Manners & Madness: A Jane Austen & David Lynch Podcast

Mar 02 2025 277 ep. 64 mins 11

Manners & Madness: A Jane Austen & David Lynch Podcast artwork

Two friends, one who loves both Jane Austen and David Lynch, one who is only passingly familiar with both, explore their bodies of work and the adaptations of that work.

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Mansfield Park, chapters 13 - 17

Mar 02 2025 55 mins

This week on the podcast we are covering chapters 13 - 17. Sir Thomas is still abroad, and the young people have found a new way to amuse themselves, they are putting on a play.

Mansfield Park, chapters 9 - 12

Feb 24 2025 56 mins

This week we are discussing chapters 9 -12 of Mansfield Park. Everyone is starting to reveal their true colors, and Fanny is noticing it all, while going mostly ignored herself.

Mansfield Park, chapters 5 - 11

Feb 17 2025 69 mins

This week we are covering chapters 5 - 8 of Mansfield Park. The Crawfords presence has caused very mixed emotions in the young people and they are still figuring out this new dynamic.

Mansfield Park, chapters 1-4

Feb 10 2025 65 mins

This week we start Jane Austen’s most complex novel Mansfield Park. We cover chapters 1-4, which span 30 years and explore the character’s childhoods like no other Austen novel we’ve read.

Thimbleweed Park

Feb 03 2025 61 mins

This week we finally get the game we’ve been talking about doing for months, Thimbleweed Park. It’s a throwback to 80’s and 90’s point and click adventure games. It a ton of fun, gets very meta, has a load of nostalgic references and very retro pixel art.

A Tribute to David Lynch

Jan 27 2025 70 mins

This week we pay tribute to one of our favorite artists and a pillar of the podcast, David Lynch.

Lynch/Oz

Jan 20 2025 57 mins

This week we are covering the 2022 documentary Lynch/Oz. It is a collection of essays about the connections between David Lynch’s work and The Wizard of Oz. It also delves into The Wizard of Oz’s influence over much of American cinema.This episode was recorded prior to David Lynch’s passing. We are deeply saddened and our hearts are with his family, friends and the innumerabl

Cellophane Memories

Jan 13 2025 58 mins

We are focusing on David Lynch this month and starting with his most recent project, the album Cellophane Dreams that he made with Chrystabell. It is ethereal and experimental, and we enjoyed the journey of trying to figure out whether we liked it or not.

New Year’s Check-in 2025

Jan 06 2025 47 mins

We are starting the New Year off with a check-in. We discuss what’s coming up for us on the podcast, go over how our holiday’s went, talk about our goals for the new year and take some quizzes that seem a littl too accurate.

Hot Frosty

Dec 24 2024 46 mins

‘Twas the day before Christmas and we wanted to see some Hot Frosty. Originally it was going to be a commentary but it turned into a lovely retelling, a la Christian. We hope you all have lovely holidays and a happy New Year! We will talk to you again in 2025.