The hosts discuss American Gods by Neil Gaiman in preparation for the new television show.
Question(s) of the Week: What new gods have emerged since publication?
Episode #195: Apple Pie Gods
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Episode #194: The Inner Circle
Jenn and Kendyl talk about Dave Eggers’ The Circle, complete with frustrating characters, unsubtle metaphors, and hope for the film.
Question(s) of the Week: What was the one bit of Circle technology that you could see being really useful without going too far?
Episode #192: The Handmaid’s Pedestal
Dorin, Sarah, and Kendyl, unsurprisingly, have a ton to say about Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, from frustrations with the universe to frustrations about the characters. But that only added to the their conversation and their admiration of the book’s relevance.
Question(s) of the Week: Is Offred a non-character character? What role would you never want in this universe?
Vlog: The Lie Tree Dreamcast
Episode #188: Hidden Figures Make History
In this episode, Adaptation reviews Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly and the 2016 film that’s based on it. The hosts marvel at the fact that they were unaware of these amazing women and how hard math is while comparing the two.
Question(s) of the Week: Do you know of any other hidden figures that should have movies made about them?
Episode #187: The Game of Katwe
Kendyl and Dorin follow up their discussion of Tim Crothers’ book by talking about Disney’s Queen of Katwe (2016), why they never quite got the hang of chess, and what would make it a little more interesting to them.
Listen to our episode on the book by Tim Crothers.
Question(s) of the Week:Â What two teams would you tape to your chess pieces to battle? What character would each piece be?
Vlog: Musicals Based on Movies
Episode #186: A Dog’s Fluffy Purpose
In this episode, Dorin and Kendyl have watched A Dog’s Purpose (2017) and discuss how the different lives fit together, the ending, and how it differs from the book.
Listen to our episode on the book by W. Bruce Cameron.
Question(s) of the Week: Did you think the different lives felt disjointed? If so, how could it have been done better?
Vlog: POC Castings in Adaptations
Episode #185: A Long Way Home for Lion
Adaptation covers both A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley and Lion (2016) in one episode, lamenting the added drama of the film but loving the acting and the story as a whole.
Question(s) of the Week: How did the film land for you if you hadn’t read the book? And what does your name mean?
Episode #184: A Dog Is a Time Lord
Jenn and Kendyl discuss A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron, the different personalities of our IRL pets and wonder if the overall purpose of this dog pays off.
Question(s) of the Week: How do you feel about the way the dog’s “purpose” comes full circle in this book? Do you have any recommendations for books about a girl and her dog?
Episode #183: A Monster Counsels
After gushing over the book on the last episode, Adaptation returns to talk about the film A Monster Calls (2016) and gushes a little bit more.
Question(s) of the Week: To what degree is the monster real? Does he just show up for children who are grieving? What other situations might call him?
Episode #182: Does a Monster Really Call?
Jess and Jenn rave over the book A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, discussing the monsterousness of “the monster” and other characters, the morals of the monster’s stories and what they expect from the film.
Question(s) of the Week: How tangible do you think the monster is? Does he really exist?
Vlog: Most Anticipated Adaptations of 2017
Episode #181: The Road to Ozland
Kendyl and Dorin return to the merry ol’ land with Ozland (2015). Inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the hosts bat around several theories about the world of the film and come back to the same theme as the original: you already have what you’re looking for.
Question(s) of the Week: Real or not real? Did Leif go to Oz or is he dead?
Episode #180: Adorable Beasts and How to Catch Them
Adaptation dives into the Wizarding World for the first time! They discuss American wizarding society, the revelation of the obscurious, and all the beasts included in Fantastic Beasts (2016).
Question(s) of the Week: Where is the series going from here? What characters will we follow and where will it take place?
Vlog: Best Adaptations of 2016
Episode #177: The Women Near the Train
The hosts cover both the book and movie versions of The Girl on the Train and wonder who was really surprised by the ending. But on the bright side, discussing these complex female characters turns out being just the type of deep conversation that they love having.
Question of the Week: At what point did you have your “light bulb moment,” when you realized whodunit in the book? In the movie?
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