The Adaptation Games
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Podcast Overview
<p>Welcome to The Adaptation Games, a Hunger Games Podcast where we are taking a look at all of the Hunger Games books, their adaptations into the film series and their place in the media landscape. <br /><br />Join Kels and Ash as they analyze how the creative teams condensed the novels into films and how themes come through in the context of the series as a whole. We will look to add new perspectives by analyzing historical context, laughing through misunderstandings and discovering more connected themes than we ever realized. Whether you’re an expert in Hunger Games lore or you’ve only seen the movies and want to learn more, listen along as we dive deeper and deeper and deeper and hopefully laugh and learn something new. <br /><br />Episodes release on Fridays wherever you get your podcasts!</p>
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Recent Episodes
August 14, 2026
Episode 15 - Reading the Script: Part 3 (Special)
<p>Join Kels and Ash this week for one of our craziest episodes yet. We give our review of The Odyssey as an adaptation (which was over an hour long and which I had to brutally cut so shoutout to Anne Hathaway and John Leguizamo), discuss our new toxic lovers Haymitch/Seneca, see Gale’s next steps in his 007 story, are introduced to Spider-Man Katniss and make some new bets about what to expect next time. <br /></p><p>Also know that we aren’t trying to hate on the script. We can understand where each change was likely coming from but will forever be grateful this is not the final version we got</p><p></p><p>Listen on Apple Podcasts:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adaptation-games/id1894390414" target="_blank"> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adaptation-games/id1894390414</a></p><p>Listen on Spotify:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://open.spotify.com/show/6efurkbyGO95vzpJN6bMWv" target="_blank"> open.spotify.com/show/6efurkbyGO95vzpJN6bMWv</a></p><p>Watch on YouTube:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdaptationGames" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdaptationGames</a></p><p>Follow TAG on Instagram: / theadaptationgames </p><p>Follow TAG on TikTok:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theadaptationgames" target="_blank"> https://www.tiktok.com/@theadaptationgames</a></p><p>Music :: Madison York / In Pieces / courtesy of<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.epidemicsound.com" target="_blank"> www.epidemicsound.com</a></p><p>Logo and animation designed by :: Vintas Designs</p><p><br />#TheHungerGames #TheBalladofSongbirdsandSnakes #SunriseontheReaping #CatchingFire #Mockingjay #TheOdyssey <br /> </p><p>Chapters: </p><p>00:20 Intro</p><p>01:40 The Odyssey Review!</p><p>15:49 SPOILERS - The Odyssey</p><p>18:59 Meaning in Film - Are the Curtains Just Blue?</p><p>21:56 Book Recommendation - The Sacred Band</p><p>23:04 The Unhinged Script</p><p>26:50 Why are you in my room?!</p><p>28:20 Toxic Lovers Seneca / Haymitch?!</p><p>32:11 Entering the Arena - A Mandela Effect</p><p>35:55 Is More Book Accurate Better or Worse?</p><p>36:26 Casting is A Hard Gig</p><p>38:39 The Avox Underground</p><p>41:19 An Alternate Future</p><p>43:43 Editing - Why It Matters</p><p>49:32 First Person POV</p><p>51:36 Entertain Me</p><p>54:02 The Capitol and Haymitch?!</p><p>57:31 Maliciousness vs Ignorance</p><p>58:46 Katniss is Spider-Man</p><p>01:00:09 Gale and Haymitch?!</p><p>01:05:12 Darker Hallucinations?!</p><p>01:06:29 Seneca and Haymitch?!</p><p>01:10:30 Katniss and Rue</p><p>01:14:51 District 11</p><p>01:16:55 The Rule Change</p><p>01:17:20 The Avox Raid</p><p>01:20:36 Conclusion</p><p>01:21:42 A Call for Fanfic</p><p>01:22:31 The New Bet</p><p>01:29:13 See You Next Week</p>
August 7, 2026
Episode 14 - Good and Safe (Ch 17-18)
<p>Join Kels and Ash this week as we wrap up Part 2 on the saddest note possible. We try our best not to cry, say goodbye to our sweet girl Rue, talk hearing loss, why pacifism sometimes isn’t the moral high ground, and the riots of District 11.</p><p><br /></p><p>Listen on Apple Podcasts:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adaptation-games/id1894390414" target="_blank"> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adaptation-games/id1894390414</a></p><p>Listen on Spotify:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://open.spotify.com/show/6efurkbyGO95vzpJN6bMWv" target="_blank"> open.spotify.com/show/6efurkbyGO95vzpJN6bMWv</a></p><p>Watch on YouTube:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdaptationGames" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdaptationGames</a></p><p>Follow TAG on Instagram: / theadaptationgames </p><p>Follow TAG on TikTok:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theadaptationgames" target="_blank"> https://www.tiktok.com/@theadaptationgames</a></p><p>Music :: Madison York / In Pieces / courtesy of<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.epidemicsound.com" target="_blank"> www.epidemicsound.com</a></p><p>Logo and animation designed by :: Vintas Designs</p><p><br />#TheHungerGames #TheBalladofSongbirdsandSnakes #SunriseontheReaping #CatchingFire #Mockingjay<br /> </p><p>Chapters: </p><p>00:20 Intro</p><p>03:17 Trading Food and Hearing</p><p>08:32 Finding Rue and Keeping Tension</p><p>09:33 The Saddest Death (s)</p><p>17:34 Can You Sing?</p><p>22:31 Goodbye, Sweet Rue</p><p>25:36 A Funeral For A New Age</p><p>31:30 The Salute Heard 'Round the World</p><p>38:16 Thanks and Grief</p><p>41:06 Begging and Desperation</p><p>44:44 The Rose Garden: Part 2</p><p>48:45 Side Tangent: Pacificism is not Morally Superior - Just a Choice</p><p>50:58 Lead in Her Veins</p><p>53:57 The Announcement That Changes Everything</p><p>55:48 The End of Part 2</p><p>58:41 Concluding Thoughts</p>
July 31, 2026
Episode 13 - A (Bad) Trip Down Memory Lane and a Sad Road Forward (Ch 15-16)
<p>Join Kels and Ash this week as we discuss some anime, some legos, talk canaries, cultural and geographical dynamics in the districts, construct more symbology and be in agonizing, anticipatory grief for Rue. </p><p><br /></p><p>Listen on Apple Podcasts:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adaptation-games/id1894390414" target="_blank"> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adaptation-games/id1894390414</a></p><p>Listen on Spotify:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://open.spotify.com/show/6efurkbyGO95vzpJN6bMWv" target="_blank"> open.spotify.com/show/6efurkbyGO95vzpJN6bMWv</a></p><p>Watch on YouTube:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdaptationGames" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdaptationGames</a></p><p>Follow TAG on Instagram: / theadaptationgames </p><p>Follow TAG on TikTok:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theadaptationgames" target="_blank"> https://www.tiktok.com/@theadaptationgames</a></p><p>Music :: Madison York / In Pieces / courtesy of<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.epidemicsound.com" target="_blank"> www.epidemicsound.com</a></p><p>Logo and animation designed by :: Vintas Designs</p><p><br />#TheHungerGames #TheBalladofSongbirdsandSnakes #SunriseontheReaping #CatchingFire #Mockingjay<br /> </p><p>Chapters: </p><p>00:20 Intro: Anime, Hobbies, and Personal Interests</p><p>06:45 A (Bad) Trip Down Memory Lane</p><p>14:53 Canary In the Coal Mine</p><p>15:53 The Significance of Community and Loss</p><p>17:13 Megan Talks Theory - Was it an Accident?</p><p>22:18 Learning about District 11</p><p>27:37 Propaganda and Lack of Information</p><p>31:21 Peacekeepers, The Districts and US History</p><p>35:48 Shout out @DoveMakes</p><p>37:47 Rue the Healer: Mind, Body and Soul</p><p>41:04 The Deleted Scene</p><p>47:39 Enacting the Plan</p><p>48:04 Creating Symbolism and the Four Note Whistle</p><p>51:10 The Cornucopia and Food</p><p>54:03 The Distraction</p><p>57:25 The Arrow and the Apples</p><p>01:00:11 Just the Two of Us</p><p>01:01:41 Concluding Thoughts</p>
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- What is The Adaptation Games?
<p>Welcome to The Adaptation Games, a Hunger Games Podcast where we are taking a look at all of the Hunger Games books, their adaptations into the film series and their place in the media landscape. <br /><br />Join Kels and Ash as they analyze how the creative teams condensed the novels into films and how themes come through in the context of the series as a whole. We will look to add new perspectives by analyzing historical context, laughing through misunderstandings and discovering more connected themes than we ever realized. Whether you’re an expert in Hunger Games lore or you’ve only seen the movies and want to learn more, listen along as we dive deeper and deeper and deeper and hopefully laugh and learn something new. <br /><br />Episodes release on Fridays wherever you get your podcasts!</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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