{"podcast":{"title":"To The Batpoles! Batman 1966","slug":"to-the-batpoles-batman-1966-742327","podcast_index_feed_id":742327,"rss_url":"https://tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/c/f/3/dcf3fc36e42847c1/Batpoles-ad-for-DCP-site-research.jpg","author":"Tim Young","episode_count":270,"summary":"Like many who grew up in the '60s and '70s (and perhaps even '80s and later), Tim and Paul had the course of their lives changed by the 1966 Batman TV show, from the types of play they did growing up to their present-day interests. In this series, they discuss the show's allure and its failures, the arc of the show from satire to sitcom, its influences (the '40s serials and the comic books themselves) and the things it, in turn, influenced. SUPPORT \"To the Batpoles!\" and DeconstructingComics.com via Patreon !","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:17:22.207476+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/to-the-batpoles-batman-1966-742327"},"episode":{"title":"BAT BITS #13 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Bookworm script pt 4: Why was fake Gordon fake-shot?","slug":"bat-bits-13-now-live-on-patreon-bookworm-script-pt-4-why-was-fake-gordon-fake-shot","published_at":"2025-06-26T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/to-the-batpoles-batman-1966-742327/bat-bits-13-now-live-on-patreon-bookworm-script-pt-4-why-was-fake-gordon-fake-shot","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/to-the-batpoles-batman-1966-742327","url":"https://tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/bat-bits-13-now-live-on-patreon-bookworm-script-pt-4-why-was-fake-gordon-fake-shot","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tothebatpoles/250626_Promo.mp3?dest-id=259878","summary":"A lingering question from the Bookworm arc of Batman, as broadcast, is: Why was a Commissioner Gordon impersonator seemingly shot at the opening of the bridge? As we conclude our look at the draft version of the script, we finally get an answer! Listen to Bat Bits and follow along with a PDF of the script by subscribing to our Patreon for at least $2 a month! For $4 a month, you ALSO get our monthly discussion of silver age Batman comics as Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins me to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and 60s! Come on over to patreon dot com slash decon comics to join the fun!","meta_description":"A lingering question from the Bookworm arc of Batman, as broadcast, is: Why was a Commissioner Gordon impersonator seemingly shot at the opening of the br…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/to-the-batpoles-batman-1966-742327/episodes/bat-bits-13-now-live-on-patreon-bookworm-script-pt-4-why-was-fake-gordon-fake-shot/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/to-the-batpoles-batman-1966-742327/bat-bits-13-now-live-on-patreon-bookworm-script-pt-4-why-was-fake-gordon-fake-shot.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}