Persuasion, Chapter 12: The Horror of The Moment
In Chapter 11 of Persuasion , tragedy strikes our characters in Lyme! Louisa falls on her head and Anne must jump into action to face the em...
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20 of 327 episodesPersuasion, Chapter 11: All Wild to See Lyme
In Chapter 11 of Persuasion , Wentworth leads an expedition from Uppercross to Lyme. There Anne and company take in the sea and meet some ch...
Persuasion, Chapter 10: A Beautiful Glossy Nut
In Chapter 10 of Persuasion , the young people of Uppercross and Captain Wentworth walk to Winthrop. While there, Anne overhears a passionat...
Special Interview: Persuasion and Jane Eyre
As a special bonus this week, Vanessa is joined by fantasy writer Paula Lafferty to draw comparisons between Persuasion and Charlotte Bronte...
Persuasion, Chapter 9: Most Disordered Feelings
In Chapter 9 of Persuasion , Charles Hayter, Henrietta Musgrove's suitor, appears on the scene. This week, economist Judd Cramer joins us at...
Persuasion, Chapter 8: A Perpetual Estrangement
In Chapter 8 of Persuasion , Anne attends a dinner party with Captain Wentworth, watches him flirt with the Musgrove girls, and cries as she...
Persuasion, Chapter 7: Her Eyes Half Met Captain Wentworth's
In Chapter 7 of Persuasion , Anne finally is in the same room as Captain Wentworth. He's just as handsome as ever, but apparently he hardly...
Persuasion, Chapter 6: A Very Troublesome, Hopeless Son
In Chapter 6 of Persuasion , Anne settles into Uppercross and gets caught in the crossfire of the family squabbles there. This week, Dr. Sop...
Persuasion, Chapter 5: Mary, Often a Little Unwell
In Chapter 5 of Persuasion, Anne warns Elizabeth about the influence of Mrs. Clay and then heads to Uppercross to visit her other sister Mar...
Persuasion, Chapter 4: Captain Wentworth Had No Fortune
In Chapter 4 of Persuasion , we finally learn all about Anne Elliot's ill-fated love affair with Captain Wentworth. This week, Dr. Erica Joh...
Persuasion, Chapter 3: The Sea Is No Beautifier
In Chapter 3 of Persuasion , The Elliot’s and their friends discuss whether it would be acceptable to rent Kellynch Hall to a Navy officer....
Persuasion, Chapter 2: They Must Retrench
In Chapter 2 of Persuasion the Elliots and their close friends try to strategize about the family's pressing debt. This week we're joined by...
Persuasion, Chapter 1: The Ancient and Respectable Family
We meet The Elliots in Chapter 1 of Persuasion and Vanessa and Stephanie Paulsell introduce our themes for this season. Every week we'll be...
Jane Austen’s Persuasion: An Introduction
Virginia Woolf called Persuasion "the most deeply felt of Jane Austen's novels." It may also be her most difficult novel. This season, we're...
Season Six Trailer: Jane Austen's Persuasion
We're returning to our roots with Season 6 of Hot and Bothered – reading classic romance literature. This season, Vanessa Zoltan will be joi...
So What Did We Learn About Romance Movies?
That's all folks! Season Five of Hot and Bothered , all about romance movies, has come to close. On today's episode, Vanessa shares her fina...
Ending Of: Casablanca
For our final bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa, Hannah, and Stephanie Paulsell analyze the ending of Casablanca. They discuss Ilsa's agency, C...
Casablanca
Vanessa Zoltan, Hannah McGregor, and Stephanie Paulsell meet at Rick's Café Américain to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered – ou...
Ending Of: Moonstruck
For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Ariana Nedelman analyze the ending of Moonstruck. They discuss the confrontation between...
Moonstruck
Vanessa Zoltan and our producer, Ariana Nedelman, meet-up at The Met to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered, all about Moonstruck...