Episode 123: "Paying for It" (2024)
From North of Normal by Andrew Hunter Scholey
January 26, 2026 · 1h 23m · Season 8 · Episode 128
About this episode
Andrew Hunter Scholey and Melissa Jean Miller discuss the film adaptation of Chester Brown's memoir 'Paying For It' and its controversial themes.
In this episode, Andrew Hunter Scholey and Melissa Jean Miller discuss "Paying For It" (2024): the Sook-Yin Lee directed adaptation of Chester Brown's memoir of the same name. They discuss how it works overall as an adaption, Sook-Yin Lee's other directorial efforts, and how the film tackles its controversial subject matter.
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Hunter Scholey
Guest: Melissa Jean Miller
Topics covered
- Paying For It
- Sook-Yin Lee
- Chester Brown
- film adaptation
- controversial subject matter
Keywords
- adaptation
- memoir
- film
- discussion
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Products: Paying For It
Books & works: Paying for It
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