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Boars, Gore, and SwordsShōgun 1x05: Buntaro StewBroken to the Fist. Friend of the pod and Creator of Counterpart, Justin Marks, is back on tv with Rachel Kondo for Hulu's Shōgun. Red & Ivan are joined by Award winning Author and friend of the pod, Maggie Tokuda-Hall!!! Pre-Order Maggie's Graphic Novel, The Worst Ronin!!!! Maggie is the author of the 2017 Parent's Choice Gold Medal winning picture book, Also an Octopus, illustrated by Benji Davies. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea is her debut young adult novel, which was an NPR, Kirkus, School Library Journal and Book Page Best Book of 2020. Its s...
2024-03-211h 11Boars, Gore, and SwordsMadame Web, with Alexandria LoveWriter, Comic, and podcast guest extraordinaire Alexandria Love was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died AND is here to talk Madame Web with Red & Ivan. Dakota Johnson, Isabela Merced, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O'Connor AND Adam Scott as an Uncle named Ben? What could go wrong!! Also, check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
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Failure to AdaptSarah Gailey, Fifty Shades DarkerNothing could keep FTA favorite and Hugo Award Winning Author Sarah Gailey* away from their Christian Grey. Sarah pilots Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall away in their helicopter to talk E.L. James' 2012 novel Fifty Shades Darker and the 2017 film of the same name Directed by James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross). * Sarah Gailey is a Hugo Award Winning and Bestselling author of speculative fiction, short stories, and essays. Their nonfiction has been published by dozens of venues internationally. Their fiction has been published in over seven different languages. Their most recent novel, Just Like Home, and most...
2024-02-211h 14Failure to AdaptChristina Lauren, Blue CrushChristina Hobbs! Lauren Billings!! The writing juggernaut known as Christina Lauren* joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall in Hawaii to discuss the 1998 Outside Magazine article Life's Swell by Susan Orlean and its adaptation into the 2002 classic, Blue Crush. *Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The #1 international bestselling coauthor duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction, and together has produced nineteen New York Times bestselling novels. Their third YA novel, Autoboyography was released in 2017 to critical acclaim, followed by Roomies, Love and Other Words...
2024-02-0747 minFailure to AdaptThe Fast and the FuriousHow do you perfect the premise of NYC street racers who are all in it together? You add Ja Rule and the world's least charismatic white cop. Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall slide into a black Honda S2000 to talk Kenneth Li's 1998 Vibe Article, Racer X, and the 2001 Rob Cohen film, The Fast and the Furious. You can read Racer X, by Kenneth Li, here. Order Maggie's newest book, The Siren, the Song, and the Spy If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on instagram: https://www.instagram.com...
2023-12-0658 minFailure to AdaptColin Winnette, AdaptationColin Winnette* joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to talk about the Susan Orlean article, Orchid Fever, and the 2002 Spike Jonze film Adaptation. written by Charlie & Donald Kaufman. * Colin Winnette is the author of Haints Stay and The Job of the Wasp. His new novel Users is one of the New Yorker's "Best Books of 2023" and was called "a timeless and moving story about fatherhood and one man's yearning for a more meaningful life" by the NY Times. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, Playboy, and BOMB magazine as well as numerous others. Order Maggie's...
2023-11-2948 minFailure to AdaptNatasha Muse, HustlersAfter the 2008 financial collapse a lot of people said something had to be done about Wall Street, but some of the women at Scores were the only ones with enough guts to take action. Stand-Up Comic and Writer Natasha Muse joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to talk the Jessica Pressler article, The Hustlers at Scores, and 2019's Hustlers Directed by Lorene Scafaria. You can read the 2015 Jessica Pressler article, The Hustlers at Scores, here. Natasha Muse is a Stand Up Comic and Writer who's appeared on Two Dope Queens, and was named both a "...
2023-11-081h 07Failure to AdaptA Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodIs there an interview subject so humble even God can't get them to talk about themself? Mister Rodgers is as close as it gets, and yet Tom Junod's 1998 profile is a masterclass turned into an equally ambitious film. Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall are back to talk the Tom Junod Esquire profile, Can You Say..."Hero"?, and 2019's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Directed by Marielle Heller. You can read the 1998 Tom Junod profile of Mister Rodgers, Can You Say.. "Hero"?, here. Order Maggie's newest book, The Siren, the Song, and the Spy
2023-11-0157 minFailure to AdaptMeg Elison, Minority ReportPrecogs can predict crime, but did they anticipate the seminal science fiction novella would become a Steven Spielberg blockbuster? You'd need a specialist to pick apart the causality, and thankfully Meg Elison, a Philip K. Dick Award winning novelist, joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to discuss The Minority Report, a 1956 novella, and Minority Report, the 2002 film. You can find the full issue of Fantastic Universe, where The Minority Report first appeared, here. Meg Elison is a Brooklyn author and essayist. Her debut novel, "The Book of the Unnamed Midwife" won the 2014 Philip K. Dick A...
2023-10-2548 minFailure to AdaptThe BirdsIs it possible a movie that helped define Horror in cinema for generations is exceeded by the Novelette from whence it came? Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall step inside a phone booth besieged by corvids to investigate Dame Daphne du Maurier's 1952 novelette The Birds and Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 classic adaptation, The Birds. Order Maggie's newest book, The Siren, the Song, and the Spy If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/failuretoadaptpodcast/ Following the pod on X: https://x.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: ht...
2023-10-1859 minFailure to AdaptVictoria "V.E." Schwab, Almost FamousVictoria Schwab, bestselling author of Shades of Magic series, the Villains series, and the international bestseller The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to talk about the 1973 Rolling Stone article by Cameron Crowe, "The Allman Brothers Story: How Gregg Allman Keeps Band Going After Duane's Death" , and its adaptation into the 2001 Cameron Crowe film, Almost Famous. Order V.E. Schwab's latest novel in the Shades of Magic series, The Fragile Threads of Power. And if you haven't already, check out The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, now in paperback! Order...
2023-10-111h 10Failure to AdaptTop GunThe most famous Volleyball scene in cinema was adapted from a magazine article with NO volleyball at all?! Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall step into the Danger Zone and talk Top Guns[1], Ehud Yonay's 1983 article published in California magazine, and the little known film it was adapted in to, Tony Scott's 1986 action film, Top Gun. Pre-order Maggie's newest book, The Siren, the Song, and the Spy [1] Yes, plural. If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/failuretoadaptpodcast/ Following the pod on X: https://x.c...
2023-10-0650 minFailure to AdaptMolly Sanchez, Shrek!One of the GOATs of children's literature has their disgusting green monster licensed by Steven Spielberg and somehow after a decade of development hell we get a generation defining comedy. All Star Comic, Writer and best friend of the pod Molly Sanchez joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to talk the 1990 William Steig picture book Shrek! and the 2001 Dreamworks film Shrek. Pre-order Maggie's newest book, The Siren, the Song, and the Spy If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/failuretoadaptpodcast/ Following the pod on X: h...
2023-09-2045 minFailure to AdaptCoyote UglyWhat happens when an article that is technically a prequel to Eat, Pray, Love is made into an ode to midriff and low cut jeans? Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall have a meltdown as they discuss Elizabeth Gilbert's March 1997 GQ Article The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon and its adaptation into the 2000 David McNally film, Coyote Ugly. Pre-order Maggie's newest book, The Siren, the Song, and the Spy If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/failuretoadaptpodcast/ Following the pod on X: https://x.com/Fa...
2023-09-1357 minFailure to AdaptSarah MacLean, It Happened One NightWe're kicking off Season 4 of Failure to Adapt with bestselling romance novelist and FRIEND OF THE SHOW, Sarah MacLean!!! Sarah shows some leg and secures a ride with Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall as they discuss the August 1933 short story Night Bus published in Cosmopolitan magazine, and the 1934 winner of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay: It Happened One Night. Sarah MacLean is a New York Times, Washington Post, AND USA Today bestselling romance novelist and god of the MacLeaniverse. Her sexy historical novels have been translated into over 25 languages. She...
2023-09-061h 14Failure to AdaptFifty Shades of Grey, with Sarah GaileyWhat's a better digestif to a season of Austen than bringing in Hugo Award Winning Author Sarah Gailey (Just Like Home, The Echo Wife, EAT THE RICH) to talk Twilight fan fiction. Sarah whisks Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall away to sunny Seattle to talk E.L. James's 2011 novel Fifty Shades of Grey and the 2015 film of the same name Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. BUY SARAH GAILEY'S JUST LIKE HOME Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter...
2023-02-011h 20Failure to AdaptAusten's Heirs: BridgertonNetflix's Bridgerton, based on the Julia Quinn novels, is the most successful regency romance in years, and based on the setting of 1813 England, is begging to be compared to Jane Austen. After a season of covering slow burns it's time for Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to put on a Vitamin String Quartet cover of thank u, next and clutch some pearls. Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www...
2023-01-251h 00Failure to AdaptAusten's Heirs: When Harry Met SallyAfter spending a season of Failure to Adapt discussing Jane Austen adaptations, it's time to take a look at her significant influence on modern films that aren't quite adaptations. Red Scott couldn't think of a better example of a modern movie with deep connections to Pride and Prejudice than When Harry Met Sally (1989). Maggie Tokuda-Hall's feelings are a bit more complicated! Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.c...
2023-01-181h 01Failure to AdaptPersuasion, with Alex BrownWhen genius writer and critic Alex Brown was spotted gnashing their teeth at the release of Netflix's Persuasion, the crew knew they had to ask them on to discuss it, and they're so glad they agreed! Alex joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to discuss the Carrie Cracknell Directed Persuasion (2022) and the book it was kind of adapted from, Jane Austen's Persuasion (1817). Alex Brown is a librarian, local historian, author and writer, and an Ignyte Award winning critic. Their work can be found on tor.com, Locus magazine, NPR, and Buzzfeed. Much of their writing covers Black h...
2023-01-111h 05Failure to AdaptEmma & Emma.When there are two famous regency Emma adaptations, you have to ask yourself: Do you want Bill Nighy to be in it or one of the all time great VHS covers featuring Gwyneth Paltrow. Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to discuss the 1996 Douglas McGrath film Emma and the Anya Talyor-Joy lead, Autumn de Wilde directed, 2020 movie Emma. Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2023-01-0453 minFailure to AdaptEmma & Clueless, with Sarah MacLeanWe brought in an expert to talk Jane Austen's impetuous matchmaker Emma and her transformation into Cher, a virgin who can't drive. Best-Selling Romance novelist Sarah MacLean joins Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall to discuss the 1815 Jane Austen Novel Emma and the 1995 film directed by Amy Heckerling, Clueless. Sarah MacLean is a New York Times, Washington Post, AND USA Today bestselling romance novelist and god of the MacLeaniverse. Her sexy historical novels have been translated into over 25 languages. She also co-hosts the Fated Mates Podcast with romance critic Jen Prokop. Heartbreaker, the latest in the Hell's Belles s...
2022-12-211h 11Failure to AdaptPride and Prejudice: BATTLE ROYALAfter covering enough Pride and Prejudice adaptations to fill Mr & Mrs. Bennet's dining room table, Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall are here to decide once and for all the best and brightest of all of them. We decide the best characters, the best chemistry, and ultimately, THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE. Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2022-12-141h 06Failure to AdaptBride and Prejudice VS Pride + Prejudice + ZombiesFrom the most faithful PnP adaptations to the most treacherous and fickle, Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall dice up the 2004 Bollywood inspired Bride and Prejudice Directed by Gurinder Chadha along with the Burr Steers Zombie thriller Pride + Prejudice + Zombies. These adaptations take the most chances yet with Jane Austen's source material, did it pay off? Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2022-12-0757 minFailure to AdaptPride & Prejudice, BBC Series vs 2005 Film, with Amy SchneiderFresh off her win at the 2022 Jeopardy Tournament of Champions, Amy Schneider stormed into the Failure to Adapt podcast studio and demanded to talk Jane Austen, and Red Scott and Maggie Tokuda-Hall were happy to oblige her. When it comes to Pride & Prejudice adaptations, two works sit atop the regency class system: Pride and Prejudice, the 1995 BBC series, and Pride & Prejudice, the 2005 film directed by Joe Wright. But which one is canonically the best??? Listen and find out. Amy Schneider is the winningest woman in Jeopardy history, the first transgender contestant to win the Tournament o...
2022-11-301h 02Failure to AdaptBridget Jones VS Lizzie Bennet, with Molly SanchezJane Austen Adaptation CONTINUES as Molly Sanchez returns to discuss two Pride & Prejudice adaptions: The Sharon Maguire Directed Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) and the Bernie Su & Margaret Dunlap directed vlog, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012). Molly is the former co-host of the podcast The Hold Up, as well as Red All Over: A Handmaid's Tale Podcast, along with being an accomplished writer and comic. Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon...
2022-11-231h 13Failure to AdaptPride and Prejudice to Fire Island, with Walt HickeyWalt Hickey (creator & writer of numlock.com & Senior Editor for Data at Insider) is not only an insightful and hilarious guest, he is Failure to Adapt's first Pulitzer Prize winning guest. Who better to kick of our SEASON of Jane Austen adaptations? Walt joins Maggie & Red to discuss Jane Austen's 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice, and it's adaptation into the 2022 Andrew Ahn film, Fire Island. Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt...
2022-11-161h 17
Better Podcasting Chats With SPComedian, Genre Podcaster and Audio Enthusiast Red Scott - BPCWSP010Episode Notes
SP chats with Comedian, Genre Podcaster and Audio Aficionado Red Scott about his podcasting journey and his tips for hobby podcasters.
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2022-08-2500 min
Ask a Librarian with Julie ChavezMaggie Tokuda-Hall Talks Writing and StaircasesIn addition to hosting the hilarious podcast with Red Scott, Failure to Adapt, Maggie Tokuda-Hall is an author of all types of books. She joins Julie in this episode to share about the experience of writing her first novel, The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, its upcoming sequel, and her most recent picture book, Love in the Library. Maggie talks very frankly about her commitment to education around the real-life events in Love in the Library, and she shares a key piece of writerly wisdom earned when writing her novel: a perfectly built staircase that goes nowhere is useless...
2022-08-0436 minFailure to AdaptTwilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2, with Sarah GaileyThe honeymoon's over, and Hugo Award Winning Author Sarah Gailey (Just Like Home, The Echo Wife, EAT THE RICH) joins Maggie & Red one last time to wait out the 72 hours between giving birth and heading to the most sensual Thomas Kinkade inspired love shack. There was of course, only one way this could ever end: with a teenager betrothed to an infant and a supernatural battle for the ages (or not). They're (finally!) talking the final half of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn (2008) and its adaptation into the 2012 Bill Condon film, Breaking Dawn: Part 2. PRE-ORDER SARAH GAILEY'S JUST...
2022-06-281h 03Failure to AdaptTwilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1, with Sarah GaileyHugo award winning author Sarah Gailey (Just Like Home, The Echo Wife, EAT THE RICH) joins this shotgun podcast with Maggie & Red to witness Edward & Bella enter the holy state of Batrimony, before heading to Isle Esme (formerly: The Island of No Innocents Were Murdered Here) and then back to the Cullen homestead for some moderate body horror. They're talking the first half of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn (2008) and its adaptation into the 2011 Bill Condon film, Breaking Dawn: Part 1. PRE-ORDER SARAH GAILEY'S JUST LIKE HOME !! Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library !! If...
2022-06-211h 11Failure to AdaptHeartstopper, with Joe WadlingtonAuthor and Drag Artist Joe Wadlington joins to discuss a graphic novel showed the world a present and future of gay love that a previous generation could only dream of and the show based on it which became a sensation. Joe, Maggie & Red discuss Alice Oseman's graphic novel Heartstopper (2016) as well as the Euros Lyn Directed Netflix series, Heartstopper (2022). Joe Wadlington has been published in the New Yorker, Architectural Digest, Vox, Food and Wine Magazine, and Catapult. He co-hosts/co-produces "Happy Endings", a live, literary mixtape every 2nd Tuesday at the Make Out Room in San Francisco...
2022-06-141h 04Failure to AdaptEdge of TomorrowWhether you love a Tom Cruise movie or would rather he die repeatedly on a distant beach, this adaptation's got something for you. Maggie & Red discuss Hiroshi Sakurazaka's All You Need is Kill (2004) and the Doug Liman Directed Edge of Tomorrow (2014). Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library !!! If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2022-06-0756 minFailure to AdaptHolesA beloved young adult novel is turned into a beloved young adult film, but only one can break the centuries old curse, while the other will meet its end in the dirt surrounded by Yellow-Spotted Lizards. Maggie & Red discuss Louis Sachar's Holes (1998) and it's cinema counterpart, the Shia LaBeouf vehicle Holes (2003). Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library !!! If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2022-04-2657 minFailure to AdaptThe Black Cauldron, with Chuck WendigDisney sends Assistant Pig Keeper Jeffrey Katzenberg back to the Well with the task of adapting beloved fantasy novels into an animated film, what could possibly go wrong? Chuck Wendig joins Maggie & Red to talk Lloyd Alexander's The Book of Three (1964) and The Black Cauldron (1965) as well as the film that almost killed Disney, 1985's Animated Feature, The Black Cauldron. Chuck Wendig (terribleminds.com, @ChuckWendig on twitter) is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath, as well as the Miriam Black thrillers, the Atlanta Burns books, Zer0es/Invasive, Wanderers, as...
2022-04-1954 minFailure to AdaptI Know What You Did Last SummerA story that starts as Crime & Punishment for teens morphs into four Teen Beat Cover Models with an impossibly convoluted slasher angle, but which version is best? Maggie & Red talk Lois Duncan's I Know What You Did Last Summer (1973) and the Jim Gillespie Directed film I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997). Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library !!! If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2022-04-1256 minFailure to AdaptCinderella & Ever After, with Molly SanchezToday we learn the importance of forgiveness, OR the satisfaction of gruesome retribution, OR something more modern and complex, depending on which adaptation fits. FTA favorite and Cinderella scholar* Molly Sanchez returns to three versions of the folk tale including Charles Perrault's The Little Glass Slipper (1697), Aschenputtel (1819) by The Brothers Grimm, and of course the Andy Tennant film Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998). Molly is the former co-host of the podcast The Hold Up, as well as Red All Over: A Handmaid's Tale Podcast, along with being an accomplished writer and comic. Buy Maggie's newest b...
2022-04-051h 04Failure to AdaptFight ClubThe only rule of Podcast Club is podcasts will go on as long as they have to. Maggie & Red talk the adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club (1996) into the David Fincher Directed Fight Club (1999). You haven't heard a podcast like this since grade school. Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library !!! If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2022-03-291h 00Failure to AdaptThe Princess Bride, with Chris SarandonWho better to discuss "love, true love" than the heir to the throne of Florin himself, Prince Humperdinck. Chris Sarandon joins Maggie & Red talk the adaptation of William Goldman's The Princess Bride (1973) into the Rob Reiner Directed The Princess Bride (1987). Chris Sarandon's career on stage and screen dates back to 1965. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Dog Day Afternoon, played Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride, voiced Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas, among dozens of other roles. Buy Maggie's newest book, Love in the Library !!! ...
2022-03-221h 08Boars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: SeveranceI did not have Ben Stiller directing a sci-fi psychological thriller on my 2022 bingo cards, but with a cast featuring Adam Scott AND Patricia Arquette, I've got my lucky stamper at the ready. It's not clear if Apple TV+ is a real streaming network, but it looks like they might have a second good show! Ivan & Red talk work/life balance, Braun design, and talk the coolest Rick who ever Ricken'd. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan...
2022-03-1650 minFailure to AdaptTwilight: Eclipse, with Sarah GaileyA movie franchise so grueling it chewed through three Directors in each of its first three films only needs one guest, Hugo award winning author Sarah Gailey (Just Like Home, The Echo Wife, EAT THE RICH) returns with their Harley Sprint in the trunk of a Volvo S60R to talk Wampyres & Werewolves. They join Maggie & Red to discuss the adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's Eclipse (2007) into the David Slade Directed The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010). If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon...
2022-03-151h 10Boars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: KimiSteven Soderbergh looked at the bloated, over-indulgent run times on modern movies and made a perfect 89 minute thriller starring Zoë Kravitz in the techno thriller, KIMI. Ivan & Red talk casting comics, tight cabling, unfilmable software, and the absolute worst man to have as your Dentist. Remember: Every Good Podcast Starts with A Good Listener: BGaS 6.0. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2022-03-091h 02Failure to AdaptThe Hunger Games, with Amy SchneiderYou don't need the odds to be ever in your favor when you've got a guest with a 40-game win streak on Jeopardy. That's right, Amy Schneider joins Maggie & Red to discuss the adaptation of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games (2008) into the Gary Ross Directed The Hunger Games (2012). Amy Schneider is the winningest woman in Jeopardy history, the first transgender contestant to reach the Tournament of Champions, winner of the 2022 Queerty BADASS award, and a genuinely delightful person. If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure...
2022-03-081h 04Boars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: Pam & TommyAfter an ill-fated heist, the lads found a machine that can play HI-8 and dove in. Ivan & Red talk about a surprisingly funny and well made show that should not have been made without the consent of Pamela Anderson, Hulu's Pam & Tommy. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2022-03-0240 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: The Gilded AgeGOWNS, DARLING!!! Julian Fellowes has made his way across the pond and he's bringing his trade mark Downton Abbey combo of classism and gowns to 19th century New York City in HBO Max's The Gilded Age. Ivan & Red the minimum number of guests necessary for the show to go on, extremely minor heists, and the need for caution when googling "inflation calculator". Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find...
2022-02-231h 05Boars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: The AfterpartyWhodunnit?! The only thing we know for sure is it was someone in the LA COMEDY SCENE. Ivan & Red talk Apple TV's The Afterparty, one of a myriad of murder mystery shows created to capitalize on the Success of Knives Out. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2022-02-1643 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: PeacemakerThis is the podcast where Ivan & Red will kill whoever they need to in the name of justice. That's right, it's HBO Max's Peacemaker, the John Cena vehicle created as a spinoff of The Suicide Squad (2021) (Not to be confused with Suicide Squad (2016)). Let Eagly wrap his noble arms around you. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2022-02-0946 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsEliza Clark on Y: The Last Man Season 2After sharing her Season 2 pitch document with Ivan & Red, Showrunner Eliza Clark talks the end of Season 1 before going into the detailed pitch document for season 2 and beyond. They talk planned storylines, new characters, and the vision for Y that could have been. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2022-02-021h 31Boars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: The Book of Boba FettSlap on your N95 Tusken Raider mask and head to the desert, it's time to talk the second Disney+ show about a guy in Mandalorian armor. Ivan & Red head to the desert to hang out with Pig Boys, Ming-Na Wen, and NOBODY ELSE. PARKOUR!! Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2022-01-2651 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: Station ElevenGrab ten shopping carts full of your favorite snacks and barricade the doors, it's time for Ivan & Red to head in their high rise podcast studio to talk HBO Max's Station Eleven. The lads are determined to have a good time, because survival is insufficient. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2022-01-1953 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: Y: The Comics Issues #7-10Fill your pants, and join 355, Dr. Mann, & Yorick in Marrisville, Ohio. The town seems nice, they certainly don't have any guns, a good idea in the apocalypse, right? Ivan & Red dive back into Y: The Last Man, the Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra comic book series published by Vertigo from 2002 through 2008. They get to the end of Cycles, the second arc in Y, which corresponds to the end of the first season of the TV Show. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS
2022-01-1249 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: The Matrix ResurrectionsGrab your black trench coat and wrap around sun glasses, where we're going you don't need batteries because you are one. Ivan & Red plug back into the final? chapter of The Matrix and talk about one of the more formative franchises of both of their lives. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2022-01-041h 06Boars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: Y: The Comics Issues #4-6Issues #4-6 start off with Yorick getting punched in the face and ends with members of the Blood Bound Railroad Gang fronting as the "Freight Train Riders of America". Ivan & Red dive back into Y: The Last Man, the Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra comic book series published by Vertigo from 2002 through 2008. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-12-2258 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: The Wheel of TimeWhen a prestige fantasy TV show drops, the Basilisk Signal lights the skies of Midgar calling Ivan & Red to obey their sacred duty to consume and process it for public consumption. This time it's Prime Video's The Wheel of Time, and the lads try and find out what Showrunner Rafe Judkins did with that 10 mil an episode. Programming Note: The next 3 issues of the Y: The Last Man comic will be covered on next week's podcast! Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS
2021-12-081h 03Boars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: It Takes TwoAs hosts of the third most co-operative podcast on the Internet, Ivan & Red talk their complete playthrough of the EA Published Josef Fares game of the year candidate, It Takes Two. From the Shed to the Pillowfort through the Snowglobe and the Attic, there's nothing these two wouldn't go through to save their marriage. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-12-0149 minFailure to AdaptA Christmas Carol, with Molly SanchezFinally a film that follows the #1 rule of adaptations: Replace as many characters as possible with Muppets. Molly Sanchez joins Maggie & Red to discuss the adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843) into the Brian Henson Directed The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). Molly is co-host of the podcast The Hold Up with Sam DiSalvo, as well as Red All Over: A Handmaid's Tale Podcast, as well as being an accomplished writer and comic. If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon...
2021-11-301h 10Boars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: Y: The Comics Issues #1-3With season 1 of the tv show complete, Ivan & Red dive into the source material for Y: The Last Man, the Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra comic book series published by Vertigo from 2002 through 2008. They talk the differences between 2002 and 2021, between a single cis male writer and a diverse writer's room, and the differences between normal people and those depicted in comic books. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boar...
2021-11-1847 minFailure to AdaptThe Bourne IdentityWhen Director and pilot Doug Liman almost ran out of fuel taking his first solo flight to visit Robert Ludlum to acquire the rights to his novel The Bourne Identity (1980), nobody could have imagined how the 2002 film The Bourne Identity (2002) would turn out. The movie has since produced 4 sequels and billions of dollars in box office returns, but is it better than the book that inspired it? If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2021-11-1654 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: DuneLET THE SPICE FLOW!!! By popular request, Ivan & Red sip on the gift of their body's moisture and talk Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021). Despite the fact the man only made a 1/4 of a movie, there's a lot to discuss: Can Timothée Chalamet act Cuban, is this movie anti-Irish, how much worm can one movie need, and most importantly, who ordered all the black goo??? Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twi...
2021-11-111h 04Failure to AdaptStarship TroopersIf you've never read Robert A. Heinlein's 1959 book Starship Troopers, don't worry! Paul Verhoeven, director of the 1997 film, Starship Troopers, didn't either. The film is one of Maggie's favorites and the book was foundational for Red, and only one can be the best. The Irish animated movie featuring Selkies that Maggie couldn't remember the name of is Song of the Sea (2014) If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2021-11-091h 00Failure to AdaptSquad, with Lisa SterleSquad, The Graphic Novel created by Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Lisa Sterle is available now at bookstores everywhere! To celebrate, Red interviews Maggie & Lisa about the process of creating a story about teen girls eating sex pests, and the experience of it being optioned for a possible television series! Lisa Sterle is an extremely accomplished Illustrator Creator, whose works include the bestselling Modern Witch Tarot Deck, Witchblood, Long Lost, and Submerged, along with the graphic novel Squad. If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Ad...
2021-11-0352 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsY: The Last Man 1x10: I Made a MessVictoria. Ivan & Red follow a perfect season of television to its phenomenal conclusion. If there could be a better adaptation of a graphic novel, we can't imagine it. We'll follow this show to the ends of the earth, whether that road goes through HBO Max or Amazon Prime. Let everyone know about the best show on tv with the hashtag #YLivesOn. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us o...
2021-11-021h 12Failure to AdaptThe Golden Compass, with Mallory O'MearaWhen it's time to talk about the Phillip Pullman novel The Golden Compass (1995) and the corresponding Chris Weitz film The Golden Compass (2007), you find a guest with more than one tattoo inspired by His Dark Materials, and that's where author and podcaster Mallory O'Meara comes in. Mallory O'Meara is most recently the author of Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol, as well as the LA Times Bestseller The Lady From The Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick. She also hosts the literary podcast Reading Glasses with filmmaker and writer...
2021-10-271h 13Boars, Gore, and SwordsY: The Last Man 1x09: No Scrubs In Da ClubPeppers. Ivan & Red join back up with the gang at the women's prison where Yorick is fitting in and Dr Mann is showing off mysterious scars. The Amazons visit the Men's Museum and continue on their mission to destroy the last of the podcasting equipment. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-10-2642 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsEliza ClarkShowrunner for Y: The Last Man, Eliza Clark, joins Ivan & Red for a wide ranging discussion about casting during a pandemic, updating the gender politics of a 19 year old comic, intimacy coordinators, and whether or not Ivan & Red will get to be corpses in Season 2. #YLivesOn Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-10-2047 minFailure to AdaptThe Little MermaidThe 1989 animated Disney film The Little Mermaid is known the world over as the beginning of The Disney Renaissance, but how many of us have read the Hans Christian Anderson The Little Mermaid (1837) on which it's based? And more importantly, which one is superior??? Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Red Scott negotiated a straightforward contract with an ambitious business woman that allowed them to dive in and investigate. IT'S OUT!!! Order Maggie's Graphic Novel, SQUAD !!!! If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: h...
2021-10-1947 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsY: The Last Man 1x08: Fake Cop GirlReady. Aim. Fire. Ivan & Red follow Roxanne on her journey from obtaining Law & Order at any cost to a camping trip at PriceMax on her way to becoming charismatic leader we all know and love! Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-10-1948 minFailure to AdaptThe Green Knight, with Annalee NewitzAs Dev Patel is a snack and genius author Annalee Newitz just happened to have done their senior thesis on courtly love in the 14th century poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Red Scott were ecstatic to have them on to discuss the poem's adaptation into The Green Knight (2021), directed by David Lowery. Annalee Newitz is most recently the author of Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age, as well as being an incredible Science Fiction Author, Lambda Literary Award Winner, and a writer for most publications you've heard of, including t...
2021-10-121h 11Boars, Gore, and SwordsY: The Last Man 1x07: Jennifer Brown's MenghaziMy Mother Saw a Monkey. Ivan & Red accuse each other of being bad mothers and then work together to help expose the truth of the Jennifer Brown Administration that is callously allowing service members to die in her name. They also spend the opening bit talking about the new Game of Thrones show House of the Dragon, you can skip to (8:54) to just listen to Y: The Last Man. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.co...
2021-10-1250 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsY: The Last Man 1x06: Radiohead Are DeadWeird Al is Dead. Ivan & Red find themselves trapped on all sides by a menacing group of women who'd just like to sew them into a bear. There's only one episode to cover this week which gives them more time to cover the material more thoroughly! Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-10-0553 minFailure to AdaptThe MartianMaggie Tokuda-Hall's & Red Scott have been stranded and are completely unable to communicate with NASA, so they're covering their first blog-to-book-to-Movie adaptation with Andy Weir's The Martian (2011) and the Ridley Scott / Matt Damon vehicle The Martian (2015). Unlike Andy Weir'd protagonist, Red & Maggie have Big Feelings about this one. Pre-order Maggie's upcoming Graphic Novel, SQUAD !!!! If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2021-09-2856 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsY: The Last Man 1x04-05: MannhunterKaren and Benji and Mann Hunt. Ivan & Red catch up on episodes 4 & 5, where strangers picked to live in an apocalypse stop being polite and start getting real. This episode is all about lessons learned: guard your knees, beware Roxannes, and a heads up on the REAL CIA Conspiracy they WON'T tell you about in school. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-09-281h 09Boars, Gore, and SwordsY: The Last Man 1x02-03: Post-Apocalyptic Training WheelsWould the World Be Kind and Neil. Ivan & Red hid amongst some dead bodies and made it out in time to podcast episodes 2 & 3 of Hulu's Y: The Last Man. Next week we'll also cover two episodes in order to catch up with the show! Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-09-241h 18Failure to AdaptTwilight: New Moon, with Sarah GaileyTwilight, Again. Failure to Adapt's first return guest, Hugo award winning author Sarah Gailey (EAT THE RICH, The Echo Wife, River of Teeth) wore her finest Jorts to ask "Who let the dogs out?". Maggie Tokuda-Hall's & Red Scott's follow Sarah's lead into the world of the Stephenie Meyer novel New Moon (2006) and the corresponding Chris Weitz film The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009). Pre-order Maggie's upcoming Graphic Novel, SQUAD !!!! If you want to learn more about the real Quileute Tribe, a good place to start is their website, quileutenation.org. The Quileute store does not appear t...
2021-09-211h 11Boars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: Y: The Last ManA formative Vertigo comic book was adapted into a Hulu show and Ivan could feel half his chromosomes tingling. That's right, Y: The Last Man, with Red reluctantly joining as they draw straws to see who gets to be the only male podcaster left on earth. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-09-1652 minFailure to AdaptStardustOne of Maggie Tokuda-Hall's favorite and most formative books is Neil Gaiman's 1999 fantasy novel Stardust, and one of Red Scott's absolute favorite films is the Matthew Vaughn directed 2007 romantic fantasy adventure film, Stardust. This podcast contains evaluation, dissection, and ultimately the definitive and conclusive judgement as to which one is the superior work. Pre-order Maggie's upcoming Graphic Novel, SQUAD If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2021-09-1448 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: Impeachment: American Crime StoryIf a crime's being committed in the 90s and it calls for over the top delivery, wigs, and prosthetics, there's only one person to call: Ryan Murphy Red & Ivan head back to the malls of their youth to talk the 90s, pervasive misogyny, and the third grossest President of the United States. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-09-091h 01Failure to AdaptThe Silence of the Lambs, with Meg ElisonThe Locus Award Winning, Perfect and Prolific Author & Essayist Meg Elison (Find Layla, Big Girl, The Book of The Unnamed Midwife, etc…) agreed to join Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Red Scott to discuss absolutely any adaptation, as long as it was the Thomas Harris novel The Silence of the Lambs (1988) and the Jonathan Demme film, The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Keep up with Meg on twitter at @megelison and her website megelison.com Some resources related to the transphobia in film and in The Silence of The Lambs in particular: The Jo Moses's essay Should we sti...
2021-09-081h 03Boars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: Only Murders in the BuildingWhen Selena Gomez joins Steve Martin & Martin Short for a comedic take on a whodunnit with a surprisingly relevant mystery at its core, Red & Ivan are there. This is the podcast that answers the questions you want to know: Should Steve Martin get a pass as a hat guy? Is Martin Short human? Why does this show work so well??? Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on f...
2021-09-0240 minFailure to AdaptJurassic ParkWhen someone suggests the book is always better than the movie, there is one exception that's near universal: Jurassic Park. Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Red Scott talk the adaptation of the movie that taught most of us what lawyers are actually good for (Dino protein!). Specifically, they discuss the Michael Chrichton novel Jurassic Park (1990) and its transformation into the Steven Spielberg film Jurassic Park (1993). If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following the pod on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2021-08-3150 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: What If… ?What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?. Red & Ivan follow the sweet sweet voice of Armand Delgado into Disney's newest animated television show that asks What If we weren't bound by the extremely thin ties of MCU continuity. Check out Red & Maggie Tokuda-Hall's newly launched podcast, Failure to Adapt, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or via RSS As always: Support Ivan & Red! → patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter → @boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook → facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-08-2647 minFailure to AdaptTwilight, with Sarah GaileyHugo award winning author Sarah Gailey (EAT THE RICH, The Echo Wife, River of Teeth) joins hosts Maggie Tokuda-Hall & Red Scott to talk the adaptation of the ultimate May (1901) – December romance. Specifically, they discuss the Stephenie Meyer novel Twilight (2005) and the corresponding Catherine Hardwicke film Twilight (2008). How did they come to pass? Which one is better? Why are they doing this to themselves??? If you like us, you'll also enjoy: Following us on twitter: https://twitter.com/FailureAdapt Supporting Failure to Adapt on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FailureToAdaptPodcast
2021-08-241h 08Failure to AdaptIntroducing Failure to AdaptWelcome to Failure to Adapt! Hosted by author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and comedian Red Scott, Failure to Adapt discusses media that moves from one form to another! Whether it's Stephen King books becoming Steven Spielberg movies, Fairy Tales loosely inspiring animated Disney musicals, or People transmuting into Wolves, this is the podcast with the conviction and insight to determine a story's correct form. Follow @FailureAdapt on twitter -> https://twitter.com/failureadapt
2021-08-2104 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: Baldur's Gate IIIn the absence of Red, Ivan invites returning favorite Maggie Tokuda-Hall to talk classic CRPG Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn. Pre-order Maggie's upcoming graphic novel, Squad!! Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter->@boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook->facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-03-2755 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWandaVision 1x05 & 1x06: Let Talking Sharks LieOn a Very Special Episode… & All-New Halloween Spooktacular. Alexandria, Red & Ivan tune back into WandaVision to discuss the Ep 5 reveal, who could be Mephisto (spoiler: EVERYONE), and the most harrowing 90s yogurt commercial of all time. On the patreon, there's a new beta episode of a podcast Red is working on with Maggie Tokuda-Hall, this one on The Silence of the Lambs! Throw us some bones and give it a listen! Also check Red's new streaming game show on twitch, Blabbermouth! Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter->@boarsgoreswords Find us...
2021-02-171h 16Boars, Gore, and SwordsWandaVision 1x03 & 1x04: And Twins!Now in Color & We Interrupt This Program. Alexandria Love is officially part of the pod as we're all in on WandaVision. She joins Red & Ivan to discuss the ONLY 70s sitcom, bird awareness, and twins! On the patreon, there's a new beta episode of a podcast Red is working on with Maggie Tokuda-Hall! This one is about the book & film, Stardust. And one should be up in the next few days about Silence of the Lambs. Also check Red's new streaming game show on twitch, Blabbermouth! Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/b...
2021-02-1047 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: WandaVisionWandaVision on Disney+. Ivan and return guest Alexandria Love shove Red out of their idyllic 1950s sitcom so they can talk comic books in peace. They cover the first two episodes, and will be continuing on with episodes 3 & 4 next week! On the patreon, there's a new beta episode of a podcast Red is working on with Maggie Tokuda-Hall! This one is about the book & film, Stardust. Also check Red's new streaming game show on twitch, Blabbermouth! Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter->@boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook->facebook.com...
2021-02-0551 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: WarriorWarrior on HBO Max. Red finally convinces Ivan to watch a show that seems to have been created with exactly him in mind. A martial arts drama originally conceived by Bruce Lee, stolen by The Man, only to be resurrected by Cinemax then rescued by HBO Max. It's got drama! punching! funk drops! The patreon has a beta episode of Failure to Adapt, a podcast Red is working on with Maggie Tokuda-Hall! Also check Red's new streaming game show on twitch, Blabbermouth! Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter->@boarsgoreswords...
2021-01-2044 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: Batman: The Animated SeriesIvan straps Red into a novelty late night set and it gets twisted, as they watch and discuss three episodes of Batman: The Animated Series: 1x46: The Laughing Fish 1x35: Almost Got 'Im 1x03: Heart of Ice IN THAT ORDER. The patreon has a beta episode of Failure to Adapt, a podcast Red is working on with Maggie Tokuda-Hall! Also check Red's new streaming game show on twitch, Blabbermouth! Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter->@boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook->facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2021-01-151h 15Boars, Gore, and SwordsSplash With Maggie Tokuda-HallAuthor and BGaS favorite Maggie Tokuda-Hall joins Ivan & Red on launch day of her debut novel. They talk Daryl Hannah, the myth of "Racquetball", Mermaids, and an extremely unsettling CGI Butt. Buy Maggie's debut novel The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea through a local bookstore! You can also buy the kindle edition! Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter->@boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook->facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2020-05-0648 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: The Terror: InfamyDifferent Showrunner, different cast, completely different story, same great Terror! Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall joins Ivan and Red to discuss the second season of the horror drama anthology, AMC's The Terror Infamy, which moves from 19th ships to World War II era Japanese internment camps in California. You can Pre-Order Maggie's upcoming book The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea on Indiebound, Books Inc, or Amazon. Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter->@boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook->facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2019-10-0751 min
Drunk SafariLive Show: For the 'GramIt's our first ever live show! We had the best time ever at the Betabrand store with real humans! In an actual space! Thank you to all who came out, but especially to guests RED SCOTT-- who was a Mouse Deer Scientist-- and MEG ELISON-- who was a Moa Scientist. We project images and play game and talk about animals that would look great on instagram. Show Notes Red Scott on Twitter Red's personal website The Boars, Gore, and Swords podcast on iTunes Meg Elison on Twitter megelison.com The Book of the Unnamed M...
2019-06-1446 minBoars, Gore, and Swords8x04: Pet the Dog, JonThe Last of the Starks, Season 8, Episode 4 of Game of Thrones. Author and listener favorite Maggie Tokuda-Hall joins Ivan & Red to discuss an episode which should have been everyone drinking and having a good time, but that was ruined by family infighting at every level. Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter->@boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook->facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2019-05-061h 35
Drunk SafariEmbarrassed and Undignifiedaka 'idiokiwis' and 'OM NOM ursis'es' He's back! Friend, scientist, and mensch RED SCOTT is back to talk about the only animal he doesn't like-- the kiwi. We get into flightless birds, India's historically dancing bears, and also, the gently teasing of Ivan Hernandez. So basically, this episode is part of the BGASPU. Show Notes Red Scott on Twitter Red's personal website The Boars, Gore, and Swords podcast on iTunes The Bunker Politics Podcast on iTunes Support Drunk Safari on Patreon Maggie on Twitter Drunk Safari on Twitter
2019-03-2238 minBoars, Gore, and SwordsWYSBW: PatriotReturn guest, host of the Drunk Safari podcast, and author, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, joins BGaS to cover an incredible gem of a show, Amazon's Patriot. Maggie, Ivan, and Red discuss Mulan, Westworld, Michael Collins erasure in First Man, and eventually even Patriot!!! Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Follow us on twitter->@boarsgoreswords Find us on facebook->facebook.com/BoarsGoreSwords
2018-10-221h 08
Doesn't Sound like Anything to Me: A Westworld Recap2x03: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotelworld“Virtù e Fortuna” is on deck as favorite season 1 guest Maggie Tokuda-Hall joins Ivan & Red to talk Colonial World. Check out Maggie’s podcast Drunk Safari, where you can find Ivan talking about Cephalopods and Red talking Ostriches and Musk Oxen.New dslatm Theme performed by Dan Preston, composed by Lucas Tuttle.Logo by Nicole Peterson. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or via rss. Please leave us a review! It has a huge impact when the podcast is new and it would be extremely helpful to throw some text and stars o...
2018-05-0700 min
Drunk SafariAssociated with Urinea.k.a. 'Italian mammoths' and 'deep water horror eels' Cohost of the Boars, Gore and Swords and Bunker Politics RED SCOTT is back! And he's full of probably smelly information about oxen that look like wooly mammoths but probably smell worse. We talk animals that live in foreboding environs, the snowy tundras and the deep, deep, deeeeeeeep ocean. Show Notes Red Scott on Twitter Red's personal website The Boars, Gore, and Swords podcast on iTunes The Bunker Politics Podcast on iTunes Support Drunk Safari on Patreon Maggie on Twitter Drunk Safari o...
2018-04-1343 minDrunk SafariService Ostricha.k.a. 'clever girls' and 'human birds' Co-host of Boars, Gore and Swords and Bunker Politics podcasts RED SCOTT is our very special guest! He teaches Maggie everything she needs to know about the world's most judgemental bird, the Ostrich. Maggie talks pigeons, who are gross. Show Notes Red Scott on Twitter Red's personal website The Boars, Gore, and Swords podcast on iTunes The Bunker Politics Podcast on iTunes Support Drunk Safari on Patreon Maggie on Twitter Drunk Safari on Twitter
2017-09-1953 minBoars, Gore, and Swords7x05: Is There a Night Queen?Author & podcaster Maggie Tokuda-Hall joins Ivan & Red to discuss "Eastwatch", Season 7, Episode 5 of HBO's Game of Thrones. They talk incestuous ships, the unburnt grass, The Smuggles, Cersei sliding into the Night King's DMs, SAM'S STUPID INTERRUPTION, and two Snow Brows hangin' out. Check out Maggie's podcast Let's Not Panic, and buy her book, Also an Octopus!!! Come see Red live Aug. 30th through Sept. 2nd in San Francisco, featuring for Joe DeRosa at Punch Line San Francisco!!! Support Ivan & Red!->patreon.com/boarsgoreswords Check out Ivan & Red's politics podcast->Bunker Politics Follow us...
2017-08-141h 43
Let's Not PanicHome StretchAdam and Maggie are on the home stretch, with a stay in Seattle and now in Vancouver, BC. We deep dive into what wild camping actually means. We're starting to panic as the necessity of assembling a normal life looms large on the horizon. Maggie loves dogs even if they don't love her back. Adam may or may not look a bit like Edgar Allen Poe. Show Notes Adam and Maggie on Patreon Map of this leg of the journey Trasharoo Spare Tire Trash Bag BLACK on Amazon Adam's 4Runner Gas Log Boars Gore...
2017-08-0142 minLet's Not PanicInterview: Red is Not RetiredWe talked quitting your job to go do something impractical and cool, with stand-up comedian and podcaster, Red Scott. You may know Red from his amazing Game of Thrones recap podcast, Boars, Gore and Swords, and if you don't then you should. He's got some solid ideas about a life worth living, and he's also hilarious. This is Red's face, and his best navy button-down shirt. Photo cred: Hal Bergman Show Notes: Follow Red on Twitter or on Tumblr Subscribe to Boars, Gore and Swords, and then follow them on Tw...
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