
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 BurdickAudio production by Graham CookShow art by Torrence BrowneTranscriptions provided by SpeechDocswww.podandprejudice.comcontact: podandprejudice@gmail.com
Latest episodes

Jun 3, 2025 • 1h 29min
Persuasion (2022) Part 1 with Sequoia Simone
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 Fleabag-ification of Anne Elliot, the breakup box, gay Lady Russell (happy Pride!), Mary as Emily Gilmore, Regency Era therapy, and the Anne/Wentworth friendship.Cast and Crew of Persuasion (2022)Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Sarah Snook, Joel Grey, Joel Fry, Ella Enchanted, Fleabag, Arrested Development, Schitt's Creek, Galavant, Emma (2020), Pride and Prejudice (2005), Sister Wives, Emily Gilmore, RobespierreFor more from Sequoia, you can listen to her other podcasts, But Make It Scary and Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them, plus her NEW podcasts, Professional Talkers and You Pod It, Dude! For updates on her work, follow her on Instagram at @sequoiasimone.Next Episode: Persuasion (2022)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: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

May 20, 2025 • 1h 26min
Persuasion 2007 (Part 2) with What the Austen?
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 in the rain, the male loneliness epidemic, and the Great Bath Marathon of 1814.Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Game of Thrones, Merlin, The Last of Us, Outlander, The Crown, Mad Men, Mean Girls, Grey's Anatomy, Friends, Scooby Doo, Sex and the City, Ben Mercer, Cindy Lou Who, Avengers: Endgame, Severance, Gilmore GirlsTo explore more of What The Austen?, listen wherever you get your podcasts or check them out on Youtube! And be sure to follow Izzy on Instagram at @whattheausten.Next Episode: Persuasion (2022)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: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

May 6, 2025 • 1h 26min
Persuasion 2007 (Part 1) with What The Austen?
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 attracted to daddies as we age, Lady Russell as a sympathetic character, breakup boxes and playlists, Austen's love letter to writing, sheade to Marys, contemplation of soul, blond Wentworth, Anne's tumble, Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Hilary Davidson, Gill Hornby, Miss Austen, Tom Ayling, Sarah Snook, The Office, The Lost King, Spencer, Adolescence, Ted Lasso, Merlin, Buffy, Imagine Me & You, The Wombats, Joan Baez, Adele, Mumford and Sons, Brandi Carlile, Moonlight SonataTo explore more of What The Austen?, listen wherever you get your podcasts or check them out on Youtube! And be sure to follow Izzy on Instagram at @whattheausten.Next Episode: Persuasion (2007) Part 2Teepublic 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: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Apr 22, 2025 • 1h 21min
Persuasion (1995) Part 3 with Fetch the Smelling Salts
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's new ending, the letter, and where Wentworth is going off to at the end of the movie.Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Merlin, Waking the Dead, Miss AustenFor more of Alice and Kim discussing period dramas, check out Fetch the Smelling Salts (@fetchsmellingsalts). To hear about what kind of sex Austen's characters are having, check out Austen After Dark (@austenafterdark), coming later this year!Next Episode: Persuasion (2007)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: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Apr 8, 2025 • 1h 7min
Persuasion (1995) Part 2 with Fetch the Smelling Salts
We're joined again today by Alice and Kim from Fetch the Smelling Salts (@fetchsmellingsalts) to discuss the second part of the 1995 adaptation of Persuasion starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds. Today's episode covers the film from Wentworth's introduction through the introduction of the Dowager Viscountess Lady Dalrymple and Baby Dalrymple.Topics discussed include teeth brushing in the Regency Era, how casting can influence storytelling, blond boys, British faces, naturalistic dialogue, the Henrietta/Henry storyline shift, the lack of gays in Persuasion, the back touch, winter beaches.Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Aberforth Dumbledore, Star Wars: Episode II, terrace houses, All Creatures Great and Small, Howards End, Samuel West, Notting Hill, The Sound of MusicFor more of Alice and Kim discussing period dramas, check out Fetch the Smelling Salts (@fetchsmellingsalts). To hear about what kind of sex Austen's characters are having, check out Austen After Dark (@austenafterdark), coming later this year!Next Episode: Persuasion (1995) Part 3Teepublic 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: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Mar 25, 2025 • 1h 7min
Persuasion (1995) Part 1 with Fetch the Smelling Salts
We're joined today by Alice and Kim from Fetch the Smelling Salts (@fetchsmellingsalts) to discuss the first part of the 1995 adaptation of Persuasion starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds. Today's episode covers the film through the moment the back of Wentworth's head is introduced.Topics discussed include stinky Bath water, hats and bangs, pineapples as a symbol of wealth, our desire for flashbacks, crop burning, puppies, and sibling-in-law relationships.Glossary of People, Places, and Things: The Holiday, Stockard Channing, Grease, Practical Magic, Caroline from New Girl, CabaretFor more of Alice and Kim discussing period dramas, check out Fetch the Smelling Salts (@fetchsmellingsalts). To hear about what kind of sex Austen's characters are having, check out Austen After Dark (@austenafterdark), coming later this year!Next Episode: Persuasion (1995) Part 2Teepublic 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: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Mar 11, 2025 • 41min
Match Me If You Can with Swati Hegde
Today, we're covering Match Me If You Can by Swati Hegde with the author herself, Swati Hegde! We discuss our go-to karaoke songs, matchmaking in modern-day India, grandiose ideas of love, one-star reviews, and adapting Emma to the modern day.Follow Swati on Instagram at @swatihegdeauthor and buy Match Me If You Can at your favorite local bookstore!Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Taylor Swift, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Emma Approved, Indian Matchmaking,Next Episode: Persuasion (1995)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: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Feb 25, 2025 • 1h 10min
Live at the Ripped Bodice
We're LIVE at the Ripped Bodice as part of Fishmarket Theatre Company's first ever RomFest! Today (or rather, last March) we're discussing sex in Jane Austen and her influence on romance novels and fanfiction over the years.Check out the Ripped Bodice (@therippedbodice) and Fishmarket Theatre Company (@fishmarket.theatre.co)Glossary of People, Places, and Things: AO3, Bridgerton, SuccessionNext Episode: Match Me If You Can with Swati HegdeOur 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: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Feb 11, 2025 • 1h 20min
What's the Story, Wishbone? (Live Show at Caveat NYC)
Journey back in time with us to November 2023, when we had our first ever live show at Caveat NYC! We hope you enjoy our discussion of Wishbone, bowl cuts, bow ties, and brackets.View the slide deck from our show here.Next Episode: March 2024 Live Show at The Ripped BodiceOur 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: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/

Jan 28, 2025 • 34min
Persuasion Cancelled Chapters
Today, we're covering the original ending of Persuasion, otherwise known as the "Cancelled Chapters." The original Volume 2, Chapter 10 replaces the Chapters 10 and 11 that we ended up with, and the original Chapter 11 is essentially the same as our Chapter 12. The Cancelled Chapters were published posthumously.Anne has just found out Elliot's true nature when she runs into Admiral Croft, who locks her in a room with Wentworth after begging Wentworth to talk to Anne on his behalf. Wentworth reveals that the Crofts are concerned that Anne and Elliot are going to take Kellynch back when they get married. Anne tells him that she and Elliot are not going to be married, and the rest is history.Read the Cancelled Chapters here.Glossary of Terms and Phrases:mantua-maker (n): a dressmaker who created fitted women's clothing before mass-produced clothing.Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Better Call Saul, Breaking BadPatron Study Questions:Avi: Why do you think Jane Austen discarded this ending? Did her family do her a service or disservice by bringing it to light?Katrine: How do the two endings differ emotionally — and what do they tell us about the love between Anne and Wentworth? 🤍Quote: "No truth in any part of it?" or "I cannot stay, because I must go to the P. Office, but if you will only sit down for 5 minutes I am sure Sophy will come--and you will find nobody to disturb you--there is nobody but Frederick here--" opening the door as he spoke.--Such a person to be passed over as a Nobody to her!"Who wins the chapter? Admiral CroftNext Episode: November 2023 Live Show - WishboneOur 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: @podandprejudiceTwitter: @podandprejudiceFacebook: Pod and PrejudiceYoutube: Pod and PrejudiceMerch store: https://podandprejudice.dashery.com/