49. Confident
It’s a high-stakes game of charades as Penelope Featherington’s double life teeters on the edge of disaster as her engagement to Colin clashes with her secret identity as Lady Whistledown. With Cressida standing in the wings, will Penelope choose safety at the expense of losing her legacy?
It’s a scandal, but somehow Lady Whistledown doesn’t seem too eager to expose it…
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Featuring:
What’s in a title?
Coping mechanisms
Mean girls
Unaddressed emails
Gaslighting
Charisma
A GF guy
Power dynamics
A+ gaydar
Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:
The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn
Romancing Mr Bridgerton, a novel by Julia Quinn
Lord of the Rings, a trilogy of films by Peter Jackson
Star Wars: the sequel trilogy, a trilogy of films by JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson
‘Thunder’, a song by Imagine Dragon
Dangerous Liaisons, a film by Stephen Frears
Pride and Prejudice, a novel by Jane Austen
Notting Hill, a film by Richard Curtis
Queen Charlotte, a Bridgerton spin-off
An Offer from a Gentleman, a novel by Julia Quinn
Glen Powell, an actor
Dr Who, a television series
Gone with the Wind, a film by Victor Fleming
Confident, a song by Demi Lovato
Frankenstein, a novel by Mary Shelley
We were joined for this episode by the wonderful Cressida-stan CS Pacat. You can hear more from Cat by finding her on instagram, visiting her website and reading her books.
CS Pacat recommends you read Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan (Kate seconds this rec – she loved it too). Buy a copy from your favourite independent bookstore.
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This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wurundjeri, and Boonwurrung people.
Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com