On this episode

• Mike Westfall (@fallwestmike), lord of the Sound Imps.
• Paxton Holley (@paxtonholley), grand protector of movie novelizations from the Cavalcade of Awesome, I Read Movies, Nerd Lunch, the Cult Film Club, and Hellbent for Letterbox.
• Brandon Medley (@brandmed), master beardsman of Blessed are the Geek.

Topics and tangents

• Santa Claus’s growth to manhood, from J.D. Roth to Mumm-ra, and the rest of the Thundercats cast is here, too!
• Read L. Frank Baum’s original book on the Internet Archive:
  • Text ebook, courtesy of Project Gutenberg.
  • Borrow the book in PDF format.
  • Audiobook by Kristin LeMoine for Librivox.
• Pax’s review of the Baum book and Road to Oz, which also features Santa.
• Baum’s sequel short story, A Kidnapped Santa Claus.
• King Awgwa looks like My Pet Monster. Change my mind!
• “The Most Pagan Christmas Special You Will Ever See,” by Bayou Babylon on Fit for Dragon*Con:
• That’s not Santa in Return to Oz. That’s the Shaggy Man.

After this episode

• Watch this Doom Metal Tribute to The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus!