First Impressions: Why All the Austen Haters Are Wrong
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First Impressions: Why All the Austen Haters Are Wrong
Welcome Jane Austen lovers and haters alike! Kristin and Maggie discuss how Austen's classic novels have influenced their lives and challenged them to be better people.
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Ep 79: P&P 2005 Movie Review with Adrienne
Gentle listeners, this year marks the 20th anniversary of Joe Wright's film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, which released in 2005 and stars Kiera...
Ep 78: Bridgerton Season 3
In our latest episode, friend of the podcast Priya joins us again, this time to talk about Season 3 of Bridgerton! The third season of this runaway Ne...
Ep 77: Hallmark's Loveuary Review with Priya!
Gentle listeners, for those of you who were entranced by Hallmark's Loveuary series this past February, we finally have an episode about it! Friend of...
Ep 76:Review of Mansfield Park Radio Drama from BBC Radio 4
Gentle listeners, join us for our review of the delightful radio drama from BBC Radio 4, which features a star-studded cast including Felicity Jones,...
Ep 75: Barbie and Jane
Greta Gerwig's 2023 Barbie movie incorporated several seconds of the 1995 Firth/Ehle Pride and Prejudice miniseries, which officially makes this movie...
Ep 74: Jane Austen Hot Takes with Lexi
Time for some hot and SPICY Austen takes fresh from friend of the podcast Lexi, also known as @fourwhitetrees on X (Twitter), Bluesky, and other socia...
Ep 73: Movie Review: Mansfield Park 1999
Gentle listeners, join us as we finally review this 1999 movie adaptation of Mansfield Park, written and directed by Patricia Rozema. We delve into th...
Ep 72: Fire Island
Gentle listeners, we're so excited to have Maya and Christian of Manners and Madness join us again, this time for a movie review of Fire Island, one o...
Ep 71: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Featuring The Muppets!
We are overjoyed to bring you a special holiday episode discussing A Christmas Carol, the novel by Charles Dickens, and A Muppet Christmas Carol, the...
Ep 70: Movie Commentary: Pride and Prejudice 1995, Part 6
Everyone, thank you, we're so excited to finally present the conclusion of our movie commentary series for Pride and Prejudice 1995! Join us as we swo...
Ep 69: Gothic Literature and Northanger Abbey, Featuring the Return of Tash!
Just in time for Halloween, we're back with our guest Natasha Junor (who you may remember from our Clueless episode!) to discuss Gothic literature and...
Bonus: The Oopsie Spoopy Episode
Gentle listeners, Maggie and I recently found ourselves ready to chat, but completely unprepared to discuss any Austen-related topic! We instead had a...
Ep 68: Netflix Persuasion 2022 Movie Review
Gentle listeners, join us as we review the storm-tossed 2022 Netflix adaptation of Persuasion starring Dakota Johnson and Cosmo Jarvis and directed by...
Minipod: Rational Creatures Season 2
Join us to learn more about the web series Rational Creatures to prepare for the release of Season 2! Rational Creatures is a modern interpretation of...
Minipod: ”Open to Persuasion” Virtual Conference this Aug 13-14 with Sarah Rose Kearns
Alert! There is an excellent virtual conference on Persuasion happening August 13th-14th 2022 (this coming weekend!) Our guest Sarah Rose Kearns joins...
Ep 67: Bridgerton Season 2 with Priya
[New file because Podbean sucks!] We're thrilled to welcome our friend and Bridgerton expert Priya back to the podcast to discuss season 2 of this sma...
Ep 66: Being Mr. Wickham - Streaming Theater Performance Review
Check out our review of Being Mr. Wickham, a one man show co-written by Adrian Lukis (who played Mr. Wickham in the 1995 Pride and Prejudice miniserie...
Ep 65: North and South with Special Guest Adrienne
This time we welcome our friend and special guest Adrienne, known as @barelytolerabIe on Twitter and ElizaG1 on AO3, to talk about eternal period dram...
Ep 64: Part 5 of the Movie Commentary for Pride and Prejudice 1995
THREE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER PART 4, we present installment 5 of our commentary on the Pride and Prejudice 1995 miniseries starring Jennifer Ehle and...
Ep 63: Bridgerton
[Episode recorded July 2021]. In this episode, we welcome our friend and special guest Priya (who you may recognize as Constantia from our Regency Daz...
Ep 62: Modern Persuasion with Manners and Madness
We're delighted to welcome our guests Maya and Christian of Manners and Madness, a Jane Austen and David Lynch podcast, to join us for this movie revi...
Ep 61: Movie Review: Sense and Sensibility 2008
[Episode recorded 5/15/21] Welcome, gentle listeners, to our review of the 2008 miniseries Sense & Sensibility, written by Andrew Davies and starring...
Ep 60: Diversity and Inclusion in Austen Fandom with Bianca Hernandez-Knight
In this episode we welcome special guest Bianca Hernandez-Knight to talk about current affairs in the Jane Austen fandom, including the push that dedi...
Ep 59: Adapting Persuasion with Sarah Rose Kearns
In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome special guest Sarah Rose Kearns, actor, playwright, and consummate Janeite! We chat with Sarah Rose about h...
Ep 58: Reclaiming Jane Guest Episode
In this episode we're thrilled to have guests Lauren and Emily of the Reclaiming Jane podcast! Reclaiming Jane was started as a podcast for fans on th...
Ep 57: Movie Review: Austenland
Gentle listeners, we present a review of Austenland (2013), a movie that skewers Austen-addict Jane (Keri Russell) as she goes on a Regency roleplayin...
Ep 56: Movie Review: Bridget Jones's Diary
[Note: File updated 12/20 with a small fix to the movie clip used in the intro - it was cut off in the first version of this episode!]. Time for the p...
Ep 55: Movie Review: Bride and Prejudice
(Note: This episode was recorded on November 1st 2020, so there is no discussion of the US presidential election or its outcome.) Join us, gentle list...
Ep 54: Wuthering Heights
IT'S HERE. Thanks to all our amazing listeners who contributed to our fundraiser! We hit our goal, and as promised, we're bringing you a review of Emi...
Ep 53: Movie Review: Pride & Prejudice 1940 with Garson/Olivier
Another movie review! Maggie and Kristin tackle the delightful 1940 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Greer Garson and Sir Laurence Olivier....
Ep 52: The Jane Austen Society: Author Interview with Natalie Jenner
Please join us for an interview with debut author Natalie Jenner, whose delightful book THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY was released in May 2020 from St. Mart...
Minipod 3: The Mandalorian
And now for something completely different! Once again we have another just *slightly* off-topic minipod for a little extra fun in these crazy days. I...
Ep 51: Exploring Jane Austen Fan Fiction with Sarah Pesce from Lopt & Cropt
Maggie and Kristin welcome Sarah Pesce of Lopt & Cropt to continue our exploration of the wonderful world of Jane Austen Fan Fiction, this time from a...
Ep 50: Movie Review: Pride and Prejudice 2005
Big news! Maggie and Kristin are back to review the 2005 movie version of Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen and dire...
Minipod 2: Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
Hi y'all! We're back with another fluffy minipod for those of you who need extra podcasty-goodness during this time while we're all staying home. In t...
Ep 49: EMMA Part 2: It Was With the Gloves
Okay, we know, it's been out for months. But we asked ourselves, did we REALLY understand the new Emma movie on our 3rd, 5th, or even 8th viewing? Of...
Minipod 1: Emma and Harriet in "Three Loves," a Duologue by Rosina Fillipi
Maggie and Kristin bespeak your indulgence as young performers, because they've decided to amuse themselves with a mini-podcast format during this tim...
Ep 48: EMMA.
The wait is over! At long last, we're back to talk about the new movie EMMA. directed by Autumn de Wilde, screenplay by Eleanor Catton, and starring A...
Ep 47: Sanditon, Or, a Once-in-a Lifetime Investment Opportunity!
[UPDATED 11/29/2020: This episode was updated to remove an extended discussion of medical and pharmaceutical research practices which we feel is no lo...
Ep 46: Movie Review - Northanger Abbey 1987
We're ringing in a new decade with a very special movie review episode! Hardcore Austen fans out there may be aware of the delightfully weird 1987 BBC...