25 Best Adaptation Podcasts

1. Hey YA

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From great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, Hey YA is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit.
Hosts Erica Ezeifedi, Kelly Jensen
Producer/Network Book Riot
Email ****@bookriot.com
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 199Facebook 872.7KTwitter 253.8KInstagram 316.1K Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Bizarre Podcast: Dogs Must Die

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We're a recap podcast for the anime adaptation JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
Hosts Chip Cheezum, Grant (Ironicus)
Producer/Network Chip and Ironicus
Email ****@chipandironicus.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 111 Avg Length 95 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

3. Cover to Credits

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Cover to Credits is a bi-weekly podcast that analyzes books and their movie adaptations. Hosts Ian George and Adina Hilton cover a variety of genres, critiquing both the film and novel it's based on, while trying to understand what makes a good adaptation. Stories are also frequently viewed from a feminist lens, where representation, gender roles, and other elements are often times explored.MORE Hosts Ian George, Adina Hilton
Producer/Network Ian George and Adina Hilton
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 159Facebook 198Twitter 179Instagram 435 Avg Length 98 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

4. Talk'aran'rhiod: The Wheel of Time Showcast

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Join Joe, Jen, and Tom as they delve into the highly anticipated television adaptation of The Wheel of Time and provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the series. From the latest news to critical analysis, the trio aims to explore how Amazon will tackle the monumental task of bringing the 14-book epic to life. For Wheel of Time enthusiasts seeking to stay informed and engaged, this podcast offers an invaluable resource.  (Some episodes do contain spoilers for the books. Look for episodes tagged 'Spoiler Free' if you haven't read the series.)MORE Hosts Joe Perry, Jen Isgro, Tom Cocozza
Producer/Network Joe Perry, Jen Isgro, Tom Cocozza
Email ****@talkaranrhiod.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 106Facebook 958Twitter 3.2KInstagram 1.7K Avg Length 78 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. The Podcast of Surprise (The Witcher)

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A deep dive into The Witcher books and show!
Hosts Aziz, Michal Schick, Kyle
Producer/Network AzizAhai
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 71Twitter 91 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

6. Swedenborg and Life

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Swedenborg & Life is a weekly webcast that explores a broad range of spiritual topics in the context of Swedish scientist and seer Emanuel Swedenborg's experiences of this life and the next. This audio-only podcast is an adaptation of a video-based show, and there will be times when there are references to the visuals in the original episode. To get the full video experience (absolutely free!) check out our YouTube channel, Off The Left Eye. For more about Emanuel Swedenborg, visit www.swedenborg.com.MORE Host Curtis Childs
Producer/Network Off The Left Eye
Email ****@swedenborg.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 83Facebook 382.8KTwitter 909Instagram 2.8K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Of Slippers and Spindles - Fairy Tale Retellings and Adaptations in Books, Film, and Theatre

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Join fairy tale enthusiasts Cassie, Daurie, Laura, and Matt as they discuss the world of film and literary adaptations! Each month (or so) they will choose a specific fairy tale, and each week they will discuss a different book, movie, or musical adaptation of that fairy tale, exploring the way authors and artists retell, change, twist, conserve, and diversify the same stories over and over. In loving memory, always, of Drew.MORE Hosts Cassie Greenlee, Daurie Bogart, Laura L, Matt Guion
Producer/Network Cassie Greenlee, Daurie Rothhaar, Laura L, Matt Guion
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 55Instagram 844 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Sips & Sensibility

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Sips & Sensibility is a Jane Austen adaptation podcast hosted by longtime best friends Beth, Julia, and Lori. Join us every other week for a new adaptation breakdown and review filled with insightful thoughts, wacky antics, and, of course, Jane Austen. If you love to chat with friends over a good beverage, you'll love this podcast. Strap in, grab a drink, and join us as we dive in each episode. Who knows maybe you will find a new favorite adaptation along the way. Oh and Mr. Darcy? Call me! For advertising inquiries please email ****@gmail.com.MORE Producer/Network Sips And Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 49Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. What Would Danbury Do?

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What Would Danbury Do? (aka Bridgerton Pod) is a podcast centred on the Julia Quinn series, and the 2020 adaptation on Netflix.
Hosts Rudi Bremer, Kate Cuthbert, Adele Walsh
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 54Facebook 224Twitter 308Instagram 201 Avg Length 75 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Chapter One: Take Two

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Welcome to Chapter One: Take Two with Maddy and Bri. We read the book, watch the film and discuss the adaptation, recorded all the way from middle-earth (aka Aotearoa, New Zealand). We discuss how well, or not so well, a movie was made from the book it was based off, e.g. Twilight. If you love movies, books, and funny lesbians talking about movies and books, this is the podcast for you.MORE Producer/Network Maddy & Bri
Email ****@outlook.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 1.5KTwitter 30 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. The Pemberley Podcast

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Join along as we discuss Jane Austen adaptations episode by episode, chapter by chapter! As well as hear interviews with the cast and writers behind the projects. We have covered The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Emma Approved, ITV's Sanditon, and Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev. Our goal is to cover an adaptation of each Austen novel. We also love the romance genre and discuss the Shondaland & Netflix series Bridgerton, adapted from the best-selling books by Julia Quinn. Visit our website at thepemberleypodcast.com for more information and follow us on social media @thepemberleyMORE Hosts Jillian Davis, Yolanda Rodriguez
Producer/Network The Pemberley Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 60Facebook 939Twitter 654Instagram 6.8K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. Adaptation Podcast

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The podcast for in-depth discussion on film adaptations and the original material they're based on.
Host Kendyl Bryant
Producer/Network Kendyl Bryant
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 173Twitter 152 Avg Length 77 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Deep Adaptation

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The Deep Adaptation Podcast shares audio from some of Professor Jem Bendell's interviews and talks, as well as other outputs from the Deep Adaptation Forum about reducing harm in the face of disruptive climate change.MORE Producer/Network Jem Bendell et al.
Email ****@deepadaptation.info
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 17Twitter 4.2K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. Building State Capability Podcast

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The Building State Capability (BSC) program researches strategies and tactics to build the capability of public organizations to implement policies and programs.BSC has developed the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach, a process of facilitated emergence which focuses on problems (not solutions) and follows a step by step process (not a rigid plan) that allows for flexible learning and adaptation. PDIA is a learning by doing approach that helps organizations develop the capability to solve complex problems while they are actually solving such problems.MORE Host Salimah Samji
Producer/Network Building State Capability at Harvard University
Email ****@hks.harvard.edu
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 411Twitter 3.1K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2018 Get Email Contact

15. Calming Mind Therapy

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Sleep. Relaxation, calming, positive energy, healing, humor, mindfulness, adaptation. If you enjoy my podcast and would like to support it's creation, you can find my Patreon at: https://patreon.com/calmingmindpodcastMORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 62 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

16. Illiterate

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Every Friday, we uncover the hidden creative process behind media adaptations. Everything comes from something. Why this now?
Producer/Network podcastgod
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 20 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

17. All About Agatha Christie

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All About Agatha is a podcast all about, well, Agatha. Agatha Christie, of course: the Queen of Crime, a real-life Dame of the British Empire, and author of sixty-six mystery novels that spanned the Twentieth Century, defining a genre. For five years, Catherine Brobeck and Kemper Donovan revisited these novels in publication order, ranking them according to pre-set criteria (plot, character, etc.). Tragically, Catherine Brobeck passed away at the end of 2021...MORE Host Kemper Donovan
Producer/Network All About Agatha (Christie)
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.9K Avg Length 79 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. Climate Conversations

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Climate news and views with Jack Board and Liling Tan. Join our hosts as they make sense of the climate crisis, big ideas and practical fixes for a changing planet. The views and opinions shared during this podcast series are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. or its group of companies.MORE Hosts Jack Board, Liling Tan
Producer/Network CNA Podcasts
Email ****@mediacorp.com.sg
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Facebook 4.6MTwitter 1.2MInstagram 1.5M Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

19. The Book Was Better

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Kaley Clarke and Taylor Collett are sisters as well as lifelong movie fans and avid readers. Each episode, Kaley and Taylor discuss a popular book and its movie adaptation, pointing out big differences, and deciding (in their opinion) whether or not the book was better.Season 1 ongoing now!---------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with us on Instagram or by emailing us at ****@gmail.comFind all of our links and ways to listen to our podcast: https://linktr.ee/TBWBPodcastMORE Hosts Kaley Clarke, Taylor Collett
Producer/Network Kaley Clarke & Taylor Collett
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. The blank was better

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A show about adaptations, reboots and remakes! Films based on books, investigative articles, plays, or other films anything is fair game. Covering one adaptation (or more!) per episode, friends Vivienne and Sarah get to the bottom of which version is worth the time and attention. Spoilers ahead!MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Instagram 135 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. The Alienist: Angel of Darkness Recap

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A Recap Podcast About TNT's Adaptation of The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Producer/Network Midwest Podcast Network
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 18Twitter 140 Avg Length 77 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

22. Is It Serious?

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Welcome to 'Is It Serious?,' a conversational podcast where two top doctors pull back the curtain on the American healthcare system and answer all of your health concerns, one question at a time. Our doctor hosts, Jean Luc Neptune, MD and Mark Lewis, MD, share their medical knowledge in a fun, lighthearted chat while also getting to the root of the 'question of the day.' They will discuss a range of topics covering everything from complex health issues to the absurdity of drug commercials...MORE Hosts Mark Lewis, Jean Luc Neptune
Email ****@offscrip.com
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Facebook 240Twitter 1.5K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

23. The Fan Girls Podcast

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Our Focus is Fandoms with a particular specialization in Book to Screen adaptations such as; Outlander, Bridgerton, Harry Potter, Shadow & Bone, and The Witcher, but certainly not limited to. Longtime time fandoms such as the Marvel Universe and Friends to newer pop culture phenomena, like Stranger Things, are also in our wheelhouse. We love discovering new fandoms as well as circling back to our old favorites. When it comes to binge-able television we know, the obsession is real...MORE Hosts Julie Johnson, Lauren Kearney
Producer/Network The Fan Girls Podcast
Email ****@yahoo.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 27Facebook 140Twitter 490Instagram 733 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

24. Africa Climate Conversations.

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We tell climate and environmental stories from an African perspective. Using this podcast and Africa Climate Conversations YouTube, we share these stories through expert in-depth conversations and human interest stories from the field.Hello, and welcome. My name is Sophie Mbugua, and I am from Kenya. I am an environmental journalist passionate about Africa, my motherland, nature, and travel.I started this podcast in 2022 after reporting for numerous international, local, and regional media outlets on climate change and the environment...MORE Producer/Network Sophie Mbugua
Email ****@africaclimateconversations.com
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Apple Reviews 6Facebook 1.4KTwitter 3KInstagram 1K Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

25. The Music of Middle-Earth

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Take a deep dive into Howard Shore's Score for Peter Jackson's adaptation of Lord of The Rings! We explore Tolkien's writing, history, and composition!
Producer/Network Jordan Rannells
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 51Facebook 697 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact