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Soon To Be A Major Motion Podcast
One host reads a book, the other watches the movie based on the book. What’s different? What’s the same? Did it work? Find out on Soon To Be A Major Motion Podcast, hosted by Codie Beck and Billy Beck.
Episodes
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Dracula
I never drink...pods The Becks conclude vampire month with a deep dive into the Big D himself, Dracula! The original Bram Stoker novel has been adapted…
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Interview With The Vampire
Drink from me and pod forever The Becks are back to talk about more vampires, this time the Anne Rice ones from Interview With A Vampire and its 1994 film…
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Twilight
I know what you are. Say it... out loud. Say it. Podcaster. The Becks have returned from vacation to bring you a BRAND NEW episode! They kick off vampire month…
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V For Vendetta
Listeners should not be afraid of their podcasts. Podcasts should be afraid of their listeners. The Becks wrap up their graphic novel season with 2005's V For…
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Robot Dreams
Do you remember? When we released a podcast in September? The Becks have spent their summer building a brand new mail-order podcast for you! This time, they're…
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Cowboys & Aliens
Only two kinds of men get shot, criminals and podcasters. Which one are you? The Becks continue exploring movies they didn't know were based on graphic novels…
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Road to Perdition
There are only podcasters in this room The Becks are back to begin their series on Movies You Didn't Know Were Based on Graphic Novels with 2002's Road to…
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The Odyssey (2026)
I defy the Pods The Becks have a brand new spoiler-filled episode for you on a brand new movie: The Odyssey directed by Christopher Nolan, in theaters now! In…
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
I am the man of constant podcasts The Becks take some time off from their time off to bring you a brand new episode on the Coen Brothers' 2000 film O Brother…
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She's the Man
Some men are born podcasters, some record podcasts, and some have podcasts thrust upon them The global tournament of international soccer (which we will not…
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Slaughterhouse-Five
And so it pods The Becks conclude the season on Books We Didn't Get In High School with Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel Slaughter-House Five and its 1972 film…
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Lord of the Flies
Sucks to your podcast! The Becks are stranded on podcast island, so what better to do than discuss William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies and its…
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Animal Farm
All podcasts are equal, but some podcasts are more equal than others The Becks continue their homework this season with George Orwell's Animal Farm, adapted to…
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Fahrenheit 451
Do you ever read the pods you cast? The Becks begin their "Books We Probably Didn't Understand In High School" season with Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 and…
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The Last Temptation of Christ
Let he among us without sin cast the first pod The Becks are back on the Scorsese train to talk about his 1988 adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel The Last…
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Wicked
No good pod goes unpunished The Becks wrap up their journey to Oz with an examination of Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch…
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The Wizard of Oz, Part Two
We're off to see the caster, the wonderful caster of pod The Becks have a LOT more to say about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this time about THREE other…
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The Wizard Of Oz
There's no cast like pod The Becks have been sucked into a cyclone and dropped into the magical land of Pod with a brand new episode! This one is on the…
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In the Heat of the Night
They call me Mr. Pod! The Becks have a brand new episode for Black History Month, this one's on the 1965 novel In the Heat of the Night by John Ball and its…
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Arrival
We don't know if they understand the difference between a pod and a cast The Becks have arrived on your podcast feed with a brand new episode on the 2016 film…
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Open the cast bay doors, POD The Becks are bringing you a brand new episode on 2001: A Space Odyssey! Codie may be struggling with the pains of Gym Life, and…
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Stand By Me
You guys wanna see a dead pody? The Becks are kicking off 2026 with a brand new episode on Stephen King's classic novella The Body and Rob Reiner's seminal…
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Scrooge (1970)
Bah, podbug Merry Christmas! Just because Christmas is on a Thursday doesn't mean we don't have a BRAND NEW EPISODE for you! Sit down with The Becks and fire…
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Die Hard
Yippie-ki-yay, mother podcast That's right, it's that time of year. And yes, it's based on a book! The Becks kick off the holiday season with this BRAND NEW…
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The Detective
In the criminal justice system, the podcasts are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the authors who write novels and the producers who…
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The Big Sleep
Twenty five dollars a pod and expenses The Becks are back to talk about the epitome of the hard-boiled detective story: Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep and…
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Bonus Episode - Frankenstein 2025
Only bonuses play pod Codie and Billy just finished Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein (2025) and would like to share their unfiltered thoughts. Enjoy!…
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Frankenstein
Now I know what it feels like to be pod! They're alive...they're alive, and they're back to cover Mary Shelley's 1818 (1816? 1831?) novel: Frankenstein! In…
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The Hellbound Heart & Hellraiser
We'll pod your cast apart! Spooky month continues as The Becks tackle one of the hornier scary movies based on a book: Clive Barker's Hellraiser, based on his…
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Who Goes There, The Thing, and Other Stories
You're gonna have to pod sometime, MacReady The Becks lead off October with an expedition to Antarctica to cover John W Campbell's 1938 novella Who Goes There…
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Cold Mountain
But they made the podcast and then they stand in the rain and listen to it The Becks go back to the American Civil War to talk about the 2003 epis romance Cold…
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Beowulf
If we die, it will be for podcast, not gold! The Becks dig up another epic poem to talk about. This time it's Beowulf, adapted to film in 2007 by Robert…
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(Sir Gawain and) The Green Knight
Now...off with your pod The Becks continue exploring chivalrous romance with their exploration of the anonymously-written peom Sir Gawain and the Green Knight…
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The Three Musketeers
All for one and pod for all The Becks expose their lack of knowledge of French history in this brand new episode on Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers and…
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Congo
Stop podding my sesame cast! The Becks journey to the African continent to discuss Michael Crichton's novel Congo and its 1995 adaptation. In this episode…
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. Then later there's recording and podcasts. The Becks return to the islands off the coast of Costa Rica and…
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Jaws!
You're gonna need a longer pod The Becks get out of the water and into the studio to talk about Peter Benchley's novel Jaws and its 1975 film adaptation by…
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Re-Release: How To Train Your Dragon
So the new live-action film How To Train Your Dragon is out today, but did you know it's based on an animated feature from 15 years ago? Did you also know that…
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The Age Of Innocence
Are podcasts such a serious consideration? The Becks wrap up their season on Martin Scorsese with his 1993 film The Age Of Innocence, based on Edith Wharton's…
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I Heard You Paint Houses/The Irishman
"I heard you make podcasts" "I do my own editing too" The Becks tackle part 3 of the Martin Scorseason with his 2019 mob epic The Irishman, based on the 2004…
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The Color Of Money
In here? Pod. The Becks continue their journey through the adaptations of Martin Scorsese with his 1986 outing The Color of Money, based on Walter Tevis' 1984…
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The Aviator
The pod of the future. The pod of the future. The pod of the future. The Becks begin the Scorseason with Scorsese's 2004 biopic The Aviator, based on the…
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Inkheart
6 Characters in Search of a Podcast The Becks close out their exploration of mid YA novel adaptations with Inkheart by Cornelia Funke and its 2008 film…
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The Golden Compass
SPOILER: At the end of this franchise, they kill Pod. Our season on bad YA film adaptations continues with 2007's The Golden Compass, based on the Phillip…
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The Treatment: The Three Little Pigs
The Treatment: A Podcast About Stories Episode 4 The Three Little Pigs
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The Treatment: The 12 Dancing Princesses
The Treatment: A Podcast About Stories Episode 3 The 12 Dancing Princesses
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Harriet the Spy
Podcast is truth, truth podcast. The Becks honor the work of Michelle Trachtenberg by making a return to the coming-of-age genre with their discussion on…
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The Treatment: The Pied Piper
The Treatment: A Podcast About Stories Episode 2 The Pied Piper
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The Treatment: The Jersey Devil
The Treatment: A Podcast About Stories Episode 1 The Jersey Devil
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Eragon
Do not podcast my suffering The Becks are back to rant through the experience of Christopher Paolini's Eragon and its 2006 film adaptation. Not gonna lie you…
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Matilda
In this school, I am POD The Becks revisit their childhoods this week in this brand new episode on Roald Dahl's Matilda and Danny DeVito's 1996 film…
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James and the Giant Peach
Becks and the Giant Pod The Becks are back on a trans-Atlantic voyage to talk about Roald Dahl's novel James and the Giant Peach and its film adaptation by…
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The BFG
Where am I? Podcast Country The Becks continue on their journey through the adaptations of Roald Dahl with The BFG and its 2016 adaptation. Is it Dahl's best…
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
Beagles love podcasts The Becks are ringing in 2025 with a cussing good movie based on a Roald Dahl book: Fantastic Mr. Fox. Listen in for such insights as…
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A Christmas Carol (1951) Watchalong
Happy Holidays from The Becks The Becks are taking it easy this week: no research, no prep, just sitting down to watch a classic Christmas movie. Join in with…
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The Orchid Thief/Adaptation
We open with royalty-free trailer music... Billy is back writing another description for an episode of a podcast; this one is about Susan Orlean's book The…
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How To Train Your Dragon
Thanks for nothing, you useless podcast This week, the Becks travel to Berk to talk about the 2003 children's novel How To Train Your Dragon and its 2010…
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Cheaper by the Dozen
Lincoln freed all the pods, all the pods but one Codie and Billy are back to talk about a novel that was formative in Billy's life that he never read: Cheaper…
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Practical Magic
My pod Your pod OUR pod Happy Halloween! The Becks have returned from a week abroad to talk about Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic and its 1998 film adaptation…
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Eight Men Out
Any pod against my Sox this series is a suckers pod Codie and Billy continue Spooky Month with something terrifying to Codie: baseball! In this brand new…