Down the Yellow Brick Pod

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Tara and EmKay are putting on their green glasses and officially stepping through the portal into the Emerald City! The illustrations alone are chock full of rabbit holes and details to admire, leading to discussions of the Wizard bringing Americana to Oz, the influence of the Chicago World’s Fair on Baum’s creation of the Emerald City, and even some Inception-like Oz theories.. color us intrigued! PLUS, Tara debuts an original tune not to be missed. Find out what happens next in part two.

Show Notes:

• Know My Name by Chanel Miller 

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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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Tara and EmKay dive deep in part two as they share their personal Emerald Cities, reveal what “green glasses” they have decided to take off in their own lives, and discuss what it means to question if our own perspectives feel authentic or influenced by facades.

Show Notes:

• YES Company
• Eloise by Kay Thompson

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Tara: @taratagtickles
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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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EmKay and Tara are finally about to enter the portal into the Emerald City, but first it's time to find out more about the lore and legend of the Wizard of Oz...apparently from a random man with a mysterious leg injury (WHAT?)!   Join them as they pass the night with Dorothy and friends in the last stranger's home of their journey, comparing the Emerald City gates to the gates of the White House, discussing the meaning of "shape shifting" in fairytales, and questioning why we believe what we believe when fact isn't present.  Stay tuned for Part 2.

Show Notes:

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Art by Robert Sabuda
• Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon
• Doubt by John Patrick Shanley
• '1619' podcast

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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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Tara and EmKay get one step closer to the Emerald City by meeting the generous and trusting Queen of the Field Mice (No King Necessary) and her tiny queendom, who give without expecting anything in return. Your gingham gals discuss ways they hope to bring that same giving openness into their lives and relationships - why put a cap on generosity?

Show Notes:

• Oz in Disneyland Paris
• Mice in Children's Literature
• Bungle of Oz by Carrie Bailey
• Jerry Zaks

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Tara: @taratagtickles
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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

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Happy 81st Anniversary to MGM's The Wizard of Oz!  On this day we honor and celebrate the classic film by sharing where Down the YBP will be heading in 2021... get those vocal cords ready.

Show Notes:

• @followtheyellowbrickgirl
• Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

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Original music by Shane Chapman

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Tara and EmKay venture into the deadly and dangerously entrancing poppy field where they discuss the literary and personal symbolism of California poppies, poppies in remembrance of war veterans, and the seductive poppies of never ending posts on social media. Plus story time about Tara's experience getting lost in a lazy river (just like the Scarecrow) and EmKay almost falling out of the Storybook Canal Boats at Disneyland. What could be better?!

Show Notes:

• Sesame Place
• The Folio Society's The Wizard of Oz Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
• California Poppy: True Gold is in the Heart
• California Poppies
• Flower Meaning of Poppies
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
• In Flanders Fields by John McCrae
• The Poppy as a Remembrance Symbol

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Original music by Shane Chapman

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Music by: Shane Chapman
Edited by: Emily Kay Shrader

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In commemoration of the ratification of the 19th Amendment on August 18th, 1920, the incredible Sue Boland sat down with us to discuss one of the most courageous pioneers of equality and women's rights (and L. Frank Baum's mother-in-law), Matilda Joslyn Gage. Without her, Baum may have never been encouraged to sit down and "write his stories." Sue is the Local Historian for the Matilda Joslyn Gage Center in Fayetteville, New York, and will leave you feeling fired up to learn more about the Mother of Oz and keep fighting for the rights and equalities of all.

Show Notes:

• Matilda Joslyn Gage Center
• "An Interview with Sue Boland"
• Sally Roesch Wagner
• Woman, Church, and State by Matilda Joslyn Gage

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Tara: @taratagtickles
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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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Ka-lee-dah or Kuh-lie-duh? Unsure of pronunciation, EmKay and Tara nevertheless meet the monstrous beasts of Oz, but feel in their hearts they would be incredible Fosse dancers. Incredible. Join your gingham gals as they applaud the courage of our Oz heroes… and become a Bachelor podcast for a hot minute. Sorry, not sorry.. would be the Bachelor thing to say.

Show Notes:

• 👯‍♀️
• "Steam Heat" - The Pajama Game
• Fosse/Verdon
• Marvel Comics’ Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by Eric Shanower and illustrated by Skottie Young
•  The Wizard of Oz (1982 Anime) 
• The Wizard of the Emerald City by Alexander Volkov 
• "Ashton Kutcher’s Fruitarian Diet: What Went Wrong?"
• Oziana
• "Debbie Downer: Disney World" - SNL
• "Gugu and The Kalidahs" by Eric Shanower
• "Quick Guide to California's 21 Spanish Missions"
• The Bachelorette

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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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EmKay and Tara were NOT READY for the Ted Talk DEPTH the Cowardly Lion would roar into this episode!  From investigating courage, shame, societal expectations, bullying, and more, Oz has officially become a therapeutic escape and lens for life lessons as they continue whole heartedly down the yellow brick pod.  Thank you for listening!   


Show Notes:

• The Wizard of Oz opening
• African Lions
• The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
• Nathan Lane as the Cowardly Lion
• The Baum Bugle
• Ted Ross
• The Wizard of Oz illustrated by Evelyn Copelman
• My Brilliant Friend
• Straight Outta Oz by Todrick Hall
• Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
• The Wizard of Oz illustrated by Ben Caldwell
• Brene Brown

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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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EmKay and Tara are ecstatic to welcome their first guest, Madame President of the International Wizard of Oz Club, Jane Albright! Listen to Jane's bubbly and contagious Oz enthusiasm as she shares her love for Oz and everything happening at TO OZ, a FREE virtual Oz Convention happening August 14th-16th, 2020. Tara and EmKay have never signed up for something faster.


Show Notes:

• International Wizard of Oz Club
• The Baum Bugle
• Oziana
• To Oz online convention

Instagram:
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#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