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First Impressions: Why All the Austen Haters Are Wrong

Welcome Jane Austen lovers and haters alike! Kristin and Maggie discuss how Austen's classic novels have influenced their lives and challenged them to be better people.

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Ep 48: EMMA.

Ep 48: EMMA.

The wait is over! At long last, we're back to talk about the new movie EMMA. directed by Autumn de Wilde, screenplay by ... Read more

9 Mar 2020

1hr 13mins

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Ep 38: Movie Review: Emma Starring Romola Garai

Ep 38: Movie Review: Emma Starring Romola Garai

Gentle listeners, at long last we bring you a review of the 2009 adaptation of the novel Emma, starring Romola Garai and... Read more

6 Jun 2019

1hr 21mins

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Ep 34: Clueless (and A Lot of Other Stuff) with Special Guest Ellie

Ep 34: Clueless (and A Lot of Other Stuff) with Special Guest Ellie

Hello gentle listeners! We're excited to welcome our second FI fan and Clueless aficianado, Ellie, onto the podcast! Joi... Read more

16 Jan 2019

1hr 4mins

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Ep 3: Mansfield Park, Part 1: The Best Novel Ever Published

Ep 3: Mansfield Park, Part 1: The Best Novel Ever Published

In their third episode, Kristin and Maggie uncover the secret genius of Austen's complex and oft-misunderstood novel Man... Read more

30 Dec 2015

1hr 16mins

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Ep 47: Sanditon, Or, a Once-in-a Lifetime Investment Opportunity!

Ep 47: Sanditon, Or, a Once-in-a Lifetime Investment Opportunity!

[UPDATED 11/29/2020: This episode was updated to remove an extended discussion of medical and pharmaceutical research pr... Read more

31 Jan 2020

1hr 23mins

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Ep 49: EMMA Part 2: It Was With the Gloves

Ep 49: EMMA Part 2: It Was With the Gloves

Okay, we know, it's been out for months. But we asked ourselves, did we REALLY understand the new Emma movie on our 3rd,... Read more

10 Apr 2020

1hr 1min

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Ep 51: Exploring Jane Austen Fan Fiction with Sarah Pesce from Lopt & Cropt

Ep 51: Exploring Jane Austen Fan Fiction with Sarah Pesce from Lopt & Cropt

Maggie and Kristin welcome Sarah Pesce of Lopt & Cropt to continue our exploration of the wonderful world of Jane Au... Read more

18 May 2020

1hr 21mins

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Ep 4: Mansfield Park Part 2: Seduced by the Theater

Ep 4: Mansfield Park Part 2: Seduced by the Theater

In part 2 of the Mansfield Park series, Kristin indulges herself with an entire episode centered around the novel's famo... Read more

7 Jan 2016

1hr 9mins

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Ep 37: Regency Daze Part 1

Ep 37: Regency Daze Part 1

Gentle listeners, we are thrilled to bring you a very special podcast event! In this episode, your faithful First Impres... Read more

16 May 2019

2hr 21mins

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Ep 50: Movie Review: Pride and Prejudice 2005

Ep 50: Movie Review: Pride and Prejudice 2005

Big news! Maggie and Kristin are back to review the 2005 movie version of Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley ... Read more

11 May 2020

1hr 35mins

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Ep 31: Part 2 of What Matters in Jane Austen - Book Review

Ep 31: Part 2 of What Matters in Jane Austen - Book Review

We're back with our second (and final) episode on John Mullan's book, What Matters in Jane Austen: Twenty Crucial Puzzle... Read more

19 Aug 2018

1hr 15mins

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Ep 5: Mansfield Park Part 3: The Lists of Hymen

Ep 5: Mansfield Park Part 3: The Lists of Hymen

NOTE - NEW FILE AVAILABLE: If you are a subscriber and this episode auto-downloaded, we recommend deleting your file and... Read more

19 Jan 2016

1hr 20mins

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Ep 7: Emma Part 1 (Starring Ewan McGregor's Wig)

Ep 7: Emma Part 1 (Starring Ewan McGregor's Wig)

Kristin and Maggie tackle the novel Emma and wrestle with its challenging heroine, the disgustingly handsome, clever and... Read more

2 Mar 2016

1hr 5mins

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Ep 8: Emma Part 2: Practising Vigorously for an Hour and a Half

Ep 8: Emma Part 2: Practising Vigorously for an Hour and a Half

In Part 2 of their discussion of Jane Austen's Emma, Kristin and Maggie delve deep into the fraught and controversial re... Read more

29 Mar 2016

1hr 36mins

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Ep 45: Northanger Revisited

Ep 45: Northanger Revisited

Gentle listeners, after having been schooled at this year's JASNA conference, we're re-reading Austen's fantastic first ... Read more

29 Nov 2019

1hr 13mins

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Ep 10: Experimenting with Movie Commentary - Douglas McGrath's Emma

Ep 10: Experimenting with Movie Commentary - Douglas McGrath's Emma

[NEW FILE AVAILABLE - Dear listeners, we discovered and deployed some further audio fixes after releasing this episode, ... Read more

10 May 2016

2hr 9mins

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Ep 6: Northanger Abbey

Ep 6: Northanger Abbey

Bonus episode! Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen's delightful parody of gothic romance, is full of surprises and humor. Kris... Read more

8 Feb 2016

1hr 19mins

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EP 44: JASNA Recap

EP 44: JASNA Recap

If you hadn't heard, Maggie and Kristin recently attended the Jane Austen Society of North America's Annual Meeting! Are... Read more

25 Oct 2019

1hr 23mins

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Ep 39: Regency Daze Part 2

Ep 39: Regency Daze Part 2

Gentle listeners, we're back! Kristin and Maggie welcome guests Priya and Selvi for the second installment of our Regenc... Read more

22 Jun 2019

1hr 54mins

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Ep 40: Movie Review: Emma with Kate Beckinsale

Ep 40: Movie Review: Emma with Kate Beckinsale

Gentle listeners, we bring you yet another review of an Emma movie adaptation! This one was released in 1996, and stars ... Read more

15 Jul 2019

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