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In this, the final episode of Adapt or Perish, we're getting real meta with a look at 2002's Adaptation!

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Split image showing three stills from the 2002 movie Adaptation. In the largest image, Nicolas Cage reads a copy of the book The Orchid Thief. In one of the two smaller images, Meryl Streep sits on a bed. In the second of the two smaller images, Chris Cooper wades through a swamp.
September 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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In Ep. 172, we're tackling the subject of dudes doing their civic duty with a look at 12 Angry Men, the courtroom classic!

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Split image showing stills from the 1954, 1957, and 1997 screen productions of 12 Angry Men. Each still is a wide image depicting the entire cast of the production. Actors featured include Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon.
August 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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In this mini-episode of Adapt or Perish, we're looking at Clash of the Titans, the story of the Kraken-fighting, Medusa-beheading demigod Perseus!

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Split image showing images of Harry Hamlin holding Medusa's head and Laurence Olivier sitting on a throne from the 1981 Clash of the Titans and Liam Neeson wearing armor and Sam Worthington holding Medusa's head from the 2010 Clash of the Titans.
August 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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In Ep. 170, we're celebrating Superman with a look back at every major screen adaptation of the Man of Steel released since 1941!

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Split image showing pictures from nineteen screen versions of Superman, featuring live action, cartoons, Christopher Reeves, David Corenswet, Henry Cavill, Brandon Routh, Tom Welling, and more.
July 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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In this mini-episode, we're looking at The Wedding Banquet, the delightful story of a green card marriage and the deception that goes along with it.

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Split image showing two scenes. Top: A formal wedding banquet with a bride, groom, and guests in formal attire at a decorated table from the 1993 version of the Wedding Banquet. Bottom: A lively nightclub scene with friends laughing and celebrating under colorful lights from the 2025 version of The Wedding Banquet.
July 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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We're keeping the haunted house theme going in Episode 168 of Adapt or Perish with a look at Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost!

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A mosaic of images from screen versions of The Canterville Ghost, featuring Charles Laughton, Margaret O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, David Niven, Richard Kiley, John Gielgud, Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell, Ian Richardson, and Anthony Head.
June 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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In this mini-episode of Adapt or Perish, we're looking at Lilo & Stitch, the story of everyone's favorite alien koala-dog and the Earth girl who adopts him.

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A mosaic of images from Lilo & Stitch (2002) and Lilo & Stitch (2025) featuring Lilo, Stitch, and Nani.
June 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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In Ep. 166, we're looking at the many screen adaptations of The Turn of the Screw, the gothic horror classic by Henry James!

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A mosaic of images from screen adaptations of The Turn of the Screw, featuring Ingrid Bergman, Deborah Kerr, Lynn Redgrave, Leelee Sobieski, Michelle Dockery, Mackenzie Davis, and more.
May 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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In Ep. 165, Jeremy and Ian are celebrating their home state with a look at Donn Fendler's tale of survival, Lost on a Mountain in Maine!

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A mosaic of images including the covers of the books Lost on a Mountain in Maine and Lost Trail and a photo of Luke David Blumm as Donn Fendler from the 2024 movie adaptation.
May 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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In Ep. 164, Ari's back for a discussion of Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Paton's poetic look at South Africa in the years before institutionalized apartheid.

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April 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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In this mini-episode, we're looking at two very different but completely identical versions of Death at a Funeral, the chaotic look at a family in mourning.

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A mosaic of images from the 2007 and 2010 versions of Death at a Funeral, featuring Alan Tudyk, Daisy Donovan, Matthew Macfadyen, Peter Vaughan, Peter Dinklage, James Marsden, Zoe Saldaña, Chris Rock, and Danny Glover.
April 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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We're taking a look at the story of the boxer/quarterback/stand-up comedian taken too soon and given a second chance in a new body, Heaven Can Wait!

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A mosaic of images from movies based on Heaven Can Wait, including Here Comes Mr. Jordan and Down to Earth, featuring Claude Rains, Warren Beatty, and Chris Rock.
April 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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In this mini-episode, we're going back to Roald Dahl for a look at his short story Poison, screen adaptations from Alfred Hitchcock and Wes Anderson, and more!

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A mosaic of images from adaptations of Poison, the short story by Roald Dahl, featuring Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Tales of the Unexpected, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
March 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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In Episode 160 of Adapt or Perish, Jules Verne is taking us Around the World in 80 Days!

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A mosaic of images from screen adaptations of Around the World in 80 Days, featuring David Niven, Pierce Brosnan, Jackie Chan, David Tennant, and more.
March 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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In this Adapt or Perish Mini, we're heading to the town of Chewandswallow for some light apps and a look at Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs!

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A mosaic of images from the picture book and movie versions of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
February 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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In Ep. 158, we're talking time travel and taking a look at the seminal work of science fiction from H.G. Wells, The Time Machine!

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A mosaic of images from screen adaptations of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine, featuring Rod Taylor and Guy Pearce.
February 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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In this mini-episode, we're doing a Dracula follow-up with a look at the newest screen adaptation from Robert Eggers, Nosferatu!

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A mosaic of images from different screen adaptations of Nosferatu, featuring Max Schell, Klaus Kinski, and Bill Skarsgård.
January 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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In Ep. 156, we're going back to Agatha Christie, but now we're focusing on Miss Marple and The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side!

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A mosaic of images from screen adaptations of The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, featuring Angela Lansbury, Joan Hickson, and Julia McKenzie as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple.
January 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Journey with us through the Candy Cane Forest, the Sea of Swirly Twirly Gum Drops, and the Lincoln Tunnel for a look at Elf!

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A mosaic of images from versions of Elf, featuring Will Ferrell, Sebastian Arcelus, and the animated special Buddy's Musical Christmas.
December 24, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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Season's greetings! It's the time of year for our fifth look at A Christmas Carol, and here's a Christmas miracle for you: Ari's back to help!

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A mosaic of images from screen adaptations of A Christmas Carol, featuring Vincent Prince, Sterling Hayden, Rich Little, Ross Kemp, Oscar the Grouch, the Smurfs, and more.
December 10, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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In this episode, we're looking at the subject of a grand Thanksgiving tradition, Arlo Guthrie's folk epic Alice's Restaurant!

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A mosaic of images from the 1969 film version of Alice's Restaurant, featuring Arlo Guthrie, William Obahein, James Broderick, and Pat Quinn.
November 26, 2024 at 1:18 PM