Jane Austen Culture Night

We made it to the end! Henry comes to Fullerton to make sure Catherine got home safe and to explain his father’s poor behavior. Feelings are shared, and bows are tied. Thanks for sharing this unexpectedly long journey with us! What should we read next?  What we’re reading/watching/listening to: Pride and Prejudice Seek and Find, Retold by Sara Powell, Illustrations by Amanda Enright; Think Like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin by Gary Scheiner MS; Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosely HELP THE RASHID FAMILY ESCAPE GAZA: https://gofund.me/d31deff8 We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai

Catherine gets unceremoniously dismissed and takes the long journey home to Fullerton.  Akina and I reminisce about silk gloves and our mass wedding. We also talk about Gaza a bit in the end and the atrocities that are happening there, so if that’s triggering for you keep that in mind. Feel free to skip to the end where we tell you how to donate and help a Palestinian family. You can also check the link down below. What we’re reading/watching/listening to: The Bodyguard by Katherine Center, Hardcore History Podcast HELP THE RASHID FAMILY ESCAPE GAZA: https://gofund.me/d31deff8 We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel NakaiAd Music “Misty Wind Troubadour” by Noru from Pixabay

**Apology for this episode being put out VERY late! If you know me in real life, you know we had a major thing happen in our family that put everything else on the back burner. Will maybe talk about it soon, but for now, just know we're doing well and getting back in the swing of things...but I won't be making anymore promises as to when episodes come out! Thanks for your patience and understanding!- Laurel*** Catherine visits Henry’s house in Woodston where she is delighted by a charming cottage and a gaggle of cute puppies! The General is hinting heavily that he wants Catherine for a daughter-in-law and Catherine is glad if she only knew what Henry was thinking. Isabella sends a letter that reveals her true colors and makes Catherine face some hard truths.  What we’re watching/reading/listening to: The Maidens by Alex Michaeledis, The Healing by Sarah De Vallière, TTPD Taylor Swift playlist, The Firebird and Serenade ballet   HELP THE RASHID FAMILY ESCAPE GAZA: https://gofund.me/d31deff8 We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Ad Music by Artur Aravidi from Pixabay “Happy Dog”

The cringe factor is high! Catherine cannot stop being a conspiracy theorist and puts her foot all the way in her mouth. Henry gives a patriotic speech. James sends a letter with troubling news about Isabella.  What we’re reading/watching/listening to: The Tortured Poets Department,  Shogun, Equalizer 3, Ripley, Sarah McLachlan  HELP THE RASHID FAMILY ESCAPE GAZA: https://gofund.me/d31deff8 We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai

Catherine makes a mundane discovery, learns to love a hyacinth, and starts to have new suspicions.  We have tangents about kitchen gardens and Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs. What we’re reading/watching/listening to: The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell, The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff, In aLonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes  HELP THE RASHID FAMILY ESCAPE GAZA: https://gofund.me/d31deff8 We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai

Catherine journey’s to Northanger Abbey where she finds disappointingly normal decore. Henry tells tales tall tales and Catherine gets freaked out by pieces of furniture. We do some horse math and talk about the “Moonie travel network” What we’re reading/watching/listening to: Grey’s Anatomy, Cowboy Carter, The Good Bad Boy by Margaret Wappler, Deacon King Kong by James McBride, The Tuba Thieves  We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Ad Music by Asepirawan20 Budiman

Catherine gets an invitation to Northanger Abbey. Catherine finds out that she has unknowingly encouraged John Thorpe and that he is expecting to propose to her.  Isabella gets flirty, and Catherine shares her worries about Captain Tilney with Henry.  Laurel tells a little bit about the history of Abbey’s in England.  Random tangents include: Bears, deserts, giraffes, Joshua Trees  Culty mentions: “Living for the sake of others”, UTS, Shinzo Abe, culty names, emotional repression  What we’re reading/watching/listening to: You’re Wrong About: Balto with Blair Braverman, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman, The Harlem Detective Series by Cherster Himes, Crime Novels Antholgoy by the Library of America, Binaural Beats,  We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai

Catherine gets the news that Isabella and James are engaged. John tries to hint his intentions to Catherine that he wants to ask her to marry him, but Catherine is oblivious. Henry’s older brother, Captain Tilney, shows up and dances with Isabella even though she just said that she wouldn’t dance with anyone while James was away. Isabella is disappointed by James’s letter telling her how much his father is giving them when they get married.  What we’re reading/watching/listening to: Persuasion (Taylor’s Version) the Drag Musical, Chester Himes  Get in touch! We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Ad Music by Music Unlimited from Pixabay

The Thorpes try once again to thwart Catherine’s walk with the Tilneys, but Catherine holds out and keeps her promise. Henry instructs Catherine on scenery, politics, and novels, and Eleanor misunderstands Catherine.  Akina explains "Tree Law" and we talk about some of the inside jokes that Jane Austen puts in these chapters. This episode is refreshingly un-culty! What we’re reading/watching/listening to: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, Victorian Christmas Horror Short Stories, The Brother’s Sun, Sudoku Get in touch! We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai

John Thorpe tricks Catherine into a carriage ride to Blaise Castle so that she misses the Tilneys when they come to meet her for their walk. We talk about the Roman Empire, aging, and how relatable Catherine is. Once again we are a few months behind, this episode was recorded near the end of November, so enjoy some talk about our favorite Christmas movies at the end!  Culty stuff: Dae Mo Nim What we’re watching/reading/listening to: Taylor Swift, Mr. Vampire 1-4, Big Swiss by Jen Beagin, THe Vaster Wild by Lauren Groff, I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, Christmas movies, The Apple Tree by Daphne Du Maurier  Get in touch! We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Ad Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay

Catherine goes for an unexpected carriage ride. John Thorpe can’t stop talking about his horse. Catherine and Henry dance together at the cotillion. Akina discovers pumpkin spice lattes. This episode was recorded around Halloween, so enjoy our very out of date spooky holiday recommendations!  What we’re reading/watching/listening to: Hopping Vampires of Hong Kong, Encounters of a Spooky Kind, Ross McDonald, Los Espookys, How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix Get in touch! We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai

The siblings episode! James Morland, Catherine’s brother, and John Thorpe, Isabella’s brother (not to be confused with the Olympian Jim Thorpe) show up in Bath and hang out with Catherine and Isabella. Henry Tilney reappears with his sister Eleanor, and John Thorpe cock blocks Catherine.  What we’re reading/watching/listening to: Babel by R.F. Kuang, Dimension 20, Suits, Telemarketers, Get in touch! We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai

In these chapters, we get acquainted with Catherine’s new friend, Isabella Thorpe. Laurel gives a detailed summary of The Mysteries of Udolpho by Anne Radcliff, and we go on tangents that include horror novels and witchcraft.  What we’re reading/watching/listening to: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt,The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, Trust by Hernan Diaz, Matrix by Laen Groff,  Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult of Sarah Lawrence  Get in touch! We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai

Chapters 2 & 3 of Northanger Abbey! We get the annotated version which has lots of fun footnotes. Catherine meets Henry Tilney, a massive flirt and muslin expert. Laurel learns about what “taking the water” means, and Akina tells us all about the history of muslin and her aversion to Christian music.  Culty topics include: cheung pyung, Lovin’ life ministries What we’re reading/watching/listening to: The Secrets of Hillsong, Uncultured by Daniella Mestyanek Young Get in touch! We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai

Northanger Abbey was completed in the year 1803 by Jane austen, but was not actually published  until 13 years later. At the beginning of the book, Austen includes a note that says  “the public are entreated to bear in mind that thirteen years have passed since it was finished, more since it was begun, and that during that period, places, manners, books, and opinions have undergone considerable changes.” Much like Austen, we started recording the third season of this podcast over four months ago, but haven't published any of the episodes until now. Our audience is entreated to bear in mind that references to times of the year, current events, and current reads or wates may seem dated…in this digital age, 4 months might as well be 13 years… WIth that said, we are pleased to announce that our third season will feature Northanger Abbey and this is the very first episode! We love to be on theme. Join us in reading this delightful book, Jane Austen’s earliest completed novel. We’re so happy to be back. This episode features chapters 1-2 in Northanger Abbey Get in touch! We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Artwork by Akina Cox

It's the last two chapters of Persuasion! We talk about grief, feelings, the agony of sitting through boring performances/speeches, and possibly the best letter ever written. What we’re reading/watching/listening to: X-Files, Gilmore Girls Get in touch! We have a twitter! We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Artwork by Akina Cox Ad Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

Mrs. Smith has some very hot gossip to share. We learn the truth about Mr. Elliot and his past. The Musgroves have come to Bath and brought most of the party from Lyme with them. Anne goes to a party at their place and talks with Captain Wentworth but keeps getting interrupted. Elizabeth and Sir Walter hand out invitations. We talk about love bombing, gossip, and trusting your instincts after being raised in a cult. Akina tells us about her bookstore adventures. What we’re reading/watching/listening to: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler, The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton We have a twitter! We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Artwork by Akina Cox

Captain Wentworth is in Bath! Everyone goes to a concert. Mr. Elliot can’t stop talking to Anne and gives a sort of proposal. Wentworth gets cranky. Also HAPPY BIRTHDAY AKINA! SPOILERS for Fleishman is in Trouble What we’re reading/watching/listening to: Fleishman is in Trouble, If Books Could Kill Podcast,  An Immense World by Ed Yong We have a twitter! We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Artwork by Akina Cox Music in Ad by 22842325 from Pixabay

Anne visits an old school friend that, surprise, her family disapproves of. Admiral Croft complains about a painting. Mary gives us the gossip from Lyme, and Ms. Rook gives us the gossip from the Real Housewives of Bath. We get a little existential with a talk about how losing your faith affects your outlook on life and death. What we’re reading/watching/listening to: Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell, Horse by Geraldine Brooks We have a twitter! We have a TikTok! Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Artwork by Akina Cox

Elizabeth and Sir Walter give Anne a tour of the house in Bath. Mr. Elliot comes to visit and charms the whole family. Distant cousins of noble rank cause a stir in the Elliot household. Sir Walter’s favorite hobby is people watching and counting how many beautiful faces he sees. What we’re reading/watching/listening to: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb, Either/Or by Elif Batuman, When we Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut, Annie Ernaux, Sister Wives We have a twitter! We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai Artwork by Akina Cox Music in Ad by JuliusH