The Wiz

Podcast Release Date:

Oct 24, 2025

The Wizard of Oz Series Episode 4

Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Harlem anymore

Diana Ross eases on down the Yellow Brick Road with moonwalker Michael Jackson, game show panelist Nipsey Russell, and cowardly Ted Ross (Arthur) to meet The Wiz in this 1978 adaptation of the Broadway musical. Can Richard Pryor (Superman III) provide the homesick girl and her companions with the courage, heart, and brains they need to survive this notorious flop? And is it possible that Mabel King (What’s Happening!!) is even more wicked than Margaret Hamilton?  Find out if gritty New York director Sidney Lumet has trashed a classic when you Donate Now!

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