Into The Austenverse

YESTERYEAR BY CARO CLAIRE BURKE

Into the Burkeverse! 'Hello, ladies!' DC and Lisa are exploring all things tradwife, delving into Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.  They talk about the phenomenon, the book, its success, the characters, its themes and how it intersects with Austen...  Or not! THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THEM THERE HILLS. Caro Claire Burke recommends The Way We Never Were [https://www.amazon.com.au/Way-We-Never-Were-Nostalgia-dp-0465098835/dp/0465098835/ref=dp_ob_title_bk] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

SANDITON - Episode 5 - The Sanditon Ashes

It is cricket time at Sanditon.  DC and Lisa dive in Episode 5 of Sanditon Series 1.  They have a quote from Northanger Abbey before sharing Australian Austen news about Pride and Prejudice (sort of) opening in Melbourne and touring. They then get back into Sanditon focusing on the cricket match, Tom Parker’s unpaid workers and exposed financial crisis, and Mary Parker confronting Tom. They debate whether the episode advances the plot, covering Babbers’ proposal to Esther, Edward’s toxic control, Clara’s maneuvering, and Charlotte’s role as Georgiana’s go-between with letters to Otis.  Instagram @in2theaustenverse [https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/]  Tiktok @in2theaustenverse [https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse] and on YouTube @intotheaustenverse [https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheAustenverse] Email us at info@intotheaustenverse.com [info@intotheaustenverse.com] - we would love to hear from you! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Bonus Episode - A Guide to Love: Lessons from Marianne Dashwood & Henry Tilney

DC and Lisa share a bonus episode after attending the Jane Austen Society of Australia (JASA) conference at the Epping Club, thanking organizers including Susannah Fullerton, Harriet, and Cheryl, and recounting nerves, a coffee spill, and their PowerPoint presentation. They then recreate their conference talk, presenting a “Guide to Love” through Sense and Sensibility’s Marianne Dashwood and Northanger Abbey’s Henry Tilney. The steps include seeking love in suitable places, behaving properly, using chaperones, giving appropriate gifts at the right time (notably critiquing Willoughby’s early horse gift and discussing locks of hair and Brandon’s pianoforte from the 1995 film), and letting love grow over time. They also highlight Henry’s respectful reading habits, conclude that Austen’s lessons still apply today, and reiterate: never give a horse in the first week of dating.   Instagram @in2theaustenverse [https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/]  Tiktok @in2theaustenverse [https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse] and on YouTube @intotheaustenverse [https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheAustenverse] Email us at info@intotheaustenverse.com [info@intotheaustenverse.com] - we would love to hear from you!   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

SANDITON - Episode 4 - Mr Mark Myword

David and Lisa return on Into the Austenverse to thank listeners for reviews, note BritBox’s US success with The Other Bennet Sister (reaching 1.5 million subscribers), and discuss how gentler love stories may counter more explicit hits like Amazon Prime’s Off Season. A listener correction highlights a dancing-practice scene in Emma (2020). They mention BritBox’s future investment in Agatha Christie and tease a bonus episode on the highly popular novel, Yesteryear. The main discussion covers Sanditon Episode 4, which they find a little less satisfying this week.  They discuss Arthur (obv), the Esther/Edward/Clara conflict, Tom’s worsening debts, and Georgiana’s secret meeting with Otis, including abolitionist context via the Sons of Africa and tensions around Sidney’s opposition to the match. Instagram @in2theaustenverse [https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/]  Tiktok @in2theaustenverse [https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse] and on YouTube @intotheaustenverse [https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheAustenverse] Email us at info@intotheaustenverse.com [info@intotheaustenverse.com] - we would love to hear from you! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Bonus Episode - How Punk is Jane Austen? With Mickie Austen Rollins

DC and Lisa open with a Sense and Sensibility quote (“My heart is, and always will be, yours”) that appeared on a high profile wedding napkin over the weekend.  They discuss how Austen permeates popular culture, then interview TikTok creator and musician Mickie Austen Rollins, discovered through her clips about The Other Bennet Sister. Mickie explains falling in love with Pride and Prejudice as a teen, changing her middle name to Austen, and why she considers Austen “punk” for her social commentary, class critique, and witty, nonconforming women. She praises The Other Bennet Sister for respecting Austen fandom, discusses casting and costuming concerns for upcoming Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility adaptations, critiques Sanditon’s hair choices, strongly dislikes Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, and recommends reading Austen biographies (Paula Byrne, Gill Hornby) emphasizing Cassandra’s importance and Austen’s hardships and legacy. Follow the amazing Mickie on Insta [https://www.instagram.com/skeinhead/] or on TikTok. [https://www.tiktok.com/@vainausten] And follow us at  Instagram @in2theaustenverse [https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/], Tiktok @in2theaustenverse [https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse] and on YouTube @intotheaustenverse [https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheAustenverse] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.