Best Maggie Tokuda Hall And Red Scott Podcasts (2023)

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

4M ago1:20:10

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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

5M ago1:00:03

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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

5M ago1:01:50

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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

5M ago1:05:52

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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

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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

6M ago1:11:51

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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

6M ago1:06:53

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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

6M ago57:25

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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

6M ago1:02:52

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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

7M ago1:13:05

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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

7M ago1:17:24

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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

12M ago1:03:48

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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

12M ago1:11:16

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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

12M ago1:04:39

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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

1y ago56:23

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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

1y ago57:58

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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

1y ago54:16

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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

1y ago56:23

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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

1y ago1:04:43

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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

1y ago1:00:28

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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

1y ago1:08:13

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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

1y ago1:10:14

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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

1+ y ago1:04:02

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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

1+ y ago1:10:42

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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

1+ y ago54:47

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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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Starship Troopers 1:00:31

1+ y ago1:00:31

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If you’ve never read Robert A. Heinlein’s 1959 book Starship Troopers, don’t worry! Paul Verhoeven, director of the 1997 film, Starship Troopers, didn’t either. The film is one of Maggie’s favorites and the book was foundational for Red, and only one can be the best. The Irish animated movie featuring Selkies that Maggie couldn’t remember the name …

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Squad, with Lisa Sterle 52:48

1+ y ago52:48

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Squad, The Graphic Novel created by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle is available now at bookstores everywhere! To celebrate, Red interviews Maggie & Lisa about the process of creating a story about teen girls eating sex pests, and the experience of it being optioned for a possible television series! Lisa Sterle is an extremely accomplished Illustr…

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The Golden Compass, with Mallory O'Meara 1:13:07

1+ y ago1:13:07

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When it’s time to talk about the Phillip Pullman novel The Golden Compass (1995) and the corresponding Chris Weitz film The Golden Compass (2007), you find a guest with more than one tattoo inspired by His Dark Materials, and that’s where author and podcaster Mallory O’Meara comes in. Mallory O’Meara is most recently the author of Girly Drinks: A W…

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The Little Mermaid 47:51

1+ y ago47:51

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The 1989 animated Disney film The Little Mermaid is known the world over as the beginning of The Disney Renaissance, but how many of us have read the Hans Christian Anderson The Little Mermaid (1837) on which it’s based? And more importantly, which one is superior??? Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Red Scott negotiated a straightforward contract with an ambit…

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The Green Knight, with Annalee Newitz 1:11:46

1+ y ago1:11:46

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As Dev Patel is a snack and genius author Annalee Newitz just happened to have done their senior thesis on courtly love in the 14th century poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”, Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Red Scott were ecstatic to have them on to discuss the poem’s adaptation into The Green Knight (2021), directed by David Lowery. Annalee Newitz is mo…

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The Martian 56:14

1+ y ago56:14

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s & Red Scott have been stranded and are completely unable to communicate with NASA, so they’re covering their first blog-to-book-to-Movie adaptation with Andy Weir’s The Martian (2011) and the Ridley Scott / Matt Damon vehicle The Martian (2015). Unlike Andy Weir’d protagonist, Red & Maggie have Big Feelings about this one. Pre-…

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Twilight: New Moon, with Sarah Gailey 1:11:12

1+ y ago1:11:12

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Twilight, Again. Failure to Adapt’s first return guest, Hugo award winning author Sarah Gailey (EAT THE RICH, The Echo Wife, River of Teeth) wore her finest Jorts to ask “Who let the dogs out?”. Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s & Red Scott’s follow Sarah’s lead into the world of the Stephenie Meyer novel New Moon (2006) and the corresponding Chris Weitz film T…

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Stardust 48:15

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One of Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s favorite and most formative books is Neil Gaiman’s 1999 fantasy novel Stardust, and one of Red Scott’s absolute favorite films is the Matthew Vaughn directed 2007 romantic fantasy adventure film, Stardust. This podcast contains evaluation, dissection, and ultimately the definitive and conclusive judgement as to which one…

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The Silence of the Lambs, with Meg Elison 1:03:58

2y ago1:03:58

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The Locus Award Winning, Perfect and Prolific Author & Essayist Meg Elison (Find Layla, Big Girl, The Book of The Unnamed Midwife, etc…) agreed to join Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Red Scott to discuss absolutely any adaptation, as long as it was the Thomas Harris novel The Silence of the Lambs (1988) and the Jonathan Demme film, The Silence of the Lambs (…

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Jurassic Park 50:10

2y ago50:10

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When someone suggests the book is always better than the movie, there is one exception that’s near universal: Jurassic Park. Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Red Scott talk the adaptation of the movie that taught most of us what lawyers are actually good for (Dino protein!). Specifically, they discuss the Michael Chrichton novel Jurassic Park (1990) and its tr…

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Twilight, with Sarah Gailey 1:08:37

2y ago1:08:37

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Hugo award winning author Sarah Gailey (EAT THE RICH, The Echo Wife, River of Teeth) joins hosts Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Red Scott to talk the adaptation of the ultimate May (1901) – December romance. Specifically, they discuss the Stephenie Meyer novel Twilight (2005) and the corresponding Catherine Hardwicke film Twilight (2008). How did they come t…

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Introducing Failure to Adapt 4:37

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Welcome to Failure to Adapt! Hosted by author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and comedian Red Scott, Failure to Adapt discusses media that moves from one form to another! Whether it's Stephen King books becoming Steven Spielberg movies, Fairy Tales loosely inspiring animated Disney musicals, or People transmuting into Wolves, this is the podcast with the convi…

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