The Amateur Austenite

Emma and I discuss the duties of friendship, Austen's defence of novels, and whether conflict is necessary We mention a lot of books: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr The Child that Books Built by Francis Spufford The Beach Trap by Ali Brady The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle The History of England by Jane Austen (from the Juvenilia) Fredrick and Elfrida by Jane Austen (from the Juve...

Amme and I discuss: - The pump room - True friendship - The Thorpes - Is Catherine gay? Amme mentions Daniel Fox on Instagram  (his hell videos are worth a watch too) Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website Buy our merch on Redbubble or Zazzle B...

Emma and I discuss love, flirting and muslin (all the essentials) I mention The Thing About Austen Podcast Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website Buy our merch on Redbubble or Zazzle Book for a Jane Austen Society of Aotearoa New Zealand event...

Amme joins me to discuss: - Why you shouldn’t name your child after a virtue - Fae bargains - The rules for taking someone to a mosh pit for the first time - What accessory Catherine is - The real "truth universally acknowledged" Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on You...

Emma is joining me on the odd chapters. In this episode we discuss heroines, Mary Su characters, we discover a mistake in an end note and do a brief run down of the history of the publication of Northanger Abbey . Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her...

You know Emma and Amme from the last season, they are back to co-host as we read Northanger Abbey, each comes with a canine co-host This episode is very unstructured, enjoy the random cuts (Similarities in their names was entirely coincidental) We mention: Dracula Daily , Synchronous Emma , The Rosenbach Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Suppor...

Ant and I discuss the importance of money in decision making, tokenism and he has some hot takes on characters. You can find Rational Creatures on YouTube , Instagram , Tumblr , Twitter and their Website Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website B...

Kristina Pupo (Ana) and Ayelen Barrios (Co-Creator) join me to discuss the difference between filming vlogs and regular filming. Kristina shares how supportive the whole team was when tragedy struck during production. The song we're talking about is Crush by Tessa Violet, the theme for Earnest 101  (and my most listened to song of 2018) You can find Rational Creatures on YouTube , Instagram ,...

Benjamin Mills (Ben) and Hazel Jeffs (Co-Creator) join me to discuss cultural differences and the happy ending for my favourite couple. You can find Benjamin on Instagram You can find Rational Creatures on YouTube , Instagram , Tumblr , Twitter and their Website Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko...

Cooper Bohn (Elliot) and Jessamyn Leigh (Co-Creator) join me to discuss early "cruddy" creative work, literary webseries, funding and, the impact of Covid You can find Cooper on Instagram You can find Rational Creatures on YouTube , Instagram , Tumblr , Twitter and their Website Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast an...

Anya Steiner (Co-Creator) and Derek Quesada (Louis) join me to discuss Louis's arc, how I'm more invested in him and Ben, cinematography choices and, Derek's ideas for a spin off. You can find Derek on Instagram and his website You can find Rational Creatures on YouTube , Instagram , Tumblr , Twitter and their Website Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact...

Ant and I discuss relationships in your 20's and the parallels between Fred/Ana and Louis/Ben. You can find Rational Creatures on YouTube , Instagram , Tumblr , Twitter and their Website Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website Buy our merch...

Ant and I discuss how much easier it is to get your creativity out there with technology, awkward stares and swapping dogs for kids You can find Rational Creatures on YouTube , Instagram , Tumblr , Twitter and their Website Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram...

Leticia Julian (Charlie) and Jessamyn Leigh (Co-Creator) join me to discuss if Ana is a Disney Princess, how shaving takes years off your life as well as a slight segue into Michelle Yeoh's historic Oscar win. You can find Rational Creatures on YouTube , Instagram , Tumblr , Twitter and their Website Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Suppo...

Welcome to Season 6: Rational Creatures, a contemporary webseries based on Persuasion My guest today is Ant Davies who works in film. We discuss how little he knows about Persuasion and web series, he has some great insights into the characters similar journeys Ashley Clements and Brendan Bradley discuss reasons for and against including credits in The Look Back Diaries Episode 112 You can find Ra...

" Letter" 0.31 Discussion 5.34 The final episode of Lady Susan is just me sharing Austen's conclusion, how much I enjoyed this read and plans for the future. If you'd like to do a "private podcast" with me you can book a time . Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi F...

Letter 0.46 Discussion 3.19 Cheryl joins me to discuss the final letter of Lady Susan - but it's not quite the end You can find JANSA Hawai'i on Facebook and Instagram Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website Buy our merch on Redbubble...

Letter 0.14 Discussion 1.33 Amme joins me to discuss the joys of Reginald's relatives in the face of his misery and suggest a Lady Susan / Sherlock Homes au  Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website Buy our merch on Redbubble or Zazzle Book...

Raewyn joins me to discuss whether irritating someone to death counts as murder, eloping and one of our countries founding fathers who participated in that act. Letter 0.16 Discussion 2.05 Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website Buy our merch on...

Letter 0.18 Discussion 1.45 Heather joins me to discuss preparing for visitors, Mrs Manwaring's fate and she gives us a wee history lesson Mel Buttle sketch Bride and Prejudice (on TVNZ) Retellings of Pride and Prejudice with other cultural perspectives I've enjoyed: Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta Want to join a priva...

Letter 0.17 Discussion 0.57 Amme joins me to discuss the shortest letter so far and Lady Susan's motives in writing it  Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website Buy our merch on Redbubble or Zazzle Book for a Jane Austen Society of Aotearoa...

Letter 0.17 Discussion 2.05 Emma joins me and we discuss Mr Johnson following the gentlemen's code and how to be a true friend. Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website Buy our merch on Redbubble or Zazzle Book for a Jane Austen Society of A...

Letter 0.17 Discussion 1.39 Amme joins me to discuss proper etiquette breakup, Mrs Manwaring's history and Lady Susan's timeline.  The book mentioned is A Revolution Almost Beyond Expression : Jane Austen's Persuasion by Jocelyn Harris Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Fra...

Emma joins me to discuss whether Reginald ever really loved Lady Susan and we briefly forget you need to address letters. Letter 0.15 Discussion 1.12 Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website Buy our merch on Redbubble or Zazzle Book for a Jane Au...

Amme joins me to discuss customer service - and what people really think of Lady Susan Want to join a private one-on-one book club with Frances? Contact her to request a time Support the podcast and hear episodes early on Ko-fi Find Frances on YouTube , Instagram or at her website Buy our merch on Redbubble or Zazzle Book for a Jane Austen Society of Aotearoa New Zealand event on Humanitix