Dateline Jasoom Bonus: The Tarzan Yodel Song Elmo mixed Dr. Awkward from the old Podsafe Music Network with various Tarzan yodels.

Episode 45. Opening clip from the Tarzan radio program. Dateline Jasoom interviews Paul Yoder, an associate professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock about his graduate seminar exploring the literary icons Frankenstein, Dracula, Sherlock Holmes – and Tarzan of the Apes. This wide-ranging discussion includes an examination of the apeman's inner conflict between heredity versus environment. “He does have that moment where he asks himself, 'Are you a man or an ape?'” Yoder says. Is Tarzan a literary icon? “He's obviously a cultural icon,” Yoder says. “There's something about that story that appeals to us.” He compares the end of “Tarzan of the Apes” to “A Tale of Two Cities” and “Gulliver's Travels.”

Episode 18. Opening bit: Professor Maxon calls Dr. Frankenstein to compare notes. Jim Hadac discusses the portrayal of Jane in fan fiction and pastiches. Jim and the other panelists – Joan Bledig, Cole Richardson and Huck Huckenpöhler – take questions for a wide-ranging discussion of Jane in all of her incarnations.

Episode 16. The Oct. 1, 1939 Texaco Star Theater radio show featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs – shared with Dateline Jasoom by longtime ERB fan Ted McKosky. ERB on Tarzan Finds a Son: “We thought it was pretty good. Of course there's always room for improvement. We're pretty happy with Johnny. Good Tarzans are always hard to find.” ERB on dreaming up strange worlds: “Purely imagination. Before I wrote a word I used to sit around and dream of weird people and weird places just for my own entertainment.” During the 2006 ECOF, Joan Bledig provides an insightful look at Jane of the novels and Huck Huckenpohler talks about Jane as portrayed in the movies. Cole Richardson talks about Jane in the comics. This episode is a must for any fan of Jane Clayton, Lady Greystoke. And certainly for anyone who has never heard the voice of Edgar Rice Burroughs.