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Pulp Tales
by ThePulp.Net
Fascinating stories of pulp magazines and the creative minds that brought them to life - the fictioners, the artists, the editors, and others. Brought to you by ThePulp.Net.
Episodes
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The Tonik Tapes: Jerome Rozen
During the 1970s and '80s, longtime pulp fan, collector, and historian Albert Tonik took his cassette recorder along during interviews with pulpsters and to PulpCon, the precursor to PulpFest. Those recordings — the Tonik Tapes — preserved voices and memories that might otherwise have been lost....
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PulpFest 2025: Ray Bradbury, Burroughs' Disciple
In this episode of Pulp Tales, editor and pulp historian Garyn Roberts discusses the influence of Edgar Rice Burroughs on the life and works of the Science Fiction Grand Master and Poet of the Pulps, Ray Bradbury. This Pulp Tales was recorded in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Brought to…
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PulpFest 2025: 50 Years of George Pal's 'Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze'
In this episode of Pulp Tales, pulp collector Chris Kalb, co-publisher at Age of Aces Books, and artist and filmmaker Ron Hill, reflect on "Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze" on the movie's 50th anniversary. Produced by George Pal and directed by Michael Anderson, the film was released in 1975. This...
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PulpFest 2025: Steve Holland, The Torn Shirt Sessions
In this episode of Pulp Tales, author Michael Stradford looks at actor and model Steve Holland, who became the face of Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze, for Bantam Books' paperback line from the 1960s through 1990. This presentation was part of Doc Con, held in conjunction with PulpFest 2025. This...
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PulpFest 2025: Doc Savage and the Bantam Revival
In this episode of Pulp Tales, artist and filmmaker Ron Hill and author and pulp historian Will Murray examine the Bantam Books line of Doc Savage paperbacks, which began in 1964 and continued until 1990. This presentation was part of Doc Con, held in conjunction with PulpFest 2025. This Pulp…
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PulpFest 2025: Rafael Sabatini, Master of Blood and Thunder
In this episode of Pulp Tales, pulp collector Morgan Holmes reflects on author Rafael Sabatini, one of the masters of blood and thunder, on the 150th anniversary of his birth. This Pulp Tales was recorded at PulpFest 2025 in Pittsburgh on Friday, Aug. 8. Brought to you by ThePulp.Net.
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PulpFest 2025: The Masters of Tarzan Illustration
In this episode of Pulp Tales, artists Mark Wheatley and Douglas C. Klauba examine Tarzan’s illustrators as part of this year’s salute to the 150th anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ birth. This presentation was part of ERBFest, held in conjunction with PulpFest 2025. This Pulp Tales was…
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PulpFest 2025: Tarzan the Time Traveler and Discourses on Doc
In this episode of Pulp Tales, Christopher Paul Carey, vice president of publishing at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., and author Win Scott Eckert explore Tarzan the time traveler from Philip José Farmer’s novel "Time’s Last Gift" and examine Farmer’s writings and speculations concerning Doc Savage…
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PulpFest 2025: Masters of Men's Adventure Magazines
In this episode of Pulp Tales, Wyatt Doyle, co-editor of the Men’s Adventure Library series, discusses the “masters” who put together the men’s magazines for the American war veterans. This Pulp Tales was recorded at PulpFest 2025 in Pittsburgh on Friday, Aug. 8. Brought to you by ThePulp.Net.
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PulpFest 2025: Personal Demons and the Creative Mind
In this episode of Pulp Tales, author William Patrick Maynard moderates a discussion of how pulp-era fictioneers — Raymond Chandler, Robert E. Howard, William Lindsey Gresham, and Lester Dent — drew on their anxieties, experiences, and weaknesses to fuel and add to their work. The panel features...
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PulpFest 2025: Masters of 'Adventure'
In this episode of Pulp Tales, Ed Hulse, publisher at Murainia Press, and pulp collectors Tom Krabacher and Kurt Shoemaker discuss the masters who made the long-running magazine "Adventure" into a leading light of the pulp rack. This Pulp Tales was recorded at PulpFest 2025 in Pittsburgh on...
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PulpFest 2025: Tarzan, Lord of the Merchandising Jungle
In this episode of Pulp Tales, author Jim Beard, publisher at Becky Books and co-publisher at Flinch Books, takes a look at how Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ enduring character, has been marketed for over a century. This presentation was part of ERBFest, held in conjunction with PulpFest 2025.…
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PulpFest 2025: Masters of Villainy
In this episode of Pulp Tales, pulp collector and former intelligence consultant Tim King and author and pulp historian Will Murray explore the masters of villainy, a celebration of the 90th anniversary of the villain pulps. This Pulp Tales was recorded at PulpFest 2025 in Pittsburgh on Thursday,...
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PulpFest 2025: Edgar Wallace, Master of Blood and Thunder
In this episode of Pulp Tales, Ed Hulse, publisher at Murainia Press, looks at the life and times of author Edgar Wallace, a master of blood and thunder, on the 150th anniversary of his birth. This Pulp Tales was recorded at PulpFest 2025 in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Aug. 7. Brought to you by...
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PulpFest 2025: Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Ideal Man
In this episode of Pulp Tales, Cathy Wilbanks, vice president of operations at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., and longtime fan Bernice Jones discuss the great men that Edgar Rice Burroughs brought to life in novel after novel. This presentation was part of ERBFest, held in conjunction with PulpFest...
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PulpFest 2024: The Hardboiled Fiction of Peter Paige
Pulp historian John Wooley talks with Peter Wolson about Wolson's father, fictioneer Morton Wolson. Morton Wolson wrote for the pulp magazines, including Black Mask and Dime Detective Magazine, under the name of Peter Paige. This presentation was recorded on Saturday, Aug. 3, at PulpFest 2024 in...
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PulpFest 2024: Burroughs, Farmer, & Pulp
Author and PulpFest committee member Craig McDonald talks with award-winning artist Douglas C. Klauba about illustrating works by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Philip José Farmer. The panel was part of both ERBFest and FarmerCon, which were held in conjunction with PulpFest 2024. This presentation was...
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PulpFest 2024: FarmerCon XIX: Secrets, Crossovers, and the Full Account
Keith Howell moderates "secrets, crossovers, and the full account," a discussion of new projects in the works by Meteor House. On the panel are writers Paul Spiteri, Sean Lee Levin, and Win Scott Eckert. This presentation was part of FarmerCon, held in conjunction with PulpFest 2024. This...
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PulpFest 2024: Bob Howard & the Spicy Adventurers
Pulp collector Morgan Holmes looks at Robert E. Howard and other writers of adventure stories in the Spicy pulp magazines. This presentation was recorded on Friday, Aug. 2, at PulpFest 2024 in Pittsburgh.
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PulpFest 2024: America’s Secret Service Ace
Pulp collectors Tom Krabacher and Kurt Shoemaker profile Operator #5, America's Secret Service Ace. Popular Publications introduced its Operator #5 pulp magazine 90 years ago, in April 1934. This presentation was recorded on Friday, Aug. 2, at PulpFest 2024 in Pittsburgh.
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PulpFest 2024: ERBFest: Pulp Paleontology
PulpFest's Mike Chomko and artist Mark Schultz delve into pulp paleontology as they look at how dinosaurs were depicted in the pulp magazines. Schultz wrote and drew the award-winning comic-book series, Xenozoic Tales, and has illustrated Tarzan and other Edgar Rice Burroughs characters. The…
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PulpFest 2024: Black Mask: The Popular Years
John Gunnison, proprietor at Adventure House, author John Wooley, and pulp collector and dealer John McMahan discuss how the classic detective pulp, Black Mask, changed after This presentation was purchased by Popular Publications. This presentation was recorded on Friday, Aug. 2, at PulpFest…
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PulpFest 2024: The Spice Must Flow! Pulp Spice in Men’s Adventure Magazines
Bob Deis and Wyatt Doyle, co-editors of the Men’s Adventure Library series, explore the spicy pulp elements present in one of the pulp magazines' successors, the men's adventure magazines. This presentation was recorded on Friday, Aug. 2, at PulpFest 2024 in Pittsburgh.
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PulpFest 2024: ERBFest: The Women of Edgar Rice Burroughs
Cathy Wilbanks, vice president of operations at Edgar Rice Burroughs Incorporated, and longtime fan, Bernice Jones, discuss the women of Edgar Rice Burroughs' stories. The panel was part of ERB Fest, held in conjunction with PulpFest 2024. This presentation was recorded on Thursday, Aug. 1, in...
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PulpFest 2024: The Spicy Artists
Artist and pulp historian David Saunders discusses eight artists — Adolphe Barreaux, Harry L. Parkhurst, Delos Palmer, William F. Soare, Norman Saunders, Hugh J. Ward, Allen Anderson, and Joseph Szokoli — who painted covers and drew illustrations for the Spicy pulps. David is Norman Saunders' son...
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PulpFest 2024: Cloaks & Daggers: Spy Heroes of the Pulps
Collector and former intelligence consultant Tim King explores the cloak-and-dagger of the spy heroes in the pulp magazines. This presentation was recorded on Thursday, Aug. 1, at PulpFest 2024 in Pittsburgh.
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PulpFest 2024: Under Covers: The Spicy Detectives
Author John Wooley and pulp historian and author Will Murray go "under covers" with the Spicy detectives. This presentation was recorded on Thursday, Aug. 1, at PulpFest 2024 in Pittsburgh.
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PulpFest 2024: Black Mask: The Early Years
Ed Hulse, publisher at Murania Press, and longtime collector Walker Martin discuss the early years of the classic detective pulp, Black Mask. It was recorded on Thursday, Aug. 1, at PulpFest 2024 in Pittsburgh.
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Introducing Pulp Tales
After over 120 episodes, the Pulp Events Podcast has a new name. Welcome to Pulp Tales, fascinating stories of pulp magazines and the creative minds that brought them to life: the fictioners, the artists, the editors, and others. Brought to you by ThePulp.Net.
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PulpFest 2023: "Sport Story Magazine" and Its Pulp Competitors
Journalist and pulp historian Michelle Nolan and pulp collector Alex Daoundakis discuss the first all-sports pulp magazine, "Sport Story," and its pulp competitors. The presentation was part of the celebration of a centennial of the sports pulps. It was recorded on Aug. 5 at PulpFest 2023 in...
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PulpFest 2023: Doc Savage and His Offspring
Jennifer DiGiacomo moderates a panel discussion about Doc Savage and several imitators who would follow him to newsstands. Joining her are authors Win Scott Eckert, Craig McDonald, Will Murray, and Gary Phillips. The panel was part of the celebration of 90 years of the great pulp heroes. It was...
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PulpFest 2023: 100 Years of “The Moon Maid”
Christopher Paul Carey, Henry G. Franke III, and Garyn Roberts discuss Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Moon trilogy on its 100th anniversary. Carey is author of several authorized Burroughs continuation novels; Franke is the editor of "The Burroughs Bulletin," the journal of The Burroughs Bibliophiles; and...
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PulpFest 2023: The Sports Stories of Rod Serling
Nicholas Parisi, the author of "Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination" and president of the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation, discusses the sport stories of Rod Serling. The presentation was part of the celebration of a centennial of the sports pulps. It was recorded on Aug. 4 at PulpFest...
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PulpFest 2023: Weird Editors
Tony Davis, former editor of "The Pulpster," moderates a discussion with author and editor Darrell Schweitzer, and John Betancourt, author and publisher at Wildside Press. The two, along with George H. Scithers, revived "Weird Tales" in 1988. 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the fantasy and...
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PulpFest 2023: J. Allen St. John, Master of Fantasy Art
Artist and pulp art historian David Saunders examines the career of J. Allen St. John, a master of fantasy art. The presentation was part of ERB Fest. It was recorded on Aug. 4 at PulpFest 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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PulpFest 2023: Illustrating Conan for the Commercial Market
Artists Don Simpson, Mark Schultz, and Mark Wheatley discuss illustrating Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian for books and magazines. The presentation was part of the celebration of 90 years of the great pulp heroes. It was recorded on Aug. 4 at PulpFest 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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PulpFest 2023: Those Weird Men’s Adventure Magazines
The co-editors of the Men's Adventure Library, Bob Deis and Wyatt Doyle, discuss those weird men's adventure magazines, as part of the 100th anniversary of "Weird Tales", the fantasy and horror fiction magazine. It was recorded on Aug. 4 at PulpFest 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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PulpFest 2023: It’s a Jungle Out There
Henry G. Franke III, the editor of "The Burroughs Bulletin," the journal of The Burroughs Bibliophiles, and Ed Hulse, editor and publisher at Murania Press, look at Tarzan of the Apes and other jungle adventures found in the pulps. The panel was part of ERB Fest. It was recorded on Aug. 4 at...
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PulpFest 2023: Doc Savage: The Man — and Myth — of Bronze
Authors Christopher Paul Carey and Win Scott Eckert explore two of Philip José Farmer’s novels, "Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life" and "Escape from Loki," and Farmer’s contributions to Doc’s history and mythology. The panel was part of FarmerCon 18. It was recorded on Aug. 4 at PulpFest 2023 in...
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PulpFest 2023: "Weird Tales" on Radio
Old-time radio expert Karl Schadow looks at radio adaptations of stories that appeared in "Weird Tales." 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the fantasy and horror fiction magazine. It was recorded on Aug. 3 at PulpFest 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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PulpFest 2023: Conan the Multimedia Barbarian
Author Jim Beard examines the multimedia appearances of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian. The presentation was part of the celebration of 90 years of the great pulp heroes. It was recorded on Aug. 3 at PulpFest 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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PulpFest 2023: The Spider, Master of Men!
Chris Kalb, co-publisher at Age of Aces books and an expert on The Spider, moderates a discussion about the pulp character with authors Gary Phillips and Will Murray. The panel was part of the celebration of 90 years of the great pulp heroes. It was recorded on Aug. 3 at PulpFest 2023 in...
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PulpFest 2023: Sword and Sorcery in “The Unique Magazine”
Robert E. Howard expert Morgan Holmes discusses sword and sorcery stories appearing in "Weird Tales." 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the fantasy and horror fiction magazine. It was recorded on Aug. 3 at PulpFest 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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PulpFest 2023: 100 Years of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.
Christopher Paul Carey, director of publications at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., and Cathy Mann Wilbanks, vice president of operations at ERB Inc., celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary as part of ERB Fest. They talk with authors Chris Adams, Win Scott Eckert, and Will Murray about expanding…
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PulpFest 50: The Universe According to Edgar Rice Burroughs
Christopher Paul Carey, director of publications at Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.; Cathy Mann Wilbanks, vice president of operations at ERB Inc.; and author Win Scott Eckert discuss the company’s projects on its 100th anniversary. It was recorded on Aug. 6, 2022, at PulpFest 50, in Pittsburgh Pa.
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PulpFest 50: Bringing the Pulps to the 21st Century: The Artists
Artists Sara Light-Waller and Mark Wheatley discuss bringing pulp-style artwork into the 21st century. It was recorded on Aug. 6, 2022, at PulpFest 50, in Pittsburgh Pa.
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PulpFest 50: Influence or Coincidence? Hemingway’s Fiction and Hammett’s Hard-boiled Pulp
Authors Craig McDonald with William Patrick Maynard ponder the links between Ernest Hemingway and Dashiell Hammett in both life and literature. It was recorded on Aug. 6, 2022, at PulpFest 50, in Pittsburgh Pa.
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PulpFest 50: An Update from Meteor House
Meteor House illustrator Keith Howell moderates a panel discussion on the current projects at the publishers of science fiction and fantasy connected with the late science fiction grand master Philip José Farmer. On the panel are Meteor House's Mike Croteau, Win Scott Eckert, and Paul Spiteri. It...
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PulpFest 50: Planet Stories and the Romance of Space
New Pulp creator Sara Light-Waller discusses Fiction House's science-fiction pulp Planet Stories and the romance of space. It was recorded on Aug. 5, 2022, at PulpFest 50, in Pittsburgh Pa.
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PulpFest 50: Fiction House Comics
Author Jim Beard surveys the comic books released by pulp-magazine publisher Fiction House beginning in the late 1930s, including Jumbo Comics, Jungle Comics, and Planet Comics. It was recorded on Aug. 5, 2022, at PulpFest 50, in Pittsburgh Pa.
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