Believe It or Not

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9wEcMCVphI4

This week we begin with the long lost Superman poem by Vladimir Nabokov that gave this podcast its name. It's a remarkable story that almost seems too wonderfully nerdy to be true.

We then talk about the atrocious Superman IV for a bit before digging into the classic 1980s TV series "Greatest American Hero". The discussion includes:

• The impact it had on us as kids
• What we think of it now
• Why is it still popular
• The theme song
• Should it be rebooted, and how?

Along the way we also touch on Quantum Leap, Truth, Justin and the American way, Hero At Large, et al.

SHOW NOTES:

• "Superman returns: An unpublished poem by Vladimir Nabokov" By Andrei Babikov (requires subscription)
• Nabokov's Superman Poem (doesn't require subscriptino)

Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.
https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

RELATED LINKS:

Blaggards
https://blaggards.com/

SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:
https://linktr.ee/slappercast

Tesla City Stories
https://www.teslacitystories.com

Breakfast of the Gods
https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters
https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/