Edgar Rice Burroughs® Podcast
113 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDiscussions of the works of the greatest storyteller of the 20th Century. Hosted by Jess Terrell, Scott Stewart and Tim DeForest
Trademarks including Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes®, John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, Dejah Thoris®, Barsoom®, Pellucidar®, Carson of Venus®, and The Land That Time Forgot® owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and used by permission (for a more complete list of trademarks, visit www.erburroughs.com). This permission does not constitute or imply any further ownership or any endorsement by Edgar Rice Burroughs, In
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Episodes
Episode #18--The Mad King, Part 1
May 03, 2021 15:44 - 1 hour - 221 MBTim, Scott and Jess discuss ERB's 1914/15 novel about treachery, loyalty, war, escapes, full-scale battles and mistaken identity. Our Podcast store: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast email us at [email protected]
Mini-Podcast #44: A Princess of Mars, Chapters 9 & 10
April 24, 2021 18:52 - 5 minutes - 12.8 MBAn 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. Please visit our store at https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast Email any questions or comments to [email protected]
Mini-Podcast #43--A Princess of Mars Chapter 8 "A Fair Captive from the Sky"
April 17, 2021 16:03 - 3 minutes - 7.7 MBA 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast
Mini-Podcast #42: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 7 "Child-Rearing on Mars"
April 10, 2021 02:14 - 4 minutes - 10 MBAn analysis of Chapter 7 of the 1912 novel "A Princess of Mars, in which Burroughs does some important world-building. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast
Mini-Podcast #41: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 6: A Fight That Won Friends
April 03, 2021 20:13 - 4 minutes - 10.4 MBCommentary 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast
Mini-Podcast #40: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 5--"I Elude My Watchdog"
March 26, 2021 23:42 - 3 minutes - 7.26 MBA look at Chapter 5 of A Princess of Mars, in which John Carter goes exploring and--not surprsingly--finds himself in mortal danger. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast
Mini-Podcast #39--A Princess of Mars Chapter 4--"A Prisoner"
March 21, 2021 15:21 - 3 minutes - 6.97 MBComments on Chapter 4 of A Princess of Mars, in which Burroughs begins his world-building in earnest. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ PLEASE VISIT OUR PODCAST STORE: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast
Mini Episode #38: A Princess of Mars, Chapter 3: "My Advent on Mars"
March 13, 2021 02:30 - 6 minutes - 14.8 MBAn analysis of the third chapter of the first John Carter novel, in which the Earthman arrives on Mars for the first time. Please visit our podcast store at https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini-Podcast #37--A Princess of Mars, Chapters 1 & 2
March 04, 2021 13:04 - 10 minutes - 24.6 MBWith today's mini-podcast, we begin a chapter-by-chapter analysis of ERB's very first novel. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/ Visit our ERB Podcast store: https://www.cafepress.com/erbpodcast
Episode #17--Tarzan: The Battle for Pellucidar Part 2
February 27, 2021 14:20 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBTim, Jess and Scott finish their discussion of Tarzan: The Battle for Pellucidar, the 2020 novel written by Win Scott Eckert. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Podcast #16: Tarzan: The Battle for Pellucidar, Part 1
February 22, 2021 14:54 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBJess, 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini-Podcast #36--Tarzan of the Apes Chapter 28--"Conclusion"
January 31, 2021 00:35 - 5 minutes - 4.71 MBThe final chapter of the 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes" brings us the threat of vigilante murder and a pair of marriage proposals. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini-Podcast #35: Tarzan of the Apes Chapter 27: "The Giant Again"
January 24, 2021 16:24 - 5 minutes - 4.6 MBIn 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
SPECIAL EPISODE: Tim interviews first-time readers of "The Land That Time Forgot"
January 19, 2021 03:19 - 55 minutes - 21.6 MBTim 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. Ben's Deviant Art page can be found here: bena3.deviantart.com https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #34--Tarzan of the Apes--Chapter 26--"The Height of Civilization"
January 17, 2021 02:13 - 6 minutes - 6.14 MBA 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #33--Tarzan of the Apes--Chapter 25--"The Outpost of the World"
January 12, 2021 00:23 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MBA look at Chapter 25 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which the Ape Man decides to leave the jungle and seek out civilization. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #32--Tarzan of the Apes--Chapter 24--"Lost Treasure"
January 03, 2021 21:54 - 3 minutes - 2.94 MBA 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #31--Tarzan of the Apes--Chapter 23--"Brother Men"
December 27, 2020 19:23 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MBA look at Chapter 23 of the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan learns to speak French and English. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #30--Tarzan of the Apes--Chapter 22--"The Search Party"
December 24, 2020 01:02 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBA 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #29--Tarzan of the Apes--Chapter 21--"The Village of Torture"
December 19, 2020 02:26 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBA 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Podcast #15 "Tarzan and the Golden Lion"
December 11, 2020 15:05 - 1 hour - 107 MBTim, 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini-Podcast #28--Tarzan of the Apes--Chapter 20--"Heredity"
December 05, 2020 19:46 - 5 minutes - 4.59 MBAn 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! https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini-Podcast #27--Tarzan of the Apes Chapter 19--"The Call of the Primitive"
November 28, 2020 14:57 - 4 minutes - 3.79 MBA 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #26--Tarzan of the Apes--Chapter 18--"Jungle Toll"
November 24, 2020 13:41 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBA look at Chapter 18 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which Jane begins her tradition of regularly getting kidnapped. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #25--Tarzan of the Apes Chapter 17--"Burials"
November 13, 2020 23:26 - 4 minutes - 4.31 MBAn analysis of Chapter 17 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which a treasure is buried, dug up and buried again. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #24--Tarzan of the Apes Chapter 16: "Most Remarkable"
November 07, 2020 21:58 - 3 minutes - 3.37 MBAn 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #23--Tarzan of the Apes Chapter 15--"The Forest God"
October 31, 2020 12:43 - 3 minutes - 3.33 MBA 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini Podcast #22: Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 14--At the Mercy of the Jungle
October 25, 2020 17:50 - 5 minutes - 4.7 MBA 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini-Podcast #21: Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 13: "His Own Kind"
October 17, 2020 16:45 - 6 minutes - 5.76 MBAn anaylsis of Chapter 13 of Tarzan of the Apes, titled "His Own Kind." Jane makes her entrance into the story in this chapter.
Mini-Podcast #20: Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 12--"Man's Reason"
October 10, 2020 21:51 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MBAn analysis of the 12th Chapter of the 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes."
Mini-Podcast #20: Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 12--"His Own Kind"
October 10, 2020 21:51 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MBAn analysis of the 12th Chapter of the novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which Jane shows up in Tarzan's patch of the jungle.
Mini-Podcast #19: Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 11--"King of the Apes"
October 05, 2020 01:07 - 4 minutes - 3.95 MBAn analysis of Chapter 11 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan climbs to the top of the Ape Social Ladder. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Episode #14--Movie Commentary--"Tarzan Triumphs" and "Tarzan's Desert Mystery"
September 28, 2020 11:42 - 2 hours - 62.1 MBWe 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 Tarz...
Mini-Podcast #18--Tarzan of the Apes Chapter 10--"The Fear Phantom"
September 26, 2020 19:28 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBAn analysis of Chapter 10 of Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan makes some new enemies. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini-Podcast #17--Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 9--"Man and Man"
September 19, 2020 12:51 - 8 minutes - 7.87 MBA 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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini-Podcast #16--Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 8--"The Treetop Hunter"
September 13, 2020 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBA 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.
Mini-Podcast #15--Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 7-"Man's Reason"
September 07, 2020 00:28 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MBAn anaylsis of Chapter 7 of the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, in which Tarzan realizes he can no longer live with the apes.
Mini-Podcast #14--Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 6--"Jungle Knowledge"
August 31, 2020 14:00 - 7 minutes - 6.54 MBAn 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?
Mini-Podcast #13--Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 5--"The White Ape"
August 24, 2020 12:38 - 7 minutes - 6.43 MBA 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.
Episode #13--The Monster Men
August 17, 2020 02:41 - 2 hours - 77 MBTim, 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.
Mini-Podcast #12--Tarzan of the Apes--"The Apes"
August 09, 2020 19:32 - 5 minutes - 5.41 MBWe'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. https://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/
Mini-Podcast #11--Tarzan of the Apes Chapter 3--"Life and Death"
August 02, 2020 16:26 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBA 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.
Mini-Podcast #10: Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 2--"The Savage Home"
July 27, 2020 12:51 - 8 minutes - 7.59 MBTim 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.
Mini-Podcast #9: Tarzan of the Apes--Chapter 1
July 20, 2020 13:28 - 12 minutes - 11 MBTim DeForest discusses and analyzes the first chapter of the 1912 novel "Tarzan of the Apes."
Mini-Podcast #8: Tarzan the Polyglot
July 16, 2020 00:33 - 8 minutes - 7.88 MBTim DeForest discusses Tarzan's amazing ability to learn new languages quickly.
Mini-Podcast #7: Immortality
June 28, 2020 19:46 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBTim 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.
Episode #12: Pirates of Venus
May 19, 2020 13:06 - 1 hour - 196 MBTim, Jess and Scott take the podcast on our first trip to Venus to discuss ERB's 1932 novel.
Mini-Podcast #6: Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1948)
April 26, 2020 14:48 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBTim 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."
Mini-Podcast #5: A Shave and a Haircut
April 08, 2020 00:08 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MBTim 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.
Episode #11: Tarzan on Radio
April 06, 2020 00:47 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBTim, 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.