In Each Retelling
 The podcast where we explore how old tales are made new! Whether it's the fairytales we heard as children, the classic literature we read in high school, or the most ancient of mythologies, it seems creators can't help but keep putting their own spin on old stories, and we're going to tackle every flavor we can get our nerdy hands on.
The Monster Squad
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Happy Halloween, dear listeners, and welcome to our annual Monster Mash special! This year we're trick or treating down Millennial Nostalgia Lane (or so I'm told by my fellow millennials) with The Monster Squad! Join Jas, River, Conor, Leif, and Sophie as we discuss why Phoebe is the real hero of this story, how the 80s sucked a lot more than John Hughes would have you believe, and why in the world Dracula needs dynamite.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
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Our penultimate episode of Season of Monsters brings us werewolves, mad scientists and...chipmunks? Join Jas, Ellie, Gillian, Nick, and Sophie on a trip down memory lane as we discuss the made for TV film Alvin and the Chipmunks meet the Wolfman, and the various metaphors for puberty, the duality of man, and the cartoony shenanigans that come from both the werewolf and Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde.
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The Invisible Man (1933)
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Our dive into the original Universal Monster movies continues with yet another entry by gay horror icon James Whale, and as the disembodied lips in Rocky Horror once said, Claude Rains was The Invisible Man. Join Jas, Conor, Alex, Krissy, and Micah as we discuss how this is one of the original horror comedies, how this is even more Star Wars than everything already is (hi there Sam cameo, a Sameo if you will), and just what would you do if being invisible rendered you free of consequences.
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Creature from the Black Lagoon
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Our Season of Monsters continues with yet another long overdue classic, this time with the one original monster who is still steeped in a tale as old as time, the Creature from the Black Lagoon! Join Jas, Sam, River, and Meredith on an intrepid exploration of what the Gillman has to do with Amazon River Dolphins, the true origins of the creature's designs, and why we all fucking hate Mark.
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In Our Retellings: The Ambiguous Alternations of Carmilla
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Our darling Ellie (known to some as Carmilla Karnstein's humansona) has appeared on this podcast more than 25 times, and that means she gets to celebrate everyone's favorite lesbian vampire by making her friends Gillian, Violet, Jas, and for the very first time Anthony pitch their own takes on the vastly underrated horror icon.
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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
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We're, alas, about a week late for the 21st day of the month of September, but we still continue our Season of Monsters with a celebration of one of the greatest musical, B-movie homage romantic tragicomedies ever put to film! Join Jas, Bex, Micah, Ella...and Ella's new strange and interesting plant friend (surely nothing could go wrong there?) in an exploration of how insane it is that a mediocre at best movie Roger Corman threw together in the span of a weekend and didn't even bother copyrighting hit a domino that led...
Retellings Radio: "Every Country Has a Monster" from S11, E1 of Mystery Science Theatre 3000
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For our inaugural episode of Retellings Radio, Jas, Sam, Conor, and Katie are telling you all about the worldwide daikaiju, courtesy of one nerdy Gizmodic employee and his robot friends! Join them in analyzing the monsters referenced in "Every Country Has a Monster" from the pilot of the Netflix revival of Mystery Science Theatre 3000!Â
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
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Our Frankenstein double feature continues with Krissy's first wish for us to cover one of the original superior sequels that finally allowed the Bride that Mary Shelley only alluded to to come to life...if only for five minutes. Join Jas, Krissy, Gillian, Justin, and Alex to once again explore the themes of isolation and otherness inherent in these creatures, the extinction of the character actor, and whether or not Dr. Pretorious is babygirl.
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Frankenstein (1931)
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Today is Frankenstein Day, and it's past time this podcast finally ventured to the original Universal Monster movies, and we are here to celebrate the face that launched a thousand Halloween ephemera and decry one of the worst deadbeat dads in all of fiction. Join Jas, Gillian, Justin, Alex, and for the very first time Krissy as we gush over the ever iconic visuals, ponder whether this movie does any of the nuances and themes of Mary Shelley's magnum opus justice, and question whether or not that little girl was so innocent.
<...Behind the Curtain: An Open Letter to the Grim Reaper/Preview of Coming Events
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Dearly beloved listeners, we are gathered here today because it has been a REALLY bad summer, and not only do we want to air some grievances, but we decided in protest we are jumpstarting our autumnal festivities early. Come listen to some members of the IER family tell off the Grim Reaper, and a preview of the near future of this very podcast...
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Retelling the News: Interview with Maire Roche (Author of Little Monsters)
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On August 18th 2026, Maire Roche, author of this year's Bromantasy, will be releasing her first middle grade novel, Little Monsters, which reimagines the March sisters of Little Women fame as foster children with secret monstrous forms. Set just outside Salem as Halloween, and apparently another mysterious monster approaches, the story blends mystery, humor, heart, and supernatural adventure while exploring themes of self acceptance, found family, and belonging. There's still time to preorder from you preferred book retailers, especially if you want the special edition with beautiful starry sprayed edges.
In Each Retake: Long Lost Muppets, Vamps, and Ladies on Fire
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Well, since last week was an Odyssey of tangents, it makes sense that some long lost outtakes would resurface. These are from over a year ago, including our Dracula Weekly finale, and our episodes on Muppet Classic Theatre and Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
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In Each Retake: An Odyssey of Tangents
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After multiple oceanic journeys, this podcast could use a break, so here! Have some silly outtakes from, among others, the recent Moana, Spongebob, Earnest, and The Life of Brian episodes!
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The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
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Much like Odysseus’ journey, this episode is a little late for both the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, as well as Spongebob Day, but that’s no reason to not enjoy Jas, a relative newcomer to the Spongebob oeuvre being dragged by some of the goofiest goobers she knows, Alex, Jen, Rhaps, and DGil, through a Mad Libs journey of bubble parties, mermaid magic, and David Hasselhoff.
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Moana (2016)
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Hey dear listeners! Wanna remember how good the original Moana was while its live action remake underperforms at the box office? Then join us as we are once again setting sail, this time to ancient Polynesia. Try as Jas might, this became a little less about the mythical figure Maui and his various eel killing, sun threatening adventures, and more about her, Ellie, Conor, Gillian, and Nick discussing this film’s place in the history of Disney’s animated features, as well as quoting far too much Flight of the Concords, and declaring to t...
Retelling the News: Interview With Amanda Connolly (The Lure of Wolves and Whispers)
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On July 7th, award winning journalist Amanda Connolly is set to debut her first foray into authordom with The Lure of Wolves and Whispers, a romantic fantasy novel inspired by Irish mythology centering a young girl in the Isle of Eireann, ruled by a tyrannical, bloodthirsty royal family set against the magic that once thrived. Maeve saves her sister by buying illegal magic, but the cost is being thrust into a deadly game among the noble young women of her nation. She must not only beat the odds as the only peasant girl...
The Importance of Being Earnest (2024)
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Pride Month 4: We're Coming Out of the Vault ends with a bang (in more ways than one if the staging is anything to go on) with the racially diverse and extremely gay production of Oscar Wilde's (the original sassy gay) The Importance of Being Earnest starring Ncuti Gatwa! Join Jas, River, Gillian, Syd, and Alex as we discuss the folly of bored rich people, the appropriate time to eat muffins, and whether or not we shall shenan-again.
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Cannon Movie Tales' Rumpelstiltskin (1987)
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Well, happy birthday IER, sorry your party's so late. But better late than never to continue our journey as to why our dear hostess' brain is broken this way with a nostalgic item she struggles to defend. Join her, Shami, Gillian, and for the very first time Jen Seggio as we discuss the attempts to make an engaging fairytale musical, the admirable efforts by the actors, ESPECIALLY the late great Billy Barty, and discuss whether maybe certain previous guests were a little too quick to dismiss the enduring legacy of this rather strange...
Hazbin Hotel (Seasons 1 & 2)
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Technically it's still been less than a month since Nick's birthday, and this episode's topic is very gay, so this episode is now the start of our belated Pride Month festivities with Pride Month 4: We're Coming Out of the Vault and our discussion of the first two seasons of the controversial animated musical series Hazbin Hotel for Nick's second wish! Join them, Jas, Leif, and for the very first time Bijou Daae in an exploration of what it means to be redeemed, and how to best use an incredible cast of Broadway talent...
In Each Retake: Verily, Some New Outtakes (PLUS PREVIEW OF NEXT EPISODE!)
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In the fair Verily a New Hope episode where we lay some scenes that didn't make the final cut, as well as bits of discussion between Sam, River, and I, two new monologues written by Sam Marchiony inspired by the ever brilliant Carrie Fisher, and finally a preview of our upcoming episode!
A very special thank you to Sam Marchiony, River Lane, Shamila Karunakaran, Bijou Daae, Leif Bradshaw, Conor Duffy, Rhapsody Blue, Jen Seggio, Charlotte Driftwood, Ella Cesari, Gillian Quigley, Violet Flohr, DGil, Meredith Cook, and Nick Castle for providing voices!
...William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope
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It is once again time to celebrate May the 4th, and it's also high time we talked about one of the most perfect intersections of nerdy interests out there, the works of Ian Doescher--er, I mean, William Shakespeare as it pertains to the space wizard franchise that surrounds us, binds us, and penetrates us in the landscape of cinema. Join Jas, Sam, River, and a NUMBER of surprise voices for excerpts of the play, as we discuss the ways it succeeds and fails to adapt both Shakespeare's language, and the now legendary story...
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
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Whether 4/20 is a day you celebrate or not, it is always a good idea to celebrate Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical ruthlessly satirizing not just the anti drug PSA of the same name, but the culture that created it. Join Jas, Charlotte, Ella, Gillian, Conor, and Katie in a discussion of the dangerous power of propaganda, and how sometimes making fun of it is the best weapon we have against it, the brilliant performances and music, and the unfortunate failings of white creators trying to make fun of racism.
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A Very IER Passover: The Rugrats and Mentors Save the Seder!
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This year's belated Passover episode is full of nostalgia, with both the iconic "A Rugrats Passover" and the much less known Season 2, Episode 9 "Stranger in a Strange Land" of the almost lost media show Mentors! Join Jas, Bex, and Shami as we explore the deep meaning this holiday holds for the Jewish people, as well as get a lot of laughs out of the sheer silliness of both episodes.
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Monty Python's Life of Brian
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This belated Easter, this is not the Messiah, it's a very naughty podcast! Here Jas, the Duffys, Grady, and Beth have a surprisingly philosophical discussion about the Pythons' farcical take on the life of Jesus Christ, bemoan how relevant the absurdist commentary remains nearly 50 years later, and learn just what the Beatles had to do with all of this!
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In Our Retellings: False Spring Romances
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We've been forgetting a little thing called Spring for far too long, and while we're still being haunted by Hadestown, Jas and River have gathered Sam, Gillian, Alex, Ellie, and for the very first time, Mikey, to retell the story of Hades & Persephone. No kidnappings here, just romance, whether it's through stop motion animation, a good old fashioned rom com, a post apocalyptic novel, a coffee shop AU, or a surrealist, artsy film worthy of film festivals!
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Season 2)
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Well, it wouldn't be an Odyssey month without a late arrival to the end, would it? At last, we complete our journey through the Sea of Monsters with the second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Jas continues to marvel at how lucky kids are to grow up with this show, River is still losing it/crying/weeping like a bay-bey, Sam is swearing on both the River Styx and River Lane to quiet the inner child that misses certain scenes from the book, and Leif and Jordan are just super happy t...
In Our Retellings: Love is an Odyssey
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In our very first IOR in over a year, we continue Sea of Monsters Month, but we're giving our teenage demigods a break from all the drama! Instead, for a belated Valentine's Day treat, we are pitching romantic comedies involving characters from The Odyssey! Grab some popcorn and leftover chocolate, and turn on the movie theatre in your brain for reality dating shows hosted by Aphrodite, oceanic love triangles, twins separated at birth, and figuring out how to hide the pig you conjured from your landlord!
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Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (2013)
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Our journey through Sea of Monsters Month continues with arguably our most perilous challenge, the film adaptation that was a sequel that no one, not even those who liked the first movie, ever really asked for. Join Jas in her lukewarm defenses, River in their desperate attempts to be polite, Nick in their desperate attempts to laugh off the whole boring ordeal, and DGil in escaping his reputation for being very fixated on fictional transportation.
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
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It's time to set sail for Sea of Monsters Month! Join Captain Jasmine and her first mate River as we begin our nautical journey with Sam, Leif, and for the very first time, Jordan, discussing the second novel in the Percy Jackson series! But is this homage to the Odyssey as fun as The Lightning Thief? How do we feel about the ways this book has aged in the last twenty years? And how well are the seeds for future books planted? Listen for all this and more to be answered!
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Retelling the News: Public Domain Day 2026
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Happy belated New Year...or as happy as can be managed given the circumstances. Join us in a quick jump back to December, where Shami, Jas, Leif, Grady, and Frankly celebrated the last big winter holiday, at least for us here at IER: Public Domain Day! Here we discuss the multitude of jazz standards and early films that now belong to the world at large, and try not to fear the new looming spectre that is the Hayes Code.
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Great Performances: Twelfth Night (2025)
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At long last, we spearhead a new holiday tradition for IER: A Twelfth Night on the Twelfth Night. As we bid farewell to the holiday season and 2025, Jas, River, Conor, and Beth talk about the most recent Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night starring Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, and Peter Dinklage that PBS very kindly released on their website (and can now be found on the Internet Archive!), and the ways it is very gay and very gender, and the ways it could've been a little bit more so, but none of...
Beth is Dead (featuring an interview with author Katie Bernet!)
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We close out IER's 2025 with a real treat! On January 6, 2026, Katie Bernet's debut novel that reimagines Little Women as an YA murder mystery, and she has graciously allowed us to not only tell you all about it, but spoke with us about her love of Alcott's novel and the process in placing the March sisters into a modern thriller. Join Jas, Ellie, Violet, Shami, and special guest Katie Bernet as we discuss a truly astounding debut that we all encourage you to preorder!
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Karroll's Christmas
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It's Christmas with the Marlowes! Jas has been cordially invited to meet Charlotte's sister Rachel, and their father Jim, as Charlotte bequeaths their first wish to their sister in the spirit of the season. Curl up with the festive beverage of your choice as we discuss a little known TV movie called Karroll's Christmas, a long time holiday tradition for Charlotte's family.
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The Hanukkah TV Triad (Something from Nothing, Even Stevens, and The Ghost and Molly McGee)
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Happy Hanukkah to you dear listeners, and while we do not have eight specials to talk about this year, we do have three! From a lesser known TV movie based on a beloved picture book, to the millennial nostalgia of Even Stevens' spin on It's a Wonderful Life, to the truly enhappifying episode of The Ghost and Molly McGee, Jas, Shami, Chandler, and Charlotte have much to ponder as we come up with an echil-latke recipe.
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Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe
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December 16, 2025 is the 250th birthday of Jane Austen, and we at In Each Retelling are very very very sorry for celebrating this auspicious occasion with a film that fails as a not only an adaptation of her masterpiece, but also fails as an adaptation of the Melissa de la Cruz novel it was also based on, as a romantic comedy, and arguably even as a Hallmark Christmas movie! Join Jas, River, Ellie, and Gillian as we at the very least say this movie brought us all closer together, and isn't that what Christmas...
The Little Prince (2015)
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Yet another Wild Card Wish has come to us in the form of OKZoomer cofounder Billy Roddie asking Jas to draw them a sheep...erm, I mean, asking us to discuss the animated film adaptation of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Join them as well as Sam and Ellie as we prove that a story need not be complicated in order to be deep, the perils and promise of growing up, and do our best not to get too bogged down by "matters of consequence".
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Little Women (2019)
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We begin our December with the first Little Women bookend, and what else can we talk about than the critically acclaimed, and lovingly memed 2019 adaptation directed by Greta Gerwig and featuring a truly star studded cast. Join a near perfect reflection of the Marches and Laurie, Jas, Sam, Gillian, Violet, and Conor, in discussing the ways this film updates (and arguably upgrades) the foundation Lou Alcott set, and how this story remains ever relevant to young girls.
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Lynch/Oz
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Dearly beloved listeners, we've gathered here to not just close out Oz Month, but to in some way eulogize one of the first great losses of an artist of this year, David Lynch. Join Jas, Ellie, and Todd in discussing the documentary Lynch/Oz, a deep dive into how Lynch was inspired by the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz, but also is a love letter to cinema in general. This is less review than a meditation on this film, and believe it or not, dear listeners, we managed to make a...
Wicked (2024)
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At long last, as the year long intermission has come to a close, we finally have our episode on the first half of the Wicked duology of films that has truly swept the nation, and perhaps changed the landscape of movie musicals. Join Jas, Charley, Ella, and newcomers Sophie and DGil (one of whom is the one true naysayer of this beloved film in this episode) as we discuss whether or not making this single musical two movies was a good choice, gush over the performances, and bemoan that this story is tragically...
Oz, the Great and Powerful
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Oz Month continues with a prequel of the Oz mythos...no, not that one, the one directed by Sam Raimi and starring an about to be cancelled James Franco. Join Ellie, Charley, Gillian, and Jas (with a cameo from Roxanne, who longtime listeners might recognize from our Mummy episode!) as we discuss how somehow Disney looked at the success of Wicked and missed damn near everything that made it the enduring success it is, from rampant misogyny, to not recognizing their main character is an antagonist at best, to not seeming to have m...
