Authorized Novelizations Podcast

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Authorized Novelizations Podcast episodes

December 29, 2022 National Treasure: Midnight Ride by Catherine Hapka (w/ Rachel Leishman)
The Gates Family lives in the shadow of the treasure they found in Book 1. Disillusioned by this silly legacy, Jonathan Raleigh Gates devotes himself instead to finding America's true treasure- guns. Unfortunately for him, in order to become a gun nut, he'll first have to follow a bunch of clues in order to find this lethal fortune. Usually I put kind of a sardonic spin on the episode descriptions, but this one could basically be printed on the book jacket. Rachel Leishman returns!

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Next on Authorized: National Treasure: Uncharted!
1 hr 55 min
December 22, 2022 National Treasure: Changing Tides by Catherine Hapka
Welcome to another mini-season of Tertiary Tomes, in which we are tackling the National Treasure Gates Family Mysteries! You know how everyone in NT talks about how the Gates have been at this treasure hunting thing for ages? Well here is a series that proves it.

Up first, we follow Sam Raleigh Gates as he makes his way from his home of Britain to Jamestown, Virginia, along the way picking up the treasure hunt of an assassinated man. In his quest, Sam will discover clues that are written, clues that are just rocks, and clues that are...the moon? Fun book, but the clue difficulty is dastardly. Also, Overbye talks about the Monkey Island games for a while.

Is National Treasure: Edge of History any good, by the way? Let us know!

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Next on Authorized: National Treasure: Midnight Ride!
2 hr 22 min
December 15, 2022 The Abyss by Orson Scott Card
In celebration of Avatar: The Way of Water, Authorized is going back to 1989 to follow James Cameron into his first underwater passion, The Abyss. Andrew and Hannah somehow do almost three hours on this book without any guest, just some friends gabbing about a big old hole in the ocean. We're obsessed with Hiram Coffey, as well as James Cameron and Orson Scott Card's outright disdain for the medium of the film novelization. We forgive them for it because this book positively cooks.
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Next on Authorized: We discuss the first National Treasure: A Gates Family Mystery book, Changing Tides!
3 hr 2 min
December 08, 2022 CRUMB: Jurassic Park Adventures- Flyers by Scott Ciencin (w/ Mel Kassel)
Well, we all knew how Eric Kirby's story had to end...with him being chased through Universal Studios? Today on Authorized, we welcome back Mel Kassel (The Loser's Club) to round out the Jurassic Park Adventures Trilogy with Flyers, a book in which the Pteranodons from Jp3 are back and they want to kill the customers on the Jaws ride.

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Next on Authorized: In celebration of Avatar 2, we tackle The Abyss by Orson Scott Card
1 hr 36 min
December 01, 2022 CRUMB: Willow by Joan D. Vinge
Joan D. Vinge + Willow, what could be better? Well, many things, but it's one of the better junior novelizations we've ever read. We dive in, and then spin out to a larger discussion about what junior novelizations offer and what we hope to find in them.

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Next week on Authorized: Mel Kassel returns to discuss Jurassic Park Adventures: Flyers
50 min
November 28, 2022 BONUS: Andor (w/ Mark Stay and Leah Marilla Thomas)
Let us be the one millionth review to say this show is good. It's really stinking good. Today on a BONUS Authorized, we cap off our Star Wars duology of Rogue one books by discussing Season 1 of ANDOR, a tv series made by the coolest guy ever about the second coolest guy ever. We talk Skeen, Nemick, Mon Mothma, and that guy with the bell. We speculate on the future of Syril and Dedra, and echo all the existing thinkpieces saying it's a prescient take on modern fascism. And we're not just joined by our normal Star Wars pal author Mark Stay, but also our friend Leah Marilla Thomas! Plus Overbye floats a theory that's truly godawful.
Remember to check our Twitter and Instagram to see the game played at the end of the episode (around 2:13:00).
Check out Mark's Witches of Woodville series!: https://linktr.ee/WitchesOfWoodville
Look out for Mark's new movie Unwelcome! : https://cornerstonefilm.com/film/unwelcome/
Check out Leah's work at Cosmo! : https://www.cosmopolitan.com/author/224236/Leah-Marilla-Thomas/
Leah is also recapping The Sex Lives of College Girls at Vulture! : https://www.vulture.com/tv/the-sex-lives-of-college-girls/
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This Thursday on Authorized: Willow by Joan D. Vinge
2 hr 28 min
November 23, 2022 CRUMB: Jurassic Park Adventures - Prey by Scott Ciencin (w/ Mel Kassel)
Happy Thanksgiving! You're getting this a day early.

Today on Authorized, we're joined by Mel Kassel of The Losers Club podcast to discuss the continued adventures of Eric Kirby in Jurassic Park: Prey. Believe it or not, after the events of Jurassic Park 3, Eric's parents are actually letting him go back to the island. Which has gotta be some of the worst parenting of all time.
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Next on Authorized: A bonus episode on ANDOR with some familiar faces
1 hr 35 min
November 18, 2022 Halloween Ends by Paul Brad Logan (w/ Paul Brad Logan, Brett Arnold, and Jesse Hassenger )
Feel like I'm losing my mind. This movie rules? What's everyone on about? And at the center of all its riches is ultra-compelling dreamboat Corey Cunningham. So what if he killed a child he was responsible for? People grow.
We're thrilled to be interviewing screenwriter and novelizationist Paul Brad Logan about the creation of both the film Halloween Ends and the novelization. And as if that wasn't enough, we're also joined by BOTH hosts of The New Flesh podcast, Brett Arnold and Jesse Hassenger! Yes, it's an episode the length of Godfather II. We couldn't stop talking about this thing.
Jump to 1:55:00ish for our interview with author Paul Brad Logan
Jump to 3:05:00ish for the game
Check out Paul Brad Logan's Other Work!: https://paulbradlogan.wordpress.com/
Check out The New Flesh Podcast!: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-flesh-horror-news-horror-movies-scary-movie-show/id1050862266
Check out Brett's podcast Roger and Me, where he reviews every movie in wide release every week! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roger-ebert-me/id1635809194
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Next Week on Authorized: Jurassic Park: Prey with Mel Kassel of The Losers Club
3 hr 24 min
November 17, 2022 Star Wars: Catalyst by James Luceno (w/ Mark Stay)
Ever wonder what happened BEFORE the prequel to Star Wars? No one did. But they made a book about it anyway! And hey, it's definitely got its merits. Today on Authorized, Mark Stay returns to tackle Star Wars: Catalyst, the book that explains how Galen and Orson became the weird ex-friends they are in Rogue One.
We discuss Mas Ameda, Poggle the Lesser, and try to tease apart how exactly Palpatine planned all this out. Seems pretty fraught as far as evil designs go.
Check out Mark's Witches of Woodville series!: https://linktr.ee/WitchesOfWoodville
Look out for Mark's new movie Unwelcome! : https://cornerstonefilm.com/film/unwelcome/
John's improv podcast Exit Interview is BACK!: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exit-interview/id1534899949
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Next on Authorized: A mid-week episode on Halloween Ends that comes out whenever I finish it
2 hr 8 min
November 10, 2022 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Alexander Freed (w/ Mark Stay)
I can't believe I'm saying this, but Star Wars got us back. Andor is just so damn good. To celebrate the first season of the show, we're tackling another duology of books with author Mark Stay, starting with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This book absolutely cooks, and we love Orson Krennic with our entire hearts.
Check out Mark's Witches of Woodville series!: https://linktr.ee/WitchesOfWoodville
Look out for Mark's new movie Unwelcome! : https://cornerstonefilm.com/film/unwelcome/
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Next Week on Authorized: Mark Stay returns to tackle Star Wars: Catalyst
2 hr 39 min