Talk of the Ton

In this episode your emblematic hosts find themselves becoming friends to trope lovers with the incomparable media reviewer and writer Megan Guglielmi Sunday, where they discuss how Austen is the GOAT of tropes, whether tropes cheapen stories, and ducal jism.

In this episode your literary hosts find themselves in the ravishing company of romance book author and expert Beau North where they discuss the romance genre’s industrial revolution and universality, as well as discover Erin’s animalistic proclivities. 

In this episode your tea spilling hosts find themselves wading in the hot goss of the Ton, where they discuss the timelessness, morality, and gender of scandal.

In this episode your trendy hosts find themselves woven in the fabric of Bridgerton, where they discuss fashion, politics, and big daddy dandy.

In this episode your historian hosts find themselves elbow deep in the archives, where they discuss the lasting legacy of Le Bon Ton, being frenemies with another country, and who topped who in society.

In this episode, your bluestocking hosts find themselves nose deep in the first book of the Bridgerton series where they discuss Daphne’s interiority complex, the realities of diverse joy, and how a Renner tolerance isn't character.

Episode Resources:

Race-baiting, queer-baiting, colorism, featurism, and performative diversity

Colorism, Race Baiting and Implicit Bias

In this episode, your intrepid hosts begin their journey down the rabbit hole of Bridgerton where they discuss becoming citizens of Shondaland, Mama-agers, and how to stop worrying and just live the fantasy.

Talk of the ton hosts Erin and Elle do their darndest to explain what this Bridgerton inspired podcast is about. You can let them know how good or bad of a job they did at [email protected] or tontalkpod on Instagram and Twitter.