Join David and Lisa as they welcome special guest Vidya Makan, performer, writer and composer,, for an in-depth discussion on the adaptation, cultural significance, and cinematic brilliance of 'Bride and Prejudice.' They explore how the adaptation honors Jane Austen's work while seamlessly blending Bollywood charm, the genius of the film's cast, and the clever commentary on modern societal issues. Whether you're a fan of Jane Austen, Bollywood, or musicals, this episode is an exciting celebration of cross-cultural storytelling. Don't miss the behind-the-scenes insights and spirited conversations about this beloved film!

Find out more about the podcast here:

Instagram @in2theaustenverse 

Tiktok @in2theaustenverse and on

YouTube @intotheaustenverse

Learn more Vidya and her work at vidyamakan.com (listen to her ARIA nominated album The Lucky Country - it's fantastic) or you can follow her on Insta here @vidyamakan

 

Next week - it’s Fire Island - Pride and Prejudice retold through the eyes of 21st Century gay culture.  Its written by Joel Kim Booster and you can find it on Disney+.

 

Join David and Lisa as they welcome special guest Vidya Makan, performer, writer and composer,, for an in-depth discussion on the adaptation, cultural significance, and cinematic brilliance of 'Bride and Prejudice.' They explore how the adaptation honors Jane Austen's work while seamlessly blending Bollywood charm, the genius of the film's cast, and the clever commentary on modern societal issues. Whether you're a fan of Jane Austen, Bollywood, or musicals, this episode is an exciting celebration of cross-cultural storytelling. Don't miss the behind-the-scenes insights and spirited conversations about this beloved film!
Find out more about the podcast here:
Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/"> @in2theaustenverse</a>&nbsp;
Tiktok<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse"> @in2theaustenverse</a> and on
YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheAustenverse"> @intotheaustenverse</a>
Learn more Vidya and her work at <a href="http://vidyamakan.com/">vidyamakan.com</a> (listen to her ARIA nominated album The Lucky Country - it's fantastic) or you can follow her on Insta here&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/vidyamakan/">@vidyamakan</a>
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Next week - it&rsquo;s Fire Island - Pride and Prejudice retold through the eyes of 21st Century gay culture.&nbsp; Its written by Joel Kim Booster and you can find it on Disney+.
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Into The Austenverse is a podcast celebrating Jane Austen’s works and subsequent adaptations. In 2025 hosts David and Lisa Campbell embarked on a journey to explore Austen's groundbreaking novels which not only transformed literature but continue to shape and inspire modern culture more than 250 years on.  The show brings depth & devotion, hot-takes & humour as they lead us through the books, the films, the TV series and adaptations - Into The Austenverse.

Into The Austenverse is a podcast celebrating Jane Austen&rsquo;s works and subsequent adaptations. In 2025 hosts David and Lisa Campbell embarked on a journey to explore Austen's groundbreaking novels which not only transformed literature but continue to shape and inspire modern culture more than 250 years on. &nbsp;The show brings depth &amp; devotion, hot-takes &amp; humour as they lead us through the books, the films, the TV series and adaptations - Into The Austenverse.

Into The Austenverse is a brand-new podcast celebrating Jane Austen’s works and subsequent adaptations. 2025 marks 250 years since the birth of Austen, whose groundbreaking novels not only transformed literature but continue to shape and inspire modern culture. 

Into The Austenverse

Into The Austenverse is a brand-new podcast celebrating Jane Austen’s works and subsequent adaptations. 2025 marks 250 years since the birth of Austen, whose groundbreaking novels not only transformed literature but continue to shape and inspire modern culture. Hosts David and Lisa Campbell bring depth & devotion, hot-takes & humour as they lead us through the books, the films, the TV series and adaptations - Into The Austenverse.

Into The Austenverse is a brand-new podcast celebrating Jane Austen&rsquo;s works and subsequent adaptations. 2025 marks 250 years since the birth of Austen, whose groundbreaking novels not only transformed literature but continue to shape and inspire modern culture. Hosts David and Lisa Campbell bring depth &amp; devotion, hot-takes &amp; humour as they lead us through the books, the films, the TV series and adaptations - Into The Austenverse.

 Bride and Prejudice with Special Guest, Vidya Makan

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/fd480cdf-d544-4b81-a54f-b3e400b78fff/transcript

Hosts Lisa Campbell and David Campbell kick off a “Steinbeckverse” detour ahead of their upcoming Sense and Sensibility coverage, prompted by Netflix’s new East of Eden series starring Florence Pugh (releasing October 1). They discuss Steinbeck’s 1952 novel as his magnum opus, its two-family saga (Trasks and Hamiltons), and how the 1955 Elia Kazan film adapts only the book’s final section. After watching the James Dean version, they discuss Dean’s naturalistic, method-influenced performance and strong work from Jo Van Fleet and discuss the filmmaking elements like the overture, loud score, obvious studio backdrops, and abrupt pacing. They unpack key themes (Cain and Abel, inherited “badness,” war profiteering) and touch on Kazan’s controversy over naming names during McCarthyism, linking it to Zoe Kazan leading the new adaptation.

DIZZY AND JIMMY - The book DC references

ORSON WELLES ON ELIA KAZAN

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Hosts Lisa Campbell and David Campbell kick off a &ldquo;Steinbeckverse&rdquo; detour ahead of their upcoming Sense and Sensibility coverage, prompted by Netflix&rsquo;s new East of Eden series starring Florence Pugh (releasing October 1). They discuss Steinbeck&rsquo;s 1952 novel as his magnum opus, its two-family saga (Trasks and Hamiltons), and how the 1955 Elia Kazan film adapts only the book&rsquo;s final section. After watching the James Dean version, they discuss Dean&rsquo;s naturalistic, method-influenced performance and strong work from Jo Van Fleet and discuss the filmmaking elements like the overture, loud score, obvious studio backdrops, and abrupt pacing. They unpack key themes (Cain and Abel, inherited &ldquo;badness,&rdquo; war profiteering) and touch on Kazan&rsquo;s controversy over naming names during McCarthyism, linking it to Zoe Kazan leading the new adaptation.
<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Dizzy-Jimmy-Life-James-Story/dp/0060393831">DIZZY AND JIMMY</a> - The book DC references
<a href="https://youtu.be/Z6DC4AjTG2M?si=6nBWtkCDYV519E74">ORSON WELLES ON ELIA KAZAN</a>
INSTAGRAM <a href="https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/">@in2theaustenverse</a>&nbsp;
TIKTOK <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse">&nbsp;@in2theaustenverse</a>
YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheAustenverse"> @intotheaustenverse</a>
Or email us at <a href="mailto:info@intotheaustenverse.com">info@intotheaustenverse.com</a>
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EAST OF EDEN - INTO THE STEINBECKVERSE - Fences, Fairgrounds and Fraternal Fury

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/5429237f-2d6b-4f75-8ea8-b4d200aeb49d/transcript

DC and Lisa celebrate the one-year anniversary of Into the Austenverse and reflect on global listenership and standout guests before welcoming award-winning writer/showrunner/executive producer Liz Doran to discuss Netflix’s My Brilliant Career. Doran shares how she came to the story via the film, pitched Netflix first, and developed a “dirty-hemmed, unbuttoned” Australian period drama with detailed realism, expanded First Nations storylines through First Nations writers and consultants, and a reimagined Harry with Chinese heritage, plus specific symbolic choices like native flowers and black cockatoo feathers. Actors Philippa Northeast (Sybylla) and Kate Mulvany (Augusta) join to discuss casting, building character through collaboration, working with Christopher Chung, filming key scenes like the New Year’s Eve party, and why the series’ themes of agency and ambition resonate worldwide, while hoping it inspires more Australian literary adaptations.

 ***Warning - there is a spicy discussion about Sybylla’s sex life in the interview with Pip and Kate.***

INSTAGRAM @in2theaustenverse 

TIKTOK  @in2theaustenverse

YouTube @intotheaustenverse

Or email us at info@intotheaustenverse.com.

 

DC and Lisa celebrate the one-year anniversary of Into the Austenverse and reflect on global listenership and standout guests before welcoming award-winning writer/showrunner/executive producer Liz Doran to discuss Netflix&rsquo;s My Brilliant Career. Doran shares how she came to the story via the film, pitched Netflix first, and developed a &ldquo;dirty-hemmed, unbuttoned&rdquo; Australian period drama with detailed realism, expanded First Nations storylines through First Nations writers and consultants, and a reimagined Harry with Chinese heritage, plus specific symbolic choices like native flowers and black cockatoo feathers. Actors Philippa Northeast (Sybylla) and Kate Mulvany (Augusta) join to discuss casting, building character through collaboration, working with Christopher Chung, filming key scenes like the New Year&rsquo;s Eve party, and why the series&rsquo; themes of agency and ambition resonate worldwide, while hoping it inspires more Australian literary adaptations.
&nbsp;***Warning - there is a spicy discussion about Sybylla&rsquo;s sex life in the interview with Pip and Kate.***
INSTAGRAM <a href="https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/">@in2theaustenverse</a>&nbsp;
TIKTOK <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse">&nbsp;@in2theaustenverse</a>
YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheAustenverse"> @intotheaustenverse</a>
Or email us at <a href="mailto:info@intotheaustenverse.com">info@intotheaustenverse.com</a>.
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 BUMPER 'MY BRILLIANT CAREER' EPISODE with Showrunner Liz Doran + Stars Philippa Northeast & Kate Mulvany

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/efd8cb2e-cde5-41e7-aee8-b4cb00aa1f4e/transcript

Lisa hosts solo while David is at Channel 9, recommending Joanna Nadin’s “After Darcy,” a funny, risqué, joyful Pride and Prejudice modern day sequel and previewing Sunday’s final “Franklinverse” interviews with Liz Doran and stars Kate Mulvany and Philippa Northeast.   In the interview, Nadin explains she shifted from serious women’s fiction to more commercial comedy after publishing changes, drawing on her YA Austen-inspired series, and focusing on the Bennet sisters as older women dealing with kids, divorce, and difficult teens. She describes her process of “hanging out” with characters, casting actors in her head, and building plot needs into modern jobs and details (including Lydia’s reality TV fame and ADHD diagnosis). Nadin discusses her Austen exposure via adaptations, Press Gang’s influence, her career in journalism and UK political speechwriting.

 

INSTAGRAM @in2theaustenverse 

TIKTOK  @in2theaustenverse

YouTube @intotheaustenverse

Or email us at info@intotheaustenverse.com

You can find buy After Darcy here!

 

Lisa hosts solo while David is at Channel 9, recommending Joanna Nadin&rsquo;s &ldquo;After Darcy,&rdquo; a funny, risqu&eacute;, joyful Pride and Prejudice modern day sequel and previewing Sunday&rsquo;s final &ldquo;Franklinverse&rdquo; interviews with Liz Doran and stars Kate Mulvany and Philippa Northeast. &nbsp; In the interview, Nadin explains she shifted from serious women&rsquo;s fiction to more commercial comedy after publishing changes, drawing on her YA Austen-inspired series, and focusing on the Bennet sisters as older women dealing with kids, divorce, and difficult teens. She describes her process of &ldquo;hanging out&rdquo; with characters, casting actors in her head, and building plot needs into modern jobs and details (including Lydia&rsquo;s reality TV fame and ADHD diagnosis). Nadin discusses her Austen exposure via adaptations, Press Gang&rsquo;s influence, her career in journalism and UK political speechwriting.
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INSTAGRAM <a href="https://www.instagram.com/in2theaustenverse/">@in2theaustenverse</a>&nbsp;
TIKTOK <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@in2theaustenverse">&nbsp;@in2theaustenverse</a>
YouTube<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheAustenverse"> @intotheaustenverse</a>
Or email us at <a href="mailto:info@intotheaustenverse.com">info@intotheaustenverse.com</a>
You can find buy<a href="https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9781835016282"> After Darcy</a> here!
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Bonus Episode - Interview with Joanna Nadin - Author of ‘After Darcy’

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/f0af2e98-6d10-4c80-aa89-b4c800c36fe9/transcript

Bride and Prejudice with Special Guest, Vidya Makan

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