Dateline Jasoom

Part Two of Hardcover Theater's 2006 stage production of “A Princess of Mars.” Written and directed by Steve Schroer. Jami Rassmussen as John Carter. Amber Swenson as Dejah Thoris. Jesse Ray as Tars Tarkas. Terri Elofson Bly as Sola.

Carl Sagan describes Barsoom in the Cosmos episode, “Blues for a Red Planet.” Part One of Hardcover Theater's 2006 stage production of “A Princess of Mars.”  Written and directed by Steve Schroer. Jami Rassmussen as John Carter. Amber Swenson as Dejah Thoris.  Jesse Ray as Tars Tarkas. Terri Elofson Bly as Sola.

Opens with the “Yodel Song” created by Elmo from various Tarzan yells, mixed with “A Tribe of One” by Doctor Awkward from the Podsafe Music Network. During the 2006 Windy Con, Robert Weinberg and science fiction author Jack McDevitt discuss early science fiction in pulp magazines. From 1970 to 1981, Weinberg edited and published Pulp, a fanzine devoted to pulp magazines. He died Sept. 25, 2016.

The full 2006 interview with science fiction author Mike Resnick. He talks about his many trips to Africa. “Almost no place that Burroughs describes exists,” he says. “My first four Hugo winners were all African stories. I've never been able to create any civilization as alien as some of the ones in Africa.” He discusses his many inspirations and his own success. Why science fiction pays the bills while you can starve writing “mainstream.” And much more in this wide-ranging interview. Mike tells a story about Isaac Asimov at a convention. Mike died on Jan. 9, 2020 at age 77.

Opening bit: Superfans discuss Da Bears versus da horde of Warhoon. A clip from the “X-Minus One radio show” that's relevant to your host, Elmo. Huck Huckenpohler speculates on Professor Archimedes Q. Porter's back story. Was he a historian? Archaeologist? Anthropologist? What was Tarzan's birth year? Did John Carter and Professor Porter cross paths? Carl Sagan quote.

Opening bit: Traffic Copter 0-220 reports on a four-elephant pile-up on the trail into Opar. Jim Thompson talks about collecting all the different kinds of material related to Edgar Rice Burroughs. “You always remember the ones that got away,” he says.

Opening bit: Professor Maxon calls Dr. Frankenstein to compare notes. Jim Hadac discusses the portrayal of Jane in fan fiction and pastiches. Jim and the other panelists – Joan Bledig, Cole Richardson and Huck Huckenpöhler – take questions for a wide-ranging discussion of Jane in all of her incarnations.

Opening bit: A seemingly eternal season of baseball comes to an end with a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Sari Sabertooths in Pellucidar Park. A conversation with Bill Hillman about “Brother Men,” the book by Matt Cohen about Edgar Rice Burroughs' correspondence with his best friend, Herbert T. Weston. And Matt himself discusses the project during the 2006 ECOF.

Dateline Jasoom interviews science fiction author Mike Resnick about his days as an associate editor of the Edgar Rice Burroughs fanzine ERB-Dom. The full interview with Mike, who died on Thursday, January 9, 2020, will be included in Episode 21 of Dateline Jasoom.

The Oct. 1, 1939 Texaco Star Theater radio show featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs – shared with Dateline Jasoom by longtime ERB fan Ted McKosky. ERB on Tarzan Finds a Son: “We thought it was pretty good. Of course there's always room for improvement. We're pretty happy with Johnny. Good Tarzans are always hard to find.” ERB on dreaming up strange worlds: “Purely imagination. Before I wrote a word I used to sit around and dream of weird people and weird places just for my own entertainment.” During the 2006 ECOF, Joan Bledig provides a comprehensive and insightful look at Jane of the novels and Huck Huckenpohler talks about Jane as portrayed in the movies. Cole Richardson talks about Jane in the comics. This episode is a must for any fan of Jane Clayton, Lady Greystoke.