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Fanny has the post-party comedown, Edmund and Mary maybe break up, and HENRY CRAWFORD IS IN LOOOOOOVE! Topics discussed include Mr. Wobbles at the party, cribbage, Edmund and Mary as the regency era Ross and Rachel, the threat of the Owen girls, and of course, Henry's feelings for Fanny and whether they're pure. Patron Study Questions come from Emily, Avi, Spring, Angelika, Emily, Linnea, and Flying Cupcake. Topics discussed include the fact that Edmund has never written Fanny a letter, the Crawfords' kindness, Edmund's affection toward Fanny, whether Henry Crawford can be redeemed, "I can fix him" vs. "She can fix me," whether Henry's love is lasting, Mary's POV, and why Henry thinks Fanny loves him. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Mary's jealousy, whether Henry will make a better husband than his uncle, why Henry fell for Fanny, Henry's perception of Fanny with the Bertrams, and whether people can change. Funniest Quote: "Oh yes! missed as every noisy evil is missed when it is taken away; that is, there is a great difference felt. But I am not fishing; don’t compliment me." Questions moving forward: Will Henry propose? Will Fanny say no? Will Edmund and Mary ever see each other again? Who wins the chapters? Henry! Glossary of Terms and Phrases: alacrity (n): promptness in response : cheerful readiness Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Lord of the Rings, Wishbone, Friends, Artemis II, Project Hail Mary, The Grinch Next Episode: Mansfield Park Volume II Chapters 13-14 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

It's the day of the ball! Edmund gifts Fanny a SECOND chain, and Fanny decides to get over Edmund just as Edmund starts to doubt his feelings for Mary. Henry offers to take William to town and flirts up a storm with Fanny (respectfully). Fanny is the belle of the ball, despite her wishes. Topics discussed include pasta necklaces, our In Defense of Edmund Drinking Game, Fanny's cup size, what Mary Crawford sees in Edmund, pros and cons of Henry and Edmund, and Regency ragers. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include angel hair vs. bucatini (or the Mary necklace vs. the Edmund necklace), Edmund's feelings about Mary's flaws now vs. the beginning of the book, Fanny's coming out, whether she's softening on Henry, and whether Edmund and Mary are over. Funniest Quote: "She had all the heroism of principle, and was determined to do her duty; but having also many of the feelings of youth and nature, let her not be much wondered at, if, after making all these good resolutions on the side of self-government, she seized the scrap of paper on which Edmund had begun writing to her, as a treasure beyond all her hopes, and reading with the tenderest emotion these words, “My very dear Fanny, you must do me the favour to accept” locked it up with the chain, as the dearest part of the gift." Questions moving forward: Is this the end of Mary and Edmund? What will happen between Henry and William on the carriage ride? Who wins the chapters? Fanny! Glossary of Terms and Phrases: a la mortal (phrase): to the death chequered (adj): marked by fluctuations in fortune negus (n): a beverage made of wine, hot water, lemon juice, sugar, and nutmeg, Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Dawson's Creek, Hamilton, Hot N Cold Next Episode: Mansfield Park Volume II Chapters 11-12 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

The families gather for a game night, and shenanigans ensue. Henry pays a visit to Edmund's future home, which sparks some feelings in Fanny and Mary. Sir Thomas catches on to Henry's intentions with Fanny and decides to throw a ball. Mary gives Fanny an unexpected gift. Topics discussed include falling in love for the bit, Molly's competitive side, whether Henry can change, predictions for William's hotness, Sir Thomas's Pinterest board, our first male pre-proposal POV, and team Hanny vs. team Fanmund. Patron Study Questions this week come from Avi. Topics discussed include William's cross being modeled off a gift Jane Austen received from her own brother. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Sir Thomas's interest in Henry and throwing a ball, the discussion of Edmund's estate, Edmund's internal monologue, the purpose of the ball, and why Mary gave Fanny her chain. Funniest Quote: “No, I never inquire. But I told a man mending a hedge that it was Thornton Lacey, and he agreed to it.” Questions moving forward: Who will dance with each other at the ball? Who wins the chapters? Sir Thomas! Glossary of Terms and Phrases: Avarice (n): extreme greed for wealth or material gain. Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Ten Things I Hate About You, She's All That, Pygmalion, My Fair Lady, Cruel Intentions, Catan, Heated Rivalry Next Episode: Mansfield Park Volume II Chapters 9-10 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Surprise, bitch, bet you thought you'd seen the last of Henry Crawford. Fanny goes to dinner at the parsonage, it's revealed that Edmund will be taking his living sooner than Mary thought, and Henry decides he's going to woo Fanny. Plus, the return of William Price! Topics discussed include Fanny's place in the parsonage, how many cats Fanny will have in her Brooklyn apartment, whether Henry is a dog person, and the danger of horseback riding vs. being in the navy. Patron Study Questions this week come from Avi, Ghenet, Linnea, Angelika Topics discussed include Fanny's new position at Mansfield, Mary and Maria's situations, Mary's culpability in Henry's plan, whether Henry has met people like the Prices before, Henry's jealousy, and sibling pairs. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Henry's POV and Henry's sincerity. Funniest Quote: "No, I will not do her any harm, dear little soul! I only want her to look kindly on me, to give me smiles as well as blushes, to keep a chair for me by herself wherever we are, and be all animation when I take it and talk to her; to think as I think, be interested in all my possessions and pleasures, try to keep me longer at Mansfield, and feel when I go away that she shall be never happy again. I want nothing more.” Questions moving forward: How long is William staying? Will Henry and Fanny fall in love? Will William and Mary fall in love? Who wins the chapters? William! Glossary of Terms and Phrases: menu plaisirs: minor pleasures Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Oh, Mary!, How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days, 27 Dresses Next Episode: Mansfield Park Volume II Chapters 7-8 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Henry is gone, and a gloom falls over the house. Sir Thomas suspects that Maria doesn't want to marry Rushworth, but she marries him anyway. Fanny and Miss Crawford start hanging out, and Fanny secures a dinner invitation. Topics discussed include Fanny's glow-up, how Fanny and the Bertrams feel about the slave trade, Maria's revenge plot, flirt-harping, the Brontës' use of the word "ejaculate," Fanny's love of nature, the Doge at the court of Louis XIV, and Edmund and Mary's fundamental incompatibility. Patron Study Questions this week come from Avi and Linnea. Topics discussed include Fanny's question about the slave trade and our characters wanting to change each other. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Fanny cozying up to Sir Thomas, the retiring of the WTF Maria Tracker, zeroing in on the love triangle, and Mary and Fanny's friendship. Funniest Quote: "It was a very proper wedding. The bride was elegantly dressed; the two bridesmaids were duly inferior; her father gave her away; her mother stood with salts in her hand, expecting to be agitated; her aunt tried to cry; and the service was impressively read by Dr. Grant." Questions moving forward: Is this the last we're seeing of the Bertram sisters? What will happen between Mary and Fanny? Who wins the chapters? Maria! Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Heated Rivalry, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, the Doge at the court of Louis XIV, Schitt's Creek Next Episode: Mansfield Park Volume II Chapters 5-6 Want an alternative to marrying rich? Try learning to invest your own money and grow your own wealth! Molly's partner Mel is teaching an online investing workshop for beginners on March 7. Tickets and details can be found at https://moneywithmelmarch7.eventbrite.com. And follow her on instagram at @money.with.mel. Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

HEATED RIVALRY SPOILERS 4:40-5:00!!!!! Volume 2 starting off uncomfortably with Sir Thomas's return and the shutting down of Mansfield Theatre. Plus, Henry Crawford's farewell tour. Topics discussed include Sir Thomas's change of heart about Fanny, rowing across the Atlantic, how to pronounce Antigua, and partiality. Patron Study Questions this week come from Marija, Avi, and Angelika. Topics discussed include whether Maria's hopes for a proposal from Henry are realistic, divorce in the 1800s, how Sir Thomas's time in Antigua influenced his behavior toward Fanny, and the departures of Henry Crawford and Mr. Yates. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include the children's reactions to Sir Thomas's return, why Lovers' Vows was a thing, and predictions for the rest of the book. Funniest Quote: "And then he would have changed the subject, and sipped his coffee in peace over domestic matters of a calmer hue; but Mr. Yates, without discernment to catch Sir Thomas’s meaning, or diffidence, or delicacy, or discretion enough to allow him to lead the discourse while he mingled among the others with the least obtrusiveness himself, would keep him on the topic of the theatre, would torment him with questions and remarks relative to it, and finally would make him hear the whole history of his disappointment at Ecclesford." Questions moving forward: What will the young people do to entertain themselves? Will Tom stick around? Will Maria and Rushworth get married? Will Yates come back for Julia? Who wins the chapters? Yates! Glossary of Terms and Phrases: bespeak (v): order or reserve (something) in advance eclairissement (n): a clarification, explanation, or the clearing up of something obscure or mysterious ingenuousness (adj): showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness partial (adj): favoring one side in a dispute above the other; biased reproof (n): blame, disapproval Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Heated Rivalry, The World's Toughest Row, Taryn Smith, The Parent Trap, It's A Wonderful Life Next Episode: Mansfield Park Volume II Chapters 1-2 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Rehearsals continue for Lovers' Vows! The cast starts in-fighting, but Fanny enjoys watching rehearsals...until she ends up in the middle of one. Topics discussed include anonymous valentines, justice for Julia, Henry Crawford as Molly's type, morally grey characters, ASMs, lazy insults, and SIR THOMAS'S RETURN! Patron Study Questions this week come from Flying Cupcake, Marija, Avi, Spring, and Angelika. Topics discussed include Fanny's fun side, why Mary is a better friend to Fanny than her cousins, Fanny's refusal to act, everyone's moral compromises, morality vs. indulgence, and why Mary actually sought Fanny out to rehearse. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Henry as the best actor of the group, where we've been and what we've learned so far, and where we stand on the characters at the end of this volume. Funniest Quote: "It is about Lovers' Vows!" Questions moving forward: What is Sir Thomas going to do when he sees the house? Does Rushworth understand that Maria is into Henry? Who wins the chapters? Fanny! Glossary of Terms and Phrases: behind hand (adj.): late or slow in doing something cipher (n): a person or thing of no importance, especially a person who does the bidding of others and seems to have no will of their own. festoon (n): a chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Gaia Music Collective, Kenter Davies, Sex and the City, Alanis Morissette, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Waiting for Godot, Lizzie McGuire Next Episode: Mansfield Park Volume II Chapters 1-2 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Lovers' Vows cast list is up! Fanny is offered the role of a lifetime, which she does NOT want, and Miss Crawford is the only one who comes to her aid. The company decides to search for their Anhalt amongst their neighbors but Edmund puts a stop to that by offering to play Anhalt himself. Topics discussed include playing dress-up, horse betting, why Edmund DOESN'T want to play Anhalt, Mary's moment of kindness, and Fanny's studio apartment. Patron Study Questions this week come from Avi and Ghenet. Topics discussed include our opinions on Mary's character and why Mrs. Norris is so cruel to Fanny. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Edmund's conduct and choices vs. Fanny's conduct and choices, whether we buy Edmund's reasoning, and Fanny's studio loft and what it tells us about Fanny's relationship to Mansfield Park. Funniest Quote: For a moment no one spoke; and then many spoke together to tell the same melancholy truth, that they had not yet got any Anhalt. “Mr. Rushworth was to be Count Cassel, but no one had yet undertaken Anhalt.” “I had my choice of the parts,” said Mr. Rushworth; “but I thought I should like the Count best, though I do not much relish the finery I am to have.” “You chose very wisely, I am sure,” replied Miss Crawford, with a brightened look; “Anhalt is a heavy part.” “The Count has two-and-forty speeches,” returned Mr. Rushworth, “which is no trifle.” Questions moving forward: Will Fanny act? How will it go with Edmund as Anhalt? Who wins the chapters? Mary Crawford Glossary of Terms and Phrases: nice (adj.): fastidious, scrupulous Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Home Alone, The Princess Diaries, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 17-18 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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. The young people of Mansfield Park are making theatre, and so is our very own audio producer, Graham! Come see him in a brand-new work called The Marble in My Mouth on January 9th and 10th at 7:00 and 8:30 PM! Performances are at Stella Adler Center for the Arts in New York City. Get your tickets HERE! Patron Study Questions this week come from Judith, Diana L., Kaitlyn, and Avi. Topics discussed include the modern equivalence of Lovers' Vows, theatre kids flirting with each other, the characters' feelings about the play, and Fanny's reaction to the play at the end of the chapters. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include how theatre is moving the story along and the scandal of Maria's participation in the play. Funniest Quote(s): “As he said this, each looked towards their mother. Lady Bertram, sunk back in one corner of the sofa, the picture of health, wealth, ease, and tranquility, was just falling into a gentle doze, while Fanny was getting through the few difficulties of her work for her.” “If I must give my opinion, I have always thought it the most insipid play in the English language - I do not wish to make objections, I shall be happy to be of any use, but I think we could not choose worse.” Questions moving forward: Who's watching this play? Will Julia participate? Will Fanny try to stop the play? Will Fanny try to stop it? Who wins the chapters? Julia!!! Glossary of Terms and Phrases: baize (n): a coarse, typically green woolen material resembling felt, used especially for covering pool, snooker, and billiard tables. by the ears: to cause to dispute or quarrel Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Austenland, Only Murders in the Building, Spring Awakening, Spring Awakening, Hair, Rent, Prince Faggot, The Vagina Monologues, Zanessa Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 15-16 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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 where Mansfield Park's wealth comes from, Mary's compliment for Fanny, Cassiopeia, the Jane Austen Cinematic Universe, Becca's mom's love life, and Edmund's lack of rizz. The Office spoilers at 13:52 - 14:40!!! Patron Study Questions this week come from Avi, Linnea, Angelika, Emily, Liz, and Ghenet. Topics discussed include Mary's opinions, Edmund shutting down Fanny's feelings, nature's purpose in the book, the lack of romance at the ball, Maria and Julia's relationship, why Sir Thomas is in danger, and Mary's booty. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Sir Thomas's return, Big T in relation to the rest of his family, and Maria and Henry's affair. Funniest Quote: “Which is, perhaps, more in favour of his liking Julia best, than you, Fanny, may be aware; for I believe it often happens that a man, before he has quite made up his own mind, will distinguish the sister or intimate friend of the woman he is really thinking of more than the woman herself." Questions moving forward: Who is the mystery man? Is Sir Thomas coming back? Who wins the chapters? Fanny! Glossary of Terms and Phrases: Glossary of People, Places, and Things: The Office, Truth or Beard, A Cinderella Story, Gilmore Girls Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 13-14 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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. Patron Study Questions this week come from Avi, Ghenet, Linnea, and Judith. Topics discussed include Jane Austen's commentary on the clergy and how Edmund's profession will play out in the book, who is the better option between Henry Crawford and Mr. Rushworth, whether Edmund will be a good example for his parishioners, and whether we'd feel differently about Mary Crawford if she were our main character. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Fanny as the consummate observer, Maria's role in the story, and morality in Austen. Funniest Quote: “Oh! Do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.” Questions moving forward: Will Maria and Julia talk about their boy troubles? Will Fanny ever get her own love story? Who wins the chapters? Fanny, with an honorable mention for Mrs. Rushworth. Glossary of Terms and Phrases: ague (n): malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering. bon mot (n): a witty remark. ha-ha (n): a ditch with a wall on its inner side below ground level, forming a boundary to a park or garden without interrupting the view. heath (n):a dwarf shrub with small leathery leaves and small pink or purple bell-shaped flowers, characteristic of heathland and moorland. prosing (v): talking tediously. volubility (n): the quality of talking fluently, readily, or incessantly; talkativeness. Glossary of People, Places, and Things: You Belong With Me, Misery Business Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 11-12 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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 right? What is the myth of Pride and Prejudice? Lizzie Bennet is a queer, fat woman! For more from Masha, follow her on Instagram at @mashacometh and @fakethemheadlines, and if you're on the website formerly known as Twitter, follow her at @mashaparty. To see more from Bedlam, check out their website at https://bedlam.org, and follow them on Instagram at @bedlambedlambedlam. For tickets to Are The Bennet Girls Okay? head over to https://bedlam.org/w-o/are-the-bennet-girls-ok. Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Bridget Jones's Diary, Nevada by Imogen Binnie, Clueless, Fire Island, them, Cursed Child (boo), the Bacchae Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 8-10 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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 different way in this book, regifting, Fanny as a chronically ill and/or anxious girlie, and pug the basset hound. Patron Study Questions this week come from Ghenet, Avi, Spring, Diana L., Angelika, Katie, Linnea, Marija, and Melissa. Topics discussed include POV shifting, landscaping and architecture, chronic illness in Austen, Edmund's manipulation of Fanny, Fanny's relationship to the servants, the number of monologues in this book, Edmund being more like his family than we thought, and all things Mary Crawford. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Edmund and Fanny's conversation about Mary and the romance brewing between Edmund and Mary. Funniest Quote: “The tree thrives well beyond a doubt, madam. The soil is good, and I never pass it without regretting that the fruit should be so little worth the trouble of gathering.” Questions moving forward: If not her cousin, then whomst? Who wins the chapters? The horse <3 Glossary of Terms and Phrases: badness (n): poor quality or low standard calico (n): printed cotton fabric Moorpark (n): a type of apricot Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Gilmore Girls, Property Brothers, HGTV, A Lively Mind, Clueless, Les Miserables, Dear Evan Hansen Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 8-10 Please consider donating to Audrey Bellezza's nonprofit, Love 4 Lungs. Audrey (co-author of Anne of Avenue A, Elizabeth of Easthampton, and Emma of 83rd Street) was diagnosed with stage 4 ALK+ lung cancer last year, and has since started this nonprofit to raise awareness, fund research, and accelerate the development of a life-saving vaccine. You can follow them on Instagram at @ourlove4lungs. Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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 cousing-shipping, Sir Thomas's West Indies estate and the slavery funding the wealth in England during this era, abolitionist judge Lord Mansfield, our first proposal, whether the Crawfords are people of color, people getting duped into the bad marriage, and the ins and outs of outs. Patron Study Questions this week come from Ghenet, Avi, and Linnea. Topics discussed include Anne's autonomy in the family, the specter of slavery hanging over Mansfield Park, and why Mrs. Norris wanted to adopt Fanny in the first place. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Edmund and Fanny's dynamic, the Crawfords' role in the story this far, getting Mary Crawford's POV, the similarities between Fanny and Mary, and what Henry teaches us about Maria and Julia. Funniest Quote: “The earliest intelligence of the travellers safe arrival in Antigua after a favorable voyage, was received; though now before Mrs. Norris had been indulging in very dreadful fears, and trying to make Edmund participate in them whenever she could get him alone; and as she depended on being the first person made acquainted with any fatal catastrophe, she had already arranged the manner of breaking it to all the others, when Sir Thomas’s assurances of their both being alive and well, made it necessary to lay by her agitation and affectionate preparatory speeches for a while.” Questions moving forward: Will Henry be an interest for Fanny? Is Sir Thomas shipwrecked? Will Big T and Mary Crawford fall in love? Who wins the chapters? Henry Crawford Glossary of Terms and Phrases: apoplectic (adj): overcome with anger; extremely indignant. esprit de corps (n): a feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by the members of a particular group. evincing (v): reveal the presence of invective (n): insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. pecuniary (adj): relating to or consisting of money. plied (v): provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way. preferment (n): promotion or appointment to a position or office. Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Kahlil Greene, Lord Mansfield, Anxiety (Doechii), Miss Austen, Alfie Enoch, Regé-Jean Page, LaKeith Stanfield, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Hunger Games Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 6-7 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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 Wobbles the Pug, the bashing down of Fanny Price, naming girls after their mothers, and wealth as access. Patron Study Questions this week come from Kaitlyn, Linnea, Avi, Ghenet, Melissa, Katie, and Liz. Topics discussed include our first poor MC, the three Ward sisters and their marriages, our impressions of the Bertrams, our predictions for the futures of the kids, Mrs. Norris's influence over Sir Thomas, and why the writing of MP may be so different from the other books we've read. Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Austen's Dickensian turn, why the Bertrams keep Fanny separate, whether Fanny is better off at Mansfield, and why Edmund is so special. Funniest Quote(s): “But there are certainly not so many men of large fortune in the world, as there are pretty women to deserve them.” “Lady Bertram, who was a woman of very tranquil feelings and a temper remarkably easy and indolent, would have contented herself with merely giving up her sister, and thinking no more of the matter: but Mrs. Norris had a spirit of activity, which could not be satisfied till she had written a long and angry letter to Fanny” “I should wish to see them very good friends, and would on no account authorize in my girls the smallest degree of arrogance towards their relation; but still they cannot be equals.” “It is not very wonderful that with all their promising talents and early information, they should be entirely deficient in the less common acquirements of self-knowledge, generosity, and humility.” Questions Moving Forward: Will the cousins marry? Who wins the chapters? Edmund Bertram Glossary of Terms and Phrases: Disoblige (v): offend (someone) by not acting in accordance with their wishes. Deportment (n): a person's behavior or manners. Emulation (n): effort to match or surpass a person or achievement, typically by imitation. Frank (v): to mark (a piece of mail) with an official signature or sign indicating the right of the sender to free mailing. Indolence (n): avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness. Injudicious (adj): showing very poor judgment; unwise. Prognostication (n): the action of foretelling or prophesying future events. Solicitude (n): care or concern for someone or something. Tractable (adj): easy to control or influence. Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Yours, Mine, and Ours, Jane Eyre, A Cinderella Story, Gilmore Girls, The Last of Us, Mean Girls Today's episode is brought to you by You Pod It, Dude! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and watch the video on Spotify and Youtube! Follow them on Instagram and TikTok at @youpodit! Molly's edition of Mansfield Park can be found here. Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 3-5 Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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 Austen in popular culture. Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Penelope, Atonement, The Last King of Scotland, Joe Wright, Shakespeare in Love, Les Mis If you loved hearing us chat with Vanessa, check out Hot and Bothered at hotandbotheredrompod.com and follow them on Instagram at @therompod. Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 1 - 2 Teepublic is now Dashery! Check out our new merch store at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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 Audrey and Emily are most excited to share. Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Persuasion (1971), The Jane Austen Centre, The Morgan Library, Nikki Payne, Ladies in Waiting, Thelma and Louise, Superbad, Heat, The Bounty Hunter, When Harry Met Sally, Balthazar Follow Audrey and Emily on Instagram at @audrey.and.emily. Preorder Anne of Avenue A here! Next Episode: Becoming Jane Teepublic is now Dashery! Check out our new merch store at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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 superlatives, and marzipan. Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Anne of Avenue A, Sarah Snook, Succession, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Pedro Pascal, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, The Last of Us, David Corenswet, Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs, Mad Men, Agatha Christie, Wuthering Heights, Emerald Fennell Next episode: Becoming Jane Teepublic is now Dashery! Check out our new merch store at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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. Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Waitress, Turn, Lost in Austen, Parks and Rec, Merlin, The 100, American Gods, Flight of the Conchords Cast and Crew of Austenland Next Episode: TBA, in FOUR weeks! Teepublic is now Dashery! Check out our new merch store at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

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 supporting her writing, and the nods to Austen's novels throughout the show. To support Rose and Prerna's film Manydown, check out their Kickstarter! You have until August 15th to donate. You can also follow them on their Substack. Follow Prerna on Instagram at @prerna.ramachandra and follow Rose's theatre company at @theholytheatre. And, keep an eye out for Rose's new play, The Austens! Cast and Crew of Miss Austen Glossary of People, Places, and Things: The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch, The Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery Series, A Gossip's Story, A Lively Mind, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, The White Queen, She Played and Sang, Samwise Gamgee, Benedict Cumberbatch Next Episode: Austenland Teepublic is now Dashery! Check out our new merch store at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com. Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Instagram: @podandprejudice Twitter: @podandprejudice Facebook: Pod and Prejudice Youtube: Pod and Prejudice Merch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/