Short Stories: Rejecting films 'The Wife' & 'The Favourite'

This week, we bring you a Short Stories episode. It’s been a minute since we’ve done a two-er. Behold, the stories of two 2019 Oscar nominees – 'The Wife' and 'The Favourite.' Both written by women, both produced by women, both starring women, both rejected for a combined 34 years. Hope you’ll join us. We don’t regret to inform you – you can now listen ad-free! Plus bonus episodes, chats with Sidney, Terry, Allison & more.

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Short Stories: Rejecting films 'The Wife' & 'The Favourite' is an episode from We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast by Apostrophe Podcast Network.

This episode is 32:16 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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