The Jump

The Jump

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The Jump episodes

  • Northern Lights/The Golden Compass

    In the first of our series on children's stories, we dive into the modern masterpiece Northern Lights, by Philip Pullman, and its less regarded 2000s film adaption, The Golden Compass. Religious authoritarianism, moral absolutism, gender hierarchies and talking polar bears are all up for discussion in this episode, as Grace and Niamh ask the question; is this really for kids?


    CW: Institutional child abuse, death

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    1 hr 25 min
  • 10 Things I Hate About You
    This week we revisit Shakespeare as we tackle The Taming of the Shrew and its teen rom com equivalent 10 Things I Hate About You. Grace and Niamh get into feminism, sexy chemistry and a very emotional poem!

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    1 hr 13 min
  • Emma/Clueless
    In the first of our series on Classic Literature to Teen Rom Coms, we're talking about Jane Austen's Emma and its 1990s adaptation Clueless. Friendship, fashion and societal hierarchies are all up for discussion this week, as chat about how a story from 1800s England can be so relevant to the high school halls of Beverly Hills!

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    1 hr 14 min
  • Kiss the Girls

    To finish our 90s Thriller month, this week we're talking about Kiss The Girls: the Morgan Freeman serial killer drama, that leaves Niamh and Grace with more questions than answers. This shambolic episodes contains many entertaining asides, and other movies discussed include; A Time to Kill, Twister, Ghost, Se7en, Silence of the Lambs, A Princess Bride and many more


    Content Warning; Violence, Sexual Assault

    **Note** A correction for this ep; Robert de Niro DID NOT star in Don't Say a Word. That was Michael Douglas

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    1 hr
  • Bonus EP: Julia Roberts
    Our first ever bonus episode! Following on from Sleeping with the Enemy, we’re talking all things Julia Roberts, from her sometimes public private life to her most famous roles, as well as her most questionable movies!

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Sleeping with the Enemy

    Content Warning: Domestic abuse, violence, suicide


    In the first episode of our 90s Thriller series, we're talking about 1991's Sleeping with the Enemy. Based on the novel of the same name, this Julia Roberts blockbuster tried to make terror sexy. Niamh and Grace wonder if it succeeds.

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    1 hr
  • Romeo + Juliet

    This week, we get classical, as we cover the greatest love story ever told, Romeo and Juliet, and the iconic 90s adaptation starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. From the designer costumers, to the killer soundtrack, as well as the Mercutio of it all, we get into what makes this one of the all time great!


    **Trigger warning** discussion of suicide

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    1 hr 9 min
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    One of our most requested episodes ever, this week we are covering Grace's favourite book, movie, and book thats been turned into a move, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, aka. Men who Hurt Women.


    ***Trigger Warning*** for this episode as it features a lot of language of different types of violence and assault

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    1 hr 24 min
  • The DaVinci Code
    In this weeks episode Niamh and Grace tackle Dan Brown's DaVinci code. We get into the Catholic Church, poor lighting and bad writing.

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    1 hr 10 min
  • The DaVinci Code
    In this weeks episode Niamh and Grace tackle Dan Brown's DaVinci code. We get into the Catholic Church, poor lighting and bad writing.

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    1 hr 10 min

About The Jump

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A comedy podcast where comedian Grace Mulvey and pop culture obsessive Niamh King ask the question 'what makes a great adaptation?'


In each episode we take a beloved book that has been…

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