Jul 25, 2024
Ep. 666: Cloud Fail | Chapters 37-38 / Volume 3, Chapters 1-2
Book talk begins at 17:05.
And now for the beginning of volume 3! Things start to come together. Emma doesn’t like the idea that she's just like Mrs. Elton, and Jane Austen leaves us some important foreshadowing at the end of our chapters.
Jul 19, 2024
Ep. 665: Point and Picken | Chapters 35-36 / Volume 2, Chapters 17-18
Book talk begins at 11:51.
We’ve reached the last 2 chapters of volume 2! In this episode, we read a part of Jane Austen’s famous letter to her niece and generally just try to survive Mrs. Elton.
Jul 12, 2024
Ep. 664: OPTs | Chapters 32-34 / Volume 2, Chapters 14-16
Book talk begins at 13:19. Chapter audio is at 50:37. Post-chapter book talk is at 1:46:56.
This week’s episode is loaded with Jane Fairfax’s tact, Mr. Knightley’s dry sarcasm, and Emma’s snarky comebacks. That—plus some stuff about Hartfield and Maple...
Jul 4, 2024
Ep. 663: Mildred and Lacey | Chapters 29-31 / Volume 2, Chapters 11-13
Book talk begins at 13:45.
Frank’s charm starts to fade. Emma begins to see the consequences of her meddling. But old habits die hard, and Emma starts thinking, maybe Frank could be useful in mending Harriet’s broken heart…