Best Austen Bear Podcasts (2024)

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"True Grit" by Charles Portis 42:58

13h ago42:58

42:58

This classic western novel tells the story of a Mattie Ross, a young girl who, with her unlikely companions, traverses the American West to avenge the death of her father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"Moby Dick" by Herman Melville 52:54

14d ago52:54

52:54

Herman Melville's landmark novel follows the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab as he seeks revenge on Moby Dick, the huge white wale which had previously maimed him, leading to a perilous and philosophical journey for the crew of the whaling ship The Pequod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens 55:51

29d ago55:51

55:51

A Tale of Two Cities is one of the most prolific fictional works to every be written in the English language. Its story explores the nature of sacrifice, revenge, and resurrection amongst several characters set around the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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'Age of Innocence' by Edith Warton 55:39

1M ago55:39

55:39

Edith Wharton's 1920 novel is set in 1870s New York City, and explores the conflict between individual desire and cultural expectations in New York City's high society. This landmark jazz-age novel won Wharton the Pulitzer Prize in 1921, the first woman to recieve the award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce 54:37

2M ago54:37

54:37

The landmark debut novel of author James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man tells the story of young Stephen Dedalus's spiritual and intellectual awakening in turn-of-the-century Ireland. Its modernist stylings and use of strict realism would come to define Joyce as an author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic…

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"The Bear" by William Faulkner 24:35

2M ago24:35

24:35

Originally published alongside other famous Falkner works in an anthology titled "Go Down Moses", The Bear is about Issac "Ike" McCaslin, who trains to hunt and kill the legendary bear Old Ben. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson 48:22

3M ago48:22

48:22

In Robert Louis Stevenson's seminal adventure novel "Treasure Island." The story follows young Jim Hawkins' journey aboard a pirate vessel, chasing hidden treasure and battling the fearsome Long John Silver. The novel's iconic pirate imagery, and rich and complex characters have made it a timeless classic in the adventure sub-genre. Learn more abou…

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'A Handful of Dust' by Evelyn Waugh 27:41

3M ago27:41

27:41

A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh is a satirical novel that follows the lives of members of London's wealthy elite. The focus of our story, Tony Last, his wife Brenda, and their son John Andrew, endure hardship and turmoil. By utilizing a satirical stance for the narrative, Waugh paints a farcical, tragic picture of 20th century religion and morali…

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FEED DROP: Thoughts From A Page - Dixon, Descending 40:45

4M ago40:45

40:45

Hey there listeners! We're nearly ready to get started with the next season of Novel Conversations, but in the meantime, we have a show that we think you'll love! If you enjoy this episode, be sure to go give Thoughts From A Page a follow. We appreciate it! We'll be back with fresh episodes of Novel Conversations before you know it. Thanks! Learn m…

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'The End of The Affair" by Graham Greene 1:06:25

6M ago1:06:25

1:06:25

Graham Greene's final contribution to his 4 "Catholic Series" novels, The End of the Affair tells the story of Maurice Bendrix and his internal struggles navigating an affair with his partner, Catherine Walston. The novel's deeply introspective narrative is contrasted by the escalation of WWII in 1940s England. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…

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'Heart Of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad 57:32

6M ago57:32

57:32

In Conrad's landmark novel from 1899, English sailor Charles Marlow describes his voyage into the interior of the African jungle aboard a Belgian shipping vessel. The work levees a striking criticism of the imperial mindset of its era, reflected in its inclusion as one of the greatest texts of Western literature. Learn more about your ad choices. V…

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'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee 1:04:07

7M ago1:04:07

1:04:07

One of the greatest all-time works of American fiction, 'To Kill A Mockingbird' is a timeless account of the American South as seen through the eyes of a young girl named Scout. The novel's warm and approachable dissection of gender, society, and race have made it an enduring staple of the American literary canon. Learn more about your ad choices. …

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Owl unlikely 49:28

7M ago49:28

49:28

Well here it is, the season finale! If you made it this far congratulations you win a special prize. We won't tell you what that prize is, but at some point in your future something will happen and if it's good then that might have been us sorting it out for you. You're very welcome Brain Baller! Thank you for gritting your ears and getting through…

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'20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' by Jules Verne 46:24

7M ago46:24

46:24

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is classic science-adventure novel written by Jules Verne, and released serially through 1870. It tells the story of the Nautilus, a futuristic deep-sea submarine, and its long voyages through the ocean's depths through the eyes of our protagonist, the marine biologist Professor Aronnax, who is captive aboard the vessel…

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'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte 58:27

8M ago58:27

58:27

Emily Bronte's only novel, Wuthering Heights tells the story of the turbulent relationships between the Earnshaws and the Lintons, two families of landed gentry in 1847 West Yorkshire. In its time, the novel was controversial for its depictions of cruelty and abuse, and for its challenges to Victorian ideals and morality. In the time since however,…

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Putting the Beans out 54:20

8M ago54:20

54:20

Well, I'm not quite sure how we've all made it to a ninth episode of this nonsense but you're just as much to blame as we are! :D In this episode - 1) Austen tells us about the time he had a cook book published 2) Ben tells us about the time he accidentally won a race. It's a bit mental this episode. So strap yourselves in and enjoy! :D As ever if …

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Wing Waking 1:09:23

8M ago1:09:23

1:09:23

Well now aren't you just the *luckiest* person in the whole wide world right now! For a limited time only we're giving you 50% extra on the pod, that's right on this episode you get 3 stories for the usual price of 2! I mean Ben's audio is terrible and the stories are at about the level of quality you've come to expect from us by now, but still, we…

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'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe 45:23

8M ago45:23

45:23

Titled "The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who Lived Eight and Twenty Years, All Alone in an Un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, Near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having Been Cast on Shore by Shipwreck, Wherein All the Men Perished but Himself. With an Account how he was at last a…

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Curling one ooot 50:00

8M ago50:00

50:00

Big news for the pod this week! Well, not for the pod exactly. To be honest it doesn't really effect the pod in any way really. Maybe it'll change the way you see one of us going forward though. Nope. Hear. Maybe it'll change the way you hear one of us going forw......... You know what I'll start again. Heyyyyy there you are welcome back to the pod…

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Mo Monkey Mo Problems 1:27:31

9M ago1:27:31

1:27:31

There are now THREE certainties in life. Death, taxes, and Ben probably shouldn't drink vodka while recording a podcast! :D On today's Vodcast. 1) Austen tells us about the time his life was saved by a crumpet 2) Ben tries to tell us about the time he stole something from a monkey As ever if you want to contact us or send requests for future storie…

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"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë 50:36

9M ago50:36

50:36

This classic of English literature was originally penned under the name "Currer Bell", and details the story of the titular Jane as she struggles to find comfort and self-worth through the ups and downs of her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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The Lambshank Redemption 1:07:03

9M ago1:07:03

1:07:03

Well we're all here again I see. How's your week been? Did that thing at work sort itself out? And the kids, they're doing ok? Ah that's good. Ok ok fine I'll get down to the details of this weeks pod. Actually we had some lovely voice messages this week thank you very much Barry and Jonas. I'm sure you'll be more than satisfied with our attempts! …

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Arse and you shall receive. 1:00:11

9M ago1:00:11

1:00:11

Oh hello hello there. Hope you're keeping well! On today's episode we have a special guest to, at the very least, dilute mine and Ben's voices! 1) Ben tells us about the time he appeared on a Billboard in Asia. 2) Lawrence tells us about why he's known as 'The Crabmeat King' in Brighton. 3) Austen explains the inventions he currently has patents (P…

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This little piggy went to market, This little piggy wrestled at home. 58:50

9M ago58:50

58:50

Coming up in this episode.... 1) Ben tells us about the time he wrote a book about a pig. 2) Austen explains why he got 400 cushions embroidered with his face on them. What other podcast can say THAT! :D As ever if you want to contact us or send requests for future stories please e-mail or send voice notes to Brainballscommunity@gmail.com.…

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Lizard lover or just Bee friends? 1:06:32

10M ago1:06:32

1:06:32

So you've come back for more have you?! It's ok it can be our little secret. Right, in this episode..... 1) Ben regales us about the time he woke up next to a 12ft Sculpture of a lizard. 2) Austen tells us about the time he tamed a bee. There's a chance one of us had had one too many beers by the end of this one..... As ever if you want to contact …

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What came first, the Chicken or the Leech? 55:23

10M ago55:23

55:23

A very warm welcome to the inaugural episode of this nonsense - In this episode..... 1) Ben tells us about the time he tested make-up on a chicken 2) Austen tells us about the time he spent 24 hours in Police custody in nothing but an adult nappy. As ever if you want to contact us or send requests for future stories please e-mail or send voice note…

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"The Invisible Man" by H.G. Wells 26:43

11M ago26:43

26:43

in 1897's West Sussex, a strangely dressed and unfriendly man named Griffin takes up lodging at a local inn, causing havoc and disharmony with his rude antics and constant scientific investigation. As the novel progresses, we see more and more of the evil within Griffin, even as he is seen less and less. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…

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"Bleak House" by Charles Dickens 46:09

11M ago46:09

46:09

"Bleak House" is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The story centers around a variety of characters whose livelihoods depend on the outcome of an active court case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce. Throughout the novel, our perspective shifts between an omniscient third person and the pe…

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FEED DROP – Introducing “Countdown to Dallas: The Kennedy Assassination” 19:17

12M ago19:17

19:17

Evergreen Podcasts, the network that brought you From First Lady to Jackie O, is pleased to introduce Countdown to Dallas, another podcast from Host Paul Brandus. On the sixtieth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, former White House correspondent Paul Brandus takes an in-depth look at the seemingly unconnected events tha…

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"My Antonia" by Willa Cather 41:54

12M ago41:54

41:54

My Antonia, the third of Willa Cather's "prairie trilogy", follows the story of a young bohemian immigrant to the town of Blackhawk, Nebraska. Narrated by our protagonist Jim Burden, Cather uses vivid imagery and beautiful prose to paint a picture of immigrant life on the prairie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson 38:30

1y ago38:30

38:30

In this famous Robert Louis Stevenson novel, we follow Gabriel Utterson, a London legal-practitioner who investigates the relationship between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a criminally abominable man by the name of Mr. Hyde. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 53:52

1y ago53:52

53:52

In "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, we see the preeminent Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes' solve the eerie murder of a Sir Arthur Baskerville on the moors of Dartmoor by an apparent fiendish hound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"This Side of Paradise" by F. Scott Fitzgerald 40:18

1y ago40:18

40:18

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel, published in 1920, he tells the story of Amory Blaine, a smart, attractive, ivy-league dropout with whom Fitzgerald makes observations about the greed and loneliness of the post WWI era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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"The Loved One" by Evelyn Waugh 28:58

1y ago28:58

28:58

The Loved One tells the story of Dennis Barlow, a British ex-patriot living in Los Angeles and working at a funeral home for pets. Throughout the book, we see Dennis struggle to balance his reputation for the British community in Hollywood, the demands of his position, and the glitz and glamor of the film industry. Learn more about your ad choices.…

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"Around The World In 80 Days" by Jules Verne 32:47

1y ago32:47

32:47

Around The World in 80 Days tells the story of Phileas Fogg, a London gentleman with meticulous habits, and his bet that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less. Accompanied by his loyal valet Passepartout, Fogg's whirlwind journey weaves a fantastical tale of heroics and adventure as they try to beat the clock back to London to cash in …

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Episode 22: FINALE, Part Three - H.G. Wells' House Party for Honoured Guests (Plus Doyle) 21:07

1+ y ago21:07

21:07

THE FINAL INSTALLMENT - Can the team solve the problem of the ghostly Mr Boo? Can Jane ever manage to forgive H.G. for being an inconsiderate turnip? Will the Wells Brothers ever run out of new material for making fun of their literary brother? And - most importantly - will we ever find out what H.G. Wells truly regrets??? Script and annotations av…

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FEED DROP: The Gorgon Show 40:19

1+ y ago40:19

40:19

Feed drop! We are delighted to share with you an episode of "The Gorgon Show". This is Episode 9: "Britt Marie the Skogsrå!"Penny Cephalonia is a gorgon, snakes and all! In an effort to reconnect with her monstrous heritage, she started this podcast to interview fellow nonhumans (and the occasional interesting human). Along with her oracle roommate…

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Episode 21: FINALE, Part Two - The Inexperienced Ghost 17:35

1+ y ago17:35

17:35

An unexpected brotherly visit is put on-hold while H.G. receives some well-intentioned advice. Jane takes a well-earned breather. Meanwhile, a ghost appears to be afoot, and Detective Doyle is on the case. Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WFIogq7jvK5JH8tKqzN24Gz_XKTjDUc5DBPtchFqrUs/edit?usp=sharing Website:…

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Episode 20: FINALE, Part One - The Jilting of Jane 15:02

1+ y ago15:02

15:02

The table is set, the Time Machine is primed, and the authors are expected to be picked up at any moment. All H.G. needs is his wife, and their long-awaited house party can commence. But Jane is in no mood for party games, and H.G. is likely to end up in the doghouse before the night is over... Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.go…

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Episode 19: Mary Shelley 18:00

1+ y ago18:00

18:00

H.G. takes a trip to sunny Italy to meet the Mother of Science-Fiction. Which can possibly be scarier: the abuse of science to create monstrous life, or the possibilty of bumping into Lord Byron again? Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yt9l5EscuomaPutHTZQexskvmWlm1gFLS6MriQnUvyI/edit?usp=share_link Website: …

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Episode 18: Beatrix Potter 17:40

1+ y ago17:40

17:40

The Tale of Beatrix Potter: H.G. braves the North once again as he journeys to the Lake District to meet a fellow contemporary. Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12rxpNcw95tobFya9HHOP82STNUMsH0YOwLTtzSv5FK0/edit?usp=share_link Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.wordpress.com/ CAST: James Carpenter as H.G. …

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Episode 17: A Study in Spiritualism 12:48

1+ y ago12:48

12:48

It was a dark and stormy night. A presence had made itself known. Something ghostly, something with four legs and - wait, is that a tail? Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RROczFio7N_0DxVE5XMm47b4yhP41vXWnOkzuttSKbI/edit?usp=share_link Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.wordpress.com/ CAST: James Carpente…

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Episode 16: Louisa May Alcott 18:46

1+ y ago18:46

18:46

Soup tureens, salacious novels and silliness - all in a day's work for a classic children's author! But Jane soon finds out that there is a lot more to this Little Woman than meets the eye... Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16J-DG11AEJxPRWht4FV4A-8ZgVMnWHZ52xfwVu13aUU/edit?usp=share_link Website: https://hg…

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Episode 15: Jane Austen 17:54

1+ y ago17:54

17:54

Jane is skilled in the art of Persuasion, but it'll take Sense and Sensibility to get this reclusive author to talk! But is she as full of Pride and Prejudice as some of her works might make her out to be? Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ukB0sm83wBKvMut_WqOzXKyxbA1NQ5qzqs4ckOJrKgQ/edit?usp=share_link Websi…

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Episode 14: Dr. Conan Doyle 9:47

2y ago9:47

9:47

Jane takes matters into her own hands when H.G. comes down with a case of the sniffles after visiting the Brontës. Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gxzWsV8TbFf7jsuInAaS-31QspqO3O3n8OdRh8S0pMQ/edit?usp=share_link Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.wordpress.com/ CAST: James Carpenter as H.G. Wells Georgia…

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"The Picture Of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde 38:11

2y ago38:11

38:11

'The Picture of Dorian Gray' is a story of a young, beautiful man named Dorian whose wish is granted his wish when his portrait ages on his behalf, but records his mistakes also. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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Episode 13: Emily Dickinson 19:15

2y ago19:15

19:15

Hope is a thing with feathers: that is, it's irritating, difficult to communicate with and is hard to get hold of when you need it most. H.G. hopes for the best as he takes a trip across the pond to meet a certain American poet... Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CzcCxBzBCim3QEbGPOjsDfc9NCe3RNUOGq-l6uWorbo/…

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Episode 12: The Brontë Sisters 18:10

2y ago18:10

18:10

Reader: he interviewed them. H.G. braves the famous Yorkshire summer to speak to a trio of literary greats, but is that someone a-tap-tap-tapping on the window...? Script and annotations available HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wbRXnT9l-nsRfl7w5ih5yK7yLhsXVcaLTN6eTscb3A0/edit?usp=sharing Website: https://hgwellshashisregrets.wordpress.co…

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"To The Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf 34:35

2y ago34:35

34:35

"To The Lighthouse" is a philosophical, introspective story about the Ramsay family, a large English family that visit their summer home in northeast Scotland. Through the lens of 3 separate trips to the family's Scottish estate, we examine the small joys and quiet tragedies of an everyday life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…

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"Sir Gawain & The Green Knight" by Gawain Poet 29:16

2y ago29:16

29:16

The famous Arthurian tale of Sir Gawain, nephew of King Arthur, who must travel to face his demise at the hands of the supernatural Green Knight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Evergreen Podcasts

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