Reclaiming Jane

New year, same drama. Lady Susan flaunts her mastery of the gaslight/gatekeep/girlboss creed and flouts feminine convention... but is it going to pay off in the long run? For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReclaimingJanePod⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Do you love mess? Lady Susan Vernon sure does - and so do we, let's be honest. Our final episode of 2024 takes us into a familiar world of high-class drama, plus bite-sized historical and pop culture connections! For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebo...

The second half of Catharine’s story brings us a new banner entry into the annals of the Austen Character Hate Club! Let’s talk about the follies of young men and why anyone puts up with them… For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Reclaimin...

Not a bad text to bring to an internet culture that's currently a little obsessed with girlhood... Discover Kitty's joys and sorrows with us in the first part of this story, where we'll also dive into the fates and fancies of her friends. For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingja...

God grant us the confidence of a mediocre white man. Join us this time to enter the mind of a rare male Austen protagonist, the luckiest guy in the world. We'll also take you through some of the historical and psychological context that may have gotten him to this point... For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us...

Who needs enemies?! The catty denizens of Lesley Castle (and “friends”!) take us through a tragically incomplete story, with guided detours by your hosts into the letter-writers’ educational background and some surprisingly salient parallels from women’s basketball. For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter...

(sic) Every teen's favorite pastime is getting questionable advice from their parents' childhood friends, right? Of course! Join us and poor Marianne as Laura's captive audience for the woeful tale of her youthful adventures, and then become our  captives to hear about the Scottish highlands and female coming-of-age stories. For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website:...

It's a two-for-one special! We're covering the bite-sized works "The Beautifull Cassandra" and "The Visit," while of course finding ways to talk about commerce and literary craft. Thank you so much for your patience with the delay on this episode! For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠...

Eliza: Is it me? Am I the drama? We are bringing you PLENTY of drama in this episode, from crime to fanfic, as we read Austen's 1788 work "Henry and Eliza." For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReclaimingJanePod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patr...

Our next entry into Austen’s Juvenilia takes us a few years down the road into her teenagehood with “Jack and Alice,” a wild tale of neighborly debauchery, light stalking, and eventual murder (many such cases). We’ll also be talking colonialism and drag, because we have a brand and we intend to stick to it. We are still wrestling with some technical issues during the transition to remote recording...

Content warning: Discussion of suicide from 28:53 to 33:27. We're entering unexplored territory for both hosts as Lauren and Emily launch into Jane Austen's Juvenilia  with "Frederic and Elfrida," written 1787. There's petty drama! There's attempted murder! There's a surprising amount of parallel to 2000s satire! We are still wrestling with some technical issues durin...

Reclaiming Jane is coming back! Catch up with Lauren and Emily on Wednesday, August 14 as we return to our usual broadcast schedule. Launch into Season 7 with Jane Austen's Juvenilia . Our first reading will be "Frederic and Elfrida" - as always, we'd love for listeners to read along! Connect with us on... Our website: reclaimingjanepod.com Twitter: ⁠ @reclaimingjane⁠ Facebook: ⁠...

We're here for a good time, not for a long time. The topics our audience chose: The Office Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Waffles Time travel Renaissance faires Mardi Gras This episode marks the end of "Phase 1" of Reclaiming Jane! We're taking a few months off to doctorize a host and will return in summer 2024 with new readings, discussions, and shenanigans. For show notes and a...

It's our traditional book wrap-up episode, where we reminisce, give advice, and get a little tipsy – now with some unplanned additional reading recommendations? For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReclaimingJanePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠...

It's our final reading episode of Northanger Abbey ! Not even Catherine's wild imagination could have predicted these anxiety-inducing events...  For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReclaimingJanePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Catherine is seeing a little sunlight after the confrontation in a previous chapter, but conses are quencing elsewhere. There are choices and there are CHOICES, just like there's romancing and there's romanticizing... For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Reclai...

Catherine's imagination has kicked into high gear – perhaps to the detriment of her relationship with the Tilneys. Join us for a discussion of her particular self-casting as Gothic heroine and a look at who's really working around Northanger Abbey. For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@reclaimingja...

Gothic shenanigans are officially afoot as Catherine and the Tilneys make their way to Northanger Abbey! Pay no mind to that mysterious furniture, look at these renovated windows and spontaneous dance numbers instead. For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠⁠@reclaimingjane⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠@ReclaimingJanePod⁠⁠ Inst...

You can't keep Catherine Morland down for long. Despite certain disappointments - and alarming developments - it's more important to remember that wishes do come true... While we talk about legal topics and early 2000s dramas, of course. For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: ⁠reclaimingjanepod.com⁠ Connect with us: Twitter: ⁠@reclaimingjane⁠ Facebook: ⁠@R...

Catherine is finally standing up for herself and getting her way - much to John Thorpe's displeasure. There are still plenty of shenanigans afoot, though... Give in to all kinds of temptations in this episode, from the pedantic to the musical! For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com Connect with us: Twitter: @reclaimingjane Facebook: @Recl...

Red flags abound as we follow Catherine deeper into the ever-more-Gothic novel of her life in Bath! An episode featuring some of our favorite subjects: friendship, fashion, and... a little light kidnapping? For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com Connect with us: Twitter: @reclaimingjane Facebook: @ReclaimingJanePod Instagram: @reclaimingjane...

We have almost as much to say as John Thorpe does. Catherine's social circle is expanding with characters new and old – plus we'll take you on a shopping spree, a desert vacation, and an extremely targeted new campaign. For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com Connect with us: Twitter: @reclaimingjane Facebook: @ReclaimingJanePod Instag...

Catherine Morland makes a friend! Catherine Morland had better not even THINK of betraying that friend. We've got authorial tangents, boiled egg water, and infamous rom-com (not Gothic) betrayals in this second episode on Northanger Abbey . For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com Connect with us: Twitter: @reclaimingjane Facebook: @Reclaim...

We're starting our final novel with gusto! What exactly is the deal with Austen's first and last heroine, Catherine Morland, and why is she unfit for the job (in her own opinion)? For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com Connect with us: Twitter: @reclaimingjane Facebook: @ReclaimingJanePod Instagram: @reclaimingjane Patreon: @reclaimin...

Your regularly scheduled guaranteed chaos episode is here. The contenders this time around: Dungeons & Dragons Food Network Charles Darwin lesbians magical realism Barbie For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com Connect with us: Twitter: @reclaimingjane Facebook: @ReclaimingJanePod Instagram: @reclaimingjane Patreon: @reclaimingjanepod Emai...