
Did You Read The Book?
Media & Entertainment Podcasts
A comparative podcast where movie buffs and bookworms come together to talk about stories and their adaptations that we love, hate, or love to hate.
Location:
United States
Description:
A comparative podcast where movie buffs and bookworms come together to talk about stories and their adaptations that we love, hate, or love to hate.
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 47 - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
10/1/2025
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, murder, death, sexual abuse, non consensual sex, war, war crimes, and body gore. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Dan Rector, (now a famous author!) as we come back for yet another hot mess in the adaptation world to rant about character flaws, the nonsense that was the early 2000's cinema style, and lament over the lack of cinematic plot in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol 1 written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill.
Follow my Guest!
The Exile by D.G.P. Rector
The Last Scion written by D.G.P. Rector
Our Recommendations
Leviathan Wakes: Book 1 of The Expanse Series by James S.A. Corey
The Expanse created by Daniel Abraham, Mark Fergus, & Ty Franck
Lost Gods by Brom
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:02:07:09
Episode 46 - Suitable Flesh
9/1/2025
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, murder, death, sexual abuse, non consensual sex, psychological trauma, and body gore. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my dynamic duo guests, Julie McCulloch-Francis and Daniel Palmer, as we face plant into yet another Eldritch horror vibe of terrifying body snatcher tropes, crazy head canon theories, and just a full melt down of how this is possibly considered an adaptation of The Thing on the Doorstep by H.P. Lovecraft.
Our Recommendations
Baldur's Gate 3 created by Larian Studios
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
Talk To Me directed by Michael & Danny Philippou
Black Sheep directed by Jonathan King
Slotherhouse directed by Matthew Goodhue
Predator: Killer of Killers directed by Dan Trachtenberg & Micho Rutare
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:02:25:15
Episode 45 - Dune Part 2
8/1/2025
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, physical and mental abuse, death, murder and war. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my guest, Dan Rector, for round 2 of Dune where we dig deeper into the character development, the intrigue, and finally compare the adaptation to the original Dune by Frank Herbert.
Follow My Guest!
The Last Scion Game written and created by DGP Rector on Steam!
To learn more, click here!
Our Recommendations
Wild Cards by George R.R. Martin
Dexter directed by James Manos Jr.
Stranger Things directed by Matt & Ross Duffer
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:00:48:54
Season 4 is a wrap!
8/1/2025
My beautiful spectacular fam! Just like that, another year done and we are getting into season 5! Y'all are astounding and I continue to be impressed with everyone's participation and support. Thank you for joining me on this nerdy journey and here's to the next crazy year!
Erin
Duration:00:01:24
Episode 44 - Dune Part 1
7/1/2025
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, physical and mental abuse, death, murder and war. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Dan Rector, as we have a part 1 dive into the beauty of classic Sci-Fi, nerd out over the incredible intricacies of world building, and just a full on rant about everything Denis Villeneuve in Dune by Frank Herbert.
Follow My Guest!
The Last Scion Game on Steam!
To learn more, click here!
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:02:12:07
Episode 43 - 10 Things I Hate About You
6/1/2025
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around mental abuse, toxic relationships, loss of identity, and sexual assault. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my one and only best guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we lose our minds over why this is a crowd favorite, the perplexities of problematic relationships, and tie it off with squealing over the dream that is Health Ledger (RIP) in Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.
Our Recommendations
Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (Webtoon)
A Knights Tale directed by Brian Helgeland
The Help directed by Tate Taylor
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:02:21:16
Episode 42 - Normal People
5/1/2025
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, physical and mental abuse, suicide, death, depression, and toxic relationships. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my brand new guest, Griffin Goldenbagen, as we dive into a real serious topic of the fluidity of relationships, the joys and pains of emotional and personal growth, and what it means to be human in Normal People by Sally Rooney.
Our Recommendations
The Outrun: A Memoir by Amy Liptrot
The Outrun directed by Nora Fingscheidt
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:01:33:17
Episode 41 - How To Train Your Dragon
4/1/2025
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my two stellar guests, Julie and Monica, as we have a severe nerd out over the beauty of animation, good ol' fashion love pairing tropes, and give Monica a lot of spice for her horribly out of line opinions on voice actors (jk we love her, but still) in How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell.
Our Recommendations
Arcane created by Riot Games, Christian Linke, & Alex Yee
Schitt's Creek written and directed by Dan Levy, Euguene Levy, Michael Short, Kevin White, & David West Road
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:01:41:26
Episode 40 - Hilda
2/1/2025
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Mary, as we have a nerd fest over beautiful art styles, Nordic lore, and the beauty of works of passion in Hilda by Luke Pearson.
Our Recommendations
A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Nosferatu directed by Robert Eggers (2024)
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors directed by F. W. Murnau (1922)
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:01:43:43
Episode 39 - Romeo & Juliet
1/1/2025
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around violence, murder, death, and toxic relationships. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my boomerang of a guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we talk through an age old story of sadness, woe, and funky adaptation choices in Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare.
Our Recommendations
Dr. Who created by Sydney Newman
The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:01:52:39
Episode 38 - Edge of Tomorrow
12/1/2024
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around war, death, violence, and body gore. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my lovely guest, Monica Chen, for her debut episode (yay!) as we go real deep into the beauty of manga, incredibly depicted mech suits, and have some strong thoughts around alien design dos and don'ts in All You Need Is Kill illustrated by Takeshi Obata.
Our Recommendations
All You Need Is Kill written by Hiroshi Sakurazaka & Illustrated by Yoshitoshi Abe
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:01:39:13
Episode 37 - Minority Report
11/1/2024
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around murder, violence, false incarceration, addiction, and child abduction. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my wonderful returning guest, Daniel Palmer, as we bring yet another glorious sci-fi topic to the table to gush over beautiful world building, incredible future tech, and have a proper giggle over the cinematic vibe that was the early 2000's in The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick.
Our Recommendations
Vinland Saga by Shuhei Yabuta
Berserk by Kentaro Miura
Small Favors by Erin A. Craig
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:02:10:22
Episode 36 - Bird Box
10/1/2024
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around murder, suicide, body gore, violence, and animal harm. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my rock star of a guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we kick off the spooky season and talk about classic Eldritch horror themes, the terrors of post apocalyptic living, and give emotional support to Julie as she goes on her biggest rant yet in Bird Box by Josh Malerman.
Our Recommendations
Small Town Murders produced by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman
Last Podcast on the Left produced by Marcus Parks & Ben Kissel
Twisted by Emily McIntire
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:02:02:36
Episode 35 - Pride and Prejudice
9/1/2024
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Meghan Anderson, as we get real down and nerdy with historical factoids, societal faux pas, and go goo goo over dreamy Mr. Darcy (like any sane person would, COME ON!) in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Our Recommendations
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou
Bride and Prejudice directed by Gurinder Chadha
Bride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
Gentleman Jack created by Sally Wainwright
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:02:15:06
Episode 34 - Red Dragon
8/1/2024
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around murder and sexual assault. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my dream guest, Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we revisit the gruesome Hannibal Lecter universe to talk about great villains, character flaws, and poke many a hole in the vibe of the early 2000's film era in Red Dragon by Thomas Harris.
Our Recommendations
Monster ABC printed by Hazy Dell Press
Hush Now Banshee!: A Not So Quiet Counting Book by Kyle Sullivan & Derek Sullivan (Hazy Dell Press)
Goonight Krampus printed by Hazy Dell Press
The Babysitter's Club by Ann M. Martin
The Fall of the House of Usher directed by Mike Flanagan
Midnight Mass directed by Mike Flanagan
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:01:52:57
And with that, we close out Season 3!
8/1/2024
My lovely fam! Can't believe it but Season 3 is a wrap! As always, thank you ever so much to my listeners near and far for the ongoing support. It is such a pleasure to share my passion with the world. Another enormous thank you and virtual hug to my guests for participating in my episodes. I couldn't have gotten here without your lovely selves. Cheers to the next season, y'all!
Erin
Duration:00:01:25
Episode 33 - Color Out Of Space
7/1/2024
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around self harm and death. Please be advised.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my top notch guests, Daniel Palmer and Julie McCulloch-Francis, as we have a good ol' fashion nerd out over aliens, horror tropes, and a few giggles over the lovely Nicolas Cage in The Color Out Of Space by HP Lovecraft.
Our Recommendations
Celestis by Paul Park
Saga of the Forgotten Warrior Series by Larry Correia
The Serpent's Shadow (First book of the Elemental Masters Series) by Mercedes Lackey
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:02:21:06
Episode 32 - The Day The Earth Stood Still
6/1/2024
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Dan (the man!) Rector, as we continue our adventure in the sci-fi world to focus on the hubris of man, political turmoil, and big ass robots in Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates.
Follow My Guest!
RectorWriter - Dan’s Blog
Follow Dan on Facebook
The Last Scion by DGP Rector (a text based computer game!)
Our Recommendations
Ancillary Justice written by Ann Leckie
Hell Divers 2 created by Arrowhead Game Studios
The Animatrix created by Lana & Lily Wachowski
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:01:47:16
Episode 31 - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
5/1/2024
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, domestic and mental abuse, and murder. Please be advised.
Welcome back (after a long break!) to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my returning guest, Mary, to dive real deep in to (you guessed it) another dark topic of murder, corruption, and how to be a real badass in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.
Our Recommendations
I'll Be Gone In The Dark written by Michelle McNamara and produced as a docu-series by Elizabeth Wolff & Kate Barry
Scavengers Reign created by Joseph Bennett & Charles Huettner
Locked Tomb Series written by Tamsyn Muir
Blue Eye Samurai directed by Jane Wu
Love Death + Robots created by David Fincher & Tim Miller
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:01:53:25
Episode 30 - Big Little Lies
12/1/2023
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode covers content around sexual abuse, domestic and mental abuse, murder and self harm. Please be advised.
If you or someone you know struggles with domestic abuse, please seek help by contacting the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
Welcome back to another episode of Did You Read The Book? ! Join me and my gold star guest, Julie, to break down the complexities and representation of abuse in cinema, talk more drama (whether we asked for it or not), and to shed some light on our dark dark souls in Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty.
Our Recommendations
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds directed by Jonathan Frakes (featured on Paramount)
The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters
Find Me Online
If you like Did You Read The Book?, don't be shy and share with your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you see fit! You can also follow me on Twitter (@DYRTBPodcast), Threads, Facebook, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iTunes, Tune In/Alexa, Spotify, and Pandora!
About The Show
Music composed and produced by Abek
Cover art created by Jared Stokes
Banner art and background design by IndigoLink
Podcast production by Erin Palmer
Duration:02:23:09