Your hosts will provide an ongoing chat about All Things Austen, ranging from interviews with authors of articles and books on Austen, upcoming Austen events from academic Austen to Austen fandom and beyond.
Episode 11: Dolly Madison, Louisa Catherine Adams, and the Jane Austen Parallels Behind Their Stories
This episode explore how two real American First Ladies mirror the social worlds, marriage pressures, and limited agency often seen in Jane Austen's novels with Jane Hampton Cook who explains why these women's stories matter, how they shaped public life, and why they are being adapted for film
30 Sept 2026
Episode 10: Jane Austen, Virtue, and The Austens - Sarah Emsley
The Austen Pod Squad Hosts have a wide ranging conversation with Sarah Emsley, scholr, author, and Austen devotee from Nova Scotia and discuss her academic work on Austen's moral philosophy, her debut novel The Austens and the North Atlantic Austen family history that inspired her book.
31 Aug 2026
EPISODE 9 - FROM COTTAGE TO THE WORLD PART 2
In this episode, the Austen Pod Squad sits down with Lizzie Dunford, Director of Jane Austen’s House to explore the most treasured Austen site in the world, tracing how the museum steered through a global pandemic, undertook an ambitious transformation, and in 2026 planned a continuous celebration of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.
28 Aug 2026
Episode 8-From Cottage to the World: The Living Legacy of Jane Austen’s House, Part 1
The Austen Pod Squad sits down in the first of a two part podcast with Lizzie Dunford, Director of Jane Austen's House, the most reasured Austen site in the world, tracing how the museum steered throug a global pandemic, undertook an ambitious transformaton, and in 2025 planned a continous celebraton of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's Birth
6 May 2026
Episode 7 - Sips and Sensibility
In this episode, The Austen Pod Squad takes tea and does a sensory home and garden tour with Kim Wilson, author of the Austen Lifestyle books.
8 Apr 2026
Episode 6: Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen
The Austen Pod Squad chats with author/artist Kate Evans about her graphic biography of Jane Austen
16 Mar 2026
Episode 5: “The Jane Phenomenon” - Juliette Wells
The Austen Pod Squad explore collecting, curating, teaching and student experience with Juliette Wells, Professor of Literary Studies, Goucher College
31 Oct 2025
Episode 4: “My Dearest Jane” — Meg Huskin, Opera and Jane Austen
In this episode, the Austen Pod Squad hosts interview Meg Huskin, composer, vocalist and opera artist about My Dearest Jane: A Jane Austen Cabaret.
23 Sept 2025
Episode 2 - “WILD FOR AUSTEN: Jane, Genius, and Going Off Script with Devoney Looser 9/23/2025
30 Apr 2025
Episode 1-Bitches and Bonnets: Nothing Lost in Translation Here- The Austen Pod Squad Interviews Author Sarah Makowski- April 30, 2025
Show Notes and Links
Many thanks to Sarah Makowski for being the inaugural guest on Austen Pod Squad. Learn more about Sarah and her work on her website https://www.sarahjmakowski.com/
Follow Sarah on Instagram @sarahjmakowski and LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmakowski/
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Credits: From JASNA Virtual Region podcast. Published April 30, 2025. All rights reserved.
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