# Who Goes There, The Thing, and Other Stories

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Podcast: [Soon To Be A Major Motion Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/soon-to-be-a-major-motion-podcast-6409455)
Published: 2025-10-02T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://STBAMMP.podbean.com/e/who-goes-there-the-thing-and-other-stories/
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## Resource

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! ko-fi.com/soonmajorpod linktr.ee/soonmajorpod Next episode's homework: Hellraiser

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