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Mia Ashworth curtsies into the world of Jane Austen, the wit, the romance, the heroines, and why a woman writing two hundred years ago still understands us better than anyone.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-hundred-years-later-why-austen-s-world-still-captures-our-hearts--71350031https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71350031Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:00:03 +0000Podra NetworkJoin host Mia Ashworth as she explores why Jane Austen's novels continue to captivate readers and viewers more than two centuries after they were written. In this thoughtful episode, we examine the timeless appeal of Pride and Prejudice, Emma,...273falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wit-and-wisdom-of-jane-austen-savage-social-commentary-in-silk-gloves--71349986https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71349986Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:00:03 +0000Podra NetworkJoin host Mia Ashworth as she explores Jane Austen's masterful ability to deliver sharp social criticism wrapped in wit and propriety. This episode examines how Austen used characters like Mr. Collins, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and Emma Woodhouse to...246falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-modern-men-can-t-compete-with-fictional-19th-century-gentlemen--71349871https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71349871Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:00:03 +0000Podra NetworkIn this captivating episode of Fandom Fuel: Obsessed with Austen, host Mia Ashworth explores why Jane Austen's fictional gentlemen continue to set impossible standards for modern romance. Discover the psychological and cultural reasons behind our...227falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jane-austen-s-stealth-feminism-revolutionary-ideas-in-polite-society--71349815https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71349815Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:00:03 +0000Podra NetworkJoin host Mia Ashworth as she explores Jane Austen's brilliant "stealth feminism" in this fascinating episode of Fandom Fuel: Obsessed with Austen. 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This episode delves into how film and television...233falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/elizabeth-bennet-vs-the-world-why-she-s-still-the-ultimate-heroine--71349315https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71349315Mon, 04 May 2026 07:00:04 +0000Podra NetworkIn this episode of Fandom Fuel: Obsessed with Austen, host Mia Ashworth explores why Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice remains literature's ultimate heroine over 200 years after the novel's publication. We examine Elizabeth's revolutionary...287falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ranking-every-austen-adaptation-from-perfect-to-practically-unwatchable--71349253https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71349253Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:00:03 +0000Podra NetworkJoin host Mia Ashworth as she tackles the ultimate Jane Austen fan debate: ranking every major adaptation from unwatchable to perfect. In this comprehensive episode, Mia evaluates beloved classics like the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice alongside...249falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lake-scene-that-launched-a-thousand-fantasies-colin-firth-s-wet-shirt-legacy--71349194https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71349194Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:00:03 +0000Podra NetworkJoin host Mia Ashworth for a deep dive into television history's most famous lake scene from the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. 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