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.

Episodes

July 8, 2025 60 mins

This week we kick off Musical Summer with a Tim Curry classic, the 1982 movie musical, Annie. Leapin’ Lizards!

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This week we finish the mysterious Mulholland Drive, and ask ourselves where do the dreams of this movie begin and end.

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June 17, 2025 54 mins

This is the week we finally get to Mulholland Dr., one of David Lynch’s seminal movies. We are only covering the first half this mysterious movie. Next week is part two so please remember to tune in to that episodas well.

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June 10, 2025 53 mins

This week we are resetting after Mansfield Park and getting in the summer spirit with the wacky 80’s movie, One Crazy Summer. With young John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait and a plethora of other memorable characters, it is quintessentialy 80’s in a very fun way.

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June 3, 2025 47 mins

This week we wrap our thoughts on Mansfield Park, talk about what we are planning through the summer, and discover what city in England we should move to.

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May 27, 2025 73 mins

We’ve reached the end of Mansfield Park and quite a bit happens in these last few chapters. How will all the pieces land and is the final chapter wrap-up as delightful as usual? Find out if this book maintained its spot as Maya’s favorite.

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May 20, 2025 72 mins

This week is our penultimate episode. Three months pass in Portsmouth and Fanny receives a significant visitor and several very consequential letters.

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May 13, 2025 56 mins

This week Fanny goes back home to Portsmouth and it is a bit of a culture shock. Will the noise and chaos break her spirits, or can she find the true love she is looking for?

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May 6, 2025 64 mins

This week the pressure is on and Fanny is feeling the weight of it. Edmund returns and Crawfords prepare to leave, and Fanny can’t seem to help but speak her truth.

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April 29, 2025 60 mins

This week we are covering four emotionally charged chapters. A week of pent up feelings leads to an explosive cliffhanger.

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April 22, 2025 57 mins

This week we are covering chapters 25 -28 and everything’s coming up Fanny. William is in town, everyone is thinking of her, and she is coming out. How will our shy little heroine deal with being the center of attention?

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Life is a little busy at the moment so we are taking the next few weeks off, but we didn’t want to leave you without episodes to listen to. Please enjoy this re-release of our coverage of Fire Walk With Me. We will be back with the second half of Mansfield Park next week.

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April 8, 2025 64 mins

Life is a little busy at the moment so we are taking the next few weeks off, but we didn’t want to leave you without episodes to listen to. Please enjoy this re-release of our coverage of Fire Walk With Me. We will be back with the second half of Mansfield Park soon.

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April 1, 2025 59 mins

Life is a little busy at the moment so we are taking the next few weeks off, but we didn’t want to leave you without episodes to listen to. Please enjoy this re-release of our coverage of Fire Walk With Me. We will be back with the second half of Mansfield Park soon.

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March 25, 2025 61 mins

This week we are putting down the book to catch-up. We sort some characters, discuss why we all need some Lynch & Austen during these times, sort characters and create our dream adaptation.

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March 18, 2025 50 mins

A bit of a shorter section this week as we only cover three chapters, 22 - 24. These chapters are all about Fanny, she’s finally the center of attention, even if it’s not where she prefers to be, and in these chapters she is experiencing a lot of other firsts as well.

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March 11, 2025 58 mins

This week we are covering chapters 18 - 21 of Mansfield Park and things are changing. Sir Thomas finally returns home, at a very inconvenient time, Lady Bertram puts down her pug, and Maria and Rushworth finally wed.

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March 3, 2025 55 mins

This week on the podcast we are covering chapters 13 - 17. Sir Thomas is still abroad, and the young people have found a new way to amuse themselves, they are putting on a play.

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February 25, 2025 56 mins

This week we are discussing chapters 9 -12 of Mansfield Park. Everyone is starting to reveal their true colors, and Fanny is noticing it all, while going mostly ignored herself.

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February 18, 2025 69 mins

This week we are covering chapters 5 - 8 of Mansfield Park. The Crawfords presence has caused very mixed emotions in the young people and they are still figuring out this new dynamic.

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