In each episode of Source Material, Zach and Russel dive into a captivating book-to-film adaptation, comparing and contrasting the pages to the silver screen. Join the lively discussion as they explore plot twists, characters, and the unique alchemy when literature meets cinema. Whether you're a bookworm or cinephile, this podcast celebrates the stories that captivate our hearts and minds.

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Russ and Zach break down the differences between F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story and the acclaimed David Fincher adaptation.

Spoiler alert... there are a lot of differences; but also some surprising similarities to another Eric Roth film!

Beale Street Blues - Louis Armstrong https://open.spotify.com/track/4XVUeNMpP42wM6zA2P44ey?si=6704191a69f04b23

I Am Not Your Negro (Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNUYdgIyaPM

Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States 2022 - https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Documents/Race%20Report%20Preview.pdf

Pegasus Theory on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@pegasustheory

Ted Chiang’s essay about AI: https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/will-ai-become-the-new-mckinsey

Zach described the thing about light refracting as Fermat’s Theorem, but it is actually Fermat’s Principle.

Trent Reznor’s thoughts on working on Bird Box: https://pitchfork.com/news/trent-reznor-calls-scoring-bird-box-a-fucking-waste-of-time-scraps-the-woman-in-the-window-score/

Something happened to Zach’s audio midway through and the device that was being recorded from was changed. Sorry for that!

Heisserer interview compilation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDXlaa9JpuI

Interview with Villeneuve: https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/21/14035620/arrival-denis-villeneuve-interview

Stories of Your Life and Others, by Ted Chiang: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223380.Stories_of_Your_Life_and_Others

In which Zach and Russel discuss Roald Dahl's short story and its recent Wes Anderson Netflix adaptation.

Corrections:

Zach said “Richard Ayoade’s character says, “I said,” after saying something. Zach meant to refer to Dev Patel.”

Russel misspoke Ralph Fiennes’s first name as “Ray”

Neither of us are sure how ‘Imhrat’ is supposed to be pronounced. We tried to find information on that name change, but couldn’t. If you know, tell us!