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About 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.
- Publisher
- Adaptation Today
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- education · society & culture · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Mar 2024
- Latest episode
- 31 May 2026
Latest episodes
18 episodes in the feed.
31 May 2026
Adapting Nineteenth-Century Women Authors on Stage: Interview with Marina Cano
In this episode, Gracie and Rebecca talk with Marina Cano about her new book, Theatrical Afterlives: Nineteenth-Century Women’s Novels on the Stage. We discuss what performance studies, theatre studies, and adaptation studies add to each other and why theatrical adaptations of nineteenth-century women authors are an important intervention. You can find Marina's info here (https://metode.academia.edu/MarinaCano) and her book here (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/theatrical-afterlives-9780198992882?prevNumResPerPage=20&prevSortField=8&start=20&lang=en&cc=es) 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
23 Apr 2026
Meet your Co-Hosts
We're back! In this relaxed episode, Rebecca and Gracie catch up with each other, talk about why they've been MIA for a bit (all good things!), and chat about how they came to study adaptation. 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
28 Jan 2026
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 (https://emmawoodhousebooks.wixsite.com/ewhb) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmmaWoodhouseAuthor/ (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
24 Nov 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.
20 Oct 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.
5 Aug 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.
1 Jun 2025
The Cinematic Index: Processing Trauma through Adaptation
Professor Allen Redmon, Dr. Gracie Bain, and Rebecca Raddatz explore the relationship between trauma and adaptation studies, focusing on the cinematic index and its implications for understanding trauma through film in this interview episode.
3 Apr 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.
28 Feb 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.
30 Jan 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.
30 Dec 2024
Holiday Episode
Welcome to the Adaptation Today Podcast: The Holiday Edition. In this episode, some of the editors of Adaptation Today chat about their favorite holiday adaptations and why holiday stories are meaningful and so important to the study of adaptation. 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.
5 Dec 2024
Professionalization: Journals
Dr Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz explore the challenges of publishing in academic journals with expert advice from Professors Deborah Cartmell, Justin Smith, Elsie Walker, and Ryan Conrath.
31 Oct 2024
Pedagogy and Adaptation
In this episode of Adaptation Today, Drs. Stephanie Couey, Eleni Palis, Jim Fleury, and Katie McClain speak with Rebecca Raddatz about the connection between pedagogy and adaptation. This includes both overarching discussions about how adaptation can be used for teaching various courses, as well as a specific look at the peer-reviewed syllabi that have been published on the Adaptation Today website. 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. 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.
30 Sept 2024
Authenticity and Adaptation
In this episode, Drs Christina Wilkins, James Taylor, and Tom Leitch chat about the upcoming edited collection on authenticity and adaptation with Gracie Bain. Along the way, they chat about the relationship between authenticity and adaptation and what their own relationship is with authenticity. 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. 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.
30 Aug 2024
AAS Conference: Time and Space in Adaptation - Roundtable
In this episode of Adaptation Today, Drs. Barbara Braid, Anna Gutowska, and Colleen Kennedy-Karpat speak with Rebecca Raddatz about the 2024 Association of Adaptation Studies conference. We discuss everything from organisation, over the panels and themes present at the conference, to current directions in adaptation studies. 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. 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.
30 Jun 2024
Meet Your Editor: Kristen Figgins
In this episode, Kristen Figgins, the founder of Adaptation Today, chats with Gracie Bain about the importance of adaptation studies and the creation of the AT resource. 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. 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/ (https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreemusicarchive.org%2Fmusic%2Fbeat-mekanik%2Fsingle%2Fswing-party-1%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cgmbain%40uark.edu%7Cd667fd26f4b4410bbe0a08dc4d9c6853%7C79c742c4e61c4fa5be89a3cb566a80d1%7C0%7C0%7C638470581403158638%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6aaE6zdj8lW2Sg9ziEk%2FhnmCC29KW4mjc53EHKPY7vI%3D&reserved=0). 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 (https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2Flegalcode.en&data=05%7C02%7Cgmbain%40uark.edu%7Cd667fd26f4b4410bbe0a08dc4d9c6853%7C79c742c4e61c4fa5be89a3cb566a80d1%7C0%7C0%7C638470581403165869%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=L40Ae6kduAnYQVhiOogh1w6pgl%2BdN3TtJK%2F2bEYcTfo%3D&reserved=0). Additional music Joy Safari by TheoJT -- https://freesound.org/s/510919/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
31 May 2024
LFA-AAS Roundtable
In our inaugural episode of Adaptation Today, Gracie Bain chats with Julie Grossman, Seda Oz, Katie McClain, and Jim Fleury about the 2024 Literature Film Association/Association of Adaptation Studies annual virtual conference. We talk about the value of virtual conferencing and some of the wonderful topics discussed at the conference. 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. 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/ (https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreemusicarchive.org%2Fmusic%2Fbeat-mekanik%2Fsingle%2Fswing-party-1%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cgmbain%40uark.edu%7Cd667fd26f4b4410bbe0a08dc4d9c6853%7C79c742c4e61c4fa5be89a3cb566a80d1%7C0%7C0%7C638470581403158638%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6aaE6zdj8lW2Sg9ziEk%2FhnmCC29KW4mjc53EHKPY7vI%3D&reserved=0). 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 (https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2Flegalcode.en&data=05%7C02%7Cgmbain%40uark.edu%7Cd667fd26f4b4410bbe0a08dc4d9c6853%7C79c742c4e61c4fa5be89a3cb566a80d1%7C0%7C0%7C638470581403165869%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=L40Ae6kduAnYQVhiOogh1w6pgl%2BdN3TtJK%2F2bEYcTfo%3D&reserved=0).
26 Mar 2024
Trailer: Welcome to Adaptation Today
Adaptation Today is a podcast for anyone interested in learning more about adaptation and how to study it. Join us for interviews with experts in the field, discussions about how to professionalize yourself within the field of adaptation studies, and more. 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. 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/ (https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreemusicarchive.org%2Fmusic%2Fbeat-mekanik%2Fsingle%2Fswing-party-1%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cgmbain%40uark.edu%7Cd667fd26f4b4410bbe0a08dc4d9c6853%7C79c742c4e61c4fa5be89a3cb566a80d1%7C0%7C0%7C638470581403158638%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6aaE6zdj8lW2Sg9ziEk%2FhnmCC29KW4mjc53EHKPY7vI%3D&reserved=0). 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 (https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2Flegalcode.en&data=05%7C02%7Cgmbain%40uark.edu%7Cd667fd26f4b4410bbe0a08dc4d9c6853%7C79c742c4e61c4fa5be89a3cb566a80d1%7C0%7C0%7C638470581403165869%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=L40Ae6kduAnYQVhiOogh1w6pgl%2BdN3TtJK%2F2bEYcTfo%3D&reserved=0). Interview Clips: Julie Grossman, James Fleury, and Kathryn McClain Episode edited and mixed by Gracie Bain and Rebecca Raddatz
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