What the Austen? Podcast
By Izzy Meakin
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Episodes: 94
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What the Austen? is a cosy podcast hosted by Izzy Meakin, exploring the wit, charm, and quirks of Jane Austen’s novels through lively conversations with fellow enthusiasts. We embrace the full spectrum of the Austen fandom and hope this podcast will help deepen your love for her timeless tales. On YouTube and all podcasting platforms. @whattheausten
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Episode 91: Miss Bates | Poverty, Fearing 'old maids' and neurodivergence wit author Catherine Cliff
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: Our Sense & Sensibility Trailer Reaction!
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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Episode 90: Pistols at Dawn? Col Brandon and Willoughby's Duel in Sense & Sensibility
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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Episode 89: Stories Set in Stone: Jane Austen and Bath Abbey with Jackie Herring
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May 02, 2026 |
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Episode 88: The Other Bennet Sister with Screenwriter Sarah Quintrell | Adapting Janice Hadlow's book for BBC 📖
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Episode 87: Jane Austen the pianist: How music shaped her life and writing with Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Episode 86: John Mullan on Jane Austen's Alchemy: Style, Structure, and Story 📖
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Episode 85: What did Jane Austen's Xmas celebrations look like? with Jessica Bull
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Episode 84: Villain off 2025: Elizabeth Elliot v Fanny Dashwood (Persuasion and Sense & Sensibility) AUDIO ONLY EP
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Episode 83: Clermont By Regina Maria Roche | Unpacking the Horrid Novels from Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Episode 82: The Worlds of Jane Austen: Chaos, Revolution, Empire & War with Helena Kelly
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Episode 81: Paula Byrne On The Real Love Story Behind Jane Austen’s Novels | Six Weeks by the Sea
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Episode 80: Susannah Harker on becoming Jane Bennet: Midlife, New Projects & 1995 Pride & Prejudice.
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Episode 79: Surviving (and Thriving) Your First Regency Ball
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Episode 78: Emma Woodhouse: The Original “That Girl”
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Episode 78: My Charlotte Lucas Birthday Q&A – Jane Austen, Books & Babbling
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Episode 77: The Darcy Effect: Romantic Ideal or Byronic Brooder?
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Episode 76: Do we need a Netflix Pride & Prejudice? with @regencyrumours
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May 11, 2025 |
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Episode 75: Wearing the Story: Fashion in the Age of Jane Austen with Fashion Historian Hilary Davidson
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Episode 74: Jane Austen's Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels with Molly Williams and Jessica Roux
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Episode 73: Gill Hornby on Miss Austen, Writing Novels, and the BBC Mini Series
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Podcast Trailer
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Episode 72: A Fortune Most Fatal with Author Jessica Bull (The Miss Austen Investigates Series)
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Episode 71: Did Jane Austen hate Bath? (Bonus Ep from YT)
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Episode 70: Wrapping up 2024!
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Episode 69: Villain off 2024: General Tilney vs. Sir Walter Elliot (Northanger Abbey / Persuasion)
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Episode 68: The Castle of Wolfenbach explained | Northanger Abbey's Horrid Novels @marthabethanreads
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Episode 67: Jane Austen Unpopular Opinions #4 (Sense & Sensibility)
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Episode 66: Sense & Self-Sacrifice: An Elinor Dashwood Character Study with @OliviasCatastrophe
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Episode 65: The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst with Author Katie Lumsden
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Episode 64: My Jane Austen Heritage with Jane Austen's Great niece Caroline Knight
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May 19, 2024 |
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Episode 63: Bringing Jane Austen's Bath to life with Ellis Naylor @historian_ellis
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May 05, 2024 |
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Episode 62: Jane Austen's Legacy & Rare Book Collecting with Tom Ayling
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Episode 61: Life lessons from Jane Austen's leading men with Sophie Andrews @laughingwithlizzie
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Episode 60: Mr Darcy's first (failed) proposal: A scene study
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Episode 59: Mr Darcy & Mr Bingley a Regency bromance with Ben Mercer
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Episode 58: Regency costuming in Jane Austen adaptations with Historical Costumer Shannyn @wisteria.and.lace
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Episode 57: Turning Jane Austen's Emma into a Graphic Novel with Georgie Castilla from Duniath Comics
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Episode 56: 'Miss Austen Investigates': A Conversation with author Jessica Bull
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Episode 55: Jane Austen Unpopular Opinions #3
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Episode 54: Wrapping up 2023 ~ Reflections Episode
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Episode 53: Where the Rhythm Takes You, a YA Persuasion re-telling with Author Sarah Dass
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Episode 51: Sorting Jane Austen's Heroes into their Hogwarts Houses Pt 1
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Episode 52: Sorting Jane Austen Heroes into Hogwarts Houses Pt 2
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Episode 50: Villain off 2023 | Lady Catherine v Mrs Norris (Pride & Prejudice v Mansfield Park)
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Episode 49: The Monk Uncovered ~ Catherine Morland's reading list with Martha
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Episode 48: A Most Agreeable Murder with Author Julia Seales
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Episode 47: Jane Austen Unpopular Opinions #2
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Episode 46: Lydia Bennet Character Study (L is for Liability series) with Storyhooked Podcast Host Lynette
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Episode 44: Cross-Novel Matchmaking, Imagining Romantic Pairings in Jane Austen's Universe
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Episode 45: Cross-Novel Matchmaking Continues, Imagining Romantic Pairings in Jane Austen's Universe
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Episode 43: The Covert Lovers of Highbury, Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill's Engagement with @historian_ellis
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Episode 42: Mrs. Bennet, A Complex Portrait of Motherhood in Pride and Prejudice with Habiba from @habibareadsbooks
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Episode 41: Jane Austen Murder Mysteries with Author Tirzah Price
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Episode 40: Lucy Steele character study (L is for Liability series) with @janeaustenrunsmylife
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May 21, 2023 |
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Episode 39: The Mary Crawford Effect with Charlie @thebookboy
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May 07, 2023 |
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Episode 38: Why we should Knight Mr Knightley with Carolyne @theaustenite
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Episode 37: Pride & Prejudice Unpopular Opinions #1 | 2 Year Podcast Anniversary Ep
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Episode 36: Taylor Swift x Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Episode 35: Taylor Swift x Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Episode 34: Taylor Swift x Emma by Jane Austen
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Episode 33: Taylor Swift x Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Episode 32: Taylor Swift x Persuasion by Jane Austen
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Episode 31: Taylor Swift x Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Episode 30: Pride & Prejudice properties fictional and filming with @janewashere
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Episode 29: The Lost Sex Scenes of Jane Austen with Annie Harrison @AmorousHistories
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Episode 28: A Jane Bennet character study
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Episode 27: Life lessons from Jane Austen's heroines With Sophie @laughingwithlizzie
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Episode 26: What the Austen? 2022 wrap up!!!
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Episode 25: Jane Austen Christmas Gift guide with Eleanor from @hausofbennet
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Episode 24: Disney Villains x Northanger Abbey Villains
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Episode 23: Disney Villains x Persuasion Villains with Ann from @paperheartslibary
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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Episode 22: Villain off 2022 Caroline Bingley v Isabella Thorpe
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Episode 21: The Mysteries of Udolpho ~ Catherine Morland's reading list with Martha @marthabethanreads
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Episode 20: Disney Villains x Emma Villains with Ann from @paperheartslibary
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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Episode 19: Jane Austen's Harriet Smith and why she is all that and a bag of chips with Bontle @colourful_litchi
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Episode 18: Disney Villains x Sense and Sensibility Villains with Ann from @paperheartslibary
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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Episode 17: Disney Villains x Mansfield Park Villains with Ann from @paperheartslibary
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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Episode 16: Reviewing Netflix's Persuasion (2022) with Jillian and Yolanda from The Pemberley Podcast @thepemberly
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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Episode 15: Disney Villains x Pride and Prejudice Villains with Ann from @paperheartslibary
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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Episode 14: Sense and Sensibility's Edward Ferrars and what makes a hero with Ellis @Historian_Ellis
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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Episode 13: Sorting Jane Austen's Heroines into Harry Potter Houses Part 2 with Caily @half_agony_half_hope
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May 21, 2022 |
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Episode 12: Sorting Jane Austen's Heroines into Harry Potter Houses Part 1 with Caily @half_agony_half_hope
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Episode 11: Who is the wealthiest Jane Austen hero? with Charlie from @thebookboy
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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Episode 10: Bridgerton Gossip (S1, S2 and the books) with Martha from @marthabethanreads
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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Episode 9: The power of the letter in Jane Austen's work with Caily
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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Episode 8: Matching Jane Austen Heroines to Disney Princesses with Ann from @disneyprincesslessons
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Episode 7: Jane Austen Villain off 2021 | Wickham v Willoughby with Caily Bridgeland and Ellis @historian_ellis
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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Episode 6: Mansfield Park's Fanny Price Heroine or House Elf with Naomi from @naomi.not.niomi
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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Episode 5: Jane Austen's most awkward characters with Caily @half_agony_half_hope #AwkAustenAug
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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Episode 4: Addressing Charlotte Lucas from Pride and Prejudice with Georgia from @gmayreads
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Episode 3: Reviewing the 2009 Emma with Louise from @mrsesluxuries
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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A defence of Colonel Brandon from Sense and Sensibility with Caily
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May 15, 2021 |
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Jane Austen's Persuasion and Lasting Love with @Historian_ellis
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Apr 11, 2021 |