Podcasting with Jane with Slate.com

Slate's Audio Book Club celebrated Pride and Prejudice's 200th birthday with this episode. In this episode the hosts "discuss why the novel still bewitches us, whether it is fundamentally radical or conservative about gender and class, and the difference between Austen people and Brontë people. They also envision what a Jane Austen dating service might … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane with Slate.com →

Podcasting with Jane – Curtis Sittenfeld on NPR

Back in July 2015 Curtis Sittenfeld was on NPR to talk about her novels including her upcoming book Eligable a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. At the time, there was a lot of talk about similarities between 50 Shades of Gray and P&P so the conversation does go there, but it is worth a … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane – Curtis Sittenfeld on NPR →

Podcasting with Jane – Going to College

This month's podcast selection are lecture notes from British Literature II Jane Austen Lecture Notes.This podcast was part of the required course work for the class taught by Beth Ritter-Guth at Union County College in Cranford, NJ.You can listen to the podcast here - Lecture Notes for Jane Austen's Emmaand read the transcript here - … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane – Going to College →

Podcasting with Jane – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

While doing some searching for this month's podcast I came across a wonderful list put together by Jane Austen's World. You can find it here - Podcasts on Jane Austen's World.One of the podcasts is about Pride and Prejucie and Zombies. You can find it here - Rambler’s Cafe: Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesWe are … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies →

Podcasting with Jane – The History Chicks

Back in 2009, The History Chicks did a podcast on the life and works of Jane Austen. You can find the episode here - The History Chicks - Episode 38.They also have a blog post to go along with the episode which you can find here - The History Chicks - Episode 38: Blog Post.They … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane – The History Chicks →

Podcasting with Jane – Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast

This isn't a podcast I listen to regularly, (I read the blog) but this was one interview I couldn't pass up listening too. Sarah, the host of the podcast interviewed Juliette Wells, the editor and annotator of the 200th-anniversary edition of Emma.You can find the podcast and show notes here.Some highlights-Juliette talks about how 'hard' … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane – Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast →

Podcasting with Jane Austen – Travel with Rick Steves: A Proper English Hour

This month we again listen to Rick Steves as he talks with guests about all things English. This episode is from June 12, 2011, and is in three parts. First Rick talks with Bill Bryson about the home and more specifically Bill's Victorian home. There is some interesting history in this section about the words … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane Austen – Travel with Rick Steves: A Proper English Hour →

Podcasting with Jane Austen – BBC’s World Book Club

This week we bring you a lively book discussion of Pride and Prejudice. This podcast was from January of 2013. World Book Club was celebrating the 200th anniversary of the publication of the novel.On the panel were P.D. James, author Moni Mohsin, and Susannah Fullerton, President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia. The program … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane Austen – BBC’s World Book Club →

Podcasting with Jane Austen – Rick Steves Audio Europe: Jane Austen’s England

Last week when introducing our June Poll question (don't forget to vote) I mention that Andrew Davies feels that Jane would be angry with him for inserting the male perspective into his movie version of her work. Here is that podcast. You can find more Rick Steves Audio Europe here.

Podcasting with Jane Austen – Jane Austen bio

The last Podcasting with Jane post I told you about Stuff You Should Know. Another podcast, produced by the same parent company How Stuff Works, is Stuff You Missed in History Class. I just recently started to listen to this one and while I don't listen to all the topics they have covered some really interesting … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane Austen – Jane Austen bio →