Down the Yellow Brick Pod

Send us Fan Mail Dear friend of the pod Tiffany Sutton returns to Down the YBP to discuss part 1 of the fourteenth book in L. Frank Baum's original Oz series, 1920's "Glinda of Oz"! The trio shares whether or not they act with "cheerful patience" in high stress situations, shout out underdog hero Ervic, note the bleaker tone to this novel, and giggle over their favori...

Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief of The Baum Bugle , Sarah Crotzer, returns to the pod to discuss part 2 of the thirteenth book in L. Frank Baum's original Oz series, 1919's "The Magic of Oz"! The trio unpacks the adventure our characters embark upon to find Ozma the perfect birthday gift, provide context for the appearance of the word "Ozmies" and discuss the importa...

Send us Fan Mail Editor-in-Chief of The Baum Bugle , Sarah Crotzer, joins the pod to discuss the thirteenth book in L. Frank Baum's original Oz series, 1919's "The Magic of Oz"! The trio shares their personal preferences for birthday parties, unpack Baum's possible intentions for character name pronunciations, and reflect on the first author's note to be published pos...

Send us Fan Mail Debbie Wileman, a stage actress, singer, comedian and vocal impressionist, joins the Slipperhood to discuss her journey from stay at home mum to going viral during the pandemic with her Judy Garland impression all the way to making her debut at Carnegie Hall tonight! Debbie shares all about her eclectic musical upbringing, the dames that make up her vocal DNA, give Tara and EmKay...

Send us Fan Mail Author of graphic novel Tin Man Justin Madson returns to the pod for part 2 to discuss the twelfth book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, 1918's "The Tin Woodman of Oz"! Tara, EmKay and Justin question the Tin Woodman's thought process as he attempts to win back Nimmie Aimee, share their love for Mrs. Yoop, have their brains explode at the realization that per...

Send us Fan Mail Author of graphic novel Tin Man Justin Madson joins the pod for part 1 to discuss the twelfth book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, 1918's "The Tin Woodman of Oz"! Tara, EmKay and Justin discuss the power of words, presence the impact of World War I at the time of this book's creation and Justin shares more about the conception of his own Tin Man-inspired gra...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod and President of the International Wizard of Oz Club Jane Albright returns to join Tara and EmKay for part 2 to discuss the eleventh book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, 1917's "The Lost Princess of Oz"! The hosts unpack the Nancy Drew style search for Princess Ozma, giggle over the introduction of many a new character and discuss the pros and c...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod and President of the International Wizard of Oz Club Jane Albright joins Tara and EmKay for part 1 to discuss the eleventh book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, 1917's "The Lost Princess of Oz"! The hosts share what they can each forgive themselves for in their current journeys, celebrate Baum's granddaughter Ozma Baum whom the book is dedic...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod Justin Peavey of The Wonderful Recap of Oz joins Tara and EmKay for part 2 to discuss the tenth book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, 1916's "Rinkitink in Oz"! The hosts continue with a deep dive into the introduction of the character of Rinkitink and Bilbil, weave their way through the conflict between the citizens of Regos and Coregos and spill...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod Justin Peavey of The Wonderful Recap of Oz joins Tara and EmKay to discuss the tenth book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, 1916's "Rinkitink in Oz"! The hosts each share what they would choose as their own three magic pearls, unpack the very clear presence of death in this novel and share more behind Baum's original novel which was never int...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod Zoe O'Haillin-Berne joins Tara and EmKay for part 2 to discuss the ninth book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, 1915's "The Scarecrow of Oz"! The hosts each share hot takes on the character of Pessim and some possible real life correlations, unpack Trot's meta share that she has read the Oz books herself and dive into the wild and wacky...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod Zoe O'Haillin-Berne joins Tara and EmKay to discuss the ninth book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series, 1915's "The Scarecrow of Oz"! The hosts each share their respective "Pessim Islands," unpack a fun Disney crossover with Baum's dedication to The Uplifters, spill some more Denslow/Neil/Baum drama and dive into their favorite il...

Send us Fan Mail Dear friend of the pod Patrick Clanton returns to discuss part 2 of L. Frank Baum's eighth book in the Oz canon: 1914's "Tik-Tok of Oz"! Tara, EmKay and Patrick play a game of "Which actors from the 1930s would you want to play these characters?", giggle about the pronunciation of names and share their respective hot takes on Toto's big reveal at...

Send us Fan Mail Dear friend of the pod Patrick Clanton returns to discuss part 1 of L. Frank Baum's eighth book in the Oz canon: 1914's "Tik-Tok of Oz"! Tara, EmKay and Patrick share their favorite illustrations (Quox represent!), discuss the complex nature of ambition and appreciate Baum's creation of a multiverse where creatures of all different lifestyles can coexist p...

Send us Fan Mail Dear friend of the pod and quilter extraordinaire Tibbi joins the pod to discuss part 2 of L. Frank Baum's seventh book in the Oz canon: 1913's "The Patchwork Girl of Oz"! Tara, EmKay and Tibbi explore the vast array of new characters introduced by Baum, give some love to the Scarecrow and the Patchwork Girl's introduction and unpack yet another trial! Sho...

Send us Fan Mail Dear friend of the pod and quilter extraordinaire Tibbi joins the pod to discuss L. Frank Baum's seventh book in the Oz canon: 1913's "The Patchwork Girl of Oz"! Tara, EmKay and Tibbi each share what would go into their personal patchwork dolls, dive into Baum's financial challenges at the point of writing and celebrate their love for a fan favorite charac...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod Brady Schwind returns to discuss L. Frank Baum's sixth book in the Oz canon: 1910's "The Emerald City of Oz"! Brady shares his expertise on the inspiration behind specific illustrations, the trio explores more theories about Dorothy's backstory, and Tara and EmKay make personal connections to  new characters introduced. Show Notes: The Re...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod Brady Schwind joins in the fun to discuss L. Frank Baum's sixth book in the Oz canon: 1910's "The Emerald City of Oz"! Tara, EmKay and Brady reflect on deeper meanings of the magic belt, appreciate Baum's new writing style of switching back and forth between two plots and unpack Baum's complicated life circumstances at the time of wr...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod Jay Davis returns for part 2 to share his expertise on L. Frank Baum's fifth book in the Oz canon: 1909's "The Road to Oz"! Tara, EmKay and Jay celebrate the introduction of fan favorite Polychrome, pick which Oz character they would be transformed into and unpack the wild festivities of Ozma's birthday party with guests including Santa C...

Send us Fan Mail Friend of the pod Jay Davis joins to share his expertise on L. Frank Baum's fifth book in the Oz canon: 1909's "The Road to Oz"! Tara, EmKay and Jay unpack the huge change in the portrayal of Dorothy in the illustrations, celebrate fan theories on possible relationships in Oz and begin to unpack this journey down the road to Oz. Part 2 dropping Wednesday! Show...

Send us Fan Mail Tara and EmKay are honored to speak with cosmic chemist and "certified nose" Vincenzo Spinnato, who has been collaborating closely with Judy Garland's family to design Judy: A Garland Fragrance in honor of Judy Garland's upcoming 100th Birthday Celebration on June 10th, 2022! Along with family and legends Lorna Luft, Joey Luft and Liza Minnelli, Vince will be u...

Send us Fan Mail Tara, EmKay, Ryan and Tori return for part two of 1908's "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" by L. Frank Baum! The quartet unpacks the lives of the mangaboos, highlights favorite new characters including the Dragonettes and addresses debated continuity errors in the Oz canon. Show Notes: Ryan Jay Reviews The Oz Vlog The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank B...

Send us Fan Mail After choosing which character they would pick to venture through Oz with, Tara, EmKay, special guests Tori and Ryan begin to unpack the adventures of Dorothy, Zeb and Jim as they fall into a crack in the earth in 1908's "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" by L. Frank Baum! The quartet touch on Baum's reluctance to continue writing the Oz series, touch on the possib...

Send us Fan Mail Big news friends!! In honor of Judy Garland's upcoming 100th Birthday Celebration on June 10th, 2022, cosmic chemist and "certified nose" Vincenzo Spinnato, family and legends Lorna Luft, Joey Luft and Liza Minnelli are unveiling a limited edition, first ever product featuring Judy Garland's name - Judy: A Garland Fragrance. Listen in for more details about thi...

Send us Fan Mail Stephen Alexander of Willow Audiobooks joins your gingham gals for part two of L. Frank Baum's third book in his original 14 book series, "Ozma of Oz"! The trio shares their mutual love of the head-collecting Langwidere, celebrates the addition of the Hungry Tiger and reflects on their main takeaways from Dorothy's return to Oz in this very special novel. See y...