Pod and Prejudice

Ghenet Randall (@ghenetactually) joins us for part 3 of the 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility! Topics discussed include dresses with pockets, American Girl dolls, the Brandinor friendship, Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson's relationship, and more.Glossary of People, Places, and Things: American Girl Dolls, Taylor Swift, Gilda Radner, Hayley AtwellTo listen to our episode of The Book Was Better, check it out here. You can follow the The Book Was Better at @bookbetterpodcast. For more of Ghenet’s work, check her out at @ghenetactually.Cast and Crew of Sense and SensibilityOur show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios, 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://www.teepublic.com/stores/pod-and-prejudice?ref_id=23216

Vanessa Zoltan (Not Sorry Productions, co-host of Hot & Bothered, author of Praying with Jane Eyre) returns for part 2 of the 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. Glossary of People, Places, and Things: 101 Dalmatians, Clueless, Red Nose Day Actually, Dear Evan Hansen, Jane of Austin, From Prada to NadaFor more of Vanessa's work, check out Not Sorry Productions. To buy her book, we recommend supporting local bookstores or buy it on bookshop.org. To go on a Jane Austen pilgrimage, check out readingandwalkingwith.com. To find her on social media, search @vanessamzoltan.Cast and Crew of Sense and SensibilityOur show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios, 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://www.teepublic.com/stores/pod-and-prejudice?ref_id=23216

We are thrilled to be joined by Vanessa Zoltan (Not Sorry Productions, co-host of Hot & Bothered, author of Praying with Jane Eyre) for our discussion of the first part of Sense and Sensibility (1995).Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Jane of Austin, Austenland, Clueless, Death Comes to Pemberley, Longbourn, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, The Other Bennet Sister, Committed, Spider-Man 3, Sense and Sensibility and Sea MonstersFor more of Vanessa's work, check out Not Sorry Productions. To buy her book, we recommend supporting local bookstores or buy it on bookshop.org. To go on a Jane Austen pilgrimage, check out readingandwalkingwith.com.We've got fresh MERCH! Designed by Jess Petino (@heartdecobk), our Elinor Dashwood is a Goddamn Liar merch is live on our Teepublic store!Cast and Crew of Sense and SensibilityOur show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios, 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://www.teepublic.com/stores/pod-and-prejudice?ref_id=23216

SURPRISE!To celebrate the end of Sense and Sensibility (THE NOVEL) we recorded a Q+A bonus episode! We told you to ask us anything, and you DELIVERED with your questions. We're joined by audio producer Graham, who makes an excellent talk show host. ENJOY!Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios, 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://www.teepublic.com/stores/pod-and-prejudice?ref_id=23216

THE FINAL BOOK EPISODE OF SEASON 2! In which Molly sheds REAL TEARS.Edward and Elinor get married, we learn how Lucy seduced Robert and screwed over Anne, and the Ferrarses are FINE. We discuss the pros and cons of the end of Marianne's story, and Becca finally convinces Molly to ship Brandianne. Study Questions: Topics discussed include Lucy as a political mastermind, Willoughby's capacity for love, the end of the Ferrari, Colonel Brandon and Marianne, and what makes this ending so happy.Funniest quote: "And to what purpose that freedom would be employed was easily pre-determined by all;—for after experiencing the blessings of one imprudent engagement, contracted without his mother’s consent, as he had already done for more than four years, nothing less could be expected of him in the failure of that, than the immediate contraction of another."Questions for the movie: Who are they going to cut?Who wins the book? Elinor AND Marianne <3 Glossary of Terms and Phrases: dilatoriness (n): slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it.Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Notting Hill, Love Actually, Ted Lasso, New Girl, Parks and Rec, Fiddler on the RoofNext Up: Sense and Sensibility (1995)Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios, 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://www.teepublic.com/stores/pod-and-prejudice?ref_id=23216

The PENULTIMATE BOOK EPISODE for Sense and Sensibility! The ladies return to Barton, Marianne grapples with her new understanding of Willoughby, and Mr. Ferrars gets married. We discuss Chekhov, instruments we play, and closure.Glossary of Terms and Phrases:retrench (v): to reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficultyGlossary of People, Places, and Things: Three Sisters, The Holiday, Ted Lasso, TJ KluneStudy Questions: Topics discussed include Marianne's growth, her and Mrs. Dashwood's reactions to Willoughby, Lucy's marriage, Elinor's emotional breakthrough.Funniest Quote: "At his and Mrs. Jennings’s united request in return, Mrs. Dashwood was prevailed on to accept the use of his carriage on her journey back, for the better accommodation of her sick child; and the Colonel, at the joint invitation of Mrs. Dashwood and Mrs. Jennings, whose active good-nature made her friendly and hospitable for other people as well as herself, engaged with pleasure to redeem it by a visit at the cottage, in the course of a few weeks."Questions Moving Forward: Are Edward and Elinor getting together? What about Marianne and Brandon? How did Lucy pull this off?Who Wins the Chapters? EDWARDNext Episode: Chapters 49+50Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios, 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://www.teepublic.com/stores/pod-and-prejudice?ref_id=23216

Willoughby returns and tells his side of the story, Molly finally comes around to Eddie's side, and Mrs. Dashwood is comes back. Topics discussed include vegan desserts, different ways to love, the parallels between Willoughby and Edward, and the canonically Jewish characters in Austen.Study Questions: Topics discussed include what makes Willoughby's story different from other Austen villains, Edward vs. Willoughby and selfishness vs. selflessness, predictions for Marianne's response, and Brandon's dark horse moment.Funniest Quote: "There was always a something, if you remember, in Willoughby’s eyes at times, which I did not like.”"Elinor could not remember it; but her mother, without waiting for her assent, continued."Questions Moving Forward: Who will Marianne choose? Will she choose anyone? How will it work out with Elinor and Edward?Who Wins the Chapters? Brandon and Mrs. DashwoodGlossary of Terms and Phrases:pillow princess (n): a pillow princess is a slang phrase that describes someone, mostly an LGBTQ woman, who prefers to receive sexual stimulation more than they do to give it.Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Under the Whispering Door, Bedlam, Wuthering Heights, the Brontës, Hey ArnoldNext Episode: Chapters 46-48Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios, 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://www.teepublic.com/stores/pod-and-prejudice?ref_id=23216

Content warnings: Covid, severe illness, death, miscarriage, and mental health.Correction: the Yellow Fever was in 1793, not 1796!Marianne gets so in her feelings she gets physically ill, and our first real cliffhanger. Topics discussed include hope, Grecian temples, and the friends to lovers trope.Glossary of Terms and Phrases:epicurism (n): the cultivation of a refined taste, as in food, art, music, etc.; connoisseurship.Glossary of People, Places and Things: When Harry Met Sally, Red (Taylor's Version), Coldplay, Say Anything, 30 Rock, Mad Men, If We Were a Movie, The Half of It, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Ted Lasso, Why She WroteStudy Questions: Topics discussed include Marianne's illness, the Brontës, Brandon and Elinor's responses to the illness, and the return of Willoughby.Funniest Quote: "In dawdling through the green-house, where the loss of her favorite plants, unwarily exposed, and nipped by the lingering frost, raised the laughter of Charlotte,—and in visiting her poultry-yard, where, in the disappointed hopes of her dairy-maid, by hens forsaking their nests, or being stolen by a fox, or in the rapid decrease of a promising young brood, she found fresh sources of merriment."Questions Moving Forward: What is Willoughby doing there? What's happening to Marianne? Will Mrs. Dashwood get there okay?Who wins the chapters? MarianneNext Episode: Chapters 44-45Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios, 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://www.teepublic.com/stores/pod-and-prejudice?ref_id=23216

HELLO DON'T PANIC we're just dropping in to say happy Thanksgiving! Don't forget to acknowledge the stolen Indigenous land you're celebrating on.Also, we aren't releasing an episode next week. Due to some technical issues we're sorting out, we'll be getting you episode 17 (covering chapters 42 and 43 of Sense and Sensibility) on December 7th instead of November 30th. That being said, we WILL still be getting episode 18 to you on December 14th.

This is the episode of misunderstandings. Colonel Brandon makes an offer which Mrs. Jennings misconstrues, while Edward gets the wrong idea about Elinor's affections. New Girl spoilers at 16:10!!!!!!!Study Questions: Topics discussed include the sisters' time in London, why Brandon did what he did, the dynamics of Delaford, and the standing of the Ferrars family.Funniest quote: "Mrs. Ferrars is one of the most affectionate mothers in the world."Questions moving forward: Will we get back to Barton soon? What's going to happen in Cleveland? Will we see the Willoughbys?Who wins the chapters? Colonel Brandon, obviously.Glossary of Terms and Phrases:ebullition (n): a sudden outburst of emotion or violence.guinea (n): A guinea was worth £1,1s (one pound and one shilling). This is the same as £1.05 in modern money. Because a guinea was close to a pound, putting prices in guineas made the price seem less.sangfroid (n): composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances.tythes (n): the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Magna Carta, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the popcorn maker, Arrested DevelopmentNext Episode: Chapters 42-43Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios, 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://www.teepublic.com/stores/pod-and-prejudice?ref_id=23216