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We're a podcast all about adaptations! Do you find yourself always insisting that "the book was better"? We're here to tell you why you're right... or wrong.

Co-hosted by Pippa Russell and KJ Minzner.

14/02/2024

Happy Valentine's Day, monster lovers! This year, patrons can hear KJ and Pippa rank a new type of monster boyfriend: GHOSTS! Listen now!

https://www.patreon.com/adaptordiepod

13/02/2024

We'll give you three guesses as to the mysterious identity of our next adaptation...

Just kidding! Tune in now for our episode on The Masked Singer, and adapting across cultures!

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22/01/2024

Chicken isn't vegan?!

We're re-releasing our SCOTT PILGRIM episode, with some extra commentary on our thoughts about the new animated adaptation, SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF. Listen now, evil exes!

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10/01/2024

Calling all Patrons! The holidays might be over but we're still in our Christmas era. Check out this year's Christmas special, a blog post where Pippa argues Violent Night is the perfect Christmas movie.

PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/96179433?pr=true

05/12/2023

We're back with our friend Emry to talk about Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency! Give us a listen - and remember, everything is connected...
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13/11/2023

Today on the podcast, we are men of constant sorrow. Our episode about O Brother, Where Art Thou is out now!
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31/10/2023

Happy Halloween, friends! Our holiday special is now live for patrons - we're ranking Phineas & Ferb Halloween specials!

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30/10/2023

We’re back with a new episode about Coraline! And as is legally required, we went on a tangent about Twilight again. Listen now!
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16/10/2023

For our first episode of season 8, it's the end of an era! Tune in as we dive back into the Twilight franchise for the final time...

Is that a tear in our eyes, or are we crying laughing at baby Renesmee?

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18/06/2023

nananananananananananananana BATMAN! ... is trans! Or, he would be, if KJ got the chance to adapt his story the way they would want. Listen on Patreon to hear all of KJ's ideas for how we can make the best DC super hero even better.

Happy Pride, everyone!

07/06/2023

Tune in for a new episode of Adapt or Die in which we tackle perhaps our most apt adaptation yet... Annihilation! Come for the sporror, stay for the steadily increasing sense of dread...

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31/05/2023

Calling all Patrons! Tune in to this month's episode of How We Would Adapt, where Pippa shares her dream adaptation of World War Z as a prestige anthology series.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/hwwa-world-war-z-83857860

22/05/2023

03/05/2023

Let's chat about The Princess Diaries adaptation! Check out our most recent episode where we delve into necessary changes in the adaptation process and appreciating different versions of a story as their own work of art.

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26/04/2023

Calling all Patrons, new Patreon exclusive episode of How We Would Adapt! This episode, Pippa pitches her idea for a seven movie franchise based on The Last Dragon Chronicles, a whimsical series of novels about clay dragons that come to life written by Chris d'Lacey. And don't tell us you aren't dying to watch a movie with a little writing dragon named Gadzooks in it.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/hwwa-last-dragon-82058790

18/04/2023

Oh hi Mark! We're talking about The Room, The Disaster Artist, and why the three of us personally would never work for Tommy Wiseau. Give it a listen or suffer a complete non-sequitur of a football related injury!

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30/03/2023

New "How We Would Adapt" on Patreon!

KJ talks about how they would adapt Tetris into a movie - completely unrelated to the actual movie that comes out tomorrow.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/hwwa-tetris-80783822?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

28/03/2023

Feeling sentimental? We're joined this week by Jino from The Nostalgia Club Podcast to discuss the 2010s dystopia that dares to ask: what would society be like if you put a bunch of teenage boys in a maze?

Listen on to hear our hot takes, fun facts, and critical analysis of Maze Runner and remembering the dystopia craze with a little help from our resident nostalgia expert.

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13/03/2023

Adapt or Die is back! But don't lose your heads...

We're talking about Headless with series creators Sinéad Persaud and Sean Persaud- why don't you HEAD over to your podcasting app and give it a listen?

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06/03/2023

We're back, baybeeeeeeee

Season 7 of AoD coming soon, featuring
Shipwrecked Comedy, Jino Jang of Nostalgia Club, Ryan Trumpler, and several instances of your hosts losing their sanity. We hope you enjoy!

14/02/2023

Calling all Patrons! Join Pippa and KJ for their annual Valentine's day tradition of ranking monster boyfriends. This year's category... zombies! If there's one creature that can make your cold dead heart beat again, it's gotta be these lovable lugs.

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07/02/2023

Calling all Patrons! Our Patreon exclusive episodes, How We Would Adapt, is back with a KJ double feature! Listen on to find out KJ's pitch on how they would adapt the worlds of DnD and Homestuck!

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Stay tuned for our Patreon exclusive holiday Valentine's day episode, dropping later this month!

Adapt or Die will be returning soon! Watch this space for our upcoming announcements for season 7!

14/12/2022

Is this episode our white whale, our green light, our Iron Throne? Or an excuse for two fantasy nerds to chat about one of the most popular fantasy series of all time? Listen on and you decide!

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30/11/2022

Oh my god, it's JASON BOURNE!

KJ's mom Karen joins us to talk about her favorite movie, The Bourne Identity! Listen now!

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07/11/2022

Who's ready for an Adapt or Die mom-isode? Pippa's mom, Beth, joins her and KJ to discuss Perks of Being a Wallflower!

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28/10/2022

IT'S SPOOKY TIME! Listen to our Halloween spooktacular featuring previous guests Matt, Jacque, and Ryan - we have a fun normal dinner party where absolutely no one gets murdered. No one. Trust us.

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24/10/2022

Thanks for listening, old sport. Our episode on THE GREAT GATSBY is out now!

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10/10/2022

New episode of AoD out today! This week we're joined by Jacque to discuss ! Follow along as we discuss the almost thirty year journey this adaptation took from page to screen.

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30/09/2022

Calling all Patrons! New HWWA where Pippa takes her Riverdale take on beloved children series, Magic Tree House!

Listen: http://patreon.com/adaptordiepod

26/09/2022

We're discussing Breaking Dawn pt 1! The cuteness of the wedding *almost* makes up for the horrible CGI baby. Listen now!

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We’re back with a new episode about Coraline! And as is legally required, we went on a tangent about Twilight again. Listen now! 🍎- http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢- http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

Tune in for a new episode of Adapt or Die in which we tackle perhaps our most apt adaptation yet... Annihilation! Come for the sporror, stay for the steadily increasing sense of dread... 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

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The Princess Diaries episode clip

Let's chat about The Princess Diaries adaptation! Check out our most recent episode where we delve into necessary changes in the adaptation process and appreciating different versions of a story as their own work of art. 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

Oh hi Mark! We're talking about The Room, The Disaster Artist, and why the three of us personally would never work for Tommy Wiseau. Give it a listen or suffer a complete non-sequitur of a football related injury! 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

New episode of AoD out today! This week we're joined by Jacque to discuss #GoodOmens! Follow along as we discuss the almost thirty year journey this adaptation took from page to screen. 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

Surprise! We're breaking our summer hiatus to re-release our old PRIDE AND PREJUDICE episode, now with our bonus thoughts about the new Hulu movie FIRE ISLAND 🔥 (spoiler: we thought Fire Island was really good) #fireisland #FireIslandMovie #hulu #prideandprejudice #adaptation #movies #podcastersofinstagram

Join us for our season 5 finale episode, for a breakdown of La Boheme and the two very different adaptations it spawned, Rent and Moulin Rouge! That's right, time to tackle divergent evolution on Adapt or Die! 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

Mamma Mia, here we go again! Joined by the wonderful Grace Zoerner, sometimes an adaptation is just about really loving your mom. 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

This week we go clown hunting with Massimo Napoli from Welcome Mat's The Legacy Saga! This episode has everything: Stephen King extended universe lore, the difficulty of adapting a door stop and, above all, the power of friendship :) 🍎 http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

Podcasts... find a way. Our friend Ben Oliphint joined us to talk about the Jurassic Park and why turning chickens into dinosaurs might not be a great idea! 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

This week we're joined by Amanda Doolittle to talk about a childhood favorite fantasy series and it's less than stellar adaptation, Eragon! And also how Disney should give adapting the property another go #rebooteragon 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

The amazing Matthew Pinkney of You Haven't Seen This returns to the show to talk about PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - brace yourselves. 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

KJ and Pippa discuss Ella Enchanted (2004)! We talk Cinderella adaptations, the benefits of making major changes to the source material, and whether Ella Enchanted should be considered a cult classic. (Spoiler alert: Yes) 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

Yay, it's finally time for LITTLE WOMEN (2019)! A totally serious discussion of feminism and filmmaking where KJ does not mention how hot Timothee Chalamet is, not even once. 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

Tune in for a new episode of Adapt or Die! This week we discuss Twilight: Eclipse with Isabel Forden, our lovely sound editor! From vampire monogamy to love triangles to conversion allegories, we cover it all! 🍎 - http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

Is it just me, or did this movie feel more like The Hunger Games than the book it was supposed to be based on? THE GIVER featuring special guest Amanda Doolittle is out now! 🍎 -http://tinyurl.com/aoditunes 🟢 - http://tinyurl.com/aodspot

FROM THE VAULT: PRIDE & PREJUDICE (2005) Did it pride, or did it prejudice? Here's an old episode about why we love the 2005 Pride and Prejudice movie so so much. 🍎 - tinyurl.com/aodpride 🟢 - tinyurl.com/aodprejudice

Did it adapt or did it Dune (1984)? KJ and Pippa are joined by special guest Ryan Trumpler to discuss the 1980s adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel Dune that made everyone scratch their heads and go... huh?

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