A podcast about movies that used to be books. Or TV shows that used to be movies. Or... well, you get the idea. Co-hosted by Pippa Russell and KJ Minzner.
Sherlock Holmes Draft and Adaptations that Will Never Die
Pippa and KJ are back for a very special episode of Adapt or Die, the Sherlock Holmes draft! Listen on as your co-hosts each pick their team of Sherlock Holmes adaptations - and hit us up on socials to let us know which team is stronger. When the heat death of the universe hits, we'll be planning one last Sherlock Holmes adaptation.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adaptordiepod
Cover art by Jess Rubio. Music by Isabel Forden.
14 Apr 2026
House of Leaves, MyHouse.WAD, and Adapting the Ergodic
KJ tells Pippa all about House of Leaves, a work so ergodic it's basically unadaptable, and how one DOOM modder was crazy enough to adapt it anyway. And if you don't know what ergodic means, don't worry, we get into it!
Website: https://adaptordiepod.wixsite.com/mysite (https://adaptordiepod.wixsite.com/mysite)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adaptordiepod (https://www.patreon.com/adaptordiepod)
Power Pak's video essay on MyHouse.WAD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wAo54DHDY0
Kasey Carpenter's article on Mark Z. Danielewski - https://web.archive.org/web/20170410094346/http://chuckpalahniuk.net/interviews/mark-danielewski
2 Mar 2026
Jumanji: Welcome to the Adaptation
KJ tells Pippa all about the picture book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg, and its two very different movie adaptations. The theme for today's discussion: visual spectacle!
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Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
14 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
56
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
77
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