Adaptation Today

Adaptation Today

Adaptation Today is a podcast for anyone interested in learning more about how to study adaptation! This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today, which you can find the link to in our show notes for each episode.

  1. JAN 28

    Creator Series: Writer Emma Woodhouse on Adapting Historical Figures

    After a short Christmas break, the Adaptation Today podcast is back with a new episode for the new year! This is the third installment of our creator series. This time, we are speaking with writer Emma Woodhouse about the adaptation of historical figures and their lives. Amongst other things, we are addressing ethical questions, the publishing industry, and archival research. If you want to find out more about Emma's work, visit her website, her facebook page, or check out her instagram! Website: https://emmawoodhousebooks.wixsite.com/ewhb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmmaWoodhouseAuthor/ Instagram: Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en. The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License

    42 min

  2. 11/24/2025

    Creator Series: Hamish Williams on Writing and Studying Fantasy

    In the second episode of our creator series, academic and writer Hamish Williams talks to us about his Tales of Basthinia series, how being a Tolkien scholar has affected his work, and the relationship between adaptation and reception studies. i.e., Hamish and Rebecca have to explain high fantasy to Gracie. If you want to find out more about Hamish's work, visit his Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/39417914.Hamish_Williams?from_search=true&from_srp=true Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en. The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

    54 min

  3. 10/20/2025

    Practicing Adaptation: Writer Bailey Brooks on Adapting Cultural Memory

    In this first installment ofAdaptation Today's creator series, Gracie and Rebecca speak with writer Bailey Brooks, whose work often focuses on the cultural memory of Oklahoma. Tune in for a discussion of how space and time can be adapted, what draws Bailey to her focus on cultural memory, and to get an answer to the question whether she considers herself a practitioner of adaptation. If you want to find out more about Bailey's work, visit her website https://baileybrookswrites.com/. Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en. The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

    48 min

  4. 08/05/2025

    AAS 2025 Conference: Adaptation, Restoration, Rebirth

    Full circle moment! Listen to Rebecca chat with some of the 2025 Association of Adaptation Studies conference organizers (Colleen Kennedy-Karpat and Seda Oz) about meaningful moments, how they conceptualized the theme of restoration, and some behind-the-scenes info. Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads, too. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

    45 min

  5. 06/01/2025

    The Cinematic Index: Processing Trauma through Adaptation

    In this episode of Adaptation Today, Professor Allen Redmon, Dr Gracie Bain, and Rebecca Raddatz discuss the connection between trauma and adaptation studies by taking a closer look at Rewatching on the Point of the Cinematic Index in particular and the notion of the cinematic index in general. Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en. The sound effect used is "Melancholy UI Chime" by plasterbrain. Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

    53 min

  6. 04/03/2025

    LFA/AAS 2025 Conference Recap

    Join us as we celebrate our podcast aging and the theme of the 2025 LFA/AAS conference! In this episode, Rebecca, Gracie, Julie, and Katie chat about the conference's memorable moments (including some pretty fantastic impressions). Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads, too. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

    29 min

  7. 02/28/2025

    Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media

    In this episode of Adaptation Today, Seda Öz uses the book "Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema and Media" as a starting point to discuss adaptations in Turkey in particular and the value of shifting the focus of adaptation studies away from an Anglocentric focus in general. For this, she is joined by Taner Can, Iain Robert Smith, and Özlem Özmen Akdoğan. Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, or Threads, too. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en. The sound effect used is "JingleJazz" by Sound-Work . Accessed via Pixabay under the Pixabay Content License.

    27 min

  8. 01/30/2025

    Adaptation and Franchise

    In this episode, Jim Fleury chats with Liam Burke and Kyle Meikle about franchise studies. They chat about the connection between media franchises and adaptations and what franchise looks like in the classroom. Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz. This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today. To keep up with Adaptation Today, visit our website, adaptationtoday.com and join our listserv, where you can stay up to date on all the news in the field. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, or TikTok, too. The music used is an extract from the original “Swing Party” by Johnathon M. Horner (Beat Mekanik) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/beat-mekanik/single/swing-party-1/. Accessed via Free Music Archive under the Creative Commons 4.0 Int’l License. No warranties are given. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.

    40 min
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Adaptation Today is a podcast for anyone interested in learning more about how to study adaptation! This podcast is supported by the website Adaptation Today, which you can find the link to in our show notes for each episode.

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    Adaptation Today
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
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