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Trying to Adapt

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A podcast about the process of adapting books into movies and other mediums. Don't worry, it's fun.
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Episodes

Trying to Adapt 018: Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)

Ben and Nora’s triumphant holiday return to a podcast they basically gave up on about four years ago sees them experiencing Netflix’s new take on the Dickens Christmas tale, as well as two other adaptations they’ve seen in the interim.

Dec 25, 2022

Trying to Adapt 017: Esmeralda, or the Deformed of Notre-Dame (1834)

Ben and Nora discover that they (okay, he) fucked up the premise of the podcast and have to start from the beginning. Fortunately, this weird little play is waiting for them when they do. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20190313-002-017.mp3

Mar 13, 2019

Trying to Adapt 011: Notre-Dame de Paris (1830) by Victor Hugo, pt. 1

Nora is sick, but nevertheless we plow into Victor Hugo’s first novel, about a hunchback who rings bells. It’s a 500-page book, so be on the lookout for parts 2 and 3 of our journey through it. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20190125-002-011.mp3

Jan 25, 2019

Trying to Adapt 008: Scrooge (1951) with Alistair Sim, part 1

In the first half of this very long episode, Ben and Nora explore Alistair Sim’s classic and possibly definitive portrayal of Scrooge in a cleverly-padded feature-length film. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181219-001-008.mp3

Dec 20, 2018

Trying to Adapt 005: A Christmas Carol, A New Opera (2016)

Despite not really being able to see or hear what’s going on, Ben and Nora talk about Mike Leavitt’s 2016 opera adaptation of the classic story. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181211-001-005.mp3

Dec 11, 2018

Trying to Adapt 004: Gorgo’s A Christmas Carol (2017)

In this episode, Ben and Nora explore a puppet show very loosely based on the Vincent Price-narrated TV adaptation from episode 2. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181206-001-004.mp3

Dec 10, 2018

Trying to Adapt 002: The Christmas Carol (1949) with Vincent Price

Ben and Nora explore a “technically primitive” adaptation of Dickens’ classic story from the very, very early days of television, featuring a young Vincent Price as the narrator. https://archive.org/download/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181130-001-002.mp3

Dec 06, 2018

Trying to Adapt 001: Introduction to “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens

In this very special episode, Ben and Nora explore the classic novella that’s been adapted several hundred times, making it the perfect starting point for a podcast about the way books get adapted into other mediums. Also, merry Christmas or something. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181123-001-001.mp3

Dec 02, 2018
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