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6. My Dearest

May 22, 2026 · 43 min

In 1796, Jane Austen met Tom Lefroy. In the earliest two letters that survive, she recounts their flirtation. This is the most extensive record of a romance in Jane's life that still exists, and yet, it is incomplete. On today's episode…
5: A Partial, Prejudiced, and Ignorant Historian

April 21, 2026 · 34 min

Even in rural, insular Hampshire, Jane Austen was exposed to a broad and vibrant popular culture. She was fed that culture through a steady diet of books, music, magazines, newspapers, social networks, and theater. On today's episode of…
4: The Prodigy

March 17, 2026 · 49 min

Jane Austen's teenage writings reveal the stirrings of an early genius beginning to develop. Within them, we find thieves, murderers, and yet another intriguing mystery. On today's episode, we are following along as Jane reads some of the…
3: All the Masters Necessary

February 17, 2026 · 43 min

You might not realize it, but there was almost a world in which there was no Jane Austen. Or at the very least, no Jane Austen novels. No Pride and Prejudice. No Sense and Sensibility. In today's episode, we are exploring Jane's brush with…
2: A Heroine is Born

January 20, 2026 · 38 min

Steventon, the village where Jane Austen was born and where she spent the first 25 years of her life, is a site far off the beaten path. In today's episode, we're finding Jane Austen in this small Hampshire village to see if we can unearth…

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1: First Impressions

December 16, 2025 · 34 min

No one who had ever seen Jane Austen in her infancy would have supposed her to become one of the most important novelists in the English language. Not even Jane Austen herself. But who was Jane Austen? The real Jane Austen. The historical…
Season One Trailer

December 1, 2025 · 3 min

Jane Austen is one of the most popular authors in the English language. But how did a humble Hampshire girl become the Jane Austen? Welcome to Finding Jane Austen, a new biographical podcast that takes a deep dive into Jane Austen's life…
Finding Jane Austen

December 6, 2024 · 2 min

You've heard of Jane Austen. She's in our movie theaters, our high school classrooms, even on the British pound, she's inspired more than 400 novel adaptations and probably more than a few of your favorite movies and series. You might even…

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About the show

250 years after her birth, Jane Austen remains a giant in the cultural zeitgeist. Her works have been adapted hundreds of times over multiple mediums, and she remains one of the most popular writers in the English language. Yet little is known about Jane Austen the person. The majority of her letters were likely destroyed, leaving us only 161. In the absence of her own direct testimony, where do we find the real Jane Austen? In her books? In her family and friends? In the "world" of Jane Austen or in the many iterations of her life and afterlife? Finding Jane Austen is a scripted podcast that seeks to uncover the historical Jane Austen. This podcast will introduce both seasoned Janeites and new readers to the life and works of Jane Austen through accessible scripted programming and interviews with top Austen scholars to recreate Jane Austen's life and world. Finding Jane Austen is researched, written, and narrated by Dr. Anne Fertig. Jeanette Patrick and Jim Ambuske are the executive producers.