What Would Danbury Do?

In this bonus episode Dr Jodi McAlister joins Adele to talk power, purity, and (un)punctured hymens -- that’s right it’s time to talk virginity and virginity loss.

Jodi is an author and academic whose work focuses on the history of love, sex, women and girls, popular culture and fiction. Is it any wonder we love her?

Features:

• A (brief) history of female virginity

• The dangers of virginity

• Consummate virgins

• Absurdly readable bodies

• The rise? (and rakish potential) of male virgins

• A passionate discussion about Passions

Books and other Media We Discuss:

• Bridgerton, the TV show

• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

• The Consummate Virgin by Jodi McAllister

• The Cognitive Estrangement (as discussed in Metamorphoses of Science Fiction by Darko Suvin)

• The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss

• Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers

• Modern Love: Romance, Intimacy, and the Marriage Crisis by David R. Shumway

• Dawson’s Creek, the TV show

• Misrule by Jodi McAllister

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the TV show

• Outlander, the TV show

• Unclaimed by Courtney Milan

• Passions, the TV show

• Cherry Falls, the film

• The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan

You can find Dr Jodi McAllister on twitter as @JodiMcA and via her website http://jodimcalister.com.au/

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. 

This episode was recorded on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, and Gadigal people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

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 intensity of An Affair of Honour, this episode has a lot of feelings: Simon feels guilty, the Queen feels annoyed, Violet feels flustered, Marina feels triumphant, and by the end, Daphne is left feeling the burn. Do we? Find out. 

This episode of What Would Danbury Do is brought to you by Love at First, the new novel from Kate Clayborn. Our Kate read this novel and has this to say: “This was such a lovely, sweet, slow-burn, low-stakes enemies-to-lovers story with wonderful things to say about growing up and honouring our past while creating our own future. The antics are funny, the community charming, and the love story super fulfilling. Go and read it now. It’s the most basic of self-care.” You can find out more about Love at First and all of Kate Clayborn’s books at kateclayborn.com and follow her delightful twitter @kateclayborn

Featuring:

• A Prince Among (Otherwise Toxic) Men

• Insomnia

• Two Hangover Cures

• An Audience with the Queen

• Misunderstandenings

• A Burning Declaration

Here are the books and other media we talk about in this episode:

• Bridgerton, the TV show

• Outlander, the TV show

• Everyone is Beautiful and No One is Horny by RS Benedict

• Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James

• Strange by Kris Bowers

Today’s What Would Danbury Do letter comes with thanks from Christine of The Shipping Room podcast, who provides us with a conundrum from the Netflix show Julie and the Phantoms. We love Christine and Tamar and The Shipping Room, and they happen to have an entire episode dedicated to Julie and the Phantoms here.  

If you would like to send us a What Would Danbury Do letter, simply record a voice memo on your phone with the letter and send it to us at [email protected]. We have so much bad advice to offer - why not let us offer it to you?

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. The Venn diagram of people who write reviews and people who are good drivers is a circle.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

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. 

If you’re anything like us, watching that duelling scene had you mentally checking off the Ten Duel Commandments from Hamilton but how accurate is it? 

And when it comes to affairs of honour what’s really at stake?

Writer and philosopher Damon Young met Kate at dawn to talk about pistols, swords, honour and the patriarchy. 

Features:

• Family matters

• A very bad hand - class and gender 

• Paid fisty-cuffs

• First blood (not the monthly kind)

• Cut and thrust sword-stylez

• Aim true...if you can 

• Mo’ money, no problems

• Present day honour

Books and other Media We Discuss:

• Bridgerton, the TV show

• Hamilton, the musical

• Kelly Gardiner

• Unladylike Podcast, on women and writing

• Goddess by Kelly Gardiner, a novel on the life of La Maupin, Julie d'Aubigny

You can find Damon Young on twitter as @DamonAYoung or online at www.damonyoung.com.au.

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. 

This episode was recorded on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, Muwinina and palawa people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

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.

Welcome to Season Three of What Would Danbury Do... All Bridgerton. All the time.

Our characters spring into action in this episode, with boxing, running, horseback riding, kissing, yelling, and duelling. We get to hang out with Alice and Will (the best couple), dissect a very expensive piece of jewellery, and find out who is #TeamSimon - and who is not. Poor Prince Friedrich is really going about courting in the best way possible, but he’s no match for Simon’s eyebrow raising, and Daphne finally makes her choice. 

Featuring:

• Deep necklace analysis

• Exhausted (and exhausting) representation

• Cheese Boy

• Personal growth!

• Textual Proof of Concept

• The power of good snark

• Bad Public Proposals, but make it Regency

• 0-100, but not in a sexy way

• Netflix and Chill, but make it Regency

• Run, Anthony, Run!

• It’s not you, it’s me, but make it Regency

Here are the books and other media we talk about in this episode:

• Bridgerton, the TV show

• Sanditon, the TV show

• Compliance vs Liberation narratives in Romance Novels

• Awkward, the TV show

Today’s What Would Danbury Do letter comes from @glasseffigy, who wrote on behalf of Elaine, the heroine of Lucy Parker’s Act Like It, which includes an enemies-to-lover, fake relationship story. You can find out more about Act Like It, including the other books in the series, here. 

If you would like to send us a What Would Danbury Do letter, simply record a voice memo on your phone with the letter and send it to us at [email protected]. We have so much bad advice to offer - why not let us offer it to you?

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. Writing a review makes your eyeliner go on more smoothly.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

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.

From gowns and gloves to tiaras and tailcoats - the first season of Bridgerton reportedly featured 7,500 costume pieces.

In this bonus episode we welcome Hilary Davidson -- dress, textiles and fashion historian and curator and the author of Dress in the Age of Jane Austen.

Features:

• The corset myth

• A really bosommy time

• Tasteful bad taste

• Traffic cones, but make it fashion

• The logistics of public sex in regency-wear

• #NipplesAndJunk

Books and other Media We Discuss:

• Bridgerton, the TV show

• Emma (2020)

• Rebecca (2020)

• Bridgerton-inspired Costuming facebook group

You can find Hilary on twitter as @FourRedShoes.

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. 

This episode was recorded on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, and Gadigal people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

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.

Welcome to Season Three of What Would Danbury Do... All Bridgerton. All the time.

This episode (1X03 - The Art of the Swoon), we find out just how many masturbation jokes the writers can squeeze into one script as Daphne learns important things about her body, courtesy of a very informative conversation with Simon. Also everyone ends up heartbroken at the end. It’s The Art of the Swoon, and we’re all in need of a fainting couch. 

This episode of What Would Danbury Do is brought to you by Love at First, the new sweet slow-burn contemporary romance from Kate Claybourn. This novel begins with a balcony scene and builds to the possibility of fixing missed opportunities. Along the way, there are whispered conversations, a miniscule amount of sabotage, sparks, chemistry, and healing. It’s the second chance, enemies-to-lovers, found-family, slow burn romance that I needed, and you need it too. You can find out more by visiting kateclayborn.com or jump straight to pre-ordering from your favourite independent bookstore. We also highly suggest following Kate on twitter @kateclayborn 

Featuring:

• Easter (jade) eggs

• Spoonilungus

• A magic hoo-hand

• The introduction of Bi-nedict

• Pretentious wank

• Heartbreak³

Here are the books and other media we talk about in this episode:

• Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen

• The Duke and I, Julia Quinn

• Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast

• Revisionist History podcast

• Jennifer Crusie

• Beyond Heaving Bosoms, Candy Tan & Sarah Wendell 

• Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, website

• Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

• The Little Mermaid, 1989 animated film 

• Romeo &  Juliet, Shakespeare

• Broad City, TV show

In the episode, we share an exciting project from one of our favourite podcasts, Shelf Love. If you would like to contribute to Andrea’s research, you can find the survey here: bit.ly/bridgertonresearch 

You can also find out more about the research project: https://shelflovepodcast.com/blog/posts/bridgerton-research/

Today’s What Would Danbury Do letter comes from Stephanie, on behalf of Samiah, one of the protagonists of Farron Rochon’s The Boyfriend Project. Stephanie says, “This book is great because it focuses first on female friendships and it's a contemporary with believable stakes. The HEA is definitely earned. And it better be the first in a trilogy, because I definitely want to know what happens with London and Taylor, the other two women.” You can find out more about The Boyfriend Project here and you can also follow Stephanie on Twitter @acornsandnuts. 

If you would like to send us a What Would Danbury Do letter, simply record a voice memo on your phone with the letter and send it to us at [email protected]. We have so much bad advice to offer - why not let us offer it to you?

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. Writing a review makes your eyeliner go on more smoothly.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

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.

In this bonus episode we welcome Aotearoa (New Zealand) academic Rebecca Trelease to the podcast to gossip about gossip, and the role it plays in our societies and our lives. 

Features:

• All the judgement

• Complicated power dynamics

• Complicated power structures

• Keeping Up with the Featheringtons

• (who lives who dies) Who tells your story?

• Celebration gossip versus negative gossip

Books and other Media We Discuss:

• Bridgerton, the TV show 

• Gossip Girl, the TV show

• Framing Britney Spears, the documentary

• Open Book by Jessica Simpson & Kevin Carr O’Leary

You can find Rebecca on instagram @rebeccatrelease and check out her favourite gossip sites @deuxmoi and www.blindgossip.com

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. Leaving a review is the kind of good gossip that helps you make friends.

This episode was recorded on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, and Maori people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

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.

In Episode Two: Shock and Delight, we are both shocked and delighted by the antics of our favourite alphabetically named siblings and their aristocratic co-hort. There are balls, picnics, drawing rooms, and bedrooms. There are punches, threats, ultimatums, and desperate plans. There are big life questions and small moments of pleasure. All in all, just another day in the Season in Regency London. 

Featuring:

• Uncharacteristic sentimentality from Adele

• Eloise’s potential lacrosse career

• All the men wearing all their feelings on the outside all the time

• The dangers of cake

• Anthony apologism

• Gender-influenced power structures

• Small but sensual moments

• (Petty) game recognises game

Here are the books and other media we talk about in this episode:

• The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

• The Rokesbury Series by Julia Quinn

• Scandal (TV Series by Shonda Rhimes)

In our What Would Danbury Do section, Sophie provides us with some double trouble as we hear from Devi Malik, the main character of Alisha Rai’s Glutton for Pleasure, who has somehow managed to fall in love with not one, but two men who also happen to be twins. You can find out more about Glutton for Pleasure including buy links 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 have so much bad advice to offer - why not let us offer it to you?

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. Leaving a review reduces your chance of a bad hair day by 16.4%.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

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.

In this bonus episode we welcome expert choir nerd Vanessa Hughes to WWDDpod to discuss classical music and help to demystify the genre.

Features:

• An unwarranted attack on The Knight’s Tale

• What exactly is a string quartet?

• Smythe-Smiths, please?

• Searching for Maroon 5 lyrical value

• Flipping the bird to ‘the rules’

• Simon and Daphne’s theme

• Popular songs of the 19th century

Recommendation (find music in playlist below):

• The Smythe-Smiths quartet

• Four Seasons Recomposed by Max Richter

• The Bach Cell Solo Recomposed by Peter Gregson

• Australian up and comer, Belle Chen

• Beethoven Symphony Number 5

• Beethoven Piano Sonata No.21

• Hadyn String Quartet No. 82

• Shostakovich Waltz No. 2

• Strange by Kris Bowers (based on Ravel)

• Vitamin String Quartet

We’ve put together a playlist on YouTube of all the pieces recommended by Vanessa.

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 and can’t wait to offer up some Danbury advice to help other romance characters on their rocky road to true love. 

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. Leaving a review reduces your chance of a bad hair day by 16.4%.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

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. 

Welcome to Season Three of What Would Danbury Do... All Bridgerton. All the time.

Bridgerton: The Show hits the ground running with a requisite corset tightening scene, introductions to all the expected major players, and some new faces bringing their own plotlines, conflicts, and romantic entanglements. It’s a bonnet-free zone, and we are 100% here for it. 

Featuring:

• The Bridgerton/Featherington dichotomy

• Duty

• Debutantes

• Disreputable men

• A refreshing lack of female feuds

• An important lesson in biology

Here are the books we talk about in this episode:

• The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley

• One Night with a Duke by Erica Ridley

• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

• To Love a Scandalous Duke by Liana De Le Rosa

• Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah Maclean

This episode in What Would Danbury Do, we hear from Lady Althea Swinton from Liana De La Rosa’s To Love a Scandalous Duke who comes to Lady Danbury with a problem about a best-friend-turned-enemy-turned-potential-love-interest with a side of family disapproval. You can find out more about To Love a Scandalous Duke including buy links 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 and can’t wait to offer up some Danbury advice to help other romance characters on their rocky road to true love. 

This episode is brought to you by Erica Ridley’s latest novel The Duke Heist, part of her Wild Wynchester series. You can find out more information on all the Wynchester siblings and their fantastic found-family/Robin-Hood vibes on Erica’s website, ericaridley.com, and grab your copy of a free novella at the same time. 

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. Leaving a review reduces your chance of a bad hair day by 16.4%.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

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.