<p>In this declassified Patreon episode, you must allow Helen, Sasha, Lydia, and Maddy to tell you how ardently they admire and love the works of Jane Austen.</p><p>We chat about the trials and tribulations of how we got into the books in the first place, our favourite characters and relationships, and the various merits of the many film and TV adaptations of Austen’s work.</p><p>Top quote: "They feel small, but that's fine, because it is also a delighting in the smallness of real life and existing, and the skill that it takes to navigate those things."</p><p>Transcripts</p><p>PDF: <a href="https://bit.ly/3IVek8f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3IVek8f</a></p><p>Word: <a href="https://bit.ly/3B8mmZy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3B8mmZy</a></p><p>Content warnings:</p><ul><li>mild innuendo</li><li>occasional beeping</li><li>Discussion of: sexism, age gaps, pandemic and lockdown</li><li>Mentions: compulsory heterosexuality, slavery, war</li></ul><p>Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/4bf359f4-b52e-44d3-b8ef-92f8cfd1542c/www.patreon.com/rustyquill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/rustyquill</a>.</p><p>Directed by Helen Gould</p><p>Featuring: Helen Gould, Sasha Sienna, Lydia Nicholas, and Maddy Searle</p><p>Editing by Marisa Ewing and Jeffrey Nils-Gardner</p><p>Produced by April Sumner & Lowri Ann Davies</p><p>Executive Producer: Alexander J Newall & April Sumner</p><p>Music by Sam Jones</p><p>Art by Anika Khan</p><p>Check out our merchandise available at <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop</a> and <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill</a></p><p>Join our community:</p><p>WEBSITE: <a href="http://www.rustyquill.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rustyquill.com</a></p><p>FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/therustyquill/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/therustyquill</a></p><p>TWITTER: @therustyquill</p><p>YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill</p><p>REDDIT: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/RustyQuill/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reddit.com/r/RustyQuill</a></p><p>EMAIL: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>Enthusigasm is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
