Hunger Games Fireside Chat Podcast

In this special Friday night edition of Fireside Chat, we sort through the whirlwind of recent casting news and take a closer look -- roundtable discussion style -- at the actors chosen to portray Thresh, Rue, Prim, Glimmer, and Marvel. (And maybe Effie.)

In Episode 3 of Fireside Chat, we dish on the latest movie news and daydream about marrying potential Haymitches Robert Downey, Jr., and Hugh Laurie. (Adam uses this time to examine the steamy photos of Jennifer Lawrence in GQ.) We also chat with Sam Cushion, composer of an unofficial Hunger Games score (see www.districttribute.com) and Adrienne Kress, author of "The Inevitable Decline of Decadence," one of the essays in The Girl Who Was on Fire. Lastly, we get the scoop on the open casting calls in North Carolina from three Hunger Games hopefuls who were in attendance.  

In Episode 2 of Fireside Chat, we're joined by Kat Rosenfield (of MTV's Hollywood Crush blog), Ariel Birdoff (children's publishing expert and lead singer of Madam Pince and the Librarians), and Jerome Preisler (a New York Times best-selling author). We also interview Jennifer Canzoneri, Marketing Manager for Smart Pop Books, publisher of The Girl Who Was on Fire, an anthology of Hunger Games-related essays.  

In our debut episode of Fireside Chat, we weigh in on the recent casting of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, and Liam Hemsworth as Gale. In addition to our regular panel of fan site representatives, we're joined by the eloquent and erudite Jennie Duke, an Australian literary critic, and Meg and V., amateur cartographers who created this map of Panem.