Off to the Garden Parties

It’s the Georgian era but make it gilded because we’re talking all things queer in Jane Austen’s world with Dr Anthony Delaney! He wrote a book and now he’s going to lay some historical knowledge on us, but he promises to be gentle. Were same-sex attraction and gender non-conformity totally hidden away in the Georgian period?Did history’s favourite lesbian couple have their own Austen-esque story in Ireland?How much did Jane Austen know about queerness, and did it show up in her writing?Queer Georgians is available 4 September 2025 (Queer Enlightenments in North America, 7 October)If you enjoy this podcast, link arms with us for a stroll around the gardens of cinema, as Alice & Kim review period dramas from every era in Fetch the Smelling Salts. Listen to all episodes now.Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a short book but a truly wild ride, and Em & Lauren from Reclaiming Jane podcast are on board for LADY SUSAN. Who exactly is Susan and what are her special talents?Could rakes like Wickham and Willoughby have survived her?Do all good men “windmill”?If you enjoy this podcast, link arms with us for a stroll around the gardens of cinema, as Alice & Kim review period dramas from every era in Fetch the Smelling Salts. Listen to all episodes now.Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re half agony, half horniness because the time has finally come to talk about Persuasion! Ashling Sugrue is at Sploosham Abbey and she’s brought her fervour for the Navy (and a camel).What’s the secret to Admiral and Mrs Croft’s great marriage?Was Mrs Clay really after Sir Walter, or did she have eyes for another Elliot?What does Anne do with all her pent up rage?If you enjoy this podcast, link arms with us for a stroll around the gardens of cinema, as Alice & Kim review period dramas from every era in Fetch the Smelling Salts. Listen to all episodes now.Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hang onto the reins of your gig! We’re taking a ride to the sexy side of Northanger Abbey with Kimberly Marsh — cohost of the podcast Fetch the Smelling Salts, and Sploosham Abbey’s resident tartlet. Is Henry Tilney bi? (Yeah of course he’s bi.)What made Isabella think she was as good as engaged to Captain Tilney?How will Catherine grow into her goth girl power as Mrs Tilney?If you enjoy this podcast, link arms with us for a stroll around the gardens of cinema, as Alice & Kim review period dramas from every era in Fetch the Smelling Salts. Listen to all episodes now.Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you enjoy this podcast, link arms with us for a stroll around the gardens of cinema, as Alice & Kim review period dramas from every era in Fetch the Smelling Salts. Listen to all episodes now.Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She’s witty, she’s handsome, she’s rich, and she wants everyone around her to get it on: it’s EMMA!Did Mr Woodhouse used to have a wild side?Is Emma a chaotic bisexual?Who holds the riding crop in the Knightley household?If you enjoy this podcast, link arms with us for a stroll around the gardens of cinema, as Alice & Kim review period dramas from every era in Fetch the Smelling Salts. Listen to all episodes now.Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time for some scandal and sensible walks at Mansfield Park! Author and comedian Eleanor Morton is here at Sploosham Abbey to help us sort through the amorous chaos. Is it possible Edmund is hot?Did Mr Yates have ulterior motives for flirting with Julia?Will Fanny ever truly get to enjoy hers?If you enjoy this podcast, link arms with us for a stroll around the gardens of cinema, as Alice & Kim review period dramas from every era in Fetch the Smelling Salts. Listen to all episodes now.Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s PRIDE & PREJUDICE day and Sploosham Abbey has been graced with a visit from comedy duo Amy Greaves and Christian Brighty. How generous is Mr Bingley?Is Charlotte satisfied as Mrs Collins?Does Mrs Bennet ever get to sooth her poor nerves?If you enjoy this podcast, link arms with us for a stroll around the gardens of cinema, as Alice & Kim review period dramas from every era in Fetch the Smelling Salts. Listen to all episodes now.Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Y'all, Jake Philips, AKA The Cultured Bumpkin, has flown all the way from Mississippi to join us at Sploosham Abbey for a chat about SENSE & SENSIBILITY.Is Colonel Brandon Austen's most skilled lover?What happens when Lucy Steele finally snares her man?What's really going down at an evening party with the Middletons?Find Jake at @theculturedbumpkin and the Jane Austen, Y'all podcast!If you enjoy this podcast, link arms with us for a stroll around the gardens of cinema, as Alice & Kim review period dramas from every era in Fetch the Smelling Salts. Listen to all episodes now.Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To set us up for our horny close reading of Jane Austen we’re getting some historical context, and welcoming historian Dr Robyn Atcheson as our first guest to Sploosham Abbey. How were people doing sex in Georgian Britain? What would Jane Austen have known about it? And what rules should we set when thinking about her characters getting it on?If you enjoy this podcast, link arms with us for a stroll around the gardens of cinema, as Alice & Kim review period dramas from every era in Fetch the Smelling Salts. Listen to all episodes now.Give £5, £10 or £20 now and help CALM in their fight against suicide: https://www.justgiving.com/page/podomedy-stay-tuned Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.