The Wonderful Wizard of Oz started as a perfect partnership between writer L. Frank Baum and illustrator W. W. Denslow. But they became bitter rivals, with each owning half the copyright to the 1900 book. Baum put his nose to the grindstone trying to build a franchise while Denslow took a more colorful and ultimately self-destructive path. I talk with Michael Patrick Hearn, who wrote biographies of both men.
A show about fantasy genres - how we create them and why we suspend our disbelief.
Go To Show PageMike Pesca with two things you needs to know, and one you don't: 1) The vanishing giraffe population; 2) Paris tries to slow smog; 3) Brazil's bizarre scheme to compensate wronged tourists.
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Slate's Dana Stevens and Troy Patterson discuss Shutter Island. WARNING: This podcast is meant to be heard AFTER you've seen the movie.
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The new Phantom 4 drone from DJI boasts game-changing features that can sense and avoid obstacles, allowing even the worst of pilots to avoid crashing into things ...and people. The Wall Street Journal's personal tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler has the review.
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