Adapted With Anna And Sam

Welcome to Episode 12 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, the last of Season 2 and the Christmas episode, Anna and Sam cackle over Nothing Lasts Forever, by Roderick Thorp, better known as DIE HARD. The debate is over, this is truly a Christmas movie. It will always live in Anna and Sam's hearts as the movie that brought Alan Rickman to moviedom. Listen along as Anna and Sam act surprised at all the changes from book to movie, and get thirsty over Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman, and of course, Alexander Godunov. You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movies at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. Thank you so much for following along for Season 2. We hope you enjoyed it, and we can't wait to start sharing Season 3 with you! Have a happy holidays and a happy New Year! Honorable Mentions --Read this Roderick Thorp novel first: The Detective --Fan-

Welcome to Episode 11 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, a content warning must be shared. Anna and Sam tackle The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, and its 2018 adaptation directed by George Tillman Jr, a story about a young black woman who witnesses her friend's murder by a white police officer, and the devastating aftermath of that event.  You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movies at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. Honorable Mentions --Other works by Angie Thomas: On the Come Up --The story of Angie Thomas' inspiration for The Hate U Give: Fruitvale Station, Oscar Grant, Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan --Can't escape that Marvel Cinematic Universe Fandom: Falcon, Captain America, Black Panther --Always relevant: Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Tupac, THUG LIFE --Why has this become a series of movies: Olympus Has Fallen --Audiobooks are Ann

Welcome to Episode 10 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, Anna and Sam want you to stay alive no matter what occurs and try not to groan as they say that over and over again as they discuss the Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper and the 1992 movie directed by Michael Mann and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, and Wes Studi!! Sam reveals her complete lack of knowledge on the origins of ostriches and ostrich feathers trade, Anna dives into the triangle trade, and neither cannot explain the point of David Gamut. Listen in as Anna auditions to be a loyal PAT-RIOT and Sam gets super thirsty! You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movies at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. Honorable Mentions --Apparently James Fenimore Cooper wrote things: the four other Leatherstocking Tales novels --Other versions: 1936 movie of

Welcome to Episode 9 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, Anna and Sam wish you a very Happy Halloween, with a double dose of Dracula adaptations, each based on the novel by Bram Stoker. Our hosts discuss the unauthorized 1922 adaptation Nosferatu as well as 1992's Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. They raise the question, is Dracula really sexy, and wonder, who is the sexiest Gary? Both can agree though, a hyena isn't a werewolf (no matter how much you squint at it). You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movies at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. Honorable Mentions --Other Draculas to explore (yes, most are unreasonably sexy): Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, Dracula 2000 (Gerard Butler), Dracula Untold (Luke Evans), the YA series by Kiersten White, remakes of Nosferatu --Not Dracula adaptations, but vamp

Welcome to Episode 8 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, Anna and Sam invite you to experience all your childhood traumas again and again as they discuss The Witches, by Roald Dahl, and the 1990 movie adaptation starring Anjelica Huston and Mai Zetterling. Listen in as our hosts stray from the topic of the day more than once, maybe even more than twice, but it's purely a defense mechanism as they (okay, maybe just Sam) try not to dwell on the Grand High Witch in all her "glory." You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movies at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. Honorable Mentions --Other works by Roald Dahl: The BFG, Matilda, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, Fantastic Mr. Fox, James & the Giant Peach --Other works by Nicholas Roeg: Heart of Darkness, Far From the Madding Crowd (1967 version, not the most recent starring Care

Welcome to Episode 7 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, Anna and Sam dig into the Hollywoodization of Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day, by Winifred Watson, which was made into a movie starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams in 2008. Giggle along as they debate that Hollywood trope of love or money, the trouble with aspiring 1930s actresses, and if Lee Pace's looks should matter (spoiler alert: of course they do, he's gorgeous, he should always win). You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movies at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. Honorable Mentions --Don't ever watch the Hobbit. Seriously: Legolas' dad, Thorin Sexyshield, Peter Jackson --Richard Armitage is hot, what?: Series finale of Vicar of Dibley, North and South --Seriously, do we like any other fandoms?: Harry Potter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jane Austen's Persuasion --Sorely missed

Welcome to Episode 6 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, Anna and Sam manage to hold back their tears as they discuss the book A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, based on a story by Siobhan Dowd, and the movie of the same name. It helps when you imagine the probably already exists porno remake of the Monster... The pair also introduces Stabley Tucci to the world at large, you're welcome. Anna's mom, grab your tissues, you're going to have a good cry with this one!  You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movies at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. Honorable Mentions --Other Patrick Ness oeuvre: Class (a Doctor Who spinoff, canceled after one season #sorrynotsorry) --When will Anna stop mentioning this?: High Spirits; Daryl Hannah; Peter Gallagher's eyebrows; Steve Guttenberg; Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou --Liams Neesons' only role now: Taken

Welcome to Episode 5 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, Anna and Sam dare to invite Michelle back onto the podcast as the three discuss Jane Austen's Emma, and their two favorite adaptations, the 2009 mini-series starring Romola Garai and Jonny Lee Miller and 1995's Clueless, of course! This time we ask, has Jeremy Sisto ever played a good guy? He needs to stop with his handsy-self. And seriously, how many pictures of Dorian Gray are there, because Paul Rudd, Jonny Lee Miller, and Alicia Silverstone have not aged a bit!  You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movies at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. (Please support your local library!!) And give a listen to the soundtrack. It's dope! And be sure to check out Michelle's new podcast, Might I Suggest, when it launches in August! We'll be sure to follow up with a date closer to launch. Honorab

Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, history repeats itself as today's political climate is compared to that greatest reporting story of all time, the scandal of Watergate, as told by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward in their book All the President's Men and the movie of the same name. Listen along as our hosts swoon over Robert Redford, spot all those before-they-were-famous cameos and ask, is he still alive?!  You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movie at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. (Please support your local library!!) Honorable Mentions --Inspired by the book/movie: The Simpsons, Brangelina --Cosplay ideas: Bernie Sanders, Kylo Ren's hair, MacGruber,  --Rhymes with Pakula now: Dracula, Scott Bakula --Throwback Thursday: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Donald Sutherland's perm --Is he a hottie?: John Dean (NOT

Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, a very special guest joins Anna and Sam, to gush over Diana Wynne Jones' 1986 novel, Howl's Moving Castle, and its 2004 Studio Ghibli adaptation of the same name. Listen as Anna's sister Jess schools us on how to summarize a story, Anna doesn't attempt a Welsh accent, and Sam accepts her lot in the family pecking order.  You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movie at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. (Please support your local library!!) Jess Recommends (Diana Wynne Jones edition) --Castle in the Air (sequel to Howl's Moving Castle) --Dogsbody (standalone scifi/fantasy to make you cry about stars and dogs and dogstars) --The Chrestomanci Chronicles (a series of novelettes, each can be read in order or as standalones) --Unexpected Magic (a collection of short stories to get your feet

Welcome to Adapted with Anna and Sam's very first LIVE episode! Recorded at The Comedy Studio in Somerville, MA, as part of the Women in Comedy Festival. In this episode, The Princess Bride takes the stage, almost literally, as Anna and Sam podcast in front a live studio audience, engaging them in a battle of wits, and even showing off their PowerPoint prowess (well, okay, Stephen put the finishing touches on it). Listen in as Anna and Sam discover they may spend too much time together, and get heckled by their respective parents. You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movie at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. (Please support your local library!!) Honorable Mentions --The best kidnapping of Fred Savage: Once Upon a Deadpool --Need to a guide to Florin?: Stephen King --William Goldman's legacy: Misery, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All The President's Men, D

Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, the topic is one of Sam's all time favorites, The Thin Man, by Dashiell Hammett, and its 1934 adaptation starring William Powell and Myrna Loy and Asta, of course. Listen along as Anna and Sam do their best to emulate that suave, lovable, and borderline-alcoholic couple of Nick and Nora Charles, though not nearly as articulately or as suavely, let's be real.  You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movie at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. (Please support your local library!!) Honorable Mentions --The world of Dashiell Hammett: Sam Spade/The Maltese Falcon/Humphrey Bogart, the Continental Op, 1930's noir detective fiction --The life of Dashiell Hammett: Sam Shepard, Dash & Lill, Lillian Hellman --How many thin men can there possibly be?!: After the Thin Man, Another Thin Man (both

Welcome back to Adapted with Anna and Sam! During the break, one of us gave birth (and we are joined by that little bundle of joy this episode) and the other did not. What hasn't changed is our love for our patron saint Jeff Goldblum. We are so excited to launch Season 2 with The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney, and its 1978 adaptation, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Listen along as Anna and Sam try to decide, is it possible to be too lanky, and, what sort of health inspector super powers does Donald Sutherland really have? You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB. Purchase the book and/or movie at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive. (Please support your local library!!) Honorable Mentions --The other adaptations: 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers; 1997 The Invasion --Evolution Cannot Be Stopped: Sherlock Holmes --Fun with Fantasy: Legion (SO GOOD), Star Wars, Star Trek --Random cameo, much?