Trying to Adapt

Ben and Nora Schultz
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A podcast about the process of adapting books into movies and other mediums. Don't worry, it's fun. Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/

  1. 12/24/2025

    Trying to Adapt 019: A Christmas Carol 50 at the Milwaukee Rep (2025)

    After three more years off the podcast grid, Ben and Nora return with a review of a local theatrical adaptation of the Dickens tale. Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/

  2. 12/25/2022

    Trying to Adapt 018: Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)

    Ben and Nora’s triumphant holiday return to a podcast they basically gave up on about four years ago sees them experiencing Netflix’s new take on the Dickens Christmas tale, as well as two other adaptations they’ve seen in the interim. Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/

  3. 03/13/2019

    Trying to Adapt 017: Esmeralda, or the Deformed of Notre-Dame (1834)

    Ben and Nora discover that they (okay, he) f****d up the premise of the podcast and have to start from the beginning. Fortunately, this weird little play is waiting for them when they do. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20190313-002-017.mp3 Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/

  4. 02/28/2019

    Trying to Adapt 016: Notre Dame of Paris, A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts (1864)

    As we go through the first American adaptation of Victor Hugo’s famous novel, Ben’s computer makes a weird noise and Nora breaks out the discussion questions. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20190228-002-016.mp3 Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/

  5. 02/21/2019

    Trying to Adapt 015: Esmeralda, or, the “Sensation” Goat! (1862)

    Ben and Nora read through an English parody play, based on the opera based on the book, where the goat actually gets second billing. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20190221-002-015.mp3 Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/

  6. 02/14/2019

    Trying to Adapt 014: La Esmeralda (1836) by Victor Hugo and Louise Bertin

    Victor Hugo just couldn’t leave his first classic novel alone! Ben and Nora explore his very own opera version of “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame”, which is really not very good. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20190213-002-014.mp3 Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/

  7. 02/07/2019

    Trying to Adapt 013: Notre-Dame de Paris (1830) by Victor Hugo, pt. 3

    Ben and Nora finally get to the end of Victor Hugo’s first novel and, folks, it’s kind of a downer. Fortunately, we also learn what the book is really about. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20190207-002-013.mp3 Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/

  8. 02/04/2019

    Trying to Adapt 012: Notre-Dame de Paris (1830) by Victor Hugo, pt. 2

    Ben and Nora get into the meat of the matter in the second part of a two-hour exploration of Victor Hugo’s classic novel. https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20190203-002-012.mp3 Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/

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A podcast about the process of adapting books into movies and other mediums. Don't worry, it's fun. Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/

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  • Creator
    Ben and Nora Schultz
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Trying to Adapt