Pod and Prejudice
Becca has read all of Jane Austen's work. Molly literally does not know who Mrs. Bennet is. Together, they venture into Austen's world of romance, biting satire, and class struggles. Like Austen? Interested in a modern take? This is the podcast for you! Produced by Molly Burdick Audio production by Graham Cook Show art by Torrence Browne Transcriptions provided by SpeechDocs www.podandprejudice.com contact: podandprejudice@gmail.com
Episodes
Theatre kids, rise up! Today we meet John Yates and the young people decide to put on a play. Edmund is NOT a fan of this idea. Julia finally gets her answers about Henry's feelings.
Topics discussed include the pettiness of theatre kids, Edmund and Tom's power struggles, Jane Austen's involvement with theatre, Edmund's overall wussiness, the plot of Lovers' Vows, and Julia's comeback.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE AUSTEN!!!! Sir Thomas's return looms on the horizon, Mary Crawford tells us how she really feels about Dr. Grant, Fanny gives us some real main character energy, Big T comes home from Weymouth, Henry Crawford continues to be a naughty boy, Fanny has her first ball, and a mysterious new person arrives.
Topics discussed include job security, how much we love our dental hygienists, a continued reminder of w...
The gang is headed to Sotherton! We tour the chapel, Mary learns that Edmund is planning to be a clergyman (much to her dismay), and Fanny gets left alone in the woods for an hour.
Topics discussed include Maria's men-juggling act, the stick up Fanny's butt, whether 5'9" is short, our nightmare blunt rotation, the debauchery of big cities, fences we've climbed in our youths, and how Mr. Rushworth runs.
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In this special bonus episode, we're talking with Emily and Masha Breeze about Are The Bennet Girls Okay? by Emily Breeze, an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice that centers on the experience of the Bennet sisters. Are The Bennet Girls Okay? is playing at Bedlam Theatre Company in New York through December 21st.
Topics discussed include: was Jane Austen 6 men in a trenchcoat? What are Bluesky posts called? Is Mrs. Bennet righ...
Today, things begin to grow in the rice pudding. Mr. Rushworth has the hots for landscaping, Molly gets bitchcrackers for Miss Crawford, and the tides turn on our affections for Edmund when he lends out Fanny's mare.
Topics discussed include hear me out cakes, apricots, Mary Crawford's poor breeding, what values we take from our families, Jane Austen's beautiful descriptions of love and how we're getting it in a...
In today's episode, we're talking about chapters 3-5 of Mansfield Park. Mr. Norris is dead! Will Fanny move in with Mrs. Norris? Sir Thomas goes to Antigua! Will he come back? Fanny's horse dies! Will she ever ride again? We meet SEVERAL new characters. Will our girls marry them?
Topics discussed include the way incomes from livings work (correct us if we're wrong!), rice pudding lasagna, Molly's continued co...
We're diving into Mansfield Park in this first episode of season five of Pod and Prejudice. In today's chapters, we're taking it back to the generation before our heroine. We meet the Ward sisters who all marry into different social strata and learn how Fanny Price came to Mansfield Park.
Topics discussed include the something borrowed, something blue tradition, Mrs. Norris as a charity case, cousins marrying, Sir W...
In honor of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, we teamed up with Hot and Bothered and blended our formats for a special crossover episode covering the 2007 fanfic Becoming Jane!
Topics discussed include why it's so hard to write dialogue for writers, the 2007 of it all, Anne Hathaway's terrible British accent, what this movie believes about love, the movie's lack of Austen's genius, digging your own potatoes, and...
What a delight to talk with Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding about their newest twist on an Austen novel, Anne of Avenue A, which will hit the shelves on October 28th!
Topics discussed include flashbacks, Jane Austen's fanfic of her own life, romanticizing New York in the fall, miscommunication, dead moms in Austen, living in a 16-unit walk-up in NYC, which characters were easiest/hardest to adapt, and what part of the book...
We're joined by Graham today to answer YOUR questions for our season finale!
Topics discussed include our Persuasion dream adaptation, the theme of persuasion in other Austen novels, the way Taylor Swift defined our lives, Persuasion's message to modern audiences, chronic illness in Austen, our Persuasion murder mystery, our Mansfield Park predictions (and some spoilers), the Wuthering Heights remake, our Austen superlat...
Today, we're continuing our summer book club with a discussion of Austenland - both the book by Shannon Hale and the 2013 masterpiece starring Kerri Russell directed by Jerusha Hess.
Topics discussed include why the modern woman loves Jane Austen, whether we would go to Austenland, which plot we'd be assigned, the ethics of Austenland (or lack thereof), and our favorite additions to the movie.
We're joined today by Sarah Rose Kearns and Prerna Ramachandra, the creators of the short film Manydown to discuss the PBS miniseries Miss Austen, based on the novel by Gill Hornby. Plus, an exciting announcement!
Topics discussed include the similarities between the choices artists had to make in Austen's time and now, the themes of mental illness in the show, the real love story being about sisters, Jane's family s...
We're joined today by Laughing with Lizzie aka Sophie Andrews to discuss, one last time, Persuasion (2022), but this time with a positive spin.
Topics discussed include breaking the fourth wall, Anne as the center of the story's focus, Sir Walter and Elizabeth's fairly tale, the cinematography, unseriousness, our favorite supporting characters, taking creative risks, the accuracy of the letter scene and other book-a...
Today we're covering Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld! Aside from reading Austen, this is our first ever straight-up book review! Spoiler alert for Eligible. This adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is set in 2013 Cincinnati. The eldest Bennet sisters are approaching 40 and Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are country club parents who don’t care that they’re deep in debt. Jane and Liz end up back in Cincinnati when Mr. Bennet has a heart attack.
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Finishing strong today with Sequoia Simone (@sequoiasimone) as we dive into the final part of the 2022 adaptation of Persuasion. Topics discussed include: ruching, whether Elliot is a villain, octopus dreams, the Mandela Effect, gelatinous tears, the bunny, Mary in therapy, Mrs. Clay's happy ending, and the NON-FLASHBACK!
Cast and Crew of Persuasion (2022)
Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Old Navy crinkle shirts, B...
We're joined again today by Sequoia Simone (@sequoiasimone) to discuss this...movie? Topics discussed include: what is ART?, which Austen hero Pedro Pascal is playing, peegate, what if the other guy is an okay option, friendzoning, Regency-era bathing suits, rich Americans, Gaydy Russell and her lesbian European tours, and indoor plumbing. Today's episode covers the film through Anne's arrival in Bath.
It's the moment you've all been dreading--I mean, waiting for...Persuasion (2022)! We're joined by Sequoia Simone (@sequoiasimone) to discuss this most beloved film and at which point it lost each of us. Today's episode covers the movie through Anne and Mary's Italian chat.
Topics discussed include: modernizing Austen's language, flashbacks, thick teardrops, multiracial casting in period pieces, the Flea...
We're joined again by Izzy from What The Austen? (@whattheausten) to discuss the second half of the 2007 adaptation of Persuasion starring Sally Hawkins and directed by Adrian Shergold. Today's episode covers the film from Lyme through the end of the movie.
Topics discussed include the film's opinion on moving on from lost love, the stormy Cobb, blood!!!, snuff, Harville as the ultimate bro, Bath locations, filming i...
We're joined today by Izzy from What The Austen? (@whattheausten) to discuss the first part of the 2007 adaptation of Persuasion starring Sally Hawkins and directed by Adrian Shergold. Today's episode covers the film through Mary's announcement that we're going to Lyme.
WARNING: Mansfield Park spoiler 11:10 - 13:25.
Topics discussed include the shaky cam, Elizabeth Elliot's outfit repeating, being attracte...
We're joined again today by Alice and Kim from Fetch the Smelling Salts (@fetchsmellingsalts) to discuss the final part of the 1995 adaptation of Persuasion starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds. Today's episode covers the introduction of Mrs. Smith and Nurse Rooke through the end of the film.
Topics discussed include marzipan, on-set murders, Anne and Wentworth TALKING about their past, the alternate ending, Elliot'...
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