What Would Danbury Do?

Conflict abounds in the penultimate episode of season 3: Colin confronts Penelope about her scandalous secret, Eloise is torn between her brother and her best friend, and Cressida discovers some information that could ruin everything. 

And, of course, there’s a wedding to attend.

Featuring:

• Pathetic fallacy

• Primary v Secondary characters

• Scandal v gossip

• Romance v friendship

• ‘intimate’

• Before

• Seasonal oral fixation

• Love is not finite

• Sex is not finite

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• Bridgerton, Season One

• Bridgerton, Season Two

• The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn

• Romancing Mr Bridgerton, a novel by Julia Quinn

• Sex Education, a tv series

• The Cynster series, a series by Stephanie Laurens

• Devil’s Bride, a novel by Stephanie Laurens

• Beverly Hills 90210, a tv series

• Taylor Swift, a singer

• Gilmore Girls, a tv series

• RuPaul’s Drag Race, a tv series

• Pitbull, a singer

• ‘The Black Dog’, a song by Taylor Swift

• ‘Yellow’, a song by Coldplay

• Crazy Rich Asians, a film by John M Chu

• Jurassic World: Rebirth, a film by Gareth Edwards

• ‘You Belong to Me’, a song by Taylor Swift

• ‘Invisible String’, a song by Taylor Swift

• ‘Daylight’, a song by Taylor Swift

• ‘King of My Heart’, a song by Taylor Swift

• ‘Lover’, a song by Taylor Swift

We were joined for this episode by the thoughtful and witty Nadine J Cohen. You can hear more from Nadine on instagram, read her book, or on her podcast.

Nadine has also recommended Painting Portraits of Everyone I Ever Dated by Joseph Earp. Buy a copy from your favourite independent bookstore. 

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review ensures a lack of continuity errors in your life. 

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, Gadigal, Bidjigal, and Birrabirragul people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

It’s a high-stakes game of charades as Penelope Featherington’s double life teeters on the edge of disaster as her engagement to Colin clashes with her secret identity as Lady Whistledown. With Cressida standing in the wings, will Penelope choose safety at the expense of losing her legacy?

It’s a scandal, but somehow Lady Whistledown doesn’t seem too eager to expose it…

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Featuring:

• What’s in a title?

• Coping mechanisms

• Mean girls

• Unaddressed emails

• Gaslighting

• Charisma

• A GF guy

• Power dynamics

• A+ gaydar

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• Bridgerton, Season One

• Bridgerton, Season Two

• The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn

• Romancing Mr Bridgerton, a novel by Julia Quinn

• Lord of the Rings, a trilogy of films by Peter Jackson

• Star Wars: the sequel trilogy, a trilogy of films by JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson

• ‘Thunder’, a song by Imagine Dragon

• Dangerous Liaisons, a film by Stephen Frears

• Pride and Prejudice, a novel by Jane Austen

• Notting Hill, a film by Richard Curtis

• Queen Charlotte, a Bridgerton spin-off

• An Offer from a Gentleman, a novel by Julia Quinn

• Glen Powell, an actor

• Dr Who, a television series

• Gone with the Wind, a film by Victor Fleming

• Confident, a song by Demi Lovato

• Frankenstein, a novel by Mary Shelley

We were joined for this episode by the wonderful Cressida-stan CS Pacat. You can hear more from Cat by finding her on instagram, visiting her website and reading her books.

CS Pacat recommends you read Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan (Kate seconds this rec – she loved it too). Buy a copy from your favourite independent bookstore. 

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review ups your chance of a dinner invite from Tilly and Paul.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wurundjeri, and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

It’s the day after the night before where Colin Bridgerton unexpectedly gave Penelope Featherington everything (tonight) and now they’re engaged. But this is no simple slide into bliss: secrets still stand between them. Speaking of secrets, Eloise knows too many and Cressida is keeping a few herself. There’s nothing like romance and intrigue, and this episode is brimming with both!

Also, Kate and Adele squabble. A lot. 

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook as @bridgertonpod and instagram as @wwddpod and we’d love for you to keep us in your online conversation using the hashtag WWDDpod.

Featuring:

• A Bridgerton inquisition

• The Penelope/Lady Whistledown dichotomy

• Mirrors/Clocks

• In-depth chest analysis

• Main character energy

• Oppressive interior decorating

• A midnight deadline

• A surprising amount of mud

• One big pronouncement

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• Bridgerton, Season One

• Bridgerton, Season Two

• The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn

• Romancing Mr Bridgerton, a novel by Julia Quinn

• ‘POV’, a song by Ariana Grande

• Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women, a book edited by Jayne Ann Krentz and Linda Barlow

• ‘Give Me Everything’, a song by Pitbull

• Don Quixote, a novel by Miguel de Cervantes

• The Bible, a religious text

• An Offer from a Gentlemen, a novel by Julia Quinn

• It’s in His Kiss, a novel by Julia Quinn

• Anne of Green Gables, a novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery

• Cinderella, a fairy tale

We were joined for this episode by the wonderful, wry Kylie Scott.  You can hear more from Kylie by visiting her website and reading her books, including her new one Text Appeal.

Kylie brought along Beauty by Robin McKinley as her recommendation, which kicked off a comfort read discussion. Kate likes Red, White and Royal Blue, What Happens in London, and Slave to Sensation. Adele likes The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, Elle Kennedy’s hockey romances, and Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis. We all recommend Mimi Grace. Kylie also liked Stacey Reid’s The Wolf and the Wallflower. Buy copies from your favourite independent bookstore. 

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review ups your chance of a memorable carriage ride.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Jagera, Wurundjeri, and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

In this episode, the last in Part One of Season 3, we spend some time with the men: Debling, John, and Will. Cressida and Danbury model some good friendship behaviours and…

Oh who are we kidding. The only thing anyone takes away from this episode is: if the carriage is a-rocking, don’t come a-knocking! 

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook as @bridgertonpod and instagram as @wwddpod and we’d love for you to keep us in your online conversation using the hashtag WWDDpod.

Featuring:

• Patrick’s fashion

• Blondes don’t have more fun

• Disparate courting strategies

• Men, explaining the world

• Fan theories

• Cressida’s cage

• Lady Featherington’s armour

• Manic regency pixie girl

• Undrunk lemonade

• Sad boy torpedo

• Earnestness

• Colin, consent, and conscientious finger choices

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• Bridgerton in Bowral

• Bridgerton, Season One

• Bridgerton, Season Two

• The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn

• Romancing Mr Bridgerton, Bridgerton series 4, by Julia Quinn

• Ocean’s Eleven, a 2001 film

• ‘But Daddy I love him’, a song by Taylor Swift

• The Northwest Passage, a bad idea

• Little Women, a book by Louisa May Alcott

• Gilmore Girls, a television show

• Charlotte Tilbury, a makeup company

• Swan Lake, a ballet

• Star Wars: A Force Awakens, a 2015 film

• ‘Snow on the Beach’, a song by Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato

• Game of Thrones, a television show

• ‘Race for your Love’, a trope

• ‘Give Me Everything’, a song by Pitbull

• Pitch Perfect, a 2012 film

We were joined for this episode by our first official friend of the show, Patrick Lenton.  You can hear more from Patrick by following him on his socials and by reading his newsletter Nonsense. 

For your TBR, Patrick recommends Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall. Get it from your favourite independent bookstore or your local library.

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review ups your chance of a memorable carriage ride.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wurundjeri, and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

Find 47 - RIDE WIT ME

Does Colin like Penelope?? He doesn’t know, but before he can find out, he finds himself unexpectedly competing for her attention.

With the ton caught up in the excitement of new inventions, Penelope finds herself the recipient of a dashing rescue. With some much-needed character development for Cressida, and you've got an episode bursting with new faces, fresh revelations, and budding romances.

This episode, aptly titled "Forces of Nature," so sit back and join us as we dive into the whirlwind of emotions and events that make this episode unforgettable!

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook as @bridgertonpod and instagram as @wwddpod and we’d love for you to keep us in your online conversation using the hashtag WWDDpod.

Featuring:

• Chemistry, a breakdown

• Chess, real and metaphoric

• A vegan hottie/botany bro

• Predator and prey behaviour

• Solidarity with the freezers

• Fantasy and reality

• Quiet and loud

• Confidence and insecurity

• A dance

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• Pride and Prejudice, a 2005 film 

• Boyfriend protects girlfriend from table, an example

• The OC, a television show

• Bridgerton, Season One

• Bridgerton, Season Two

• She’s All That, a 1999 film

• Hot Air Balloon scene memes, one of our favourites

• The Duggar family, a reality tv show

• The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn

• Romancing Mr Bridgerton, Bridgerton series 4, by Julia Quinn

• ‘Happier than Ever’, a song by Billie Eilish

We were joined for this episode by the thoughtful and wonderful Athena Bellas.  You can hear more from Athena on her letterboxd and by reading her book. 

Athena recommends The Modern by Anna Kate Blair. Get it from your favourite independent bookstore or your local library.

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review helps you avoid rogue hot air balloons.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wurundjeri, and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

Penelope [f19] has undergone a glow-up, but the results haven’t been as successful as she hoped. Turns out talking to people isn’t as easy as writing about them. Enter Colin [m24] who, as an aspiring travel erotica writer, knows about flirtation – and he’s happy to provide some lessons. Meanwhile Fran tries to find a man, Philippa and Prudence learn about the birds and the bees, and Queen Charlotte is searching for a sparkler.

It’s episode two and it ends with a kiss…

Featuring:

• Mirrors (literal and metaphoric)

• Lies

• A man’s boob-count

• Icks (there are a few)

• Freedom(?) of marriage

• Personal growth

• Highlighter and hyperventilation

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• Queen Charlotte, a tv series

• The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn

• Romancing Mr Bridgerton, Bridgerton series 4, by Julia Quinn

• Bridgerton, Season One

• Bridgerton, Season Two

• What Would Danbury Do, Season One, a podcast

• Pride and Prejudice, a novel by Jane Austen

• Jealous, a song by Nick Jonas

• While You Were Sleeping, a 1995 film

• JJ Abrams, a film director

Our guest host this episode is the wonderfully intelligent and very funny Melanie Saward. You can hear more from Melanie by following her on instagram and tiktok. 

For your TBR, Mel brought two romantic comedies. She recommends The Prospects by KT Hoffman and Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young. Melanie’s first rom-com, Love, Unleashed, is also available (and a delight!)

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review makes your eyes shine brighter.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Jagara, Yuggera, Ugarapul, Wurundjeri, and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

Penelope [f19] is a notorious wallflower. Simultaneously, she is the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown. Concurrently, she is notoriously gone for Colin [m24]. Our girl has got a lot of notoriety going on is what we’re saying. After last season’s conflicts, she is also without friends, on the outs with her family, and feeling a smidge desperate. And Colin has just returned home from his gap year…

It’s season three, and the Bridgerton bee is about to bring the Polin.

Featuring:

• A *lot* of fashion

• An introvert in an extravert family

• Some trickle-down therapy

• An unexpected friendship

• Some trickle-down colour therapy

• Thirst

• Political hand-waving

• Harsh truths

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn

• Bridgerton, Season One

• Bridgerton, Season Two

• ‘This is Me Trying’, a song by Taylor Swift

• ‘Little Funeral March’, a march by Mozart

• When He Was Wicked, a book by Julia Quinn

• ‘Trope de Force’, an article by Kate Cuthbert

• The symbolism behind Cressida’s costume

• The showrunner on Penelope’s body

• Pride and Prejudice, the 2005 film

• Emma, a novel by Jane Austen

Some errors corrected:

• The lyric Kate cannot land is ‘my words shoot to kill when I’m mad’ from ‘This is Me Trying’

• The Bridgerton ancestral seat is Aubrey Hall

Our guest host this episode is the artistic and amazing Jade Goodwin. You can hear more from Jade by following her on instagram. 

For your TBR, Jade has recommended Where the Fruit Falls, by Karen Wyld. Jade says it’s ‘extremely poetic and captivating’.

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review will guarantee at least 3 glow-ups in your life.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wonnarua, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

As Bridgerton Season Two races towards the finish line, there are still some surprises and scandals left in store for the families Bridgerton, Sharma, and Featherington. But there is also an absolute avalanche of insights, self-awareness, and good old fashioned personal growth. It’s episode 8, and our HEA is at hand.

Featuring:

• Bestie vs bestie

• Classism

• Purpose

• Gamblers and wastrels

• A mother’s love

• Head bumps (metaphoric and otherwise)

• The mother apology tour of 2022

• Scorched earth behaviour

• Sibling voyeurism

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• The Viscount Who Loved Me, a novel by Julia Quinn

• An Offer from a Gentleman, a novel by Julia Quinn

• To Sir Phillip, With Love, a novel by Julia Quinn

• The Bridgertons, a book series by Julia Quinn

• Bridgerton, a Netflix series

• Gossip Girl, a television series

• Romancing Mister Bridgerton, a novel by Julia Quinn

• Miss Scarlet and the Duke, a television series

• Wrecking Ball, a song by Miley Cyrus

• The Smythe-Smiths, a book series by Julia Quinn

• Pride & Prejudice, a book by Jane Austen

This episode’s What Would Danbury Do letter comes from Howie from the 2022 Andrew Ahn directed film, Fire Island. You can find out more about Fire Island here. 

If you would like to send us a What Would Danbury Do, simply record a voice memo on your phone with the letter and send it to us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you!

Our guest host this episode brings the big baby sister energy. Thanks Meg, for joining us! 

Don’t forget you can find us on twitter and facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. People who leave reviews always understand the assignment. 

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

What Would Danbury Do is a proud member of Frolic Media. You can find great romance content and other fantastic podcasts by visiting the Frolic site.

After the drama and literal fireworks of episode 6, this episode follows our two still-separate families through the aftermath. 

Lady Bridgerton and Lady Danbury work to move through the scandal with soft diplomacy, public appearances, and a surprise ball…

But it turns out that this brief period of peace is but the eye of the storm and another Bridgerton is about to face the consequences of her own decision.

Oh…and there’s fireworks in this episode too - wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

Featuring:

• A royally pissed-off royal

• Mean Girls, Regency-style

• Lady Featherington gonna Lady Featherington

• The cut direct

• Family dynamics

• Edwina apologists vs Edwina critics

• A family ball

• A meeting of equals

• A cliffhanger

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• The Viscount Who Loved Me, a novel by Julia Quinn

• It’s in His Kiss, a novel by Julia Quinn

• The Bridgertons, a book series by Julia Quinn

• Bridgerton, a Netflix series

• News Corp, a media empire

• Pride and Prejudice, a novel by Jane Austen

This episode’s What Would Danbury Do letter comes from Ravenna, the titular character from Amalie Howard’s Rules for Heiresses. You can find the book and other information here. 

If you would like to send us a What Would Danbury Do, simply record a voice memo on your phone with the letter and send it to us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you!

Our guest host this episode is the lovely and literary Diem Nguyen. You can hear more from Diem by following her on twitter for all her kpop opinions @diemnhunguyen. 

Don’t forget you can find us on twitter and facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. People who leave reviews have riz. 

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

What Would Danbury Do is a proud member of Frolic Media. You can find great romance content and other fantastic podcasts by visiting the Frolic site.

With Special Guest Host: Jenna Guillaume

Fireworks, peacocks, flowers, and food - every detail is in place for the wedding of the season…and a trap for Lady Whistledown. 

But Anthony and Edwina are approaching their nuptials from VERY different places and they aren’t the only ones for whom this wedding will be transformative. 

This episode is called the choice and friends, choices WILL be made.

[Please note: this was recorded before the Queen Charlotte miniseries was released, so the timeline is a bit off.]

Featuring:

• Crowns on pigs and other crucial wedding details

• #noregrets

• Revenge and necessity

• One unexpected character

• One very obviously missing character

• The complicated nature of sibling emotions

• The ferocity of sibling conflict

• Epic tantrums and family dynamics

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• The Bridgertons, a book series by Julia Quinn

• Bridgerton, a Netflix series

• The Babysitters Club, a books series by Ann M Martin

• Queen Charlotte, a Netflix miniseries

• The O.C., a television series

• Pride and Prejudice, a book by Jane Austen

• Lockwood & Co, a Netflix series

• Bridgerton Recap: Faith or Fools, an article by Sandi Rankaduwa on Vulture

• Sign of the Times, a song by Harry Styles

• What About Us, a song by P!nk

• Fight Song, a song by Rachel Platten

This episode’s What Would Danbury Do letter comes from Lara Ramsey of Sapna Bhog’s Dare to be a Duchess. You can read more about Lara here. 

If you would like to send us a What Would Danbury Do, simply record a voice memo on your phone with the letter and send it to us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you!

Our guest host this episode is the clever and effervescent Jenna Guillaume. You can hear more from Jenna by following her on twitter and other socials as @jennaguillaume or on her website www.jennaguillaume.com. Her books are available at all good stores!

Don’t forget you can find us on twitter and facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. People who leave reviews are guaranteed good dreams. 

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

What Would Danbury Do is a proud member of Frolic Media. You can find great romance content and other fantastic podcasts by visiting the Frolic site.