Dear Reader
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsA look at multimedia adaptations and the literature that inspires them. Season one focuses on the various interpretations of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Season two explores the 1936 play The Women by Clare Boothe Luce and its three cinematic adaptations.
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Dear Reader, Season 2 Episode 04: Fashionistas
July 14, 2023 14:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteIn the fourth episode and season finale, I look at the most recent cinematic adaptation of The Women from 2008. After giving details about the production, I provide some reviews of the film at the time. I also briefly speak about the 1977 adaptation "Frauen in New York," which I was unable to view. In the second part of the episode, I am joined by Shayna as we discuss various aspects of the film and ask the big question of whether it is feminist or m...
Dear Reader, Season 2 Episode 03: Showtime
June 16, 2023 14:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteIn the third episode of this season, I look at the second adaptation of The Women entitled "The Opposite Sex," hitting the silver screen in 1956. After giving details about the production, I also provide some reviews of the film at the time. In the second part of the episode, I am joined by Harrison Chute (a man!) as we discuss various aspects of the film and ask the big question of whether it is feminist or misogynist. As always, I conclude the disc...
Dear Reader, Season 2 Episode 02: Jungle Red
May 26, 2023 14:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteIn the second episode of this season, I look at the first adaptation of The Women, hitting the silver screen in 1939. After giving details about the production, I also provide some reviews of the film at the time. In the second part of the episode, I am joined by Professor Carolyn Cocca as we discuss various aspects of the film and ask the big question of whether it is feminist or misogynist. As always, I conclude the discussion with revealing whethe...
Dear Reader, Season 2 Episode 01: The OG Women
March 10, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteIn the second season premiere, I look at the source material The Women by Clare Boothe Luce. After speaking on the playwright and historical context, I give a synopsis of the play and take a closer look at the characters, themes, literary style, and critiques. Is this a feminist or misogynist play? Listen and find out! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-reader-a-jane-eyre-podcast/id1585429797 Don’t use iTunes?...
Dear Reader, Season 2 Promo
December 30, 2022 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1 ByteDEAR READER, SEASON 2! This season I will explore the 1936 play The Women by Clare Boothe Luce and its three cinematic adaptations from 1939, 1956, and 2008. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-reader-a-jane-eyre-podcast/id1585429797 Don’t use iTunes? Use this link for your podcast catcher: https://feeds.feedburner.com/dear-reader-podcast Also available on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts ...
Dear Reader Episode 10: All That Victorian Jazz
September 16, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteSeason Finale! Grab your Playbills and pens and meet me at the stage door of the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, as I look at the history of, and review, the 2001 Broadway musical "Jane Eyre,"starring Marla Schaffel and James Barbour, with music and lyrics by Paul Gordon, and book by John Caird. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-reader-a-jane-eyre-podcast/id1585429797 Don’t use iTunes? Use this link for your podcas...
Dear Reader Episode 09: Neck Biters and Bodice Rippers
August 12, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteLISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED: SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT Grab your wooden stakes and prophylactics and prepare yourselves for a WILD ride! In the first half, I discover what Jane Eyre would be like as a vampire hunter by looking at Jane Slayre by Sherri Browning Erwin (and Charlotte Bronte). The second half heats up by several HUNDRED degrees as I do some dramatic readings from Jane Eyrotica by Karena Rose (and Charlotte Bronte). Subscribe on Apple ...
Dear Reader Episode 08: East of Jane
July 15, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteIn this episode, I tackle theatrical adaptations of Jane Eyre from outside of England! For the first part (no subtitles), I look at "Haza Al Ragol Oheboh" (This Man I Love) released in Egypt in 1962. In the second part (yay! subtitles), I look at "Sangdil" (Stone-hearted), released in India in 1952. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-reader-a-jane-eyre-podcast/id1585429797 Don’t use iTunes? Use this link for...
Dear Reader Episode 07: Funny Books
May 20, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteIn this episode I tackle graphic novels and manga! For the first part, I am joined by QnoA co-host Harrison/Harry/Harold the Fishman Chute as we look at the 2012 Jane by Aline Brosh McKenna and Ramon K. Perez. In the second part, I look at 2015's Manga Classics Jane Eyre by SunNeko Lee and Crystal S. Chan. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-reader-a-jane-eyre-podcast/id1585429797 Don’t use iTunes? Use this l...
Dear Reader Episode 06: Battle of the Janes
April 15, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteIn this episode, I pit the 1944 and 2011 film versions of "Jane Eyre" against each to see which is the more faithful (and successful) adaptation! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-reader-a-jane-eyre-podcast/id1585429797 Don’t use iTunes? Use this link for your podcast catcher: https://feeds.feedburner.com/dear-reader-podcast Also available on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts Follow DEAR...
Dear Reader 05: Meter and Rhyme
February 11, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteIn this episode, I interview poet Rita Maria Martinez regarding her collection of Jane Eyre poetry entitled The Jane and Bertha in Me. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-reader-a-jane-eyre-podcast/id1585429797 Don’t use iTunes? Use this link for your podcast catcher: https://feeds.feedburner.com/dear-reader-podcast Also available on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts Follow DEAR READER on ...
Dear Reader Episode 04: Zombie Trek
January 14, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteIn this episode I tackle Star Trek and zombies! For the first part, I look at three episodes from Star Trek: Voyager which include scenes from Captain Janeway's holonovel. See the mash-up of the scenes here. In the second half of the episode, I examine Jacques Tourneur's "I Walked with a Zombie" from 1943. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-reader-a-jane-eyre-podcast/id1585429797 Don’t use iTunes? Use this l...
Dear Reader 03: Space Ghosts
December 10, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteFinally! An episode on books! I examine and review Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne (2018) and Mrs. Rochester's Ghost by Lindsay Marcott (2021). Are these re-imaginings "successful"? How do they fare on my Jane Eyre rubric? Do I deem them worthy of the classification of "literature"? Tune in and find out! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-reader-a-jane-eyre-podcast/id1585429797 Don’t use iTunes? Use this link ...
Dear Reader 02: The Silence and the Sound
November 12, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteIn this episode I tackle silent films and radio adaptations of Jane Eyre. For the first part I take on the difficult task of examining two different silent films...that I have not seen! I know, I know! The 1910 version starring Irma Taylor (Jane) and Frank Hall Crane (Rochester) has been lost to time and Woman and Wife (aka The Lifted Cross) from 1918 starring Alice Brady (Jane) and Eliot Dexter (Rochester) survives in an incomplete state at the BFI ...
Dear Reader 01: The OG Jane Eyre
October 15, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteIn this inaugural first episode, I look at the source material Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Why do I love it so? Why do people despise it? Why does it endure? I answer these questions before diving into a plot synopsis and giving historical context to the novel. I then examine the Classical trope of "dutiful wife vs sorceress," three varied types of Christians, Jane's heroine's journey, and more! In the second half of the episode, I speak with lice...
Dear Reader Promo
September 10, 2021 14:00 - 1 minute - 1 ByteDEAR READER, A JANE EYRE PODCAST! A new limited series podcast examining the legacy of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre through the lens of its varied and various interpretations. The series will launch with a look at the source material, investigating why it has endured for so long, why people love or hate it, and whether Mr. Rochester is an abusive love interest. In the coming months, I will pair two interpretations each episode from similar (or dissi...