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Adaptation: Book to Movie — 42 episodes
Ep. 36: How 'Precious" Pushes the Boundaries of Modern Storytelling
Ep. 35: Alfred Hitchcock & Netflix Dive into 'Rebecca'
Ep. 34: Is 'Animal Farm' Propaganda? Has it Ever Been?
Ep. 33: 'The Devil Wears Prada' & the Year of Anne Hathaway
'Cats' is Pure Chaos & so is This Conversation
Ep. 31: 'Howl's Moving Castle' is a Studio Ghibli Fantasy Affair
Ep. 30: 'Project Hail Mary,' Ryan Gosling & What Makes Good Sci-Fi
Ep. 30: 'Project Hail Mary,' Ryan Gosling & What Makes Good Sci-Fi
Ep. 29: Lord of the Rings: How Tolkien Launch a Fantasy Masterpiece
'Wuthering Heights' & Generations of Misunderstanding
Ep. 27: 'One Battle After Another' & Why Storytelling is Important
Ep. 26: 'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton Makes People Feel like Insiders
2025 Review & Adaptation People's Choice Awards!
Ep. 25.5: 'The Housemaid' Recap: Where was Enzo?
Ep. 25: 'The Housemaid': Freida McFadden & the Psychology of Thrillers
Ep. 24.5: 'The Housemaid,' Sydney Sweeney & Looking Ahead to the Freida McFadden Adaptation
Ep. 24: 'Wicked': Are We Changed for the Better or Just 'For Good?'
Ep. 23: Stephen King's Killer 2025: 'The Running Man,' A New Luke Skywalker and Beyond
Ep. 22.5: Follow Up on 'Frankenstein': Everything is Gothic since 1764
Ep. 22: 'Frankenstein': Guillermo del Toro, Mary Shelley and more Tell a Monster of a Tale
Ep. 21.5: Lightning Round: Follow-Up on 'Caught Stealing' and 'Deliver Me from Nowhere'
Ep. 21: Bruce Springsteen: 'Deliver Me from Nowhere' and Storytelling Through Songwriting
Ep. 20: 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' Weaves Webs Between Books & Movies
Ep. 19: A Clockwork Orange Carries Complexities on Pages Screens and Behind the Scenes
Ep. 18: Foul Ball: 'Caught Stealing' Falls Short Despite Big Swings
Ep. 17: Agatha Christie, All Hail the Queen of Crime
Ep. 16: 'American Psycho' Critiques Consumerism with Carnage
Ep. 15: How 'Forrest Gump' Fumbles Storytelling and Substance
Ep. 14: 'Remains of the Day': Kazou Ishiguro's Quiet Story of Loud Emotions
Ep. 13: How Spielberg's 'Jurassic Park' Changed Cinema, Science, and Storytelling
Ep 12: Adaptation: Looking Ahead for 2025
Ep. 11: Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest and Synthesizing Satire for the Silver Screen
Ep. 10: Ian McEwan's 'Atonement' and the Power of Perception
Ep. 9: Adaptation: Behind the Curtain
Ep. 8: Toni Morrison's 'Beloved' and the Bloodline of 'Sinners'
Ep. 6: Mary Poppins and the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Story of Adapting P.L. Travers Classic Novel
Ep. 5: Amy Tans 'The Joy Luck Club' and Asian-American Representation in Modern Media
David Lynch's 'Dune': How he Became the Steward of Frank Herbert's Science Fiction Epic + Thoughts on Bong Joon Ho's 'Mickey 17' and Rebecca Yarros' 'The Onyx Storm'
'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker and its Catalog of Historic Achievements
J. R. R. Tolkein's 'The Hobbit' Changed the Course of Hollywood Filmmaking
How 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott Transcends Time
Adaptation: Book to Movie