Edgar Rice Burroughs® Podcast
By Timothy DeForest
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT
I'm afraid that personal issues among the hosts of the podcast require us to take a hiatus. In the meantime, we will be producing "What I Read This Month" videos on YouTube to provide you all with some content. The video for May can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLnlnb_QlKg
Episode #41: Tarzan the Terrible, Part 2
Tim, Jess and Scott finish their discussion of the 1921 novel.
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Here's a link to the comic book adaptation by Gold Key (issues 166 & 167): https://www.erbzine.com/mag25/2596.html
Episode #40: Tarzan the Terrible, Part 1
Tim, Scott and Jess discuss the first ten chapters of Tarzan the Terrible (1921), a direct sequel to Tarzan the Untamed.
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Episode #39: Tarzan the Untamed
Jess, Scott and Tim discuss the 1920 novel "Tarzan the Untamed," in which the Jungle Lord goes on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge against the German army during World War I, then later encounters a city populated entirely by maniacs.
CORRECTION: We said the Gold Key Comics adaptation of this novel was done in a single issue. We were wrong. The adaptation runs for two issues.
In this episode, we give out the inaugural Bertha Kircher Epic Action Scene Award!
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Episode #38: The Lad and the Lion
Scott, Jess and Tim are joined by guest Jim Goodwin for a discussion of the 1917 novel "The Lad and the Lion."
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Episode #37: Swords of Mars
Tim, Jess and Scott talk about the 1934 novel "Swords of Mars"
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Episode #36: Tarzan: Back to Mars
Tim, Scott and Jess discuss Will Murray's excellent new novel "Tarzan: Back to Mars," in which the Lord of the Jungle returns to Barsoom to head off an invasion of Earth.
This episode's trivia question is "How is Nicholas Rokoff related to Countess Olga de Counde?" Send your answer to our gmail to win a chance for a free copy of the new authorized edition of "Tarzan and the Forbidden City."
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Episode #35: Return of the Mucker
Jess, Scott and Tim discuss the sequel to "The Mucker." The first book was a Lost Civilization tale. The sequel changes gears to become a Western set in revolutionary Mexico.
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Episode #34: The Mucker
Jess, Scott and Tim discuss "The Mucker," a novel from 1914 that mixes adventure together with themes of redemption.
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Episode 33: The Cave Girl, Part 2
Scott, Jess and Tim discuss the second half of the novel "The Cave Girl."
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Episode 32: The Cave Girl Part 1
Jess, Scott and Tim discuss the novel The Cave Girl.
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Episode #31: Victory Harben: Fires of Halos Part 2
Here's Part 2 of our discussion of "Victory Harben: Fires of Halos," by Christopher Paul Carey.
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Episode #30: Victory Harben: Fires of Halos (PART 1)
The first of two episodes in which Tim, Scott and Jess will be discussing the New ERB Universe book "Victory Harben: Fires of Halos," by Christopher Paul Carey. We also feature an interview with the author!
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Episode #29: Tarzan's Quest
Tim, Jess and Scott discuss the novel Tarzan's Quest, which recounts an adventure featuring everything from a plane crash to a murder mystery to a lost civilization inhabited by centuries-old men.
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Jess's article on the longevity pills can be found here: https://erblist.com/erbmania/terrell-kavurusolved.html
Jetan: The Martian Chess of Edgar Rice Burroughs, by Frederik Ekman can be found HERE
I Am a Barbarian graphic novel can be found HERE
Tarzan the New Adventures, by Roy Thomas can be found HERE
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Special Episode: What I Read This Month--September 2022
Tim DeForest gives capsule review of the books he read in September 2022.
Book list:
The Sherlock of Sageland, by W.C. Tuttle
Big Bend, by Richard Meade
Bone Canyon, by Lee Goldberg
Movieland, by Lee Goldberg
Tails of the Superpets--DC Comics
77 Sunset Strip, by Roy Huggins
Fargo 11: The Phantom Gunman, by John Benteen
Quest of the Spider/The Mountain Monster, by Kenneth Robeson
The Year of Lear, by James Shapiro
Colorado City Kill, by Brody Weatherford
Bretwalda, by Philip Ketchum
Tremendous Trifles, by G.K. Chesterton
Cross the Red Creek, by Harry Whittington
The Sting, by Robert Weverka
The Man Who Shot Lewis Vance, by Stuart Kaminsky
Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Gods of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Episode #28: Tarzan and the Ant Men
Jess, Scott and Tim discuss the bizarre and entertaining 1924 novel.
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The Mangani article we refer to can be found HERE
English/Mangani dictionare is HERE
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Special: What I Read This Month--June 2022
Capsule reviews of books read by Tim DeForest in the month of June, 2022.
Book List:
Four Came Home, by Carroll V. Glines
Brazen Chariots, by Robert Crisp
An Experiment of Criticism, by C.S. Lewis
Terrible Tuesday, by Don Pendleton
Wednesday's Wrath, by Don Pendleton
Living Memory, by Christopher L. Bennett
Max Smart and the Perilous Pellets, by WIlliam Johnston
Ironside, by Jim Thompson
McCoy, by Sam Stewart
The Terrorizers, by Donald Hamilton
Death Waits at Yellowstone, by Brody Weatherford
The Restless Guns, by WIlliam Colt MacDonald
The Avenger, vol. 5, by Kenneth Robeson
The Great Locomotive Chase, by MacLennan Roberts
Isaac's Universe, vol. 1, ed. by Martin Greenberg
Han Solo's Revenge, by Brian Daley
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Team-Up, Volumes 4 & 5
Special Episode: Interview with Tom Simmons
Jess interviews Tom Simmons, who wrote the web comic adaptation of I am a Barbarian. This excellent adaptation has just been released as a graphic novel and can be bought at cedarrunpublications.com
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Episode #27: I Am A Barbarian
Scott, Jess and Tim take a look at Burroughs' novel I am a Barbarian. Written in 1941, it wasn't published until 1967.
Jess also reports on the 2022 Dum Dum that took place in San Antonio, TX.
We also have our first trivia question contest. Listen to win a copy of the new authorized edition of Tarzan at the Earth's Core.
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Mini-Podcast #65: Journey to the Center of the Earth, part 3
We conclude our examination of Jules Verne's 1864 novel.
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Mini-Podcast #64: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Part 2
Part 2 of our look at Jules Verne's 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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Mini-Podcast #63: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Part 1
We begin a four-part look at the Jules Verne novel Journey to the Center of the Earth, first published in 1864 and a precurser to Burroughs' Pellucidar novels.
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Episode #26: The Beasts of Tarzan Part 3
Scott, Jess and Tim finish up their discussion of The Beasts of Tarzan, covering chapters 13 through 21.
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Episode #25: The Beasts of Tarzan, Part 2
Jess, Scott and Tim continue their discussion of The Beasts of Tarzan. In this episode, we cover chapters 6 through 12.
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Episode #24: The Beasts of Tarzan, Part 1
Tim, Scott and Jess discuss the first five chapters of 1914's The Beasts of Tarzan.
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Episode #13 The Monster Men
A re-run of our 2020 episode about the 1913 novel The Monster Men.
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Episode #9: The Mastermind of Mars
A re-run of our 2019 episode discussing the novel The Mastermind of Mars
Mini-Podcast #62: Roads (1938), by Seabury Quinn
Did you know Santa Claus was originally a butt-kickin' Northman who served as a mercenary in the Roman Empire 2000 years ago? In this episode, we analyze "Roads," a novella by Seabury Quinn published in Weird Tales Magazine.
Here's a link to the January 1938 issue of Weird Tales: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v31n01_1938-01_sas/mode/2up
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Mini-Podcast #61: The Lost World, Chapter 13-16
We finish up our analysis of Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel.
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Mini-Podcast #60: The Lost World, Chapters 9 - 12
We discuss the next four chapters of The Lost World. The story goes into hyperdrive with death, betrayal, dinosaurs, and discoveries.
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Special Episode: A Star for ERB with Scott Tracy Griffin
Tracy talks about his work to have Edgar Rice Burroughs awarded a star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars. ERB has indeed been honored with a star. The next step is raising $15,000, which includes manufacturing, installing and maintaining the star, as well as the dedication ceremony and publicity. It's a chance for ERB fans to be a part of honoring the legacy of the greatest storyteller of the 20th Century.
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Mini-Pocast #59: The Lost World, Chapters 5 - 8
A discussion of Chapters 5 through 8 of The Lost World, by Arthur Conan Doyle. We meet the remaining two main characters and travel to the jungles of the Amazon.
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Mini-Podcast #58: The Lost World, by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapters 1-4
An analysis of the first four chapters of The Lost World, written in 1912 by Arthur Conan Doyle.
My apologies for a few audio glitches in this one. I hope to have that fixed by the next episode.
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Mini-Podcast: Special Announcement
What's next for our mini-podcasts? Listen to this special announcement to find out.
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Episode #23: The Eternal Savage Part 2
Jess, Scott and Tim discuss the second half of The Eternal Savage, first published in 1915. This half recounts a prehistoric adventure that may or may not turn the first half of the story into a dream.
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Episode #22: The Eternal Savage, Part 1
Jess, Scott and Tim analyze the first part of "The Eternal Savage," first published in All-Story Magazine on March 7, 1914.
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Mini-Podcast #56: A Princess of Mars, Chapters 25 & 26
An analysis of two chapters from A Princess of Mars. Huge battles rage as the story comes to an end and Burroughs (perhaps unintentionally) invites debate on the morality of the overall situation.
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Mini-Podcast #55: A Princess of Mars, Chapters 23 & 24
An analysis of chapters 23 & 24 of A Princess of Mars, in which John Carter forms an unlikely alliance and forms an equally unlikely army.
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Mini-Podcast #54: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 22
An analysis of the 22nd Chapter of the novel, in which John Carter finds Dejah Thoris, but his cover in Zodanga is blown AND she's become engaged to someone else!
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Mini Podcast #53: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 21
We analysis Chapter 21 of "A Princess of Mars," in which John Carter goes undercover in an enemy city.
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Mini-Podcast #52: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 20
A review of Chapter 20 of A Princess of Mars, in which John Carter learns something that will one day save the planet.
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Mini Podcast #51: A Princess of Mars, Chapters 18 & 19
An analysis of Chapters 18 & 19 of "A Princess of Mars," in which John Carter does time as a gladiator in a Martian arena.
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Mini-Podcast #50: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 17
An analysis of Chapter 17 of the novel "A Princess of Mars," in which John Carter escapes from one group of Green Martians only to get captured by another group of Green Martians.
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Episode #21: Interview with Al Bohl
Jess, Scott and Tim have an enormously entertaining conversation with Al Bohl, writer and director of the 2012 documentary "Tarzan: Lord of the Louisiana Jungle." This superb and informative film is about the making of the first Tarzan movie in 1918.
For more information about the documentary, visit Al's website: https://tarzanlordlajungle.com/
Alison Bohl DeHart's website: https://www.makemade.com/
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Mini-Podcast #49: A Princess of Mars Chapter 16
John Carter, Dejah Thoris and Sola meticulously plan an escape in which nothing can possibly go wrong. Naturally, something goes wrong.
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Episode #20: The Filmation Animated Series
Jess, Scott and Tim provide commentary on two episodes of the Filmation Tarzan cartoon from the late 1970s:
"Tarzan and the Golden Lion"
"Tarzan at the Earth's Core"
The idea is to listen to our commentary while watching these episodes with the sound turned down and the subtitles on. The series is available on DVD and via Amazon Prime.
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