Ep. 668: Tech Wisdom | Chapter 40 / Volume 3, Chapter 4 Book talk begins at 6:32. Today’s episode is short and sweet. Emma tries very hard to learn her lesson. Additionally, we ask the question, “Why is Google stupid all of a sudden?” and discuss how difficult it is to achieve real in-depth knowledge […]
Ep. 669: Lonely Closets | Chapter 41 / Volume 3, Chapter 5 Book talk begins at 12:08. In this exciting chapter, we get a little of Mr. Knightley’s viewpoint! Mr. Knightley suspects symptoms of attachment between Frank (Who he does not like) and Jane, which Emma happily pooh-poohs. Plus, a quick discussion on the extinction
Ep. 669B: Interlude This week, we’re hitting the pause button on our usual programming. But don’t worry, we’ve got a special treat for you—an Interlude filled with your wonderful voicemails and email, and some messages from Heather herself. We hope you enjoy this little break with us, and we can’t wait to be back with
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Ep. 670: Twisted | Chapter 42 / Volume 3, Chapter 6 Book talk begins at 11:38. Highbury’s attention turns to the impending Box Hill outing and Mrs. Elton, in all her insufferable glory, tries to become the queen of social planning. In a nutshell, this week’s episode is the calm before the storm. ————————————————————— •
Ep. 671: The Key | Chapter 43 / Volume 3, Chapter 7 Book talk begins at 2:43. Everything changes here. Emma does The Thing and insults Mrs. Bates. We go over some calculations on moral goodness and how it all links back to M and A.. Emma. ————————————————————— Austen conspiracy blog Francis Hutcheson Stanford article
Ep. 672: Fall Has Fallen | Chapter 44 / Volume 3, Chapter 8 Book talk begins at 20:36. The unraveling begins. In this episode, we go over the wage realities for governesses, an exciting email from a CraftLit listener, and rheumatic gout (spoiler: it’s not what you think!) We’re also planning a post-book live stream,
Ep. 673: Ridwell | Chapter 45-46 / Volume 3, Chapter 9-10 Book talk begins at 11:01. Jane Fairfax’s health takes center stage as “nervous fever”. We also stumble across the Greek god Momus and of course, Jane Austen weaves in some references to a Goldsmith song from “The Vicar of Wakefield”. Plus, have you heard
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Ep. 674: Subtle Snarks and Revelations | Chapters 47-48 / Volume 3, Chapters 11-12 Book talk begins at 9:47. Heads up: New Halloween quilt in October coming up for 2 weeks only! Emma faces some hard truths about herself in this one while Jane Fairfax and Frank’s secrets also come to light. We also have
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Ep. 675: Not So Secret History | Chapter 49 / Volume 3, Chapter 13 Book talk begins at 13:23. “If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.” Tell us we’re not the ONLY ones squealing over what may be the most romantic sentence in CraftLit history. We’ve hit the
Ep. 676: Where My Sproing At? | Chapters 50-51 / Volume 3, Chapters 14-15 Book talk begins at 22:17. Frank’s letter. Frank has NOT behaved beautifully, but do us a favor – take his letter at face value. Tune in and hear us out as we go over yarn, a vintage chinois, and other updates.
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Ep. 677: The Penultimate | Chapter 52 / Volume 3, Chapter 16 Book talk begins at 14:54. We’re nearing the end. But Emma and Jane are actually bonding! With some.. classically horrifying Mrs. Elton moments. This is also your last chance to grab the quilt, so don’t forget. ————————————————————— Send your Emma thoughts with us
Ep. 678: End of Emma | Chapters 53-END / Volume 3, Chapters 17-END Book talk begins at 10:23. 01:30 Quilt Winner – Amy L 02:50 bit.ly/postemmacraftlit 04:00 http://bit.ly/shirleyjacksoncraftlit 05:20 https://bit.ly/craftlit-dracula 06:15 CraftLit.com/Library 10:20 *Booktalk begins* 11:00 Adelaide & Theodore: https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_adelaide-and-theodore-o_genlis-stphanie-flici_1796_1 15:20 Call-back to Persuasion 15:55 Astley’s https://janeaustenslondon.com/tag/astleys-ampitheatre/ 16:30 Seed Drill https://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/implements/grain-drills-zmlz19marzhur/ 21:07 *Start of Chapter
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VIDEO AUDIO Full Video Series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication Chapters 00:00:00 Respect for Understanding 00:01:10 Call for Women’s Rights 00:01:33 The Role of Education 00:02:26 French Society and Morality 00:04:32 Contending for Women’s Rights 00:06:54 Arguments Against Oppression 00:08:45 The Impact of Exclusion 00:10:33 The Need for Equitable Laws 00:11:54 Conclusion and Final Appeal <–listen or download–> I
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VIDEO AUDIO Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication 00:00:00 Introduction and Host Background 00:00:27 Historical Context of the Book 00:01:26 Understanding the Language and References 00:01:59 What to Expect 00:03:30 Terminology and Cultural Sensitivity 00:05:55 Philosophical Underpinnings 00:06:25 Religion in Wollstonecraft’s World 00:07:05 Viewer Engagement and Clarifications 00:08:53 Reading the Introduction 00:09:25 WOLLSTONECRAFT’S INTRODUCTION 00:24:26 OUTTAKE – EMMA
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VIDEO AUDIO Full video series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:17 Wollstonecraft’s Word Choice 00:01:28 Key Ideas and Concepts 00:02:23 Rousseau’s Influence and Critique 00:05:10 Logical Fallacies and Nostalgia 00:08:29 The Social Order and Modern Relevance 00:14:40 Reminder… 00:15:41 CHAPTER ONE 00:15:42 THE RIGHTS AND INVOLVED DUTIES OF MANKIND CONSIDERED 00:16:15 Man’s Pre-eminence and Virtue 00:16:56
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VIDEO AUDIO FOR ACTUAL TEXT of Mary Wollstonecraft’s *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman* USE CLOSED CAPTIONS—Links to discussed topics can be found below the timecodes. Please add QUESTIONS and CLARIFICATIONS in the comments. FULL SERIES: bit.ly/craftlit-vindication 00:00 Intro notes 01:56 Understanding MW’s Annotations 05:02 Note 1 on Islam – PBS LINK: https://to.pbs.org/49mmu6H 05:44 Sura Ghafir 40:40 06:17
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VIDEO AUDIO FOR ACTUAL TEXT of Mary Wollstonecraft’s *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman* USE CLOSED CAPTIONS—Links to discussed topics can be found below the timecodes. Please add QUESTIONS and CLARIFICATIONS in the comments. FULL SERIES: bit.ly/craftlit-vindication 00:00 Intro notes 01:07 Introduction and Recap 01:46 Understanding the Concept of a Standing Army 03:57 Wollstonecraft’s Arguments and Modern
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First Day of CraftLit (2024) Get ready for the best time of the year! Join us for 12 days of holiday fun, heartwarming stories, and a little festive magic! Today, we kick off Day 1 and we’ve compiled our Christmas tales from our 2016, 2017, and 2023 series just for you! So, grab your favorite
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Second Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit’s Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ The holiday magic continues on Day Two of CraftLit! 🎁 We’re unwrapping A Cornish Christmas Play by William Sandys, The Christmas Gift That Came To
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Fourth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit’s Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here’s a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY FOUR The Christmas Stocking (1905)
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Sixth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit’s Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/12-days-2024 LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Lba-HdvqxZ8 AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2024/ If you missed the other days, here’s a quick directory: DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit-2024 DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit-2024
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VIDEO FOR ACTUAL TEXT of Mary Wollstonecraft’s *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman* USE CLOSED CAPTIONS Please add QUESTIONS and CLARIFICATIONS in the comments. FULL SERIES: bit.ly/craftlit-vindication Mary Wollstonecraft goes off on Rousseau, hoisting him with his own Petard, as it were.* 00:00 Opening 00:57 I Have Notes 06:26 CHAPTER 3 06:44 Introduction to Bodily Strength and
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VIDEO AUDIO FOR ACTUAL TEXT of Mary Wollstonecraft’s *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman* USE CLOSED CAPTIONS Please add QUESTIONS and CLARIFICATIONS in the comments. FULL SERIES: bit.ly/craftlit-vindication Mary Wollstonecraft Eats the Rich and Eviscerates the Haters 00:00 Opening 01:07 I Have Notes 03:28 Challenges of Change and Freedom 09:57 Education and Women’s Dependency 12:49 Women’s Power
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Video embedded below if you’d prefer that. Link to ALL Cranford episodes if that’s what you’re looking for. 00:00 Raffle Announcement & Cranford Start Date 00:21 Special Book Raffle: Knitting Comfortably – bit.ly/april-raffle 04:17 Personal Update: Long Covid and Lecture Gigs 08:01 CraftLit Podcast Updates and Future Plans 12:14 Technical Issues and App Information –
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Ep. 679: Cranford | Chapter 1 Book talk begins at 16:10. We’re diving into a brand-new book, and this one’s got all the charm, wit, and genteel gossip you could ask for! The reigning queen of propriety, Miss Deborah Jenkyns, has thoughts about everything—from how to properly serve dinner to why men are mostly
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Ep. 680: Cranford | Chapter 2 Book talk begins at 6:13. This week’s chapter is a sobering reminder that small towns sometimes carry the heaviest stories. Also, we get another battle over Dickens vs. Johnson (yep, that again). ————————————————————— • 02:40 – ME/CFS info: Listen to “The Blog” (4 min vs 19 min on “The
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Ep. 681: Cranford | Chapter 3 Book talk begins at 15:00 A mysterious gentleman caller? A missed dinner invite gone socially sideways? Things are getting awkwardly entertaining in the most delightfully proper way. ————————————————————— 00:00 Episode start 03:00 Knitting Comfortably: The ergonomics of knitting by Carson Demers https://bit.ly/april-raffle “Wuv. TWOO Wuv…” 04:16 BOOK PARTY WAS
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Ep. 682: Cranford | Chapter 4 Book talk begins at 10:00 A mysterious stranger stirs up gossip, secrets slip out over tea, and Miss Matty’s world gets just a little more complicated. ————————————————————— 00:00 Episode start 01:56 MAY RAFFLE – Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote
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A mysterious stranger arrives in town, and you just know the ladies of Cranford are ready to investigate… politely, of course.
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Oh, you’re not ready for this one. This week, Miss Matty lets us in on a long-held family secret—and you know when the ladies of Cranford whisper, it’s worth leaning in.
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This week in Cranford: posh tea, plenty of cake, and a bombshell from a dozing Mrs. Jamieson—Lady Glenmire’s coming, so cue the fashion frenzy!
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Lady Glenmire (a real baron’s widow!) is in town, and the Cranford ladies can’t decide whether to curtsey or completely ignore her—Mrs. Jamieson prefers the latter.
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Chapter 1: Loomings Yes! Technically, this IS a Premium Episode, but I’m on the road and didn’t want to leave you alone during the pause – plus, this book is too good not to share! And if that weren’t enough, the glorious BJ Harrison of Classic Tales Podcast is our book reader! A HUGE thank
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If Chapter 1 was all “Call me Ishmael,” Chapter 2 is more like “Call me… slightly concerned.”
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This week we bring the razzle-dazzle of Signor Brunoni’s magic act—and the unstoppable commentary of Miss Pole. 😆
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Thought Chapter 2 was a bit unusual? Chapter 3 politely asks you to hold its harpoon.
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Robbers, suspicion, and just when things couldn’t get more tragic (or absurd), Mrs. Jamieson’s dog dies—and she mourns harder than she did her own husband.
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CHAPTERs 4-8: TheCounterpane, Breakfast, The Street, The Chapel, The Pulpit Premium chapter audio can be found on the Moby Dick book page. 00:00 Intro 00:30 Start of book talk 34:07 Chapter audio 1:08:34 Post-chapter booktalk FULL TEXT Shownotes Intro music: Upon a Nameless Tide by Aaron Ordover Outro: Adrift in Blue Hours by Aldrin Adolfo
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Who’s really behind the name Signor Brunoni? And could Aga Jenkyns be…?
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Peter may be lost to the mists of time (or possibly crowned the llama of Tibet, if Miss Pole is to be believed) but it’s Lady Glenmire who’s dropped the real bombshell in this week’s chapter.
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Can a cannibal be the warmest soul in a freezing room? And what happens when a royal savage from a mapless island tells you his life story—in bed?
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Miss Matty finally does it—she picks out a gown all by herself. But just as she’s basking in her big main-character moment… BAM. Gossip hits the milliner’s like a dropped teacup.
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And just when you think the storm’s passed… along comes chowder. So much chowder. Morning, noon, and night chowder. Cod if you’re fancy. Clam if you’re classic. Both if you’re hungry.
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Will Miss Matty accept help from her loyal friends? And what’s this about Martha and Jem… and a lodger?
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Yojo’s in charge. Queequeg is fasting. Ishmael’s got job interviews with cantankerous Quakers. And there’s a ship with a jawbone tiller and a mysterious captain no one’s seen. What could possibly go wrong?
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Cranford wraps up with surprise marriages and the long-awaited return of a familiar face—serving one final cup of genteel drama.
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And just as things seem settled… a mysterious figure appears, speaking in riddles about a captain known only as Old Thunder.
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Will peace be restored in Cranford society? Or will Mr. Peter’s antics shake things up for good?
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Three mates, three harpooneers, and one captain who’s been hiding below deck like a storm you can smell but can’t yet see.
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Sunshine above, unease below. What happens when a captain’s restlessness won’t stay contained?
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Let’s just say: gossip is blooming faster than the primroses.
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