Season Six Trailer: Jane Austen's Persuasion

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Jun 26, 20261:58Arts

We're returning to our roots with Season 6 of Hot and Bothered – reading classic romance literature. This season, Vanessa Zoltan will be joined by her mentor Dr. Stephanie Paulsell to read Jane Austen's Persuasion one ch...

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