The Royal Podcast of Oz

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A podcast dedicated to promoting the fandom and the legacy of Oz!

Jay Davis


    • May 15, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 37m AVG DURATION
    • 157 EPISODES


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    L. Frank Baum's Birthday 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 29:28


    The Royal Podcast returns with two short stories and two poems read by L. Frank Baum fans! "How the Tin Woodman Became A Fire Hero" read by Erica Olivera "Blow, Winds, Blow!" read by Sam Milazzo "By the Candelabra's Glare" read by PJ Scott Blankenship "The Dummy That Lived" read by Suren Oganessian Music by Paul Tietjens for The Wizard of Oz Broadway extravaganza, piano rolls published by the Aeolian Company: "Rejoice, the Wizard is No Longer King!", "When We Get What's A Comin' To Us," "When You Love, Love, Love," "Just A Simple Girl From The Prarie," and "Phantom Patrol."

    The Chronicles of Oz with Aron Toman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 62:00


    Jay talks with Aron Toman, the writer, director and producer of The Chronicles of Oz (and voice of the Scarecrow). Find out behind the scenes information, some spoiler talk and the secrets behind this podcast adaptation of the Oz series.

    Hit the Bricks with PJ Blankenship

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 22:41


    After a long hiatus, the Royal Podcast of Oz returns as Jay chats with PJ Blankenship, creator of the upcoming Hit the Bricks, a fiction podcast featuring modern adventures in Oz!

    OzCon International: Andy Mangels

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 14:52


    At OzCon International, we will be welcoming Andy Mangels, a foremost authority on Filmation, the company that produced the first animated Oz film, Journey Back to Oz. But Andy's connection to Oz goes a bit deeper. Jay chats with Andy about it. Find out more about this year's OzCon here and register here.

    OzCon International: Robert Payes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2018 16:16


    At OzCon International this year, in celebrating all things Oz, there will be special attention given to Rachel Cosgrove Payes, the fifth Royal Historian of Oz, author of The Hidden Valley of Oz, The Wicked Witch of Oz, "Percy and the Shrinking Violets" and "Spots in Oz." Joining us is her son, Robert Payes, who has appeared on the podcast before. In this brief interview, Robert tells us about Stiff Shots Photography and what he's looking forward to at OzCon. Find out more about this year's OzCon here and register here.

    100 Years of the Tin Woodman of Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 18:29


    To celebrate L. Frank Baum's birthday, the Royal Podcast of Oz presents an excerpt from The Tin Woodman of Oz, celebrating its centennial this year, read by Phil Chenevert. You can download Phil's complete reading of The Tin Woodman of Oz for free from Librivox.org.

    OzCon International: James Ortiz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018 15:52


    OzCon International Chairman Jay Davis chats with Guest of Honor James Ortiz. Find out why James created the play The Woodsman and what he's looking forward to at OzCon!

    Chatting With Walter Krueger

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 21:05


    Jay chats with fellow Oz fan and collector Walter Krueger!

    Thundertoad's Patchwork Girl of Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2018 74:29


    Jay and Sam start the 2018 episodes with a discussion of Thundertoad Animation's 2005 CGI animated adaptation of The Patchwork Girl of Oz. How faithful is it? How's the visuals? Where can you get a copy? All shall be answered!

    The 2017 Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2017 40:28


    Jay reads two stories from Oziana 2013, "Jinnicky Saves Christmas" by Nathan DeHoff and his own "The Way of A Lion." Afterward, he and Nathan chat about creating their tales.

    Jay and Sam vs The Muppets Wizard of Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 108:39


    Jay and Sam tackled The Muppets Wizard of Oz. When did they see it and how? What did they think? How much does Sam hate Quentin Tarantino?

    Garrett and Angelo vs The Muppets Wizard of Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 50:05


    Former podcast guests Garrett Kilgore and Angelo Thomas talk The Muppets Wizard of Oz.

    Garrett Speaks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2017 45:32


    Jay chats with recurring podcast guest Garrett Kilgore to finally discover his personal love of Oz and what he's been doing lately. Garrett's YouTube Channel The Art of Oz, Garrett's blog

    Oz Con International 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2017 4:16


    Registration is finally open for Oz Con International 2018. Jay Davis and Colin Ayres are chairing next year as OzCon International heads back to California to celebrate the centennial of The Tin Woodman of Oz, as well as explore the wonders of Oz and L. Frank Baum in Hollywood.Current guests of honor include James Ortiz, Robert Payes, Andy Mangels, Aljean Harmetz, and John and Bjo Trimble.OzCon will feature the classics, such as the costume contest, the quizzes, the Oz Club auction, the Treasure Hunt, and all the good Ozzy fun we can offer.Plus, the day after, Disneyland!The convention is August 10-12, 2018, so mark your calendars, make your registrations and reservations, and join us!

    The New Animated Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 35:12


    Jay and Angelo Thomas talk about the new animated Oz series: Boomerang's Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz and Amazon's Lost in Oz!

    Lion of Oz discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2017 64:54


    Jay and Sam follow up and supplement their commentary for Lion of Oz with a standard discussion episode.

    Lion of Oz audio commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2017 75:24


    Jay and Sam meet up in their hotel room at Oz Con International 2017 and watch Lion of Oz, the animated adaptation of Roger S. Baum's Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage, and give you their live comments and criticisms of the movie. (A standard review episode will be recorded and released soon.)

    Oz Con International 2017 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2017 31:13


    Jay and Sam meet up at Oz Con 2017 in Portland, Oregon and talk about what happened during the convention each day.

    Adventures in the Emerald City

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 96:11


    Jay and Sam talk about the Russian animated series Adventures in the Emerald City, with a twist for foreign language productions: this time our guys have English subtitles. Listen to them talk about how this animated take on the first two Oz stories—with a bit of Volkov—attempted to streamline the Oz stories a bit and join them in wishing that the series had gone further.

    A Tribute to L. Frank Baum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 60:19


    Jay tells us of the life of L. Frank Baum, with some commentary from Sam. Afterward, they discuss their sources.

    Ozma and the Little Wizard

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 11:10


    The Royal Podcast of Oz finishes presenting tales from Little Wizard Stories of Oz with "Ozma and the Little Wizard" to celebrate L. Frank Baum's birthday. When Ozma discovers some troublesome imps in Oz, the Wizard puts his magic to work to stop them. Make sure to listen all the way to the end! The cast includes Mike Conway, Doug Wall, Kim McFarland, Severino Milazzo and Sam Milazzo.

    The Oz Kids: The Return of Mombi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 53:06


    Jay and Sam discuss the finale of the Oz Kids series: Mombi the witch regains her power and sets to take over Oz! How can the Oz Kids defeat her without their parents? What is the Oz Kids chronology? All this, plus a capsule review of The Wizard of Oz on Ice.

    The Oz Kids: The Monkey Prince

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2017 34:40


    Jay and Sam reach the penultimate Oz Kids episode in which the kids go to China to assist a Monkey Prince learn an important lesson. ... We think...   Check out the Extra Butter Podcast, Sam's DeviantArt and The Royal Blog of Oz.

    John Troutman 2: Electric Boogaloo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2017 33:10


    Oz fan and artist John Troutman returns to talk up his Kickstarter for a print edition of The Gospel of Carol. Plus some other topics, including some non-Ozzy talk about Marvel's Dracula, Iron Fist, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.

    The Oz Kids: Journey Beneath the Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2017 41:19


    Jay and Sam discuss another entry of The Oz Kids series, adapting L. Frank Baum's The Sea Fairies. How did it do?

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    NBC'S Emerald City Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2017 39:44


    Jay reunites with Rachel Anderson and Angelo Thomas for another unedited and unfiltered episode to discuss the back half of NBC's season of Emerald City. How did it go? Will there be a season 2? Why are our hosts talking about the next Oz TV show coming already?

    The Oz Kids: Underground Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 41:16


    Jay and Sam realize they goofed in trying to figure out the Oz Kids chronology and talk about what they feel must be the third story in the series: Underground Adventure. When Frank and some new friends from America are caught in an earthquake, they have to find their way to Oz, and the other Oz Kids begin their own search.

    NBC'S Emerald City

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2017 71:00


    Jay and guests Rachel Anderson and Angelo Thomas discuss the first five episodes of NBC's Emerald City. Is it a good show? How respectful is it of Oz lore? Should you be watching it? Who should be watching it? For the first time, this episode is presented uncensored and mostly unedited.

    Little Oz Stories read by Ray Bolger

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2016 52:03


    As a Christmas present, here is the audio of the out of print album Little Oz Stories read by Ray Bolger. The stories are actually from L. Frank Baum's Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz, featuring several Oz characters visiting the United States. The Scarecrow Presents A Magic Automobile To A Little Girl The Two Wishes Jack Pumpkinhead Pawns The Sawhorse The Scarecrow Tells A Fairy Tale To Children And Hears An Equally Marvelous True One A Magnetic Personality How The Scarecrow And The Tin Woodman Met Some Old Friends How The Sawhorse Saved Dorothy's Life Dorothy Spends an Evening with her Old Friends and is Entertained with Wonderful Exhibitions How The Woggle-Bug And His Friends Visited Santa Claus

    The Oz Kids Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 36:02


    Jay and Sam talk about the Christmas stories in The Oz Kids series: Who Stole Santa? and Christmas in Oz. What stories are these based on, are they good stories or just saccharine Christmas fluff? Also, did Jay and Sam make a mistake with their chronology for the series?

    Christmas in Kansas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016 9:28


    Garrett Kilgore reads a new Christmas story by Jay Davis. Christmas in Kansas tells of how Dorothy Gale, Aunt Em and Uncle Henry celebrated Christmas following the events of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. Anyone wishing to read the story instead is welcome to a free PDF or an EPUB (zipped).

    The Movies of Oz: Virtual Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2016 26:10


    Jay and Sam take a good look at another adventure from The Oz Kids series: Virtual Oz. The Oz Kids wind up trapped in Otto's mysterious computer game. Can they win and get home or are they stuck for good?

    The Oz Kids: The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016 31:32


    Jay and Sam discuss the second story arc from The Oz Kids, where we meet the Nome Prince. Just how many Oz books does this borrow from?

    Toto Lost In New York

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2016 25:24


    Jay and Sam talk about the first Oz Kids story arc: Toto Lost in New York. Plus, WHAT WAS THAT YOU SAW ONLINE ABOUT AN OZ KIDS MOVIE? Um... Jay explains.

    How Donald Abbott Came To Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2016 24:43


    Jay talks with Donald Abbott, author/illustrator/cartoonist/screenwriter of How The Wizard Came to Oz and other Oz stories. Donald reveals why his illustrations follow the style of W.W. Denslow, how Books of Wonder came to publish his books, and how How The Wizard Came to Oz has developed over the years.

    The Oz Kids (Intro)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2016 23:02


    Jay and Sam prepare for a multi-episode discussion of The Oz Kids video series, starting by giving some general information about the series, including its characters, premise and general availability.

    The Magic of Oz and Other Oz Animation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2016 38:32


    Jay Davis, Sean Carlson, Jimmy Weinstein and Eric Gjovaag kick back and watch "The Magic of Oz" cartoon, billed as "The Worst Cartoon Ever!" on YouTube. But does it deserve that title? What are the origins of this cartoon? What does our new friend Jimmy think of Oz animation in general? Find out in this episode! This is the fourth and final of four podcasts recorded at Oz Con International 2016. Watch the Costume Parade video. Watch the OzPrah Winkie show.

    Two Royal Historians

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016 38:34


    Paul Dana, author of new Oz books The Law of Oz and Other Stories and The Magic Umbrella of Oz and Jared "Jay" Davis, author of Outsiders from Oz and The Way of a Lion: A Tale of Oz talk about how they came to write Oz stories and read excerpts from their work. This is the third in four podcasts recorded at Oz Con International 2016. Watch the Costume Parade video. Watch the OzPrah Winkie show. Register for next year's Oz Con International!

    Dorothy Must Die's Danielle Paige

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2016 20:03


    Angelo Thomas interviews Danielle Paige, author of the Dorothy Must Die series.

    Meet Peter Hanff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2016 44:20


    Jay interviews Peter Hanff live at Oz Con International 2016. Hear how Peter Hanff discovered the world of Oz for himself, began building an incredible collection and began research into the history of the Oz series. This is the second in four podcasts recorded at Oz Con International 2016. Watch the Costume Parade video. Watch the OzPrah Winkie show. Register for next year's Oz Con International!

    Oz Con International 2016 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2016 12:35


    Jay reports live from Oz Con International to let you know what went down in Portland, Oregon. Plus, hear from Sean Carlson about how his setting the songs of Rinkitink in Oz to music became a hit for the attendees. This will be the first in four podcasts recorded at Oz Con International 2016. Watch the Costume Parade video. Watch the OzPrah Winkie show. Register for next year's Oz Con International!

    Once Upon A Time in Oz with Angelo Thomas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2016 58:25


    Jay chats with his friend Angelo Thomas about Oz plots on ABC's Once Upon A Time, NBC's upcoming Emerald City, and the possibilities of a sequel to Oz the Great and Powerful and a film version of Wicked. (Note: this was recorded before the date of December 20, 2019 was announced for a Wicked movie.)

    The Movies of Oz: The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2016 62:36


    Jay and Sam are joined by Garrett Kilgore again to discuss a 70 minute cutdown of an obscure Oz anime series, plus some amusing additional comments on other Oz related entertainments.

    The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2016 11:36


    To celebrate L. Frank Baum's 160th birthday, the Royal Podcast of Oz presents a reading of "The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman" from Little Wizard Stories of Oz. The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman go boating, but when the Tin Woodman falls over the side, it's up to the Scarecrow to save him! Miles away from the Emerald City, what can a straw man with a good brain do? The cast features Mike Conway, Zach Allen, and Doug Wall.

    Alexiel De Ravenswood and Oz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2016 16:26


    In this episode, Jay talks to Alexiel De Ravenswood, who recently released a suite retelling The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Hear Alexiel's inspiration for the suite and how it was created.

    Movies of Oz: The Wiz Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2016 108:41


    Jay and Sam dish out about NBC's live TV adaptation of The Wiz, including what they really thought of Mary J. Blige and Hamilton gets referenced again.

    The Wizard of Oz Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2016 35:49


    As the next episode of The Royal Podcast of Oz is still in editing, here's a rare Oz audio treasure to tide you over. The Wizard of Oz Returns was an original sequel to The Wizard of Oz released in the 1960s. The original set had a record and a foldout game board with instructions, cutout playing pieces and a spinner, thanks to a 2-disc album sleeve. It was also reissued without the game as The Further Adventures of the Wizard of Oz.

    What's An "OmniOzologist?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2016 85:31


    For lack of anything else to do during February, Jared and Sam interview... each other! How did they discover Oz for themselves, what does "OmniOzologist" mean, and how much does Sam not like Wicked and Frozen?

    Off to OzCon with Karyl!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2016 54:40


    Jared chats with Karyl Carlson, creator of Karyl's Oz Dolls, frequent attendee of the Oogaboos Rendevous and this year's co-chair of Oz Con International in Portland, Oregon.

    The Movies of Oz: Volshebnik Izumrudnogo Goroda (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2016 49:54


    Jared and Sam talk about one of their favorite foreign-language versions of Oz, the 1994 Volshebnik Izumrudogo Goroda from Russia.

    A Tribute to Rob Roy MacVeigh

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2015 94:15


    The 100th episode of The Royal Podcast of Oz​ is a tribute to the late Rob Roy MacVeigh. Sam Milazzo​ and Jared Davis briefly discuss what they know about Rob's never-realized animated film version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Then Eric P Gjovaag​, Karyl Carlson​ and Marilyn Carlson share their memories of Rob, followed by David Maxine​ and a brief word from Eric Shanower​. Then Garrett Kilgore​ reads a number of anecdotes about Rob from some of his friends.Rob Roy MacVeigh, mid 1980s (photo by Peter Hanff)----more----Rob Roy MacVeigh, 1975 (photographer unknown, courtesy of David Maxine)Rob Roy MacVeigh, about 1992 (Courtesy of the International Wizard of Oz Club)Detail from the cover of The Wonderful Cut-Outs of OzGlinda from The Wonderful Cut-Outs of OzOne of Rob's "Roxbears" (courtesy of David Maxine)

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