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Discussions of the works of the greatest storyteller of the 20th Century. Hosted by Jess Terrell, Scott Stewart and Tim DeForest Trademarks including Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes®, John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, Dejah Thoris®, Barsoom®, Pel…

Timothy DeForest


    • Mar 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 42m AVG DURATION
    • 116 EPISODES


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    Episode #41: Tarzan the Terrible, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 114:37


    Tim, Jess and Scott finish their discussion of the 1921 novel.email us (and send the answer to the trivia question to) edgarsmailbag@gmail.comhttps://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/Please visit Tim's blog at: http://comicsradio.blogspot.com/Visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/shop/ERBPodcastHere'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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 101:42


    Tim, Scott and Jess discuss the first ten chapters of Tarzan the Terrible (1921), a direct sequel to Tarzan the Untamed.email us (and submit an answer to the trivia question) at edgarsmailbag@gmail.comJarret Keene's books, including his superb Kid Crimson series, can be found HERE. Please visit our store HERE.

    Episode #39: Tarzan the Untamed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 156:20


    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! email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com. This is also where you would send the answer to the trivia question. Please visit our store at https://www.cafepress.com/shop/ERBPodcast https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/

    Episode #38: The Lad and the Lion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 124:39


    Scott, Jess and Tim are joined by guest Jim Goodwin for a discussion of the 1917 novel "The Lad and the Lion." https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us (and submit your answer to the trivia question) at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/shop/ERBPodcast

    Episode #37: Swords of Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 135:25


    Tim, Jess and Scott talk about the 1934 novel "Swords of Mars" email us (and send the trivia question answer to) edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Visit our store at https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/

    Episode #36: Tarzan: Back to Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 87:26


    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." gmail: edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Buy Will's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Tarzan-Back-Mars-Wild-Adventures/dp/B0C91XD5Y4

    Episode #35: Return of the Mucker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 128:57


    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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com. Send your answer to the trivia question here. Poetry of Henry Herbert Knibbs ERBAPA Welcome Page Please visit our store HERE Tim's blog can be found HERE

    Episode #34: The Mucker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 133:59


    Jess, Scott and Tim discuss "The Mucker," a novel from 1914 that mixes adventure together with themes of redemption. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com. This is also where to send the answer to the trivia question "What was the name of Lord Tennington's yacht?" Visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    Episode 33: The Cave Girl, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 73:07


    Scott, Jess and Tim discuss the second half of the novel "The Cave Girl." https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Email us at: edgarsmailbag@gmail.com. This is also where you can submit your answer to the trivia contest. Please visit our store: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast Click HERE to a map of Cave Girl's island.

    Episode 32: The Cave Girl Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 80:04


    Jess, Scott and Tim discuss the novel The Cave Girl. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Email us at: edgarsmailbag@gmail.com. This is also where you can submit your answer to the trivia contest. Please visit our store: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast Click HERE to a map of Cave Girl's island.

    Episode #31: Victory Harben: Fires of Halos Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 56:22


    Here's Part 2 of our discussion of "Victory Harben: Fires of Halos," by Christopher Paul Carey. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email any questions or comments to edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Episode #30: Victory Harben: Fires of Halos (PART 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 106:22


    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! Purchase a copy of the book HERE https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com. This is where you would also send an answer to the trivia question.

    Episode #29: Tarzan's Quest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 118:05


    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. Our podcast store can be found HERE https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com (send your answer to the trivia question to this email) 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 Edgar Rice Burroughs web comics can be accessed HERE

    Special Episode: What I Read This Month--September 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 24:07


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 98:52


    Jess, Scott and Tim discuss the bizarre and entertaining 1924 novel. email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com (send the answer to the trivia question to this address) Please visit our store HERE The Mangani article we refer to can be found HERE English/Mangani dictionare is HERE Tim's blog can be found HERE

    What I Read This Month August 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 17:15


    TIm DeForest gives capsule reviews of the books he read in August of 2022 https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/

    Special: What I Read This Month--June 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 29:59


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 21:57


    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 email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/

    Episode #27: I Am A Barbarian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 75:52


    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. email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com. please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast Link to purchasing the collected comic strip adaptation of I am a Barbarian: https://cedarrunpublications.com/ https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/

    Mini-Podcast #65: Journey to the Center of the Earth, part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 9:40


    We conclude our examination of Jules Verne's 1864 novel. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    Mini-Podcast #64: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 10:45


    Part 2 of our look at Jules Verne's 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    Mini-Podcast #63: Journey to the Center of the Earth, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 12:09


    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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    San Antonio 2022 Dum Dum promotion.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 2:26


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    Episode #26: The Beasts of Tarzan Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 87:43


    Scott, Jess and Tim finish up their discussion of The Beasts of Tarzan, covering chapters 13 through 21. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    Episode 25: The Beasts of Tarzan, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 75:16


    Jess, Scott and Tim continue their discussion of The Beasts of Tarzan. In this episode, we cover chapters 6 through 12. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    Episode #24: The Beasts of Tarzan, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 95:11


    Tim, Scott and Jess discuss the first five chapters of 1914's The Beasts of Tarzan. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at: edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    BLAST FROM THE PAST: Episode #13 The Monster Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 118:35


    A re-run of our 2020 episode about the 1913 novel The Monster Men.

    BLAST FROM THE PAST: Episode #9: The Mastermind of Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 86:12


    A re-run of our 2019 episode discussing the novel The Mastermind of Mars

    Mini-Podcast #62: Roads (1938), by Seabury Quinn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 26:11


    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 email us at: edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    A LION ROAR FROM THE PAST: Rerun of Episode #15--"Tarzan and the Golden Lion"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 116:58


    While we break from regular episodes for the holidays, here's a re-run of our discussion of the 1923 novel. Please email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    Mini-Podcast #61: The Lost World, Chapter 13-16

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 28:54


    We finish up our analysis of Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Mini-Podcast #60: The Lost World, Chapters 9 - 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 23:14


    We discuss the next four chapters of The Lost World. The story goes into hyperdrive with death, betrayal, dinosaurs, and discoveries. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Special Episode: A Star for ERB with Scott Tracy Griffin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 25:04


    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. The GoFundMe page can be found here: https://gofund.me/a8781917 You can find Tracy's books HERE You can email us at: edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Mini-Pocast #59: The Lost World, Chapters 5 - 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 16:56


    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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Mini-Podcast #58: The Lost World, by Arthur Conan Doyle, Chapters 1-4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 22:40


    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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/

    Mini-Podcast: Special Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 2:46


    What's next for our mini-podcasts? Listen to this special announcement to find out. email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Episode #23: The Eternal Savage Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 105:46


    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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Episode #22: The Eternal Savage, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 98:57


    Jess, Scott and Tim analyze the first part of "The Eternal Savage," first published in All-Story Magazine on March 7, 1914. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast The Eternal Savage web comic can be found here: https://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/comics/?fbclid=IwAR2SxBGC_BAgJaXJC10HZICeqFgd2ax-n1HddRFiR8pNzXtcTUTQfmICOt4

    Mini Podcast #57: A Princess of Mars Chapters 27 & 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 5:13


    We bring our analysis of A Princess of Mars to an end with a discussion of the last two chapters. email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    Mini-Podcast #56: A Princess of Mars, Chapters 25 & 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 8:50


    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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast Email us at: edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Mini-Podcast #55: A Princess of Mars, Chapters 23 & 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 5:08


    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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Mini-Podcast #54: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 6:22


    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! https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Mini Podcast #53: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 4:45


    We analysis Chapter 21 of "A Princess of Mars," in which John Carter goes undercover in an enemy city. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Mini-Podcast #52: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 4:52


    A review of Chapter 20 of A Princess of Mars, in which John Carter learns something that will one day save the planet. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Mini Podcast #51: A Princess of Mars, Chapters 18 & 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 4:59


    An analysis of Chapters 18 & 19 of "A Princess of Mars," in which John Carter does time as a gladiator in a Martian arena. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag.gmail.com

    Mini-Podcast #50: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 4:59


    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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Episode #21: Interview with Al Bohl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 66:22


    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/ Rent/buy the documentary on Amazon HERE email us at: edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/

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    Mini-Podcast #49: A Princess of Mars Chapter 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 4:57


    John Carter, Dejah Thoris and Sola meticulously plan an escape in which nothing can possibly go wrong. Naturally, something goes wrong. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Please visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    Episode #20: The Filmation Animated Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 85:07


    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. visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at: edgarsmailbag@gmail.com

    Mini Podcast #48--A Princess of Mars Chapter 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 5:11


    A look at Chapter 15 of A Princess of Mars, in which we learn some interesting things about the Green Martian woman Sola. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ email us at: edgarsmailbag@gmail.com Visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast

    Mini-Podcast #47: A Princess of Mars Chapter 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 4:44


    A look at Chapter 14 of the 1912 novel, in which John Carter fights a duel to the death with the odds rigged against him. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at edgarsmailbag@gmail.edu

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