HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANE AUSTEN!!!! Sir Thomas's return looms on the horizon, Mary Crawford tells us how she really feels about Dr. Grant, Fanny gives us some real main character energy, Big T comes home from Weymouth, Henry Crawford continues to be a naughty boy, Fanny has her first ball, and a mysterious new person arrives.

Topics discussed include job security, how much we love our dental hygienists, a continued reminder of where Mansfield Park's wealth comes from, Mary's compliment for Fanny, Cassiopeia, the Jane Austen Cinematic Universe, Becca's mom's love life, and Edmund's lack of rizz.

The Office spoilers at 13:52 - 14:40!!!

Patron Study Questions this week come from Avi, Linnea, Angelika, Emily, Liz, and Ghenet. Topics discussed include Mary's opinions, Edmund shutting down Fanny's feelings, nature's purpose in the book, the lack of romance at the ball, Maria and Julia's relationship, why Sir Thomas is in danger, and Mary's booty.

Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Sir Thomas's return, Big T in relation to the rest of his family, and Maria and Henry's affair.

Funniest Quote: “Which is, perhaps, more in favour of his liking Julia best, than you, Fanny, may be aware; for I believe it often happens that a man, before he has quite made up his own mind, will distinguish the sister or intimate friend of the woman he is really thinking of more than the woman herself."

Questions moving forward: Who is the mystery man? Is Sir Thomas coming back?

Who wins the chapters? Fanny!

Glossary of Terms and Phrases:

Glossary of People, Places, and Things: The Office, Truth or Beard, A Cinderella Story, Gilmore Girls

Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 13-14

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The gang is headed to Sotherton! We tour the chapel, Mary learns that Edmund is planning to be a clergyman (much to her dismay), and Fanny gets left alone in the woods for an hour.

Topics discussed include Maria's men-juggling act, the stick up Fanny's butt, whether 5'9" is short, our nightmare blunt rotation, the debauchery of big cities, fences we've climbed in our youths, and how Mr. Rushworth runs.

Patron Study Questions this week come from Avi, Ghenet, Linnea, and Judith. Topics discussed include Jane Austen's commentary on the clergy and how Edmund's profession will play out in the book, who is the better option between Henry Crawford and Mr. Rushworth, whether Edmund will be a good example for his parishioners, and whether we'd feel differently about Mary Crawford if she were our main character.

Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Fanny as the consummate observer, Maria's role in the story, and morality in Austen.

Funniest Quote: “Oh! Do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.”

Questions moving forward: Will Maria and Julia talk about their boy troubles? Will Fanny ever get her own love story?

Who wins the chapters? Fanny, with an honorable mention for Mrs. Rushworth.

Glossary of Terms and Phrases:

ague (n): malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering.

bon mot (n): a witty remark.

ha-ha (n): a ditch with a wall on its inner side below ground level, forming a boundary to a park or garden without interrupting the view.

heath (n):a dwarf shrub with small leathery leaves and small pink or purple bell-shaped flowers, characteristic of heathland and moorland.

prosing (v): talking tediously.

volubility (n): the quality of talking fluently, readily, or incessantly; talkativeness.

Glossary of People, Places, and Things: You Belong With Me, Misery Business

Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 11-12

Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com.

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In this special bonus episode, we're talking with Emily and Masha Breeze about Are The Bennet Girls Okay? by Emily Breeze, an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice that centers on the experience of the Bennet sisters. Are The Bennet Girls Okay? is playing at Bedlam Theatre Company in New York through December 21st.

Topics discussed include: was Jane Austen 6 men in a trenchcoat? What are Bluesky posts called? Is Mrs. Bennet right? What is the myth of Pride and Prejudice? Lizzie Bennet is a queer, fat woman!

For more from Masha, follow her on Instagram at @mashacometh and @fakethemheadlines, and if you're on the website formerly known as Twitter, follow her at @mashaparty.

To see more from Bedlam, check out their website at https://bedlam.org, and follow them on Instagram at @bedlambedlambedlam.

For tickets to Are The Bennet Girls Okay? head over to https://bedlam.org/w-o/are-the-bennet-girls-ok.

Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Bridget Jones's Diary, Nevada by Imogen Binnie, Clueless, Fire Island, them, Cursed Child (boo), the Bacchae

Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 8-10

Our show art was created by Torrence Browne, and our audio is produced by Graham Cook. For bios and transcripts, check out our website at podandprejudice.com. Pod and Prejudice is transcribed by speechdocs.com. To support the show, check out our Patreon! Check out our merch at https://podandprejudice.dashery.com.

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