Source Material
Source Material
Jared Ballew & Marissa Gaal
A podcast attempting to answer the question, "Is the book always better than the movie?" Subscribe to hear us pit TV and film adaptations against the source material that inspired them!
Ep. 17 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
It's Day 21 of Quarantine and we are finally through the longest Harry Potter book of the series! How well did a new director and new screenwriter adapt this 800+ page story into a 2-hour movie? Listen to one of our longest episode to date to find out!
Apr 5, 2020
1 hr 23 min
Ep. 16 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
WE'RE BAAAAAAAAACK! After a short* hiatus, we are picking up where we left off in our Harry Potter series with book number 4, the longest book to date. How well did the team adapt a 600+ page book into a two and half hour movie? Ummmm, you can probably guess...
Mar 9, 2020
1 hr 14 min
(15) Footnotes: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The things we suffer through for this podcast...Spoiler alert we did not love these movies. If you are looking for a pod episode full of venting, swears, and frustration, you've found it.
Dec 15, 2019
53 min
Ep. 15 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
We're back! This week we are covering Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and how this movie makes some of the first big departures from the books moving forward.
Dec 9, 2019
1 hr 26 min
Ep. 14 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Dobby might have tried to stop Harry from going back to Hogwarts this year, but lucky for us he didn't succeed! Join us as we cover Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets this week!
Nov 18, 2019
1 hr 22 min
Ep. 13 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The time has finally come! We are covering the first Harry Potter book and movie in depth! This is the second episode in our series that will take us all the way to Christmas. Check out our first episode on J.K. Rowling too!
Nov 10, 2019
1 hr 30 min
(13) Forward: J.K. Rowling and The Boy Who Lived
We are embarking on our first book series adaptation adventure! For the next two months, we will be discussing in detail the beloved Harry Potter Wizarding World and how a slew of directors put their spin on it. Look out for weekly episodes from now until Christmas!
Nov 3, 2019
40 min
(12) Footnotes: The Silence of the Lambs' Killer Inspirations
For this special Footnotes episode, Marissa covers the real-life inspirations for Harris' memorable characters, Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Buffalo Bill.
Oct 24, 2019
17 min
Ep. 12 The Silence of the Lambs
The last full episode of our Spooktober series covers the 1988 horror classic The Silence of the Lambs and its award-winning 1991 adaptation! Is this adaptation worthy of its five Oscars? Listen to find out!
Oct 20, 2019
1 hr 10 min
Ep. 11 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
'Tis the season for spooks, frights, and scary delights! We are kicking off the month of All Hallow's Eve with a trip down memory lane! We are covering a childhood favorite of Marissa's, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and its 2019 adaptation.
Oct 6, 2019
1 hr 3 min
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