Join your hosts Stefanie and Melinda as they dive deep into the world of adaptations of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride & Prejudice, where some are fabulous, some aren’t their cup of tea, and some are delightfully unhinged. It's Austen, but not as you know it.
(Please note that while Apple has given the pod an "explicit" rating, the very few swears are bleeped and the hosts do not discuss any spicy scenes outside of noting their presence in the storyline. To get to know what the pod is and isn't about, give the Welcome episode a listen!)
What if Pride & Prejudice was a comedy stage show? What if the entire cast of book characters are portrayed by just five female actors? What if the story was being retold through the eyes of the servants who witnessed it, and involved rather a lot of karaoke?
Stefanie and Melinda discuss what worked, what choices left them a little confused, and completely forget to talk about their favourite joke in the whole play (it was about a Vienetta, IYKYK) as they tackle their first live performance review, for Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort Of) by Isobel McArthur.
Links & Mentions
The playlist of songs can be found here on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4N4UBI4DK1G4EuPQm8MZDA?si=01cc2092a8b04b28].
The review referenced in the episode can be found here [https://www.noise11.com/news/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-review-australia-amy-lehpamer-20260624]
The Australian trailer is here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwZ7E7WPNFo] and you can see some behind the scenes with the cast here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Wka5lF3Rk].
Some songs from the production can be seen on Youtube including Write the Book [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYB9DqwAvl8], and Holding out for a Hero [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_YB3KKuA8U].
If you need subtitles or a transcript, these are available through Apple Podcasts. Please note, they are auto generated so we apologise in advance for it not correctly understanding our accents on certain words.
As always you can find us (and our memes) on Instagram @janeaustenremixed and you can contact us via janeaustenremixed@gmail.com.
Join us every second Monday to hear all about a new adaptation of our favourite classic novel. Next episode we will be wrapping up season two and answering your questions.
20 Sept 2026
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Part Two
What if Pride & Prejudice was set in the 2010s, where Lizzie Bennet was on a media internship? What if she captures the wild and wonderful plot from Pride & Prejudice on camera? What if Lydia Bennet becomes a fan favourite – and pod favourite – character?
Melinda and Stefanie discuss the arrival of Darcy, and Lydia breaking our hearts in a well-executed Wickham scandal in our second episode on the huge adaptation that is The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
Links & Mentions
We can actually link you to the adaptation in the show notes which is a first: you can watch The Lizzie Bennet Diaries [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KisuGP2lcPs&list=PL6690D980D8A65D08].
If you would like to catch up with some of the actors from The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, you can see Ashley Clements's YouTube channel here [https://www.youtube.com/@TheAshleyClements], and the specific link to her Look Back Diaries project [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM35yqnYn5A&list=PLjsmrZT6f9QfYuPafDS20LIvLiFUoGZQ_]. Mary Kate Wiles has her YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@emkaysmiles] and is part of a group called Shipwrecked Comedy who produces literary and historical comedy [https://www.youtube.com/@ShipwreckedComedy]. And Daniel Vincent Gordh has a YouTube channel as well [https://www.youtube.com/@manboynice].
We encourage you to watch Austen Therapy's Instagram reel analysing Episode 94 and the resolution to the Wickham scandal in this adaptation [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY74KwABONg/?stkn=MXRrdTNydTkyNXR0ag==]. Huge thank you to them for their insight!
If you'd like to explore some of the transmedia storytelling you can see Lizzie Bennet's Twitter [https://x.com/TheLizzieBennet], William Darcy's Twitter [https://x.com/wmdarcy], and Gigi Darcy's Twitter [https://x.com/ggdarcy].
If you need subtitles or a transcript, these are available through Apple Podcasts. Please note, they are auto generated so we apologise in advance for it not correctly understanding our accents on certain words.
As always, you can find us (and our memes) on Instagram @janeaustenremixed [https://www.instagram.com/janeaustenremixed] and you can contact us via janeaustenremixed@gmail.com.
Join us every second Monday to hear all about a new adaptation of our favourite classic novel. Next episode we will be discussing the stage production Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort Of) by Isobel McArthur.
6 Sept 2026
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Part One
What if Pride and Prejudice was set in the 2010s, where Lizzie Bennet studied communications and vlogged her daily life? What if she reenacted her life with props and costumes? What if it is one of the best depictions of the Bennet sister relationships on screen?
Melinda and Stefanie discuss how iconic YouTube was in 2012, the birth of social media and transmedia storytelling and amazing character writing in the first episode on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
Links & Mentions
You can watch The Lizzie Bennet Diaries here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KisuGP2lcPs&list=PL6690D980D8A65D08].
The book that Stefanie mentions about internet history is called Extremely Online by Taylor Lorenz [https://www.penguin.com.au/books/extremely-online-9781529925685].
If you would like to catch up with some of the actors from The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, you can see Ashley Clements's YouTube channel here [https://www.youtube.com/@TheAshleyClements], and the specific link to her Look Back Diaries project [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM35yqnYn5A&list=PLjsmrZT6f9QfYuPafDS20LIvLiFUoGZQ_]. Mary Kate Wiles has her YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@emkaysmiles] and is part of a group called Shipwrecked Comedy who produces literary and historical comedy [https://www.youtube.com/@ShipwreckedComedy]. And Daniel Vincent Gordh has a YouTube channel as well [https://www.youtube.com/@manboynice]. You can also see Hank Green talk about the project on a vlog for the first time in this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEC27KwxmAE&list=WL&index=27] (from the 37 second mark).
If you need a Crash Course (lol another Green brothers reference) in the state of the Internet in 2012, relive the fever dream that is Psy's Gangham Style [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0]; learn the Dumb Ways to Die [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw] around trains in Melbourne; dance the Harlem Shake [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Shake_(meme)]; meet the cat, the myth, the legend Grumpy Cat [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Cat]; ask What Does the Fox Say with Ylvis [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE&list=RDjofNR_WkoCE] and ponder if Taylor Swift sounds like a man screaming like a goat [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh6c0SOfkH4]. You can also learn more about the history of YouTube thanks to this BBC podcast [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002b6nz] released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of YouTube in 2025.
Learn more about the history of VidCon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VidCon]; and watch an ad for home goods store Bing Lee [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL26Vzo15lw] that explains why some Australians found Bing's name very funny.
And if you want a deep dive into transmedia storytelling and LBD, you can check out Jay Bushman's website [https://jaybushman.com/work/lizzie-bennet.html].
If you need subtitles or a transcript, these are available through Apple Podcasts. Please note, they are auto generated so we apologise in advance for it not correctly understanding our accents on certain words.
As always, you can find us (and our memes) on Instagram @janeaustenremixed [https://www.instagram.com/janeaustenremixed] and you can contact us via janeaustenremixed@gmail.com.
Join us every second Monday to hear all about a new adaptation of our favourite classic novel. Next episode we will be continuing with The Lizzie Bennet Diaries in Part Two. If you're reading along, we encourage you to buy secondhand or support your local independent bookshop, where possible.
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