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Welcome to September's Yellow Brick Crossroads, a monthly bonus episode where Tara and EmKay interact with the incredible snail mail, social media reach-outs, reviews, corrections, and Oz memories you fine listeners share! September's YBC include an epic fan creation trailer for a live action of Oz, a connection forged through anti-racist work, comparing the Emerald City's green glasses to 2020's masks, and so much more! Thank you for taking the time to share your day and sacred Oz memories with us.

Show Notes:

• Willow Audiobooks
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Teaser Trailer (2018)
• Tin Man (2007)
• Kinswomen Podcast
• All Things Oz: The Wonder, Wit, and Wisdom of the Wizard of Oz by Linda Sunshine

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Original music by Shane Chapman

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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Down the Yellow Brick Pod: A Wizard of Oz Podcast preserving the history and legacy of Oz

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The big moment has arrived for our group to finally receive brains (pins and needles), a heart (a silken sack of sawdust), and courage (a questionable green liquid.. yikes?) as the Great Humbug performs his utmost wizardry to deliver some great PR for his image. Tara and EmKay cozy up on a rainy day to question their relationships with external/internal validation, the beauty of "misaligned paths leading you closer to your truth,"  and personal journeys to believe in their very own magic. Plus, Tara finally watched Oz The Great and Powerful and has some thoughts. #priorities

Show Notes:

• Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
• Oz The Great and Powerful  (2013)
• Return to Oz (1985)
• The Annotated Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Michael Patrick Hearn
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Pennyroyal Press Edition, Engravings by Barry Moser)
• International Sanctuary
• Hello Gorgeous: Funny Folx in Concert (Ahave Theatre Company)
• The Act (2019)

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Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: @emshray

Original music by Shane Chapman

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Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net
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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Down the Yellow Brick Pod: A Wizard of Oz Podcast preserving the history and legacy of Oz

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Our hopeful dreamers return to the Wizard’s throne room to lay claim to what he promised, but instead end up finding a humbug cowering in the corner; a man from Omaha making believe at being a Wizard. Tara and EmKay discuss the origins of the word ‘humbug,’ magician-related theories behind Baum’s inspiration for creating the Wizard, and the plethora of nuanced American ideals featured in this chapter. Also, more “Home Alone” references.

Show Notes:

• Home Alone (1990)
• "Houdini nods in Disney's new OZ"
• Oz Wiki - The Wizard
• "Oz, The Great & Powerful...Magician"
• "Men Behind the Curtain: The Influences of 'The Wizard of Oz'" by Meg Shields
• The Annotated Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Michael Patrick Hearn

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Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: @emshray

Original music by Shane Chapman

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Tara: @taratagtickles
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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Down the Yellow Brick Pod: A Wizard of Oz Podcast preserving the history and legacy of Oz

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In our continued honoring of the winged monkeys' unjust enslavement in The Wizard of Oz, Tara and EmKay hold the author himself accountable for past racial stains without quickly reaching for a Tide To Go pen. These stains are uncomfortable to stare at, but a part of the history we want to continue to unveil. Please proceed with listening caution.  This is the final episode in this week’s 3 part series. 

**Please note that when Tara shares the publication year of “Bandit Jim Crow” she meant 1906, not 2006 (It was a late night).  Gratitude to you for forgiving this hiccup.

As we are just beginning to dig into this sensitive material and subject matter, we would love to reiterate that our doors are always open for discussion and to hear your thoughts. Please feel free to email us at [email protected] or DM us on instagram @downtheybp. We are here for open conversations.

Show Notes:

• Born Criminal - Angelica Carpenter
• Hungry Tiger Tales - "Bandit Jim Crow" by Laura Bancroft (L. Frank Baum)
• "What Is the Origin of the Term “Jim Crow”?" by Jeff Wallenfeldt
• Oz Wiki - "Bandit Jim Crow"
• "The Real Meaning Behind The Wizard of Oz's Flying Monkey" by Tom Meisfjord
• "The Life Breonna Taylor Lived, in the Words of her Mother" by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Tamika Palmer
• So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
  
  

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Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: @emshray

Original music by Shane Chapman

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@downtheyellowbrickpod
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Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/downtheyellowbrickpod
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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Down the Yellow Brick Pod: A Wizard of Oz Podcast preserving the history and legacy of Oz

Send us Fan Mail

In honoring the winged monkeys' unjust enslavement in The Wizard of Oz, Tara and EmKay wanted to hold the author himself accountable for past racial stains without quickly reaching for a Tide To Go pen. These stains are uncomfortable to stare at, but a part of the history we want to continue to unveil. Please proceed with listening caution.  This is our second episode in this week’s 3 part series.

As we are just beginning to dig into this sensitive material and subject matter, we would love to reiterate that our doors are always open for discussion and to hear your thoughts. Please feel free to email us at [email protected] or DM us on instagram @downtheybp. We are here for open conversations.

Show Notes:

• The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum by Rebecca Loncraine
• "Lions and Tigers and Genocide? Oh Yes" by Matt Lebovic
• Wounded Knee Massacre
• "The Wonderful Racist of Oz" by Jimmy Lee Beason II
• "The Real Meaning Behind the Wizard of Oz's Flying Monkeys by Tom Meisfjord
• "Warren introduces bill to strip Medals of Honor for Wounded Knee massacre" by Victoria Bekiempis
• Hungry Tiger Press
• "What is the Origin of the Term "Jim Crow"? by Jeff Wallenfeldt
• 'Oz' Family Apologizes for Racist Editorials - NPR by Charles Ray

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@downtheyellowbrickpod
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Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: @emshray

Original music by Shane Chapman

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#DownTheYBP
Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net
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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Down the Yellow Brick Pod: A Wizard of Oz Podcast preserving the history and legacy of Oz

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Finding themselves lost among fields of buttercups and daisies, Dorothy and friends call the Winged Monkeys to carry them safely to the front gates of the Emerald City. On the way, the Winged Monkeys share their trickster backstory involving a young man named Quelala, a Bridezilla named Gayelette, and the mysterious Golden Cap they have been forced to answer to. Tara and EmKay giggle through this wacky chapter of Oz and begin to  question the treatment of the Winged Monkeys in a three-part episode. Keep an eye out for part 2 releasing on Wednesday and part 3 releasing on Friday.

Show Notes:

• "The Shriner Ballet" (Bye Bye Birdie) 
• Casper (1995 movie)
• The Witch Queens: The Hidden History of Oz by Tarl Telford
• Dorothy of Oz - Roger S. Baum
• Jumanji (1995)
  
  

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Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: @emshray

Original music by Shane Chapman

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#DownTheYBP
Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net
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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Down the Yellow Brick Pod: A Wizard of Oz Podcast preserving the history and legacy of Oz

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A holiday is declared as Dorothy shares the good news of liberation with the Winkies, who heroically rescue the Tin Woodman and Scarecrow and restore them back to tip-top condition!  In this episode, Tara and EmKay discuss the need for days like Election Day and Juneteenth to be National Holidays in the US, memorable rescue missions from their lifetime, and compare the different ways to use Oz magic like the golden cap and silver slippers to how we use modern technology today.  

Show Notes:

• Wizard of Oz Lantern
• Baum by Dahm - Evan Dahm 
• Juneteenth
• Hooray For
• Rescue of Jessica McClure
• Floyd Collins

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@downtheyellowbrickpod
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Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: @emshray

Original music by Shane Chapman

Instagram:
@downtheyellowbrickpod
#DownTheYBP
Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net
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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

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The fateful moment has finally arrived to meet the nefarious, the childlike, the ornery, the complicated Wicked Witch of the West!!! Follow Dorothy and friends as they survive attacks by wolves, crows, bees, and (an A for effort attempt) Winkies before Dorothy brings an end to this single-chapter villain. Tara and EmKay discuss their favorite interpretations of the Witch, question language around identity, and decide the Witch of the West has taken form in 2020 as today's internet trolls.


Show Notes:

• The Annotated Wizard of Oz by Michael Patrick Hearn
• The Cabinet of the Invisible Woman
• My Favorite Murder
• Mischief Night
• Tiger King
• PETA
• Silver Shoes by Paul Miles Schneider
• Emerald City (TV series)
• Wicked (musical)
• Once Upon a Time (TV series)

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Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: @emshray

Original music by Shane Chapman

Instagram:
@downtheyellowbrickpod
#DownTheYBP
Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/downtheyellowbrickpod
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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Down the Yellow Brick Pod: A Wizard of Oz Podcast preserving the history and legacy of Oz

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The big moment has arrived for Dorothy and friends (except Toto!) to meet the Wizard, where he debuts Tony Award winning-level transformations and shares the not-so-welcome news that the group must first murder the Wicked Witch of the West! Tara and EmKay reflect on the term "wicked" and recall moments of disappointment when they felt like they were in Dorothy's shoes (though luckily their experiences didn't involve an assassination mission).
*Please be advised this episode contains sensitive language regarding sexual assault, abuse, and trauma at 36 minutes until the end of the episode.*

Show Notes:

• Sister Act (musical)
• Know My Name - Chanel Miller 

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@downtheyellowbrickpod
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Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: @emshray

Original music by Shane Chapman

Instagram:
@downtheyellowbrickpod
#DownTheYBP
Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/downtheyellowbrickpod
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/market/down_the_yellow_brick_pod

Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Down the Yellow Brick Pod: A Wizard of Oz Podcast preserving the history and legacy of Oz

Send us Fan Mail

Welcome to Yellow Brick Crossroads, a monthly bonus episode where Tara and EmKay interact with the incredible snail mail, social media reach-outs, reviews, corrections, and Oz memories you fine listeners share! August's YBC included an old school record, original art, a sought after puzzle, a short story, and so much more. Thank you for taking the time to share your day and sacred Oz memories with us.


Show Notes:

• Sea Sharp
• Marvel and DC Present MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz
• Born Criminal: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Suffragist by Angelica Shirley Carpenter
• The Video Vault of Oz
• Willow Audio Books
• Hit the Bricks
• The Tierney Sutton Band Perform "Ding-Dong" at Birdland
• JSA Theatre
• Follow the Yellow Brick Girl
• International Wizard of Oz Club
• BONUS EPISODE: To Oz! with Oz Club President Jane Albright

Instagram: 

@downtheyellowbrickpod
#DownTheYBP
Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: @emshray

Original music by Shane Chapman

Instagram:
@downtheyellowbrickpod
#DownTheYBP
Tara: @taratagtickles
EmKay: www.emilykayshrader.net
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/downtheyellowbrickpod
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/market/down_the_yellow_brick_pod

Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

Down the Yellow Brick Pod: A Wizard of Oz Podcast preserving the history and legacy of Oz