Reclaiming Jane

By Emily Davis-Hale & Lauren Wethers

If you’ve ever felt like you’re not “allowed” to like Jane Austen – whether because her work is too white, too academic, or too straight – we’ve been there. And this podcast is for you.

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The podcast currently has 93 episodes available.

Reclaiming Jane episodes:

April 13, 2022 Mansfield Park 26-30: "Vibe Check"
This section's got BDE (Big Debutante Energy). Join Lauren and Emily for an energetic discussion of Fanny's coming out! Also included: balls, typical Fanny anxiety, and some truly inspired matching of characters with the same energy.
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
Jane Austen in the Ballroom
For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com
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Music by LaTasha Bundy. Show art by Emily Davis-Hale.
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44min
March 30, 2022 Mansfield Park 21-25: "Challenge Accepted"
There's nothing like a good challenge, right? This week, Lauren and Emily talk about the challenges that our characters face and the ones they've made for themselves. Also included: textile history, trope talks, and inferiority complexes.
(We swear this was recorded before season 2 of Bridgerton came out.)
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
Recreating Dhaka muslin
Enemies to lovers
For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com
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Music by LaTasha Bundy. Show art by Emily Davis-Hale.
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46min
March 16, 2022 Mansfield Park 16-20: "Positively Miserable"
It's hard to be positive when you're in the middle of a love triangle and the lord of the house comes home and ruins all the theatrical fun. Emily and Lauren try to talk positivity as we cover the mess that is the attempted staging of Lovers' Vows. Also included: what Sir Thomas was really up to in the West Indies, Euphoria, and plenty of pity parties.
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
Unearthing Antigua's Slave Past
What Is Toxic Positivity?
For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com
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Music by LaTasha Bundy. Show art by Emily Davis-Hale.
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1h 2min
March 02, 2022 Mansfield Park 11-15: "Mission Accomplished"
Let's... put on a show? In this section, Emily and Lauren talk about accomplishment as we follow the denizens of Mansfield Park through their preparation for a play. Also included: a new arrival, love triangles, and the scandal of the stage.
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
The propriety of actresses
Representation in media
For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com
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Music by LaTasha Bundy. Show art by Emily Davis-Hale.
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50min
February 16, 2022 Mansfield Park 6-10: "Wanna Collab?"
Relationships are getting complicated in the next chapters of Mansfield Park! Lauren and Emily talk about collaboration – or rather, the distinct lack of it. Also included: gaslight/gatekeep/girlboss and a healthy helping of harping on ha-has.
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
The English landscape garden
Elle Woods, ahead of her time
For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com
Connect with us:
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Music by LaTasha Bundy. Show art by Emily Davis-Hale.
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33min
February 02, 2022 Mansfield Park 1-5: "I'm Not Mad, Just..."
Welcome to Mansfield Park! In this first episode of Season 3, Emily and Lauren are joined by Diane and Zan of The Thing About Austen to talk about disappointment. Also included: courtships, class divides, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
Marriage in Regency England
The (Almost) Slaveless Caribbean
Find The Thing About Austen at their website, Twitter, and Instagram.
For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com
Connect with us:
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Music by LaTasha Bundy. Show art by Emily Davis-Hale.
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57min
December 15, 2021 Six Degrees of Jane Austen
It's our first audience participation episode – and our first anniversary! For the last few months, we took suggestions on social media of topics that you wanted us to connect to Jane Austen. How did we do?
For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com
Connect with us:
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Music by LaTasha Bundy. Show art by Emily Davis-Hale.
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35min
December 01, 2021 Pride & Prejudice Finale: Wrapping Up
The final episode of the season, in which we drink and we (pretend to) know things. Lauren and Emily discuss their final thoughts on the whole of Pride & Prejudice and throw a healthy amount of shade in the Bennets' direction.
For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com
Connect with us:
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Music by LaTasha Bundy. Show art by Emily Davis-Hale.
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39min
November 17, 2021 Pride & Prejudice 56-61: Identity Crisis
At long last... the final section of Pride & Prejudice. Join Lauren and Emily as we discuss how identity is created. Also included: character growth, a whole bunch of letters, and why this book stands out to us.
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
The Public Universal Friend
Identity in the Age of Social Media
For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com
Connect with us:
Twitter: @reclaimingjane
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Email: [email protected]
Music by LaTasha Bundy. Show art by Emily Davis-Hale.
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48min
November 03, 2021 Pride & Prejudice 51-55: "You Belong With Me"
As we barrel toward the end of Pride & Prejudice, Lauren and Emily tackle the concept of belonging. Also included: guilty consciences, OTPs/NOTPs, and some musings on how fandom made this podcast happen.
For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, visit our website: reclaimingjanepod.com
Connect with us:
Twitter: @reclaimingjane
Facebook: @ReclaimingJanePod
Instagram: @reclaimingjane
Patreon: @reclaimingjanepod
Email: [email protected]
Music by LaTasha Bundy. Show art by Emily Davis-Hale.
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54min

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