Send us a textPerhaps we could learn a couple of things from Emma. We decide Emma might be bi or ace. Rachel has a meet cute in a supermarketCheck out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa and especially Jane Austen Wrecked My Life throughout th...

Send us a textEmma (Queen of Highbury) decides to grace the Coles with her presence just as the Queen (of England) once went to a wedding. Also Frank gets a haircut and Mr Woodhouse is a child...Check out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa an...

Send us a textFrank is trying his hardest to see Jane (and we only see that because we know the ending)Check out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa and especially Jane Austen Wrecked My Life throughout the country May-June 2025Support the pod...

Send us a textFrank Churchill arrives! He's an inconvenient surprise (apologies to everyone ever as I'm always early).Where the hell does Emma get her snobby ideas from?Rachel mentions My Parents Won't Stop Talking by Emma Hunsinger & Tillie Wald...

Send us a textWe learn more about the future Mrs Elton and their courtship with a segue to Taylor Swift (let me have my special interests)Check out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa and especially Jane Austen Wrecked My Life throughout the c...

Send us a textGossip! Mr Elton is engaged and we discuss Jane Austen's own brief engagementCheck out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa and especially Jane Austen Wrecked My Life throughout the country May-June 2025Support the podcast and hea...

Send us a textWe tackle the important questions:- Does Austen name characters after herself?- Why is Jane a better heroine than Emma?- Was Austen secretly gay?- Is Emma secretly gay?Check out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa and especially...

Send us a textWe ask the tough questions:- Is Mrs Bates hearing loss simply selective hearing? - Are the Bates scamming their neighbours for free things?We also discuss engineering hacks, the mail and how the story pivots to focus on Jane Fairfax.Che...

Send us a textWe complain that Frank is a dick, compare him to Fabio; discuss Austen’s version of “if he wanted to, he would” and how Emma and Knightley love to argue-flirt.Check out the Intrepid French Film Festival Aotearoa and especially Jane Aust...

Send us a textRachel and I tackle such important questions as:why has Emma never seen the sea if she lives on an island?when did Mr Woodhouse last leave Hartfield?why does Mr Elton suck so much?what's the best way to get over an ex?Check out the Intr...