Books With Pictures

By Books with Pictures

Each episode we'll dive into one movie or limited TV series adapted from a book. One of your hosts, Chris, has only seen the adaptation, while the other, Benji, has only read the book. Get ready for d... more

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The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

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December 06, 2024 The Great Gatsby pt. 1
This week, our friend Igor joins us to talk about The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald! We talk about themes of capitalism, Watergate, and the Sparknotes of it all.
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44min
November 29, 2024 The Picture of Dorian Gray pt. 1
In this episode, we've all read, watched, or listened to one version of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray story! We talk about the history of the novel, explain TikTok lingo to Chris, and break down the many distinct components that make a 2009 movie a 2009 movie (parkour mentioned).
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44min
November 22, 2024 Welcome to Season Two
Welcome to Season 2 of Books with Pictures! In this episode, we all get to know each other a little better––nothing like asking the boys what they think the "sexiest movie that isn't supposed to be sexy" is––and introduce the titles to come in Season 2: Literary Classics!
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1h 15min
November 18, 2024 Season Two Trailer
Dive into what makes us Books with Pictures and learn what's to come in our new season: literary classics!
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2min
June 14, 2024 Erasure/American Fiction
It's the first season finale! We really did it! In this episode we talk about problematic representation, estranged families, finding identity, the power of nuance, and how to make big changes to a story while still making a great adaptation. We dig into Benji's love for audio book readers with "gravelly voices" and Chris finally takes back his worst hot take of the past year. **This episode contains spoilers for Erasure and American Fiction**. Enjoy our season finale as we analyze both of these master works of art. See ya next season!
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1h 46min
June 06, 2024 Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief
This episode we debate the pronunciation of so many Greek monsters and myths, try really hard not to talk about the Percy Jackson and the Olympians show (and fail), and get into the YA adaptation industrial complex. Join us to talk about Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book / Movie One: The Lightning Thief! **Episode contains spoilers for all versions and the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series** Also it's really long. We're big dorks about this one!
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2h 10min
June 01, 2024 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
It's Hunger Games time! In this episode we dive into franchise rankings, prestige actors in YA, and many warnings about why you should! not! trust! blonde! boys!!! Listen in for our recap of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins and/or Francis Lawrence.
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1h 50min
May 25, 2024 Poor Things
We're back to finish Season 1 of Books with Pictures, and this episode we're talking about Poor Things, written by Alasdair Gray in 1992 and adapted by Yorgos Lanthimos to much acclaim in 2023. Listen in for way more questions than answers, including Who are the poor things? Was this based on a true story?? And is our reading retention really really bad???
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1h 52min
March 07, 2024 2024 Oscars Predictions
Introducing our hottest takes and favorite supporting actor who may or may not have been a body double!??! That's right, it's the Books with Pictures Oscars episode. We discuss our takes on the 2024 nominees, our favorite films of the year that deserved more recognition, and our predictions for how it will all go down at the 2024 Academy Awards
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1h 12min
February 29, 2024 Red, White & Royal Blue
This week it’s all about romcom chemistry, the use of emails and texts in movies, and the magic of a Stephen Fry cameo: that’s right, it’s Red, White & Royal Blue!!! We would also like to apologize in advance for overusing the word trope and using gay as an umbrella term. Our reading comprehension is not great, but we do know that Alex is bi! **As always, this episode contains spoilers for the book and the movie.**

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this episode incorrectly stated that Taylor Zakhar Perez is out as bisexual. This was not correct information, and has been updated in this version.
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1h 32min

FAQs about Books With Pictures:

How many episodes does Books With Pictures have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.