The Thing About Austen is a podcast about Jane Austen's world — the people, objects, and culture that shape Austen's fiction. Come... more
THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. And the person calling is General Tilney. For this year's spooky season... more
Anne is in Bath, and surprise, surprise, so is Captain Wentworth. Everyone has fortuitously converged at Molland's, and we're here... more
John Thorpe has recently purchased a gig, and he has a full list of (obviously extremely impressive) features to review... more
Mary Bennet is ready to wow the audience with her concerto, but it's not receiving the rousing reception she might... more
Anne Steele has one thing on her mind, and she would like to tell you all about it. No, really.... more
Jane Austen's early works, contained within three surviving notebooks, are funny, sharp, and brimming over with personality. This episode we... more
The strawberries are ripe, so gather up your best bonnet and your beribboned basket and head on down to Knightley's... more
Lizzy is headed to the Lake District with her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner. Or is she? This episode we get... more
Anne Elliot has just received a very important letter, and we are all overcome. This episode we're joined by guest... more
If you thought that Mary Crawford with her harp was the only siren in the Crawford family, think again. Henry... more