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

The Detective

Nov 27, 2025

Nov 27, 2025

51 min

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 adapt them into films. This is one of those stories.
 
The Becks continue their dive into hardboiled crime stories, this time with Roderick Thorp's 1966 novel The Detective and its 1968 film adaptation starring Frank Sinatra. In this episode, they discuss the LA rain, remember funny family names, and try to prevent Tobias from being a menace in the background. Enjoy!
 
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Next episode homework: Die Hard (1988)

Nov 27, 2025

51 min

The Big Sleep

Nov 13, 2025

Nov 13, 2025

49 min

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 its 1946 adaptation by Howard Hawks. In this episode, they discuss the dentist, a possibly broken foot, and even [REDACTED]! Enjoy!
 
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Next episode homework: The Detective (1968)

Nov 13, 2025

49 min

Nov 7, 2025

44 min

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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Nov 7, 2025

44 min

Frankenstein

Oct 30, 2025

Oct 30, 2025

1 hr 39 min

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 this episode, the Becks cover 200 years of history and adaptations, focusing on 1931's Frankenstein, 1935's Bride of Frankenstein, and 1994's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Enjoy!
 
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Oct 30, 2025

1 hr 39 min

Oct 16, 2025

1 hr 14 min

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 own novella The Hellbound Heart. In this episode, they discuss what kind of artist is Barker, the legacy of Pinhead, and what scenes were too sexy for the R rated cut.
 
Also, this was recorded during the final inning of the Phillies' postseason run, so if you want to hear Billy's live reaction to that disaster, that's here too. Enjoy!
 
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Next Episode Homework: Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
 

Oct 16, 2025

1 hr 14 min

Oct 2, 2025

1 hr 29 min

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, most memorably adapted into film by John Carpenter in 1982 as The Thing. In this episode, the Becks discuss the three versions of the text, the three film adaptations, their thoughts on who is and isn't a Thing, and much more. Enjoy!
 
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Next episode's homework: Hellraiser

Oct 2, 2025

1 hr 29 min

Cold Mountain

Sep 18, 2025

Sep 18, 2025

1 hr 9 min

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 Mountain, based on the 1997 novel by Charles Frazier. This episode covers everything, from sad life stuff to enthusiastic patriotism to speed wanking. Enjoy!
 
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Next episode homework: The Thing (1982)

Sep 18, 2025

1 hr 9 min

Beowulf

Sep 4, 2025

Sep 4, 2025

1 hr 9 min

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 Zemeckis. In this episode, Billy talks about being cringe in public, Codie laments not being able to take two English classes, and the Becks' upstairs neighbor won't stop making noise. Enjoy!
 
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Sep 4, 2025

1 hr 9 min

Aug 21, 2025

1 hr 20 min

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 and its 2021 film adaptation The Green Knight. How many books did Codie borrow from the library for this one? How early in life did Billy learn of Sir Gawain? Do the Becks manage to keep this one on the rails for once? Listen in to find out!
 
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Next week's homework: Beowulf (2007)

Aug 21, 2025

1 hr 20 min

Aug 7, 2025

1 hr 18 min

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 the 1993 Disney adaptation. In this episode: Codie tries (and fails) to pronounce a name, Billy gets a little too sloppy, and Toby screams in the bathroom. Enjoy!
 
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Next episode homework: The Green Knight

Aug 7, 2025

1 hr 18 min

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