Best V.E. Schwab (Author Podcasts (2024)

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Sarah Gailey, Fifty Shades Darker 1:14:42

5M ago1:14:42

1:14:42

Nothing could keep FTA favorite and Hugo Award Winning Author Sarah Gailey* away from their Christian Grey. Sarah pilots Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall away in their helicopter to talk E.L. James’ 2012 novel Fifty Shades Darker and the 2017 film of the same name Directed by James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross). * Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award Winning…

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Christina Lauren, Blue Crush 47:20

5M ago47:20

47:20

Christina Hobbs! Lauren Billings!! The writing juggernaut known as Christina Lauren* joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall in Hawaii to discuss the 1998 Outside Magazine article Life’s Swell by Susan Orlean and its adaptation into the 2002 classic, Blue Crush. *Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners and best friend…

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The Fast and the Furious 58:48

7M ago58:48

58:48

How do you perfect the premise of NYC street racers who are all in it together? You add Ja Rule and the world’s least charismatic white cop. Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall slide into a black Honda S2000 to talk Kenneth Li’s 1998 Vibe Article, Racer X, and the 2001 Rob Cohen film, The Fast and the Furious. You can read Racer X, by Kenneth Li, here…

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Colin Winnette, Adaptation 48:48

7M ago48:48

48:48

Colin Winnette* joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to talk about the Susan Orlean article, Orchid Fever, and the 2002 Spike Jonze film Adaptation. written by Charlie & Donald Kaufman. * Colin Winnette is the author of Haints Stay and The Job of the Wasp. His new novel Users is one of the New Yorker's "Best Books of 2023" and was called "a timel…

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Natasha Muse, Hustlers 1:07:52

8M ago1:07:52

1:07:52

After the 2008 financial collapse a lot of people said something had to be done about Wall Street, but some of the women at Scores were the only ones with enough guts to take action. Stand-Up Comic and Writer Natasha Muse joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to talk the Jessica Pressler article, The Hustlers at Scores, and 2019’s Hustlers Directe…

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 57:24

8M ago57:24

57:24

Is there an interview subject so humble even God can’t get them to talk about themself? Mister Rodgers is as close as it gets, and yet Tom Junod’s 1998 profile is a masterclass turned into an equally ambitious film. Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall are back to talk the Tom Junod Esquire profile, Can You Say...“Hero”?, and 2019’s A Beautiful Day in …

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Meg Elison, Minority Report 48:39

9M ago48:39

48:39

Precogs can predict crime, but did they anticipate the seminal science fiction novella would become a Steven Spielberg blockbuster? You’d need a specialist to pick apart the causality, and thankfully Meg Elison, a Philip K. Dick Award winning novelist, joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to discuss The Minority Report, a 1956 novella, and Minori…

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The Birds 59:48

9M ago59:48

59:48

Is it possible a movie that helped define Horror in cinema for generations is exceeded by the Novelette from whence it came? Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall step inside a phone booth besieged by corvids to investigate Dame Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 novelette The Birds and Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 classic adaptation, The Birds. Order Maggie’s newest …

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Victoria “V.E.” Schwab, Almost Famous 1:10:57

9M ago1:10:57

1:10:57

Victoria Schwab, bestselling author of Shades of Magic series, the Villains series, and the international bestseller The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to talk about the 1973 Rolling Stone article by Cameron Crowe, “The Allman Brothers Story: How Gregg Allman Keeps Band Going After Duane’s Death” , and its adap…

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Top Gun 50:11

9M ago50:11

50:11

The most famous Volleyball scene in cinema was adapted from a magazine article with NO volleyball at all?! Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall step into the Danger Zone and talk Top Guns[1], Ehud Yonay’s 1983 article published in California magazine, and the little known film it was adapted in to, Tony Scott’s 1986 action film, Top Gun. Pre-order Magg…

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Molly Sanchez, Shrek! 45:23

10M ago45:23

45:23

One of the GOATs of children’s literature has their disgusting green monster licensed by Steven Spielberg and somehow after a decade of development hell we get a generation defining comedy. All Star Comic, Writer and best friend of the pod Molly Sanchez joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to talk the 1990 William Steig picture book Shrek! and th…

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Coyote Ugly 57:18

10M ago57:18

57:18

What happens when an article that is technically a prequel to Eat, Pray, Love is made into an ode to midriff and low cut jeans? Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall have a meltdown as they discuss Elizabeth Gilbert’s March 1997 GQ Article The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon and its adaptation into the 2000 David McNally film, Coyote Ugly. Pre-order Magg…

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Sarah MacLean, It Happened One Night 1:14:02

10M ago1:14:02

1:14:02

We’re kicking off Season 4 of Failure to Adapt with bestselling romance novelist and FRIEND OF THE SHOW, Sarah MacLean!!! Sarah shows some leg and secures a ride with Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall as they discuss the August 1933 short story Night Bus published in Cosmopolitan magazine, and the 1934 winner of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Act…

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Bonus Episode- Chapter 0- The Fragile Threads of Power 19:44

11M ago19:44

19:44

Ready for a peek at my new book? In this bonus episode I read aloud the chapter before the first chapter (let's call it the 0 chapter) of The Fragile Threads of Power. Best listened to right after the entire readalong because it picks up right where A Conjuring of Light ends! NOTE- This episode might sound a bit different because we lost some sound…

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Ep. 10- A Conjuring of Light- Parts 11-15 40:25

11M ago40:25

40:25

Its the episode of the Shades of Magic Readalong! This time we will finish A Conjuring of light. Thomas suggests that you grab a pillow or a friend to snuggle during this episode because there are SO MANY FEELINGS!

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Ep. 9- A Conjuring of Light- Parts 8-10 39:25

11M ago39:25

39:25

This week we cover A Conjuring of Light parts 8-10. So much Holland backstory, Lila gets in a bit too deep, and something is revealed about The Fragile Threads of Power! NOTE- This episode might sound a bit different from the others and that is because we lost some audio files on a hard drive that failed... Hope you can still enjoy it!…

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Ep. 8- A Conjuring of Light- Parts 4-7 31:34

11M ago31:34

31:34

Join me as I chat my way through parts 4-7 of A Conjuring of Light. Holland is having a horrible time (per usual), Kell is on a high horse, Lila is eternally exacerbated, and there is a small creepy child!

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Ep. 7- A Conjuring of Light- Parts 1-3 25:24

11M ago25:24

25:24

It's time for A Conjuring of Light! And let me tell you, its gets worse before it gets easier for this crew. Buckle up! This episode covers parts 1-3.

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Ep. 6- A Gathering of Shadows- Parts 8-10 25:41

11M ago25:41

25:41

Let's finish A Gathering of Shadows, shall we?

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Ep. 5- A Gathering of Shadows- Parts 4-7 27:13

11M ago27:13

27:13

Welcome to episode 5! It’s time for parts 4-7 of A Gathering of Shadows. Arrivals, disguises, ships in the night, and of course, Holland.

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Ep. 4- A Gathering of Shadows- Parts 1-3 23:12

11M ago23:12

23:12

It's time to begin A Gathering of Shadows! More Thomas, a little bit of Chauncey, and we meet Alucard! Lila starts learning magic, and Kell is ornery (typical...) This episode covers parts 1-3.

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Ep. 3 - A Darker Shade of Magic- Parts 10-14 35:41

11M ago35:41

35:41

This week we cover parts 10-14 of A Darker Shade of Magic! I can't believe its the end of the first book. My cats also make an appearance this week. Warning- I started swearing more in this episode, so discretion is advised.

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Ep. 2- A Darker Shade of Magic- Parts 5-9 34:15

11M ago34:15

34:15

Ready for more? In today's episode we cover parts 5-9 of A Darker Shade of Magic! Get a cup of tea, find a cozy chair, and let me tell you a story. :)

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Ep. 1 - A Darker Shade of Magic- Parts 1-4 31:55

11M ago31:55

31:55

Welcome to A Darker Shade of Magic! In this episode I cover parts 1-4 of the first book in the Shades of Magic trilogy.

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Intro- Shades of Magic Readalong 0:53

11M ago0:53

0:53

An introduction to how this readalong works.

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Fifty Shades of Grey, with Sarah Gailey 1:20:10

1+ y ago1:20:10

1:20:10

What’s a better digestif to a season of Austen than bringing in Hugo Award Winning Author Sarah Gailey (Just Like Home, The Echo Wife, EAT THE RICH) to talk Twilight fan fiction. Sarah whisks Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall away to sunny Seattle to talk E.L. James’s 2011 novel Fifty Shades of Grey and the 2015 film of the same name Directed by Sam…

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Austen’s Heirs: Bridgerton 1:00:03

1+ y ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Netflix’s Bridgerton, based on the Julia Quinn novels, is the most successful regency romance in years, and based on the setting of 1813 England, is begging to be compared to Jane Austen. After a season of covering slow burns it’s time for Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to put on a Vitamin String Quartet cover of thank u, next and clutch some pea…

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Austen’s Heirs: When Harry Met Sally 1:01:50

1+ y ago1:01:50

1:01:50

After spending a season of Failure to Adapt discussing Jane Austen adaptations, it’s time to take a look at her significant influence on modern films that aren't quite adaptations. Red Scott couldn’t think of a better example of a modern movie with deep connections to Pride and Prejudice than When Harry Met Sally (1989). Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s feelin…

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Persuasion, with Alex Brown 1:05:52

1+ y ago1:05:52

1:05:52

When genius writer and critic Alex Brown was spotted gnashing their teeth at the release of Netflix’s Persuasion, the crew knew they had to ask them on to discuss it, and they’re so glad they agreed! Alex joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to discuss the Carrie Cracknell Directed Persuasion (2022) and the book it was kind of adapted from, Jane …

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Emma & Emma. 53:45

1+ y ago53:45

53:45

When there are two famous regency Emma adaptations, you have to ask yourself: Do you want Bill Nighy to be in it or one of the all time great VHS covers featuring Gwyneth Paltrow. Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to discuss the 1996 Douglas McGrath film Emma and the Anya Talyor-Joy lead, Autumn de Wilde directed, 2020 movie Emma. Buy Maggie’s newes…

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Emma & Clueless, with Sarah MacLean 1:11:51

1+ y ago1:11:51

1:11:51

We brought in an expert to talk Jane Austen’s impetuous matchmaker Emma and her transformation into Cher, a virgin who can’t drive. Best-Selling Romance novelist Sarah MacLean joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to discuss the 1815 Jane Austen Novel Emma and the 1995 film directed by Amy Heckerling, Clueless. Sarah MacLean is a New York Times, W…

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Pride and Prejudice: BATTLE ROYAL 1:06:53

1+ y ago1:06:53

1:06:53

After covering enough Pride and Prejudice adaptations to fill Mr & Mrs. Bennet’s dining room table, Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall are here to decide once and for all the best and brightest of all of them. We decide the best characters, the best chemistry, and ultimately, THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE. Buy Maggie’s newest book, Love in the Library If you…

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Bride and Prejudice VS Pride + Prejudice + Zombies 57:25

1+ y ago57:25

57:25

From the most faithful PnP adaptations to the most treacherous and fickle, Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall dice up the 2004 Bollywood inspired Bride and Prejudice Directed by Gurinder Chadha along with the Burr Steers Zombie thriller Pride + Prejudice + Zombies. These adaptations take the most chances yet with Jane Austen’s source material, did it…

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Pride & Prejudice, BBC Series vs 2005 Film, with Amy Schneider 1:02:52

1+ y ago1:02:52

1:02:52

Fresh off her win at the 2022 Jeopardy Tournament of Champions, Amy Schneider stormed into the Failure to Adapt podcast studio and demanded to talk Jane Austen, and Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall were happy to oblige her. When it comes to Pride & Prejudice adaptations, two works sit atop the regency class system: Pride and Prejudice, the 1995 BBC…

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Bridget Jones VS Lizzie Bennet, with Molly Sanchez 1:13:05

1+ y ago1:13:05

1:13:05

Jane Austen Adaptation CONTINUES as Molly Sanchez returns to discuss two Pride & Prejudice adaptions: The Sharon Maguire Directed Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and the Bernie Su & Margaret Dunlap directed vlog, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012). Molly is the former co-host of the podcast The Hold Up, as well as Red All Over: A Handmaid's Tale Podcast…

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Pride and Prejudice to Fire Island, with Walt Hickey 1:17:24

1+ y ago1:17:24

1:17:24

Walt Hickey (creator & writer of numlock.com & Senior Editor for Data at Insider) is not only an insightful and hilarious guest, he is Failure to Adapt’s first Pulitzer Prize winning guest. Who better to kick of our SEASON of Jane Austen adaptations? Walt joins Maggie & Red to discuss Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice, and it’s adaptati…

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Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, with Sarah Gailey 1:03:48

2y ago1:03:48

1:03:48

The honeymoon’s over, and Hugo Award Winning Author Sarah Gailey (Just Like Home, The Echo Wife, EAT THE RICH) joins Maggie & Red one last time to wait out the 72 hours between giving birth and heading to the most sensual Thomas Kinkade inspired love shack. There was of course, only one way this could ever end: with a teenager betrothed to an infan…

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Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1, with Sarah Gailey 1:11:16

2y ago1:11:16

1:11:16

Hugo award winning author Sarah Gailey (Just Like Home, The Echo Wife, EAT THE RICH) joins this shotgun podcast with Maggie & Red to witness Edward & Bella enter the holy state of Batrimony, before heading to Isle Esme (formerly: The Island of No Innocents Were Murdered Here) and then back to the Cullen homestead for some moderate body horror. They…

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Heartstopper, with Joe Wadlington 1:04:39

2y ago1:04:39

1:04:39

Author and Drag Artist Joe Wadlington joins to discuss a graphic novel showed the world a present and future of gay love that a previous generation could only dream of and the show based on it which became a sensation. Joe, Maggie & Red discuss Alice Oseman’s graphic novel Heartstopper (2016) as well as the Euros Lyn Directed Netflix series, Hearts…

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Edge of Tomorrow 56:23

2y ago56:23

56:23

Whether you love a Tom Cruise movie or would rather he die repeatedly on a distant beach, this adaptation’s got something for you. Maggie & Red discuss Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s All You Need is Kill (2004) and the Doug Liman Directed Edge of Tomorrow (2014). Buy Maggie’s newest book, Love in the Library !!! If you like us, you’ll also enjoy: Following t…

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Holes 57:58

2y ago57:58

57:58

A beloved young adult novel is turned into a beloved young adult film, but only one can break the centuries old curse, while the other will meet its end in the dirt surrounded by Yellow-Spotted Lizards. Maggie & Red discuss Louis Sachar’s Holes (1998) and it's cinema counterpart, the Shia LaBeouf vehicle Holes (2003). Buy Maggie’s newest book, Love…

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The Black Cauldron, with Chuck Wendig 54:16

2y ago54:16

54:16

Disney sends Assistant Pig Keeper Jeffrey Katzenberg back to the Well with the task of adapting beloved fantasy novels into an animated film, what could possibly go wrong? Chuck Wendig joins Maggie & Red to talk Lloyd Alexander’s The Book of Three (1964) and The Black Cauldron (1965) as well as the film that almost killed Disney, 1985’s Animated Fe…

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I Know What You Did Last Summer 56:23

2y ago56:23

56:23

A story that starts as Crime & Punishment for teens morphs into four Teen Beat Cover Models with an impossibly convoluted slasher angle, but which version is best? Maggie & Red talk Lois Duncan’s I Know What You Did Last Summer (1973) and the Jim Gillespie Directed film I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997). Buy Maggie’s newest book, Love in the L…

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Cinderella & Ever After, with Molly Sanchez 1:04:43

2+ y ago1:04:43

1:04:43

Today we learn the importance of forgiveness, OR the satisfaction of gruesome retribution, OR something more modern and complex, depending on which adaptation fits. FTA favorite and Cinderella scholar* Molly Sanchez returns to three versions of the folk tale including Charles Perrault’s The Little Glass Slipper (1697), Aschenputtel (1819) by The Br…

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Fight Club 1:00:28

2+ y ago1:00:28

1:00:28

The only rule of Podcast Club is podcasts will go on as long as they have to. Maggie & Red talk the adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club (1996) into the David Fincher Directed Fight Club (1999). You haven’t heard a podcast like this since grade school. Buy Maggie’s newest book, Love in the Library !!! If you like us, you’ll also enjoy: Follow…

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The Princess Bride, with Chris Sarandon 1:08:13

2+ y ago1:08:13

1:08:13

Who better to discuss “love, true love” than the heir to the throne of Florin himself, Prince Humperdinck. Chris Sarandon joins Maggie & Red talk the adaptation of William Goldman’s The Princess Bride (1973) into the Rob Reiner Directed The Princess Bride (1987). Chris Sarandon’s career on stage and screen dates back to 1965. He was nominated for a…

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Twilight: Eclipse, with Sarah Gailey 1:10:14

2+ y ago1:10:14

1:10:14

A movie franchise so grueling it chewed through three Directors in each of its first three films only needs one guest, Hugo award winning author Sarah Gailey (Just Like Home, The Echo Wife, EAT THE RICH) returns with their Harley Sprint in the trunk of a Volvo S60R to talk Wampyres & Werewolves. They join Maggie & Red to discuss the adaptation of S…

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The Hunger Games, with Amy Schneider 1:04:02

2+ y ago1:04:02

1:04:02

You don’t need the odds to be ever in your favor when you’ve got a guest with a 40-game win streak on Jeopardy. That’s right, Amy Schneider joins Maggie & Red to discuss the adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games (2008) into the Gary Ross Directed The Hunger Games (2012). Amy Schneider is the winningest woman in Jeopardy history, the first…

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A Christmas Carol, with Molly Sanchez 1:10:42

2+ y ago1:10:42

1:10:42

Finally a film that follows the #1 rule of adaptations: Replace as many characters as possible with Muppets. Molly Sanchez joins Maggie & Red to discuss the adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (1843) into the Brian Henson Directed The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). Molly is co-host of the podcast The Hold Up with Sam DiSalvo, as well a…

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The Bourne Identity 54:47

2+ y ago54:47

54:47

When Director and pilot Doug Liman almost ran out of fuel taking his first solo flight to visit Robert Ludlum to acquire the rights to his novel The Bourne Identity (1980), nobody could have imagined how the 2002 film The Bourne Identity (2002) would turn out. The movie has since produced 4 sequels and billions of dollars in box office returns, but…

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