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 p...
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A podcast about the process of adapting books into movies and other mediums. Don't worry, it's fun.
Trying to Adapt 016: Notre Dame of Paris, A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts (1864)
As we go through the first American adaptation of Victor Hugo’s famous novel, Ben’s computer makes a weird noise and Nora breaks out the discussion qu...
Trying to Adapt 015: Esmeralda, or, the “Sensation” Goat! (1862)
Ben and Nora read through an English parody play, based on the opera based on the book, where the goat actually gets second billing. https://ia801507....
Trying to Adapt 014: La Esmeralda (1836) by Victor Hugo and Louise Bertin
Victor Hugo just couldn’t leave his first classic novel alone! Ben and Nora explore his very own opera version of “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame”, which...
Trying to Adapt 013: Notre-Dame de Paris (1830) by Victor Hugo, pt. 3
Ben and Nora finally get to the end of Victor Hugo’s first novel and, folks, it’s kind of a downer. Fortunately, we also learn what the book is really...
Trying to Adapt 012: Notre-Dame de Paris (1830) by Victor Hugo, pt. 2
Ben and Nora get into the meat of the matter in the second part of a two-hour exploration of Victor Hugo’s classic novel. https://ia601507.us.archive....
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 f...
Trying to Adapt 010: A Christmas Carol (1971) with Alistair Sim
To cap off the holiday season, Ben and Nora watch Alistair Sim’s other portrayal of Scrooge in an animated adaptation that never stops moving. https:/...
Trying to Adapt 009: Scrooge (1951) with Alistair Sim, part 2
In the second part of this very long episode, Ben and Nora continue to explore Alistair Sim’s classic portrayal. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/it...
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-pa...