Manners & Madness: A Jane Austen & David Lynch Podcast

Manners & Madness: A Jane Austen & David Lynch Podcast

Two friends, one who loves both Jane Austen and David Lynch, one who is only passingly familiar with both, explore their bodies of work and the adaptations of that work.

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January 20, 2026 56 mins

This week we are taking a break from our regularly scheduled fun break from reality, to actually talk about reality. Sometime you just need to talk about the moment and we decided to share that with you. We hope it doesn’t feel burdensome but helps us connect as humans going through troubling times.

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This week we are having some fun with a Top Ten list. We are counting down our 10 favorite locations from David Lynch and Jane Austen.

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This week we are delighted to share an episode of The Blue Rose Taskforce that featured Maya hosting a panel on the topic of Magic in Twin Peaks. Thank you to John Bernardy and Mitch Proctor from Ruminations Radio network for hosting and allowing us to play the episode here. And thank you to the wonderful panelists Chelsey Weber-Smith (American Hysteria), Indigo Baloch ( Full Blossom of the Evening), Jess Purser (Jess Purser Art), ...

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December 23, 2025 52 mins

Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday’s to everyone! This week we are talking Scrooged, looking back on 2025, and figuring out which Christmas icon we are.

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December 16, 2025 56 mins

This week we follow up Home Alone with Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. We question if adults in this universe are all dumb and ask which Home Alone is best?

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December 9, 2025 52 mins

This week we are starting our countdown to Christmas with a classic, Home Alone. Does it still hold up? Is it secretly a horror movie? Is it the best Christmas movie? Come laugh along with us as we discuss it.

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December 2, 2025 50 mins

This week we are talking Turkey and holidays and what’s left on our master list. We would love to hear from you about your traditions and anything we are missing from our future plans.

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This week we finish our commentary of Over the Garden Wall with episode 5 - 10. It was a delight!

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November 18, 2025 60 mins

This week we are doing a commentary on the exceptionally cute animated show Over the Garden Wall. We get through the first five episodes in this episode and will finish up next week with the second half. Fire up your Hulu or what have you and watch along with us!

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November 11, 2025 62 mins

Due to life and many technical kerfuffles, this week are re-releasing our episode on the 1940’s Pride and Prejudice.

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November 4, 2025 48 mins

This week we talk all things Halloween, we catch up on the things we’ve covered so far this fall, and take a fun quiz to see which creature of the night we are.

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October 28, 2025 56 mins

This week we are celebrating Halloween and encoring musical summer with the 1986 classic Little Shop of Horrors. Is it a perfect musical? Should we add all movies with muppets to our list? Who sang it better Audrey or Ariel? All questions we ponder as we sing our way through this week’s episode.

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October 21, 2025 55 mins

This week we are headed back to 1960 with a cult classic B movie, The Little Shop of Horrors. Is it silly or is it scary and how will it compare with the musical?

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October 14, 2025 59 mins

This week we close out the emotional mini-series Miss Austen. Rude relatives, and difficult love stories abound, just like in any Jane Austen novel.

Re-uploaded due to technical difficulties.

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October 7, 2025 51 mins

This week we are starting the Masterpiece/BBC mini series about some of Jane Austen’s nearest and dearest. We cover the first two episodes this week.

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September 30, 2025 55 mins

This week we are watching The Art Life, a documentary about David Lynch, his childhood and his approach to art.

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September 23, 2025 50 mins

This week we are enjoying the recent film Jane Austen Wrecked My Life. It’s quiet, french, and introspective and also a bit funny.

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September 16, 2025 45 mins

This week we are making lists and ranking things. Who will come out on top of our list, of worst villains in Jane Austen and David Lynch?

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September 2, 2025 40 mins

This week we wrap-up musical summer and talk about what’s coming in the fall. We also find out which Rocky Horror Picture Show character we are.

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August 26, 2025 50 mins

This week we wrap musical summer with a bang as we cover Rocky Horror Picture Show. We came into the summer with Tim Curry so it’s only appropriate that we leave with him in a performance for the ages.

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