The Call of the Wild (by Jack London)
We explain the history behind the madman Jack London, his iconic work, the bizarre Disney adaptation, and a lesser known, live-action dog tale. The Call of the Wild is by Jack London, and also Togo with Willem Dafoe, out on Disney Plus.
Extras:
Jack London by Alex Kershaw / book http://bit.ly/jacklondonbook
What A Nightmare, Charlie Brown! / 5 min. http://bit.ly/charliebrownwild
interview with Togo director / article http://bit.ly/togoint
Chris Sanders storybook about what’s wrong with Disney / article http://bit.ly/disneybearbook
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Hansel & Gretel (by the Brothers Grimm)
An interview with the director, Oz Perkins of the new film, Gretel and Hansel. Plus, were the Grimm Brothers really so grim? And why are there so many stories about eating children?
Special thanks to Osgood Perkins for speaking with us this week! Go check out Gretel & Hansel.
Extras:
- Trailer for Gretel & Hansel (YouTube): http://bit.ly/hg2020trailer
- How the Nazis used Grimm fairy tales (Telegraph): http://bit.ly/nazifairytales
- An interview with Osgood Perkins (Daily Beast): http://bit.ly/ozinterview
- Grimm’s law of linguistics (YouTube): http://bit.ly/grimmslaw
- Tim Burton’s Hansel & Gretel (YouTube): http://bit.ly/timburtonhg
Contact:
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Little Women (by Louisa May Alcott)
The story behind the progressive book from 150 years ago, and why it keeps being re-told. Little Women is based on the book by Louisa May Alcott.
Links:
- (WATCH) the trailer for the 2019 film:
http://bit.ly/littlewomen2019trail
- (WATCH) the trailer for the 1994 film:
http://bit.ly/littlewomen1994trail
- (WATCH) the reaction of Joey on Friends:
http://bit.ly/friendslittlewomen
- (WATCH) full episodes from the anime TV series:
http://bit.ly/animelittlewomen
- (WATCH) a comparison of the film adaptations:
- (READ) about A Long Fatal Love Chase:
Extras:
- How to get a free sticker:
Send us a message to @illiteratepod on instagram
- Want to help the show?
Leave a review!
www.ratethispodcast.com/illiterate
- Get a copy of Little Women:
Contact:
reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
Frozen (featuring The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen)
The decades-long production of Frozen, the wild life of a Danish man, and how a 150-year-old story made just a few billion dollars. Frozen is based on The Snow Queen, written by Hans Christian Andersen.
Watch/read/listen:
- (WATCH) the original 1957 animated Soviet version:
- (WATCH) about Solvang, California
- (WATCH) the statue of Hans in Central Park, NYC
- (WATCH) a trailer for 1952’s Hans Christian Andersen with Danny Kaye:
- (WATCH) uncut behind the scenes of the Frozen production:
- (READ) the original text of The Snow Queen:
- (READ) about Frozen 2’s monopoly of S. Korea’s theaters:
- (READ) about Hans Christian Andersen’s sexuality:
- (READ) about the weird theme park in China
Get a copy of Hans Christian Andersen’s tales:
Contact:
reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
Nancy Drew - Carolyn Keene
Learn about the bizarre changes to Nancy Drew over time, who wrote the stories, and why she’s inspired millions, even if we can’t remember what happened in her books.
Watch/read/listen:
- (VIDEO) Trailer for the new CW series:
- (VIDEO) Trailer for the 2019 film:
- (VIDEO) An episode of the 1970 TV series:
- (IMAGES): A chronological comparison of cover artwork:
http://bit.ly/covercomparisons
- (IMAGES): The international cover art differences:
- (ARTICLE): The 1930 newspaper article about the shark-shooting author:
- (ARTICLE): About the adaptability of Nancy Drew:
- Get a copy of an original Nancy Drew book:
Topics from today’s episode:
01:30 - Nancy Drew’s mom is dead?
04:00 - Stratemeyer, literary genius
05:50 - the real-life Nancy Drew
08:30 - scandal of the true authors
10:00 - author shoots shark from airplane
13:00 - Nancy’s artwork in other countries
15:15 - the anti-racist revisions in the 60’s
16:50 - the sexual revisions in the 80’s
19:30 - who is Nancy Drew for?
23:50 - Nancy overtakes the Hardy Boys
25:50 - strange and failed adaptations
29:10 - the CW’s take on Nancy
32:00 - why Nancy Drew is so great
34:30 - you could be Nancy Drew!
Contact:
reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod
Huck Finn & The Peanut Butter Falcon
Learn about the amazing independent film, The Peanut Butter Falcon and how it fits into the controversial classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
SUPPORT US LINKS:
Get a copy of Huckleberry Finn:
Sign up for Book of the Month Club YA
BONUS LINKS:
(VIDEO) The trailer for The Peanut Butter Falcon:
(VIDEO) The featurette about the film:
(ARTICLE) The Toni Morrison essay “In Defense of Huck Finn”:
(BOOK) “My Jim” by Nancy Rawles:
CONTACT LINKS:
email us any questions, comments, or curse words - illiterate@email.com
follow for silly memes on instagram - @illiteratepod
go to the website for more shows - www.podcastgod.net
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell
BOO. Learn about the artwork that gave every 90’s kid nightmares, and the history of horror in Children’s literature. Now a feature film in theaters!
SUPPORT US LINKS:
Get a copy of Scary Stories:
Sign up for Book of the Month Club YA
BONUS LINKS:
(VIDEO) The trailer for the Scary Stories film:
(VIDEO) Stephen Gammell’s artistic watercolor process:
(VIDEO) The connections between the film and books:
http://bit.ly/scaryconnections
(ARTICLE) All 82 Scary Stories, ranked:
(ARTICLE) Comparing the two artists of Scary Stories:
(ARTICLE) Mark Twain’s original “Golden Arm” story:
(ARTICLE) The Struwwelpeter German book for kids:
CONTACT LINKS:
email us any questions, comments, or curse words - illiterate@email.com
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Lord of the Flies - William Golding
You've heard about Hunger Games, but do you know where the start of savage children began? There's so much more to it, so get those ears a'listenin to the godfather of the genre, Lord of the Flies.
SPECIAL LINKS:
the research video Evan watched from an 8th grader, saying "Lord of the Flies is Stupid"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Biy1AmDJXmo&frags=pl%2Cwn
the trailer for Battle Royale (film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0p1t-dC7Ko&frags=pl%2Cwn
the Boys Alone social experiment documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCePbRdQmbE
the Girls Alone social experiment documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iZtdKaVsD8
a Psychology Today article on a female-cast Lord of the Flies filmhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/you-can-t-sit-us/201710/all-female-lord-the-flies-remake
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go to the website for more shows - www.podcastgod.net
Transcript coming soon.
Old Yeller - Fred Gipson
A boy learns how to become a man by shooting his dog. Bring on the waterworks. By Fred Gipson.
The 5 discussions -
1. the ways of life in the 1860’s
2. a dog’s personality
3. expectations build suspense
4. hydrophobia
5. Book of the Month Club
The 5 cool party topics -
1. Bear grass is used in baskets, is edible, and makes a good fire starter.
2. choose your dog based on temperament, not breed
3. set up your story at the beginning with an expectation of the end
4. swallowing takes 50 muscles, and rabies doesn’t want you to use ‘em
5. BOTMC found Gone With the Wind and Catcher in the Rye
Transcript coming soon.