Best Pemberley Podcasts (2026)

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S10E3 - Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley 1:01:41

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Episode Notes Katherine and Juliet unpack Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, the 2017 play by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. This light and festive romance centered on Mary Bennet, the differences between her and her sisters, and the possibility of the life of the mind, takes place two years after Pride & Prejudice and was one of the most pr…

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Ending Of: White Christmas 25:12

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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Hannah analyze the ending of White Christmas. They discuss 50's nostalgia and why ballerinas are 'Christmas' coded. Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our website | Follow us on Instagram --- If we give you butterflies, consider supporting us on Patreon! On Patreon we have more g…

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The Burglar's Christmas (Encore) 30:00

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Fall asleep tonight to the snoozy short story The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather. First published in 1896 under the pseudonym, Elizabeth L. Seymour, this touching tale is about unconditional love. Order your copy of the Just Sleep book! A great Christmas gift https://www.justsleeppodcast.com/book/ Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonu…

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Azar Nafisi: Best-selling Author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” 2009 1:19:08

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Azar Nafisi,author of the best-selling memoir, “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios on January 12, 2009 while on tour for the memoir, “Things I’ve Been Silent About.” Azar Nafisi burst on the literary scene in 2003 with her memoir, Reading Lolita in Tehran in 2003, which remained on th…

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A Kidnapped Santa Claus - A Christmas Sleep Story (Encore) 37:19

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Tonight's sleep story is A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L Frank Baum. From the author of the Wizard of Oz, this story features Santa Claus and his helpers. What happens when Santa Claus is kidnapped by Daemons on Christmas Eve? Order your copy of the Just Sleep book! A great Christmas gift https://www.justsleeppodcast.com/book/ Support the podcast and …

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White Christmas 1:20:00

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Happy holiday season! We're interrupting our mini-season on the wedding industrial complex to bring you our (now) annual holiday movie. Vanessa Zoltan and Hannah McGregor meet at an inn Vermont to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered about White Christmas. This week, we discuss the trope of the 'tricky Jew', minstrelsy, and nostalgia. We …

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A College Santa Claus 30:15

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Fall asleep tonight to a charming holiday story by Ralph Henry Barbour. Order your copy of the Just Sleep book! A great Christmas gift https://www.justsleeppodcast.com/book/ Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you …

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The Probabilities Archive: Jack Arnold (1916-1992), film director, “Creature from the Black Lagoon” and others, 1980ish 2:30:07

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Jack Arnold (1916-1992), who died at the age of 75 in 1992, was the 1950s master of the science fiction film. Among the films he directed were It Came From Outer Space, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula, and The Incredible Shrinking Man. The Probabilities crew – Richard A. Lupoff, Lawrence Davidson and Richard W…

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Behind the White Brick - Christmas Bedtime Story 30:31

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Feeling stressed? Relax with tonight's bedtime story, Behind the White Brick by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Order your copy of the Just Sleep book! A great Christmas gift https://www.justsleeppodcast.com/book/ Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://just…

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S10E2 - You've Got Mail 1:14:00

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Episode Notes Juliet and Katherine think deeply about You've Got Mail (1998), its consideration of class and relations, and the many things it is an adaptation of – including Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice! Topics include: neverending talk about Frank Navasky, property management, The End of History, the circumstances under which a couple should b…

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Ending Of: Bridesmaids 34:57

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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Carvell Wallace analyze the ending of Bridesmaids. They discuss Helen's questionable taste level, the way the film frames romantic love vs. friendship, and how class performance constrains emotion. Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our website | Follow us on Instagram --- If we …

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At Chrighton Abbey - A Classic Bedtime Story 1:14:24

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Can't sleep? Distract your mind with a classic story by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. This story gets a little spooky towards the end (but you should be fast asleep by then...) Order your copy of the Just Sleep book! A great Christmas gift https://www.justsleeppodcast.com/book/ Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days…

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Joe Lansdale, Prolific Genre Writer, Part Two: 2025 1:52:25

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Joe R. Lansdale, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky f, recorded November 12, 2025, discussing his latest Hap & Leonard book, “Hatchet Girls,” his recent collections, and his life as a writer. Joe R. Lansdale writes a broad spectrum of fiction, from his successful Hap and Leonard series of noir mysteries, to fantasy and horror short fiction, to w…

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The Tailor of Gloucester 39:25

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Fall asleep fast tonight to charming stories by Beatrix Potter. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of the Just Sleep book! …

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S10E1 - Pride & Prejudice 56:34

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Episode Notes Juliet and Katherine lay the groundwork of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice (1813), its consideration of class and relations, and the promise of its many adaptations. Along the way they ask how to laugh instead of cry at Mr. Collins, what you would give up for the love of one man, and which of those men might just be Santa Claus. Art f…

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Bridesmaids 1:03:22

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Vanessa Zoltan and Carvell Wallace meet in Milwaukee to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered, all about Bridesmaids. This week we discuss female friendship, class politics, and The Hangover. We finish the episode by calling Nick Marx to talk to us about how SNL movies get made. --- Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our…

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The Christmas Thief - A Classic Mystery Sleep Story 57:54

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Distract your mind tonight and fall asleep to a classic mystery bedtime story by Frank Howel Evans. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Orde…

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Malcolm Margolin (1940-2025), Legendary Publisher of Heyday Books in Berkeley 1:08:26

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Malcolm Margolin (1940-2025), the long-time publisher of Heyday Books in Berkeley, who died on August 20, 2025 at the age of 84, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky in the KPFA Studios on November 21, 2014. Malcolm Margolin founded Heyday Books, the renownedy non-profit publishing house located in Berkeley, in 1974 and stayed until he retired in …

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Vera's First Christmas Adventure 27:58

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Drift off to a classic story by Arnold Bennett. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of the Just Sleep book! https://www.just…

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The Best Man 50:56

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Vanessa Zoltan and Dr. Simone Drake meet at an NYC bachelor party to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered, all about The Best Man. This week we discuss Black movies of the 90s, the Moynihan Report, and movie soundtracks. We finish the episode by calling Tyler D. Parry to talk to us about jumping the broom. --- Hot and Bothered is a Not So…

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Lauren Gunderson, Noted Contemporary Playwright, the “Christmas in Pemberley” series 1:26:02

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Lauren Gunderson, recognized as the most produced contemporary playwright in America four of the last five years, including 2025, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. Lauren Gunderson is a prolific playwright whose plays are produced all over North America and in Britain and Europe. She is best known for such plays as “The Book of Will” and …

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The Light Princess - A Fairytale Sleep Story 54:45

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Struggling to fall asleep? Distract your mind with a sleep story by George MacDonald. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of…

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We've Never Offered This Before.... 2:10

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Introducing the Just Sleep Lifetime Subscription. Lifetime Access to Deep Rest. For a one-time investment, you will receive: Everything in the Yearly plan PLUS A signed copy of the Just Sleep Bedtime Stories book 10% off all Just Sleep merch (store launching early 2026) Join now: https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p…

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The Bartletts’ Thanksgiving Day 29:48

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Feeling stressed? Relax with tonight's bedtime story, The Bartletts’ Thanksgiving Day by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsl…

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Ending Of: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 30:05

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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Hannah analyze the ending of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. They continue to discuss the movie's relationship to 'tackiness' as well as the promised future for Ian and Toula's daughter. Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our website | Follow us on Instagram --- If we give you butterfl…

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The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds - Classic Sleep Story 57:07

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Drift off to the classic mystery story by Guy Boothby. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of the Just Sleep book! https://w…

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The Bookwaves Archive: John Banville, Irish Literary Master, 2007 1:34:50

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John Banville, Booker Prize winning novelist, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky in the KPFA studios, on March 19, 2007 while on tour for the novel, “Christine Falls,” written under the pseudonym Benjamin Black. John Banville is a giant of Irish literature, winner of the Booker Prize for his novel, The Sea, and the Franz Kafka Prize in 2011…

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Night and Day: William Rodney 41:59

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Drift off to the next chapters of Night and Day by Virginia Woolf. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of the Just Sleep boo…

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 1:04:15

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Vanessa Zoltan and Hannah McGregor meet-up at Dancing Zorbas to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered, all about My Big Fat Greek Wedding. This week we discuss Canadian multiculturalism, "tackiness", and the cultural construction of whiteness. We finish the episode by calling Susan Katz Miller to talk to us about interfaith families. --- H…

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Viking Sleep Story: King Harald 41:30

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Feeling stressed? Relax with tonight's sleep story King Harald by Jennie Hall. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of the Ju…

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The Bookwaves Archive: Amy Bloom, Award-Winning Literary Novelist, 2007 1:08:04

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Amy Bloom, award-winning novelist and short-story writer, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky in the KPFA studios, on October 4, 2007 while on tour for her second novel, “Away.” Amy Bloom, says the New Yorker, gets more meaning into individual sentences than most authors manage in whole books. The author of five short story collections and two wo…

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Three Men in A Boat: The Food Question 40:32

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Drift off to the next chapters of Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of the Just Sl…

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Ending Of: The Wedding Planner 32:22

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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Hannah analyze the ending of The Wedding Planner. They discuss Matthew McConaughey's masculinity, the role of dancing in the movie, and the how important it is to wear a helmet. Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our website | Follow us on Instagram --- If we give you butterflies…

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Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet - A Mystery Bedtime Story 57:30

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Struggling to fall asleep? Distract your mind with a Sherlock Holmes mystery. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of the Jus…

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Joe R. Lansdale, Prolific Genre Author (Part One: 1994 Interview) 1:18:16

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From the Probabilities Archive: Joe R. Lansdale, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded August 2, 1994 during the author tour for the Hap and Leonard novel, “Mucho Mojo,” recorded in the KPFA Studios. Joe R. Lansdale writes a broad spectrum of fiction, from his successful Hap and Leonard series of noir mysteries, to f…

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Frankenstein 2 Hour Extended Episode (Encore) 1:56:09

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Distract your mind tonight with the extended encore of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of t…

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The Wedding Planner 1:00:51

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Vanessa Zoltan and Hannah McGregor meet-up at an outdoor movie in Golden Gate Park to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered, all about The Wedding Planner. This week we discuss the leading man's declaration of love, anxieties particular to the early 2000s, and Lauren Berlant's concept of Cruel Optimism. We finish the episode by calling Kar…

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The Tiredness of Rosabel 36:57

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Struggling to fall asleep? Distract your mind with stories from Katherine Mansfield. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of …

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The Probabilities Archive: Clive Barker, Master of Horror and Fantasy, “Hellbound: Hellraiser II,” 1988 1:40:13

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Clive Barker in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson, recorded at Dark Carnival Bookstore in Berkeley October 21, 1988 while promoting the film “Hellbound: Hellraiser II.” Digitized, remastered and lightly edited October 25-26, 2025 and not heard for over thirty-five years. Clive Barker burst on the horror sce…

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Classic 1:14:33

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Tonight's sleep story is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/support Or, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppod Order your copy of the Just S…

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Ending Of: My Best Friend's Wedding 26:33

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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Hannah analyze the ending of My Best Friend's Wedding. They interrogate the constraints of monogamy and introduce a new segment to the show where they ask 'does this movie hate women?' Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our website | Follow us on Instagram --- If we give you butt…