In the second episode of our creator series, academic and writer Hamish Williams talks to us about his Tales of Basthinia series, how being a Tolkien scholar has affected his work, and the relationship between adaptation and reception studies. i.e., Hamish and Rebecca have to explain high fantasy to Gracie.

If you want to find out more about Hamish's work, visit his Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/39417914.Hamish_Williams?from_search=true&from_srp=true

Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz.

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The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

In this first installment ofAdaptation Today's creator series, Gracie and Rebecca speak with writer Bailey Brooks, whose work often focuses on the cultural memory of Oklahoma. Tune in for a discussion of how space and time can be adapted, what draws Bailey to her focus on cultural memory, and to get an answer to the question whether she considers herself a practitioner of adaptation.

If you want to find out more about Bailey's work, visit her website https://baileybrookswrites.com/.

Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz.

This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads.

The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

Full circle moment! Listen to Rebecca chat with some of the 2025 Association of Adaptation Studies conference organizers (Colleen Kennedy-Karpat and Seda Oz) about meaningful moments, how they conceptualized the theme of restoration, and some behind-the-scenes info.

Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz.

This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads, too.

The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

In this episode of Adaptation Today, Professor Allen Redmon, Dr Gracie Bain, and Rebecca Raddatz discuss the connection between trauma and adaptation studies by taking a closer look at Rewatching on the Point of the Cinematic Index in particular and the notion of the cinematic index in general.

Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz.

This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads.

The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

The sound effect used is "Melancholy UI Chime" by plasterbrain. Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

Join us as we celebrate our podcast aging and the theme of the 2025 LFA/AAS conference! In this episode, Rebecca, Gracie, Julie, and Katie chat about the conference's memorable moments (including some pretty fantastic impressions).

Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz.

This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads, too.

The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

In this episode of Adaptation Today, Seda Öz uses the book "Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media" as a starting point to discuss adaptations in Turkey in particular and the value of shifting the focus of adaptation studies away from an Anglocentric focus in general. For this, she is joined by Taner Can, Iain Robert Smith, and Özlem Özmen Akdoğan.

Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz.

This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads, too.

The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

In this episode, Jim Fleury chats with Liam Burke and Kyle Meikle about franchise studies. They chat about the connection between media franchises and adaptations and what franchise looks like in the classroom.

Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz.

This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, or TikTok, too.

The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

Welcome to the Adaptation Today Podcast: The Holiday Edition. In this episode, some of the editors of Adaptation Today chat about their favorite holiday adaptations and why holiday stories are meaningful and so important to the study of adaptation.

Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz.

This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, or TikTok, too.

The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

In this episode of Adaptation Today, Dr Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz discuss the hurdles of getting published in academic journals. Professor Deborah Cartmell and Professor Justin Smith from Adaptation, as well as Professor Elsie Walker and Professor Ryan Conrath from LFQ are offering both general and journal specific advice and perspectives.

Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz.

This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, or TikTok, too.

The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

The sound effect used is "Melancholy UI Chime" by plasterbrain. Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

In this episode of Adaptation Today, Drs. Stephanie Couey, Eleni Palis, Jim Fleury, and Katie McClain speak with Rebecca Raddatz about the connection between pedagogy and adaptation. This includes both overarching discussions about how adaptation can be used for teaching various courses, as well as a specific look at the peer-reviewed syllabi that have been published on the Adaptation Today website.

Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz.

This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com, and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field.

The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.