick off Season 4, The Wicked Years, with a deep dive into the background, inspiration, and creation of Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West . Rabbit holes include discussing the nature of evil, mapping out the season ahead, highlights of Gregory Maguire's life thus far, and so...

Send us Fan Mail Hi friends! Are you missing regular episodes of DTYBP? Good news! This winter, Tara and EmKay are dropping exclusive episodes on the Patreon feed. For the whole month of February you can test drive Patreon for only $1 by joining the Tornado Tier to receive access to DTYBP's bonus episode library and the currently unfolding deep dive into NBC's TV series "Emerald Cit...

Send us Fan Mail 2022 is drawing to an end and Tara and EmKay are ready to close the chapter of Season 3 with gratitude and reflect on some memorable moments from throughout the year, both on and off the pod! Detours include a few more opinions on "Oz the Great and Powerful," personal shares on "brains, heart and courage" takeaways from this season, behind the scenes technical...

Send us Fan Mail Special guest Danielle Hope joins the Slipperhood for part 2 to reflect on her journey to be crowned winner of the BBC's 2010 reality TV series "Over the Rainbow," the search to find Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2011 production of "The Wizard of Oz" at The London Palladium! Danielle recalls memorable personal highlights from her run at The London...

Send us Fan Mail Special guest Danielle Hope joins the Slipperhood to reflect  on her journey to be crowned winner of the BBC's 2010 reality TV series "Over the Rainbow," the search to find Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2011 production of "The Wizard of Oz" at The London Palladium! Danielle unpacks personal highlights and challenges of each week on the show, relive...

Send us Fan Mail Actress, singer, writer, poet, and Good Witch Rebbekah Vega-Romero joins the Good Witches of the Concrete Jungle Series to share all about growing up in New York City, the journey to find her voice as a writer and performer through the many twists and turns of life, what led her to explore the world of tarot and of course, her connection to the world of Oz. Plus, Rebbekah even lea...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod and Oz historian Ryan Jay returns to DTYBP to provide expert analysis and personal passion for into Disney's 2013 film "Oz the Great and Powerful"! Tara and EmKay continue traversing the yellow brick road to meet the three witches, discuss casting choices, theorize about possible book nods and much more! Show Notes: Ryan Jay Reviews Slipperhood Ser...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod and Oz historian Ryan Jay returns to DTYBP to provide expert analysis and personal passion for Disney's 2013 film "Oz the Great and Powerful"! Tara and EmKay's bullet points return, Ryan unpacks pre-production history and casting (with a detour to presence James Franco's misconduct), and Ryan presents his defense of why he loves this film...

Send us Fan Mail Special guests and Walt Disney World cast members Roxanne & Bailey Canales join DTYBP to turn back the clock and revisit a retired WDW attraction, The Great Movie Ride (1989-2017)! The group dives into the history of the attraction in tandem with the creation of Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios), shares about the pair of ruby slippers ("Dorothy&apos...

Send us Fan Mail DTYBP Patreons have voted and the episode they asked for is HERE! Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into Disney's "Rainbow Road to Oz," a 1957 proposed live-action film centered around the Land of Oz. Rabbit holes include a deep dive into the history of Disney's "Rainbow Road to Oz," the proposed Disneyland ride Rock Candy Mountain, and the Oz D...

Send us Fan Mail DTYBP Patreons have voted and the episode they asked for is HERE! Tara and EmKay begin their deep dive into Disney's "Rainbow Road to Oz," a 1957 proposed live-action film centered around the Land of Oz. Rabbit holes include a brief history of Walt Disney's involvement with Oz properties, a breakdown of the evolution of The Mickey Mouse Club, and a special shou...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod Andrew Kolb, creator of OZ: A Fantasy Role-Playing Game joins the Slipperhood! Andrew shares his creative process in designing games, breaks down the basics of role-playing games, reflects upon his childhood love of Peter Pan and Oz, and more! Show Notes: OZ: A Fantasy Role-Playing Setting (Amazon) OZ: A Fantasy Role-Playing Setting (IndieBound) OZ: A Fantasy Rol...

Send us Fan Mail Brooklyn-based writer, poet and witch Kate Belew joins DTYBP's new series, Good Witches of the Concrete Jungle! Kate shares memories of delving into her imagination while playing at her grandparents' farm house as a kid, reflects on making Greenpoint her home, and of course shares her Oz memories and connections! Show Notes: Kate Belew Magick & Alchemy Podcast Lee Wi...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod and Artistic Director of North Carolina's Land of Oz Theme Park, Sean Barrett, joins the Slipperhood! Sean recounts performing as the Scarecrow at Land of Oz since his teenage years, shares behind the scenes of Broadway's The Oz Project, and answers all your burning Land of Oz Theme Park questions! Show Notes: Land of Oz Theme Park Broadway's THE O...

Send us Fan Mail Want to win a holiday gift bundle of eclectic Oz treasures?! It's time for our annual end of season giveaway! We can't wait to give away two gift boxes to two listeners as well as three VIP pod squad passes to three listeners for bonus content this upcoming winter. To enter, please rate and review us wherever you rate podcasts. All previous Apple podcast rate and reviews...

Send us Fan Mail Writer, producer and director Will Graham joins the Slipperhood to peel back the curtain on 2022's TV Series "A League of Their Own," which he co-created with Abbi Jacobson! Will shares more about his own personal background with the world of Oz, details the evolution of the TV series, and delves into the plethora of Oz references sprinkled throughout the episodes....

Send us Fan Mail Brooklyn-based author and witch Pam Grossman joins DTYBP's new series, Good Witches of the Concrete Jungle, for Part 2! Pam reflects on the role beauty has played in the presentation of witches in pop culture, pays homage to Margaret Hamilton, shares about her job as a consultant on The Craft: Legacy and more. Show Notes: Pam Grossman Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, M...

Send us Fan Mail Brooklyn-based author and witch Pam Grossman joins DTYBP's new series, Good Witches of the Concrete Jungle! Pam shares her background discovering magic in New Jersey and NYC, celebrates the Good Witches who guided her towards discovering her own practices, expands upon her deep relationship to nature and more. Stay tuned for Part 2 dropping this Wednesday. Show Notes: Pam Gro...

Send us Fan Mail Tara & EmKay unpack the glorious hot mess extravaganza that was their journey to put together wallet-friendly red carpet looks for Judy Garland's 100th Birthday Gala this past June! Tune in for all the tea behind Tara's "Judy in the 1980s" inspired pantsuit and Irregular Choice poppy field shoes, EmKay's UK shipping debacle and broken zipper, unqualifi...

Send us Fan Mail LA-based friends of the pod Bruce and Clayton join the Slipperhood to gab all about Judy's 100th Birthday Gala at the Ebell of Los Angeles earlier this year! The quartet met in the courtyard of the Ebell during the event and proceeded to become fast friends thanks to their shared love of Oz and Judy. Bruce and Clayton discuss how they got to the event, highlights of the night...

Send us Fan Mail Playwright, composer, and actor Brian Quijada joins the Slipperhood to talk all about the yellow brick roads that led him to create his new musical "Somewhere Over the Border," which recently received a Rolling World Premiere! Brian shares about his musical influences, the real life family origin of "Somewhere Over the Border," what Oz means to him and more! Sh...

Send us Fan Mail Writer Amy Chu and illustrator Janet K. Lee join the Slipperhood as a creative team to share their respective artistic journeys, their lifelong love of Oz, and provide a peek behind the curtain of creating a published work. Amy and Janet share more about the creation of their graphic novels, Sea Sirens and Sky Island , which gather inspiration from L. Frank Baum's novels. Sho...