Edgar Rice Burroughs® Podcast: Recent Episodes

Timothy DeForest

Discussions of the works of the greatest storyteller of the 20th Century. Hosted by Jess Terrell, Scott Stewart and Tim DeForest

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Tim, Jess and Scott talk about the 1934 novel "Swords of Mars"

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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."

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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.

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Jess, Scott and Tim discuss "The Mucker," a novel from 1914 that mixes adventure together with themes of redemption.

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Scott, Jess and Tim discuss the second half of the novel "The Cave Girl."

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Jess, Scott and Tim discuss the novel The Cave Girl.

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Here's Part 2 of our discussion of "Victory Harben: Fires of Halos," by Christopher Paul Carey.

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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!

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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.

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Jetan: The Martian Chess of Edgar Rice Burroughs, by Frederik Ekman can be found HERE

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Tarzan the New Adventures, by Roy Thomas can be found HERE

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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

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Jess, Scott and Tim discuss the bizarre and entertaining 1924 novel.

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TIm DeForest gives capsule reviews of the books he read in August of 2022

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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

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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

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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

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We conclude our examination of Jules Verne's 1864 novel.

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Part 2 of our look at Jules Verne's 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth.

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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. 

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Scott, Jess and Tim finish up their discussion of The Beasts of Tarzan, covering chapters 13 through 21.

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Jess, Scott and Tim continue their discussion of The Beasts of Tarzan. In this episode, we cover chapters 6 through 12.

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Tim, Scott and Jess discuss the first five chapters of 1914's The Beasts of Tarzan. 

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

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

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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

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While we break from regular episodes for the holidays, here's a re-run of our discussion of the 1923 novel.

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We finish up our analysis of Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel.

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We discuss the next four chapters of The Lost World. The story goes into hyperdrive with death, betrayal, dinosaurs, and discoveries. 

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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.

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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. 

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An analysis of the first four chapters of The Lost World, written in 1912 by Arthur Conan Doyle.  

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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.

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Jess, Scott and Tim analyze the first part of "The Eternal Savage," first published in All-Story Magazine on March 7, 1914.

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We bring our analysis of A Princess of Mars to an end with a discussion of the last two chapters.

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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. 

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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.

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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!

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We analysis Chapter 21 of "A Princess of Mars," in which John Carter goes undercover in an enemy city. 

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A review of Chapter 20 of A Princess of Mars, in which John Carter learns something that will one day save the planet.

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An analysis of Chapters 18 & 19 of "A Princess of Mars," in which John Carter does time as a gladiator in a Martian arena.

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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. 

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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.

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John Carter, Dejah Thoris and Sola meticulously plan an escape in which nothing can possibly go wrong. Naturally, something goes wrong.

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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.

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A look at Chapter 15 of A Princess of Mars, in which we learn some interesting things about the Green Martian woman Sola.

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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.

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A discussion of Chapter 13 of the 1912 novel A Princess of Mars, in which John Carter demonstrates the practical value of showing kindness and compassion.

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A analysis of Chapters 11 & 12 of the 1912 novel, in which John Carter gets to know Dejah Thoris and becomes a "prisoner with power."

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Tim, Scott and Jess finish their discussion of the 1914/15 novel "The Mad King."

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Tim, Scott and Jess discuss ERB's 1914/15 novel about treachery, loyalty, war, escapes, full-scale battles and mistaken identity.  

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An analysis of Chapters 9 and 10 of "A Princess of Mars," in which John Carter begins to move up the Barsoomian social ladder and several characters give absolutely epic speeches. 

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A discussion of Chapter 8 of "A Princess of Mars," in which John Carter first catches a glimpse of the most beautiful woman on two worlds.

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An analysis of Chapter 7 of the 1912 novel "A Princess of Mars, in which Burroughs does some important world-building.

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Commentary on Chapter 6 of A Princess of Mars, in which the judicious application of violence (and a display of loyalty) wins John Carter his first friends on the planet of Mars.

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A look at Chapter 5 of A Princess of Mars, in which John Carter goes exploring and--not surprsingly--finds himself in mortal danger. 

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Comments on Chapter 4 of A Princess of Mars, in which Burroughs begins his world-building in earnest.

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An analysis of the third chapter of the first John Carter novel, in which the Earthman arrives on Mars for the first time.

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With today's mini-podcast, we begin a chapter-by-chapter analysis of ERB's very first novel.

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Tim, Jess and Scott finish their discussion of Tarzan: The Battle for Pellucidar, the 2020 novel written by Win Scott Eckert.

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Jess, Scott and Tim discuss the 2019 novel Tarzan: The Battle for Pellucidar, by Win Scott Eckert. This novel is part of the New ERB Universe.

We intended to cover the book in one episode, but there was a lot to talk about. So this is Part 1, with Part 2 posting in about a week. 

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The final chapter of the 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes" brings us the threat of vigilante murder and a pair of marriage proposals.

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In an analysis of the penultimate chapter of Tarzan of the Apes, we see Tarzan arrive in America only to find that Jane STILL needs to be rescued from something.

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Tim DeForest interviews his nephew Josiah DeForest and artist Ben Alvarez (who designed and drew our website banner) about "The Land That Time Forget," both of whom have read it for the first time.

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A look at Chapter 26 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan reaches civilization and, after a stop in Paris, heads to America to find Jane.

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A look at Chapter 25 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which the Ape Man decides to leave the jungle and seek out civilization.

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A look at the 24th Chapter of Tarzan of the Apes, in which Professor Porter, Jane and the other castaways leave Africa, but only after losing a treasure.

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A look at Chapter 23 of the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan learns to speak French and English.

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A look at Chapter 22 of the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which the French fight a battle and Cecil Clayton puts his foot in his mouth.

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A look at Chapter 21 of the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan saves the life of a man who will become one of his few close friends. 

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Tim, Jess and Scott talk about the 1923 novel Tarzan and the Golden Lion, in which the Lord of the Jungle acquires what might very well be the most awesome pet in the history of pets. 

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An analyst of the 20th chapter of Tarzan of the Apes, in which we learn that a lack of a common language can't stop true love!

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A look at the 19th Chapter of the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan ends up in the jungle with Jane and a French warship arrives on this suddenly busy piece of African coastline. 

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A look at Chapter 18 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which Jane begins her tradition of regularly getting kidnapped.

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An analysis of Chapter 17 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which a treasure is buried, dug up and buried again.

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An analysis of Chapter 16 of the novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which we take time out from constant danger for a dab of comic relief. 

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A look at Chapter 15 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan continues to save the repeatedly save the lives of Jane Porter and her companions.

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A look at Chapter 14 of the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan begins to learn that saving Jane Porter and her friends from death is pretty much a full-time job.

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An anaylsis of Chapter 13 of Tarzan of the Apes, titled "His Own Kind." Jane makes her entrance into the story in this chapter.

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An analysis of the 12th Chapter of the 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes."

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An analysis of Chapter 11 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan climbs to the top of the Ape Social Ladder.

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We do things a little differently in this episode. Scott, Jess and Tim provide commentary for the two Johnny Weismuller films made during World War II, in which Tarzan encounters Nazis, dinosaurs, man-eating plants and really big spiders. 

The idea is to watch the movies with the sound down and the subtitles down while playing the commentary. We'll let you know when to hit PLAY.

After some introductory remarks, we begin the commentary on Tarzan Triumphs at the 5:20 mark. Commenary for Tarzan's Desert Mystery begins at the 1 hour, 25 minute mark.

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An analysis of Chapter 10 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan makes some new enemies.

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A discussion of the 9th Chapter of Tarzan of the Apes (1912), in which Tarzan meets other men for the first time. It does not go well. 

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A review of Chapter 8 of the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which the young Ape Man tries and fails to catch a lion.

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An anaylsis of Chapter 7 of the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan realizes he can no longer live with the apes. 

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An analysis of Chapter 6 of the 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes," in which the young Tarzan encounters a savage gorilla and... an alphabet book?

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A discussion of the fifth chapter of the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which the young Tarzan begins his life among his adopted family.

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Tim, Jess and Scott discuss the 1913 novel The Monster Men, originally published as "Man Without a Soul."  Burroughs enters into Frankenstein-territory in a story about a mad scientist on a quest to create artificial life. 

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We're up to Chapter 4 in our discussion of the 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes," in which we meet the apes of Kerchak and the young child who will soom be named Tarzan is adopted into the tribe.

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A discussion of this chapter of the first Tarzan novel, which cover the brief and ultimately tragic life the Greystokes live while stranded along the coast of Africa. 

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Tim DeForest discusses the second chapter of the 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes," in which Lord and Lady Greystoke find themselves stranded in the African jungle.

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Tim DeForest discusses and analyzes the first chapter of the 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes."

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Tim DeForest discusses Tarzan's amazing ability to learn new languages quickly.

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Tim DeForest reviews the various ways ERB heroes remain young regardless of the passage of years.

ERRATA: I refer to "Carson Napier" as "Carter Napier."  Sorry about that.

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Tim, Jess and Scott take the podcast on our first trip to Venus to discuss ERB's 1932 novel.

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Tim DeForest does a brief review of the 1948 film Tarzan's Magic Fountain.

This review is based on THIS POST from the blog "Comics, Old-Time Radio and Other Cool Stuff."

CORRECTION: I accidentally refer to the actress who plays Jane as "Brenda Jones." Her name was "Brenda Joyce."

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Tim DeForest refers to the novels "Tarzan of the Apes" and "Jungle Tales of Tarzan" to explain both HOW and WHY the Ape Man shaved and cut his hair while still living with the apes who raised him.

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Tim, Jess and Scott listen to an episode of the 1950-51 Tarzan radio series and comment on it. This episode--"Tarzan and the Arena of Death"--borrows elements from ERB's 1932 novel Tarzan and the City of Gold, incorporating those elements into a self-contained story.

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Tim DeForest geeks out over the 1916 novel The Jewels of Opar.

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Tim, Jess and Scott discuss ERB's 1915 novel "Pellucidar"--the first sequel to "At the Earth's Core."

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A brief look at two supporting characters (one from "Beasts of Tarzan" and the other from "Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle") who act with honor and bravery even at the cost of their lives.. 

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A discussion of some of the cooler vehicles that appear in the ERB Universe, including a zeppelin, the Iron Mole and a hot air balloon made of the stomach linings of dinosaurs. 

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A brief podcast discussing the various cool pets--a dog, a lion, an alien creature and several prehistoric animals--that the heroes of Edgar Rice Burroughs' stories often acquire.

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Tim, Scott and Jess talk about ERB's 1927 novel "The Master Mind of Mars," which combines adventure with a Frankenstein-like horror vibe involving brain transplants and resurrecting the dead.

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Jess Terrell, Scott Stewart and Tim DeForest talk about ERB's 1914 novel "At the Earth's Core," which introduced us to the underground world of Pellucidar.

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Scott Stewart, Jess Terrell and Tim DeForest discuss the 1966 Tarzan film Tarzan and the Valley of Gold, starring Mike Henry as the ape man. We also talk about the excellent novelization written by Fritz Leiber.

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Jess Terrell, Scott Stewart and Tim DeForest discuss ERB's powerful and realistic Western about "life and death on an Apache reservation during the final years of the Apache Wars."

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Jess Terrell, Scott Stewart and Tim DeForest talk about what is arguably ERB's best book from the Martian series: The Chessman of Mars. Sophisticated world-building is combined with fast-paced adventure to give us a story that drips with pure fun.

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Tim DeForest, Jess Terrell and Scott Stewart talk about ERB's second Tarzan novel: The Return of Tarzan.  This is one of Burroughs' best novel and a personal favorite of all of us. The plot stretches from Paris to North Africa to the jungle to the lost city of Opar as Tarzan struggles to discover if there is a place for him in civilization--or if he even wants to be a part of civilization.

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Jess Terrell, Scott Stewart and Tim DeForest discuss ERB's dinosaur-filled trilogy of stories "The Land That Time Forgot," "The People That Time Forgot," and "Out of Time's Abyss."

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The first of a series of podcasts discussing the work of the greatest storyteller of the 20th Century--Edgar Rice Burroughs. This episode talks about why Burroughs' version of Mars is the perfect World of Adventure. Hosted by Tim DeForest