Coming This Winter: Finding Jane Austen Podcast
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. Her sister Cassandra burned her letters, leaving just 160 remaining. 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?
Discover the woman behind the legend with Finding Jane Austen, a new narrative podcast series from RRCHNM’s R2 Studios coming Winter 2025.
“Austen and her books have been a popular subject for films, plays, books, and other media across the world for over 200 hundred years,” says Anne Fertig, the podcast’s host and founder of Jane Austen & Co. “With Austen’s 250th birthday just a year away, there is no better time to learn about the historical figure who changed the landscape of the modern English novel. I am delighted to join R2 Studios in telling this important story to a new generation.”
“We are so excited to partner with Dr. Anne Fertig on this new podcast series,” said Jeanette Patrick, Head of R2 Studios. “Generations of Janities and new fans alike will discover a woman and author who was remarkable in her own time, and has profoundly shaped ours.”
Finding Jane Austen will feature Fertig’s narration and interviews with leading Austen scholars and experts 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. It will be available Winter 2025, wherever you listen to podcasts including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. While you wait for Finding Jane Austen to drop, listen to one of RRCHNM’s other podcasts, Your Most Obedient & Humble Servant or Worlds Turned Upside Down.