Adapt or Die

KJ and Pippa are joined by Karen (KJ's mom!) to talk about her favorite movie of all time: The Bourne Identity, based on the book by Robert Ludlum. Listen to these three discuss the passage of generations, ever-evolving technology, and hunky men from the 90s.

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Sound editing for this episode by Isabel Forden. Cover art by Jess Rubio.

KJ and Pippa are joined by Beth (Pippa's mom!) to discuss Perks of Being a Wallflower and it's feature film adaptation. We dig into how the source material and adaptation handle sensitive topics, Perks as a banned book, and how we feel about the casting for the film.

Please be aware this episode includes discussion of sensitive topics, including sexual assault and suicide.

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Sound editing for this episode by Isabel Forden. Cover art by Jess Rubio.

KJ and Pippa are joined by past guests Ryan, Matt and Jacque for some Halloween fun... until someone ends up dead. Listen and see if you can guess who the killer is!

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Thanks for listening, old sport! KJ and Pippa reunite with El to discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous work and Baz Luhrmann's glittery take on it. No cars were crashed in the making of this episode.

Sound editing for this episode by Isabel Forden. Cover art by Jess Rubio.

Pippa and KJ are joined this week by a new guest and good friend, Jacque van Bronkhorst, to discuss the 1990 novel Good Omens and it's recent 2019 adaptation into a limited series for Amazon Prime. Listen on to learn about the almost thirty year journey this apocalyptic comedy took going from page to screen.

Sound editing for this episode by Isabel Forden. Cover art by Jess Rubio.

KJ, Pippa, and special guest Isabel Forden have had their wills broken by Stephanie Meyer's franchise. The creepy CGI baby was just one step too far.

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Sound editing (and guest appearance!) for this episode by Isabel Forden. Cover art by Jess Rubio.

For a quick summer special episode, we're re-releasing our olde episode about adapting Pride and Prejudice with some new added thoughts about the recent 2022 movie Fire Island on Hulu! The movie is super gay, cute, and 100% does pass the Bechdel test, we promise.

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Sound editing for this episode by Isabel Forden. Cover art by Jess Rubio.

Join KJ & Pippa for a speedrun of the various adaptations of the opera La Boheme. In our season 5 finale episode, we delve into the science of divergent evolution, or how two adaptations of the same source material can end up so very different!

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Sound editing for this episode by Isabel Forden. Cover art by Jess Rubio.

Join us with special guest Grace Zoerner for an episode all about the highest grossing Meryl Streep film (yes really!), Mamma Mia! We discuss adapting pop music, high school theater productions, and how some movies are just about how much you love your mom.

Grace's Substack: https://gracezoerner.substack.com/

Grace's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gzoerner

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Sound editing for this episode by Isabel Forden. Cover art by Jess Rubio.

1200 pages later, KJ, Pippa, and special guest from Welcome Mat, Massimo Napoli, discuss what makes It so great and what makes It so hard to adapt. Listen on to learn how one of King's most famous horror novels is a lot about love.

Welcome Mat: https://twitter.com/mat_welcome

Moss's Twitter: https://twitter.com/_massimo_napoli

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Sound editing for this episode by Isabel Forden. Cover art by Jess Rubio.