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Mentioned in 50 episodes

The Wizard of Oz

Book • 1900

This Stepping Stone edition of 'The Wizard of Oz' is an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic story, tailored for first chapter book readers.

The book includes art from the original 'Wizard of Oz' and follows the journey of Dorothy as she is carried by a cyclone from a Kansas farm to the magical land of Oz, where she meets the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion.

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Mentioned in 50 episodes

Mentioned by

Wendy Zuckerman

as a metaphor to avoid paying attention to the facts.

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Mentioned as a movie released in 1939 and still one of the most famous American movies ever made.

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Mentioned by

John Bowman

when describing the meandering maturity story of ABL.

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Mentioned by

Kevin Pereira

and

Gavin Purcell

when discussing how the movie was reimagined for the Sphere in Las Vegas.

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Mentioned by

Mel Mattison

as an allegory in which the yellow brick road represents the gold standard.

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Mentioned as the subject of a book report in the Netflix series "Richie Rich."

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Mentioned by

Meredith Graves

when talking about the figure of Glinda the Good Witch and the Wizard as a fascist dictator.

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Mentioned by

Margaret-Ann Seger

as a theme that Wiz used for their booths at security conferences to differentiate themselves.

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Mentioned by

Daniel Pawinski

as the author of "The Wizard of Oz" story, first written in 1900.

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Mentioned by

Sean Fennessey

when discussing his childhood love for "The Wizard of Oz."

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Mentioned by

Melvyn Bragg

as having allegorical references to the Populist movement.

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The American Populists

Mentioned by

Terry O'Reilly

as a classic book excerpted in a radio commercial by Save Our Libraries.

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Mentioned by Mike Pesca, referencing the book's connection to the silver standard, although he also mentioned reading a biography with an alternate interpretation.