Downton Gabby

About Downton Gabby

Welcome to the Downton Abbey Auxiliary Viewing Society. Funny, feminist commentary on Downton Abbey, Gilded Age, and media by and about women. Your hosts are on Instagram at: Shannon Bowen @theshannonbowen, Therese Shechter @trixiefilms, Brandi Sperry @oui_brandi

Publisher

Shannon Bowen, Therese Shechter, and Brandi Sperry

Category

arts · comedy · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jan 2012

Latest episode

22 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

112 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2025

   [111] Downton Abbey - The Grand Finale: A Glittering Goodbye

   How can we bring ourselves to say goodbye? In one last visit to our beloved Abbey, things are changing with the times (how astonishing!), and some people are dealing with it better than others (what a shock!). Retirement, pregnancy, divorce, organizing the county show… just about every major life milestone is happening to one of our favorite characters. Will Daisy pull off her first big dinner as the head cook? Will Edith keep from fainting the first time Mary asks her for sisterly advice? Will Mary survive scandal and FINALLY take her place leading the estate? Will the estate itself endure??? Call up your most fabulous gay playwright friend, prep a pitcher of Old-Fashioneds, and don your best tiara for a final farewell to the most glittering jewel in Julian Fellowes' crown, our dear Downton Abbey. Your hosts: Shannon Bowen https://instagram.com/theshannonbowen Therese Shechter https://instagram.com/trixiefilms Brandi Sperry https://www.instagram.com/oui_brandi/

2. 

   16 Aug 2025

   [110] THE GILDED AGE S03 E05-08 ~ Bullets and Ballgowns

   Another season of The Gilded Age has ended, and the frocks are more shocking than the bullets. As episodes build to the climactic end-of-season balls, we see the power shifts fracture the old ways, inviting in bold new energy. Even divorcees and suffragists are welcome on the dance floor! Join us as we break down Episodes 5-8 of Season 3: Gladys & Bertha fight a second revolutionary war at the Dukedom’s dinner table (hint: come at seven, wear the biggest tiara you own, and be prepared cut your opponent with sharp words); Peggy triumphs in dance-floor romance and in her career; and Ada takes her seat at the head of the table. Then there’s that other war: Mrs Scott vs Mrs Kirkland in the dressmaker's fitting room (come at noon, try on your gorgeous gowns, and prepare to throw your sickest burns). We cheer for both young Jack (or as Agnes calls him ‘a Rockefeller in livery’), and Oscar, who movingly mourns John while growing an inspired beard. And we grumble about the men who are making a mountain out of a molehill (ahem, Railroad Daddy). BONUS: More Downton Abbey callbacks than there are diamonds around Mrs Astor’s neck! So drape yourself in your jewels, sip delicately at your champagne, and enjoy the podcast! And tune in for our Downton Abbey film podcast in September! (sniff, sniff) as we say goodbye to Downton! Your hosts: Shannon Bowen https://instagram.com/theshannonbowen Therese Shechter https://instagram.com/trixiefilms Brandi Sperry https://www.instagram.com/oui_brandi/

3. 

   16 Jul 2025

   [109] THE GILDED AGE S03 E01-04 ~ Something Blue

   Temperance! Divorce! Suffrage! Broken coffee cup! Makeouts in carriages! Clocks! Mediums! Questionable frocks! Sisters! Even more Broadway stars! An exciting season brings regime change at the Van Rhijn–er, Forte household, bold new opportunities for work and love for Peggy, and the culmination of the ultimate marriage plot! Will Peggy find true love with the Hot Doctor, or will his snooty mama get in the way? Will the new Duchess triumph? Is the Russell marriage in trouble? Is Larry a cad or just clueless about public canoodling? Will Bertha’s sister Monica stick around (even if she does dress like the cook on her day off)? Will Hector’s creepy sister pull a Mrs. Danvers? And most importantly, will our dear Jack find happiness now that he’s worth a few mill? But wait there's more: Tune in for the Episodes 5-8 podcast in August Then the Downtown Abbey film podcast in September! Your hosts: Shannon Bowen https://instagram.com/theshannonbowen Therese Shechter https://instagram.com/trixiefilms Brandi Sperry https://www.instagram.com/oui_brandi/

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

35 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

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49

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

50

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