The Royal Podcast of Oz

Jared and Sam discuss the Children's Theater Company of Minneapolis' stage adaptation of The Marvelous Land of Oz as it as presented on home video. Watch it on YouTube.

To celebrate L. Frank Baum's birthday, the Royal Podcast of Oz presents "Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse" from Little Wizard Stories of Oz. Featuring Mike Conway as the narrator and the Sawhorse, Sam Milazzo as the little boy and the Squirrel King, Kim McFarland as Ozma, Doug Wall as the Wizard, and Jared Davis as Jack Pumpkinhead.

After reviewing the new movie Oz the Great and Powerful in the last episode, Jared and Sam now dissect it!

Jared and Sam do a quick review of the new movie Oz the Great and Powerful. This is spoiler-free, so if you've yet to see the film, go ahead and give it a listen! (There will be a second podcast about this film that will discuss the film's plot.)

Jared and Sam are joined by guest Garrett Kilgore as they discuss the movie The Wiz from 1978, from its stage origins to its latest release on Blu-Ray, and all the EST within!

Jared and guest Nathan DeHoff examine the early history of Oz as revealed in the Famous Forty Oz books. With a little bit of brains and a little help from Hugh Pendexter III, they lay out a timeline.

Sam and Jared discuss the animated special Dorothy in the Land of Oz (also known as Thanksgiving in Oz, Christmas in Oz, Dorothy and the Green Gobbler in Oz, or just Oz) from 1980.

With word that a major backer has dropped out of Chesterton's Wizard of Oz Festival, Jared talks with Zach Allen about the future of the event. Go to the Facebook Group to see how you can help!

Jared chats with Carrie Hedges, current president of the International Wizard of Oz Club, and Craig Noble, the new editor of The Baum Bugle.

Jared discusses the comic book series The Legend of Oz: The Wicked West with its writer Tom Hutchinson. The Big Dog Ink website.

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!