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The Jump

A comedy podcast about books, movies, and what happens inbetween.

A comedy podcast where comedian Grace Mulvey and pop culture obsessive Niamh King ask the question 'what makes a great adaptation?'In each episode we take a beloved book that has been made into a movie or show and do a d

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  • 4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    01:23:19||Season 3, Ep. 4
    One of our most requested episodes ever, this week we are covering Grace's favourite book, movie, and book thats been turned into a move, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, aka. Men who Hurt Women. ***Trigger Warning*** for this episode as it features a lot of language of different types of violence and assault

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  • 3. The DaVinci Code

    01:09:38||Season 3, Ep. 3
    In this weeks episode Niamh and Grace tackle Dan Brown's DaVinci code. We get into the Catholic Church, poor lighting and bad writing.
  • 2. Arrival

    58:30||Season 3, Ep. 2
    On this weeks episode we’re covering Arrival and the short story it’s based on; Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang. We’re talking physics, we’re talking aliens, we’re talking grief! It’s gonna be a fun time!
  • 1. The Princess Diaries

    54:32||Season 3, Ep. 1
    In our season three premiere we're discussing The Princess Diaries! We get into Whitney Houston, feet pics and B*Witched!
  • 11. Practical Magic

    01:13:21||Season 2, Ep. 11
    In this special spooky bonus episode of The Jump, Niamh and Grace are getting witch FOR THE GIRLS! Covering the cult classic Practical Magic, and the Alice Hoffman novel that inspired it, we get into sisterhood, generational trauma and curses!
  • 10. The Snapper

    01:08:26||Season 2, Ep. 10
    You voted for it and it's here!! our season two finale is all about the iconic novel and film, The Snapper! We get into Irish storytelling, the role of the church in modern Ireland and Niamh's dad's cameo in Dangerous Liaisons (stage version)https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/roddy-doyle-i-m-a-middle-class-person-commenting-on-working-class-life/ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/apr/18/roddy-doyle-life-writing-profile https://www.sundayworld.com/incoming/roddy-doyle-to-throw-the-snapper-on-to-the-fire-would-be-a-grave-mistake/40926779.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhDvTUUddbg https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-snapper-1993 https://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/movies/roddy-doyle-reveals-he-was-not-fully-happy-with-final-script-for-the-commitments-in-new-series/40430677.html
  • 9. The Girl on the Train

    01:04:30||Season 2, Ep. 9
    On this week’s episode we are covering The Girl on the Train; the runaway success from author Paula Hawkins and adaptation starring Emily Blunt. We get into convoluted plots, female rage and the British custom of a G&T can on the train!https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/books/review/the-girl-on-the-train-by-paula-hawkins.htmlThe Girl On The Train Film Cast: Everything you need to know | Glamour UK (glamourmagazine.co.uk)