In Contrast Podcast
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📖🎬 Is the book better than the movie???
🎙️ We're having the ultimate book vs. movie debate!
🎙️ We're having the ultimate book vs. movie debate!
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In Contrast
Podcast · Alan Sevin · On the In Contrast podcast, Alan & Nisha talk about movies and the books they are based on. Nisha reads the books and Alan watches the screen adaptations, and through discussion...
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📖🎬 Is the book better than the movie? Did the movie improve on the book?
Were they both…bad?
🎙️ We’ll break it all down with hot takes, in-depth analysis, and a little unhinged fun–the catch is: Nisha reads the book and Alan watches the movie.
👇 New episodes monthly
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
Were they both…bad?
🎙️ We’ll break it all down with hot takes, in-depth analysis, and a little unhinged fun–the catch is: Nisha reads the book and Alan watches the movie.
👇 New episodes monthly
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
"Mr. Collins is Pad Thai."
With a special guest, we explore everything from Mr. Collins being like Pad Thai to the importance of Jane Austen in the literary zeitgeist. What does any of this mean? Listen and find out!
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#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice #BookSky #FilmSky
With a special guest, we explore everything from Mr. Collins being like Pad Thai to the importance of Jane Austen in the literary zeitgeist. What does any of this mean? Listen and find out!
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice #BookSky #FilmSky
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
"Mr. Collins is Pad Thai."
With a special guest, we explore everything from Mr. Collins being like Pad Thai to the importance of Jane Austen in the literary zeitgeist. What does any of this mean? Listen and find out!
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice #BookSky #FilmSky
With a special guest, we explore everything from Mr. Collins being like Pad Thai to the importance of Jane Austen in the literary zeitgeist. What does any of this mean? Listen and find out!
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#JaneAusten #PrideandPrejudice #BookSky #FilmSky
Do you know what the "Uncanny Valley" is?
No? Well you're about to learn.
On today's episode, Nisha and Alan ponder what the moral of "believe" even really means.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#ThePolarExpress #HappyHolidays #FilmSky #BookSky
No? Well you're about to learn.
On today's episode, Nisha and Alan ponder what the moral of "believe" even really means.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#ThePolarExpress #HappyHolidays #FilmSky #BookSky
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Do you know what the "Uncanny Valley" is?
No? Well you're about to learn.
On today's episode, Nisha and Alan ponder what the moral of "believe" even really means.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#ThePolarExpress #HappyHolidays #FilmSky #BookSky
No? Well you're about to learn.
On today's episode, Nisha and Alan ponder what the moral of "believe" even really means.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#ThePolarExpress #HappyHolidays #FilmSky #BookSky
Frankenstein's monster has been depicted in SO many ways. Boris Karloff as Frankenstein is perhaps the most iconic, right?
But it's not even close to what Mary Shelley actually described the monster as!
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#Booksky #Filmsky #Frankenstein
But it's not even close to what Mary Shelley actually described the monster as!
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#Booksky #Filmsky #Frankenstein
a black and white photo of frankenstein looking out a doorway
ALT: a black and white photo of frankenstein looking out a doorway
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November 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It's alive!!!
We cover the important things in this one: how Mary Shelley created a genre, our moral obligations as creators, and why are so many of the monsters hot?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts:
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#frankenstein #filmsky #booksky
We cover the important things in this one: how Mary Shelley created a genre, our moral obligations as creators, and why are so many of the monsters hot?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts:
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#frankenstein #filmsky #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's alive!!!
We cover the important things in this one: how Mary Shelley created a genre, our moral obligations as creators, and why are so many of the monsters hot?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts:
open.spotify.com/episode/3SdV...
#frankenstein #filmsky #booksky
We cover the important things in this one: how Mary Shelley created a genre, our moral obligations as creators, and why are so many of the monsters hot?
Listen wherever you get your podcasts:
open.spotify.com/episode/3SdV...
#frankenstein #filmsky #booksky
Never fear...
Or perhaps you should fear...Frankenstein is on his way.
Or perhaps you should fear...Frankenstein is on his way.
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Never fear...
Or perhaps you should fear...Frankenstein is on his way.
Or perhaps you should fear...Frankenstein is on his way.
Sorry for the late post, we had to fist fight some demons. The Exorcist is available now!
We talk about Rocky, The Church, and Blasphemy...Somehow, those all go together.
Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Cbi...
#SpookyMonth #Podcast #FilmSky #BookSky
We talk about Rocky, The Church, and Blasphemy...Somehow, those all go together.
Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Cbi...
#SpookyMonth #Podcast #FilmSky #BookSky
October 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Sorry for the late post, we had to fist fight some demons. The Exorcist is available now!
We talk about Rocky, The Church, and Blasphemy...Somehow, those all go together.
Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Cbi...
#SpookyMonth #Podcast #FilmSky #BookSky
We talk about Rocky, The Church, and Blasphemy...Somehow, those all go together.
Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Cbi...
#SpookyMonth #Podcast #FilmSky #BookSky
It's moving, it's funny, it's relatable. It's The Wild Robot!
Join us as we take a deep dive into The Wild Robot, book by Peter Browning and movie from 2024.
#TheWildRobot #BookReview #MovieReivew #Podcast
#BookSky #FlmSky
Join us as we take a deep dive into The Wild Robot, book by Peter Browning and movie from 2024.
#TheWildRobot #BookReview #MovieReivew #Podcast
#BookSky #FlmSky
September 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's moving, it's funny, it's relatable. It's The Wild Robot!
Join us as we take a deep dive into The Wild Robot, book by Peter Browning and movie from 2024.
#TheWildRobot #BookReview #MovieReivew #Podcast
#BookSky #FlmSky
Join us as we take a deep dive into The Wild Robot, book by Peter Browning and movie from 2024.
#TheWildRobot #BookReview #MovieReivew #Podcast
#BookSky #FlmSky
📖🎬 Is the book better than the movie? Did the movie improve on the book?
Were they both…bad?
🎙️ We’ll break it all down with hot takes, in-depth analysis, and a little unhinged fun–the catch is: Nisha reads the book and Alan watches the movie.
👇 New episodes monthly
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
Were they both…bad?
🎙️ We’ll break it all down with hot takes, in-depth analysis, and a little unhinged fun–the catch is: Nisha reads the book and Alan watches the movie.
👇 New episodes monthly
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
In Contrast
Podcast · Alan Sevin · On the In Contrast podcast, Alan & Nisha talk about movies and the books they are based on. Nisha reads the books and Alan watches the screen adaptations, and through discussion...
open.spotify.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
📖🎬 Is the book better than the movie? Did the movie improve on the book?
Were they both…bad?
🎙️ We’ll break it all down with hot takes, in-depth analysis, and a little unhinged fun–the catch is: Nisha reads the book and Alan watches the movie.
👇 New episodes monthly
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
Were they both…bad?
🎙️ We’ll break it all down with hot takes, in-depth analysis, and a little unhinged fun–the catch is: Nisha reads the book and Alan watches the movie.
👇 New episodes monthly
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
Have you ever thought about how the first and second rules of flight club are "don't talk about fight club" yet the word spreads like wildfire and it becomes huge?
I wonder if it should have been the last rule too...
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#BookSky #FilmSky #FightClub
I wonder if it should have been the last rule too...
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#BookSky #FilmSky #FightClub
August 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Have you ever thought about how the first and second rules of flight club are "don't talk about fight club" yet the word spreads like wildfire and it becomes huge?
I wonder if it should have been the last rule too...
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#BookSky #FilmSky #FightClub
I wonder if it should have been the last rule too...
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#BookSky #FilmSky #FightClub
For such a wacky and absurd movie, we get deep!
Join us this month as we talk about everything from stealing the remnants of liposuction to what enlightenment even is! Available everywhere you get your podcasts.
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#booksky #filmsky #FightClub
Join us this month as we talk about everything from stealing the remnants of liposuction to what enlightenment even is! Available everywhere you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#booksky #filmsky #FightClub
August 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
For such a wacky and absurd movie, we get deep!
Join us this month as we talk about everything from stealing the remnants of liposuction to what enlightenment even is! Available everywhere you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#booksky #filmsky #FightClub
Join us this month as we talk about everything from stealing the remnants of liposuction to what enlightenment even is! Available everywhere you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#booksky #filmsky #FightClub
Are you excited to watch some movies? Do you know what's coming out? I got you! We have 4 movies, all based on books, to talk about for August!
#FilmSky #MovieReleases
#FilmSky #MovieReleases
July 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Are you excited to watch some movies? Do you know what's coming out? I got you! We have 4 movies, all based on books, to talk about for August!
#FilmSky #MovieReleases
#FilmSky #MovieReleases
Have you ever met someone who curls their mustache?
Join us as we take a ride on The Orient Express!! Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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#booksky #flimsky
Join us as we take a ride on The Orient Express!! Available wherever you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#booksky #flimsky
July 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Have you ever met someone who curls their mustache?
Join us as we take a ride on The Orient Express!! Available wherever you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#booksky #flimsky
Join us as we take a ride on The Orient Express!! Available wherever you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#booksky #flimsky
I'm not sure what's more wild, the story of Shutter Island or the conversation we have about it...
Please report back your findings.
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#BookSky #FilmSky #Podcast #ShutterIsland
Please report back your findings.
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#BookSky #FilmSky #Podcast #ShutterIsland
June 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I'm not sure what's more wild, the story of Shutter Island or the conversation we have about it...
Please report back your findings.
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#BookSky #FilmSky #Podcast #ShutterIsland
Please report back your findings.
open.spotify.com/show/0uAo2bu...
#BookSky #FilmSky #Podcast #ShutterIsland
Happy #WorldDraculaDay 🧛
To celebrate, we released a bonus episode about some of the weirdest people Dracula has faced off against! Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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#Filmsky #Booksky #podcast
To celebrate, we released a bonus episode about some of the weirdest people Dracula has faced off against! Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
incontrast.podbean.com
#Filmsky #Booksky #podcast
In Contrast | Alan Sevin
On the In Contrast podcast, Alan & Nisha talk about movies and the books they are based on. Nisha reads the books and Alan watches the screen adaptations, and through discussion of comparison and…
incontrast.podbean.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Happy #WorldDraculaDay 🧛
To celebrate, we released a bonus episode about some of the weirdest people Dracula has faced off against! Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
incontrast.podbean.com
#Filmsky #Booksky #podcast
To celebrate, we released a bonus episode about some of the weirdest people Dracula has faced off against! Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
incontrast.podbean.com
#Filmsky #Booksky #podcast
Why did no one tell us it's Sherlock Holmes day today? There are few things Nisha loves more than Sherlock Holmes...
May 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Why did no one tell us it's Sherlock Holmes day today? There are few things Nisha loves more than Sherlock Holmes...
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The Noir Detective’s Journey: An Adventure in Disguise
In noir, the detective is hired to do a job—usually to find someone or uncover some buried truth—but the story unfolds more like a quest than a casefile.
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#writingcommunity #noir #mystery #booksky
In noir, the detective is hired to do a job—usually to find someone or uncover some buried truth—but the story unfolds more like a quest than a casefile.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #noir #mystery #booksky
May 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The Noir Detective’s Journey: An Adventure in Disguise
In noir, the detective is hired to do a job—usually to find someone or uncover some buried truth—but the story unfolds more like a quest than a casefile.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #noir #mystery #booksky
In noir, the detective is hired to do a job—usually to find someone or uncover some buried truth—but the story unfolds more like a quest than a casefile.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/n...
#writingcommunity #noir #mystery #booksky
Annihilation is based on a book of the same name which, uncommonly, features several unnamed main characters. It's a pretty bold movie and is so easy to get wrong...
Did this book get it right though?
#Booksky #WritingCommunity
Did this book get it right though?
#Booksky #WritingCommunity
🐍 THE SHIMMER’S CURSED MARK!
In Annihilation, Lena’s mysterious snake tattoo appears after entering—then spreads to Anya & the wall soldier. A creeping ouroboros of self-destruction... 🔄💀 #BodyHorror #CosmicClues #Horror #HorrorSky
😱 Would YOU risk the Shimmer’s touch?
In Annihilation, Lena’s mysterious snake tattoo appears after entering—then spreads to Anya & the wall soldier. A creeping ouroboros of self-destruction... 🔄💀 #BodyHorror #CosmicClues #Horror #HorrorSky
😱 Would YOU risk the Shimmer’s touch?
May 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Annihilation is based on a book of the same name which, uncommonly, features several unnamed main characters. It's a pretty bold movie and is so easy to get wrong...
Did this book get it right though?
#Booksky #WritingCommunity
Did this book get it right though?
#Booksky #WritingCommunity
Remember Charles Murdoch? We briefly mentioned him during out Water for Elephants episode. But the story is so much bigger than we had time for.
Sara Gruen gave up so much in hopes that the justice system would reconsider an interesting trial--to say the least.
Check out this Vulture article:
Sara Gruen gave up so much in hopes that the justice system would reconsider an interesting trial--to say the least.
Check out this Vulture article:
How Sara Gruen Lost Her Life
The Water for Elephants author’s fight to free an incarcerated man left her “absolutely broke,” “seriously ill,” and years behind on her next book.
www.vulture.com
May 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Remember Charles Murdoch? We briefly mentioned him during out Water for Elephants episode. But the story is so much bigger than we had time for.
Sara Gruen gave up so much in hopes that the justice system would reconsider an interesting trial--to say the least.
Check out this Vulture article:
Sara Gruen gave up so much in hopes that the justice system would reconsider an interesting trial--to say the least.
Check out this Vulture article:
It is Jewish American Heritage Month! You bet there are a lot of writers with Jewish heritage! And they've done everything from steamy romance to chilling horror.
Here's a list of 5 American authors with Jewish heritage who have had their books turned into movies:
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#BookSky #FilmSky
Here's a list of 5 American authors with Jewish heritage who have had their books turned into movies:
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#BookSky #FilmSky
May 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Happy AAPI Month! Asia and the Pacific Islands is a huge area, so there are so many more authors we missed.
Before we jump in: Let us know your favorite Pacific Islander authors! We struggled to find any with adaptations but we want to find them!
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#BookSky #FilmSky #Podcast
Before we jump in: Let us know your favorite Pacific Islander authors! We struggled to find any with adaptations but we want to find them!
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#BookSky #FilmSky #Podcast
May 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today is Black Authors Day!
Although we've made a lot of progress in supporting Black writers, they still face discrimination when trying to publish. One of the easiest ways to help is to look up Black authors in your genre and give them a read!
Too easy!!!
#WritingCommunity #Booksky #Filmsky
Although we've made a lot of progress in supporting Black writers, they still face discrimination when trying to publish. One of the easiest ways to help is to look up Black authors in your genre and give them a read!
Too easy!!!
#WritingCommunity #Booksky #Filmsky
May 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Today is Black Authors Day!
Although we've made a lot of progress in supporting Black writers, they still face discrimination when trying to publish. One of the easiest ways to help is to look up Black authors in your genre and give them a read!
Too easy!!!
#WritingCommunity #Booksky #Filmsky
Although we've made a lot of progress in supporting Black writers, they still face discrimination when trying to publish. One of the easiest ways to help is to look up Black authors in your genre and give them a read!
Too easy!!!
#WritingCommunity #Booksky #Filmsky
Happy Jewish Heritage Month!
Jewish people are so much diversity, from how they practice their religion--or don't!--to who they are as people! Throughout this month, we'll talk about some cool authors and movie people with Jewish heritage.
Jewish people are so much diversity, from how they practice their religion--or don't!--to who they are as people! Throughout this month, we'll talk about some cool authors and movie people with Jewish heritage.
May 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Happy Jewish Heritage Month!
Jewish people are so much diversity, from how they practice their religion--or don't!--to who they are as people! Throughout this month, we'll talk about some cool authors and movie people with Jewish heritage.
Jewish people are so much diversity, from how they practice their religion--or don't!--to who they are as people! Throughout this month, we'll talk about some cool authors and movie people with Jewish heritage.
Happy AAPI month! Asia is huge. The Pacific Island region is also huge. This is a super diverse and massive group of people. We'll talk about some cool people from these groups throughout the month, so keep an eye out!
Maybe you'll find your next read or movie!
Maybe you'll find your next read or movie!
May 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Happy AAPI month! Asia is huge. The Pacific Island region is also huge. This is a super diverse and massive group of people. We'll talk about some cool people from these groups throughout the month, so keep an eye out!
Maybe you'll find your next read or movie!
Maybe you'll find your next read or movie!
This month, we discuss Robert Pattinson's tootsies and how Nisha cried at all the parts which weren't adapted.
Join us as we discuss Water for Elephants!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
incontrast.podbean.com
#BookSky #FilmSky #Podcast
Join us as we discuss Water for Elephants!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
incontrast.podbean.com
#BookSky #FilmSky #Podcast
May 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This month, we discuss Robert Pattinson's tootsies and how Nisha cried at all the parts which weren't adapted.
Join us as we discuss Water for Elephants!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
incontrast.podbean.com
#BookSky #FilmSky #Podcast
Join us as we discuss Water for Elephants!
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
incontrast.podbean.com
#BookSky #FilmSky #Podcast