Seeing Read with Jim & Kelly

Jim Culhane & Kelly McMurray
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Welcome to SeeingRead! Where your hosts, Jim & Kelly, tackle the age old millennial question: was the book really better than the movie?! Enjoy being wrong!

Episodes

  1. 04/25/2024

    The Handmaid's Tale

    Ladies, are modern day options crippling? Do you spend way too much time deciding between which primary color to wear and enjoy the thrill of voting against your basic needs? Well do we have a future for you! Kelly puts all her eggs in Margaret Atwood's basket. This Canadian author wrote a long form poem that chills, maybe not thrills, but certainly instills a fear for our future autonomy. We humans need love, touch, communication, and most importantly...to read. Apparently "my body my choice" translates into Latin as "Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum."  Civil war! Canada! Men! Clitoridectomies! The tv series The Handmaid's Tale might not have the subtle haunting poetry of the novel, but the bodies be swinging under his eye. If you don't want to delve in the cold waters of prose to understand how your human rights are at stake, maybe Elizabeth Moss' face will get you freaked enough to swear off red. Commander Jimmy certainly thinks so. If you're Offred or just Off-men we've got you covered. Whether you choose book or TV show, it's a perfect May Day for a revolution.

    2h 2m

  2. 05/25/2023

    The Hunger Games

    May the month of May be ever in your favor! Odds are, if you’re a kid in a Seeing Read book/movie… you won’t make it out alive. That’s just fine in Panem where Jim and Kelly have found some high ground to stand on, weapons of choice in hand. Can the Hunger Games book take on its blockbuster movie twin in hand to hand combat? Can both book and movie win the games if they’re from the same District? Not for all the money in the Capitol. Jim and Kelly discover that Suzanne Collins workshopped the trauma of her previous job at Nickelodeon into the pages of her beloved trilogy. Her take on child abuse in the media may have had a root somewhere in there, or maybe it’s just the tracker jacker venom speaking. On a lighter (read: blonder) note Jennifer Lawrence brought Katniss Everdeen to the big screen and was devoured by the masses. Did her face lead a revolution or were book readers left with a less violent and emotive version of this YA splash hit? Aim your opinions high and hope you’ll hit your target… it’s only time before HBO max muttations this into another spin off. Nothing a berry cleanse can’t fix! Visit us on the social media: https://www.facebook.com/SeeingRead https://www.instagram.com/seeingreadpodcast/ https://twitter.com/seeingreadpod https://www.patreon.com/seeingread

    1h 27m

  3. 02/23/2023

    The Notebook

    If you’re a bird, I’m a bird! Unless you were a book first. Not that any of us will remember by the end of this.  Jim and Kelly are ready to prove that there’s nothing sexier than a story about the tragedy of aging. Grab a marble notebook, a colored pen and some Viagra cause it’s time to tackle the Notebook.  Nicholas Sparks found a way to our hearts and a healthy paycheck by way of the romance genre. His sexiness remains refuted by Kelly.  In 2004 we saw the meteoric rise of the Gos-God and Rachel McAdams in the film adaptation. Somehow making swans and the 1940s seem less aggressive.  Can a movie do what it’s never done before and ADD character development and plot? Does Jim and James Marsden have a shot at redemption? Can Kelly be moved to tears by the book equivalent to a LiveJournal entry? Or is Ryan Gosling just rowing us all towards a literal and figurative dead end.  It’s never too late to jot down your steamiest moments with your partner on paper. Just hide it from the kids. They’ll wish to forget it as much as Jim and Kelly did.

    1h 32m

  4. 01/26/2023

    Gone Girl

    Happy Anniversary! Every marriage is hard work… can books and movies compromise or are they doomed to be like the Dunnes? Gillian Flynn served the world a twist to scare the boys for centuries to come while David Fincher delivered a thriller drenched in NPH’s blood. Yes, it’s Gone Girl. Jim and Kelly play a gendered treasure hunt for redeeming qualities in this best seller/blockbuster. It was a win for most people… but who did it better?  Kelly takes a page out of Amy’s diary and:  A) pretends she liked it and says something witty to defend her case  B) seethes with hatred and tirades about it  C) ignores the subject matter all together and focuses on Rosamund Pike  D) fakes her own death and frames Jimmy  Time to bleed and clean. Bye Felicia! https://www.facebook.com/SeeingRead https://www.instagram.com/seeingreadpodcast/ https://twitter.com/seeingreadpod https://www.patreon.com/seeingread

    1h 32m

  5. 08/25/2022

    The Beach

    Your hosts Jim and Kelly tackle the not-so-classic novel and 2000s sexy film The Beach. Was the book or movie better? Who will eat the worm? Why are there so many intestines? What did Gen X do right? Join us for your monthly dose of cinematic spoilers and unqualified literary opinions. After all, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tilda Swinton’s passionate sex scene is guaranteed to scar you, so let us help you unpack it!  Don’t forgot to vote on on our social media accounts following the episode. Was it #teambook or #teammovie? Choose wisely- a book may be harmed.  IG: @seeingreadpodcast  Twitter: @SeeingReadPod  Facebook: @seeingread

    56 min

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    Trailer: Seeing Read with Jim & Kelly

    Welcome to SeeingRead! Where your hosts, Jim & Kelly, tackle the age old millennial question: was the book really better than the movie?! Enjoy being wrong!

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Welcome to SeeingRead! Where your hosts, Jim & Kelly, tackle the age old millennial question: was the book really better than the movie?! Enjoy being wrong!

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  • Creator
    Jim Culhane & Kelly McMurray
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Seeing Read with Jim & Kelly
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