Book · 2014 · Juvenile Fiction
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum has been mentioned in 9 episodes across 6 podcasts (0 episodes recommend it and 9 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Ariana Grande (1 episode), Erin Brockovich (1 episode) and Garrison Davis (1 episode) on How I Write (3 episodes), The Book Review (2 episodes) and Behind the Bastards (1 episode).
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Wicked the musical is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire book of the same name which was based on the elf Frank balm novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which is a book that formed the basis for the 1939 film Wiz of mov exactly one of the most beloved American movies of all time.
Questions about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Who has discussed The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum; Ariana Grande (1 episode), Erin Brockovich (1 episode), Garrison Davis (1 episode), Gilbert Cruz (1 episode) and John Williams (1 episode) have discussed it across 6 podcasts (8 people in all).
Which podcasts mention The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the most?
How I Write (3 episodes), The Book Review (2 episodes), Behind the Bastards (1 episode), Breaking Points (1 episode) and Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (1 episode), among 6 podcasts in all.
Is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz recommended, or only discussed?
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was recommended in 0 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 9 episodes, as of 2026-11-10.
What do people say about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
Gilbert Cruz on The Book Review (2025-02-27): "Wicked the musical is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire book of the same name which was based on the elf Frank balm novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which is a book that formed the basis for the 1939 film Wiz of mov exactly one of the most beloved American movies of all time."
When was The Wonderful Wizard of Oz last mentioned on a podcast?
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was last discussed on Breaking Points by Thomas Frank on 2026-11-10.
What they say about it
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The best things said about it
It's the allegory that never ends. You know, so that book was written as an allegory of the populist uprising in Kansas, where the tin man symbolizes the proletariat, you know, the industrial working class.
Ah you've done your your research. Great. um in sort of the classic hero's journey model of a story the uh if we think of let's say um Wizard of Oz the story starts out act one is the ordinary world so it's Dorothy in Kansas da da da with her dog Toto...
Steven Pressfield How I Write · Mar 2026 And now this is the film which is such a beautiful which is such a beautiful blessing and responsibility to have as people who also love it and have lived for this for 20 years and have done the research like read the lfrank bomb books and and done their homework and have lived it and loved it.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
8 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is a classic children’s novel about a young girl named Dorothy who journeys through a fantastical land with her dog Toto. Thomas Frank on Breaking Points discussed the book as an allegory for the populist uprising in Kansas, suggesting that the tin man represents the industrial working class. Similarly, Erin Brockovich mentioned the novel on The Shawn Ryan Show to highlight its underlying political themes. On How I Write, Tish Rabe recalled her mother reading the story during her childhood, while Steven Pressfield used the book and its film adaptation to illustrate the classic hero's journey from the ordinary world into the extraordinary. Gilbert Cruz on The Book Review situated the Baum novel within the broader lineage of the Oz story, which later inspired Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked. Additionally, Ariana Grande spoke on Las Culturistas about reading the original books as part of her long-time fandom for the material, and Garrison Davis on Behind the Bastards played an audio advertisement featuring an AI voice reading passages from the classic tale.
Every mention
Ariana Grande and now this is the film which is such a beautiful which is such a beautiful blessing and responsibility to… 1
“and now this is the film which is such a beautiful which is such a beautiful blessing and responsibility to have as people who also love it and have lived for this for 20 years and have done the research like read the lfrank bomb books and and done their homework and have lived it and loved it”
Erin Brockovich But I became more fascinated with the book, the original book written by L. Frank Bomb, The Wizard of Oz, a… 1
“But I became more fascinated with the book, the original book written by L. Frank Bomb, The Wizard of Oz, and that series of books that led to the film. Have you ever read the book?”
Garrison Davis Alexa, can grandma finish reading me the Wizard of Oz? Okay, but how about my courage? asked the lion anxio… 1
“Alexa, can grandma finish reading me the Wizard of Oz? Okay, but how about my courage? asked the lion anxiously. You have plenty of courage, I am sure, answered Oz.”
Gilbert Cruz Wicked the musical is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire book of the same name which was based on the elf Fr… 1
“Wicked the musical is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire book of the same name which was based on the elf Frank balm novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which is a book that formed the basis for the 1939 film Wiz of mov exactly one of the most beloved American movies of all time”
John Williams weird to say but I'm going to be reading The Wizard of Oz 1
“weird to say but I'm going to be reading The Wizard of Oz”
Steven Pressfield Ah you've done your your research. Great. um in sort of the classic hero's journey model of a story the uh… 1
“Ah you've done your your research. Great. um in sort of the classic hero's journey model of a story the uh if we think of let's say um Wizard of Oz the story starts out act one is the ordinary world so it's Dorothy in Kansas da da da with her dog Toto...”
Thomas Frank It's the allegory that never ends. You know, so that book was written as an allegory of the populist uprisi… 1
“It's the allegory that never ends. You know, so that book was written as an allegory of the populist uprising in Kansas, where the tin man symbolizes the proletariat, you know, the industrial working class.”
Tish Rabe my mother used to read us The Wizard of Oz, the original re well, Wizard of Oz. 1
“my mother used to read us The Wizard of Oz, the original re well, Wizard of Oz.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“there's a bit in Wizard of Oz H where the the Wicked Witch of the West says fly my pretties fly to the flying monkeys”
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Shoes signify identity. Shoes are part of the uniform of work. Let's say there's soldiers boots. There's Dorothy's red shoes in the Wizard of Oz.”
“And now this is the film which is such a beautiful blessing and responsibility to have as people who also love it and have lived for this for 20 years and have done the research like read the L. Frank Baum books and have done their homework and have lived it and loved it!”
“In the presentation, the head scientist of Alexa AI gave an example of a kid asking Alexa for his grandma, who recently died of CO, to read him the Wizard of Oz.”
“But in reality, it actually turns out it is just one person. Maybe it's a little bit more of a Wizard of Oz type model. It's actually just one person behind the curtain that's doing everything”
“I um always enjoy something like that where you're like yeah you could read the like when do you find out the Wizard of Oz is an allegory for something you're like well I didn't know about these agrarian like what”