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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast

@rhondawithabook.bsky.social
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she/her | plucky Jane Austen heroine/podcaster you might know from TikTok (rhondatoksaboutbooks) | writer

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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
I’ll never say that we should stop adapting and retelling Jane Austen—there’s always room for new interpretations. But if an adaptation is worth my time I want it to do something new, to SAY something about the original text we haven’t seen before, instead of just rehashing it for the 600th time
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Did anyone else just read The Ministry of Time and now feel the urge to go down an arctic exploration rabbit hole? #theministryoftime
A paperback copy of The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley flanked by a red carnation and a white woman’s hand holding a glass of iced coffee
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
5-year-old student: Ms. Rhonda, I like your skirt. It looks like snow, like Ant Africa Me: Ant Africa? [thinks a minute] Antarctica? 5yo: Yeah!
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
If there’s one thing I’m gonna do when I visit a new city it’s see if there’s a local history museum. The people working in those smaller museums are usually the coolest people with the best stories and local lore
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I just bought my ticket to go see the 20th anniversary rerelease of Pride and Prejudice… ON MY BIRTHDAY. Am I— winning at life?
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I cant tell you how many times I’ve listened to “my tears ricochet” but it wasn’t until today that it became, for me, about religious trauma Specifically, the disconnect that happens when following the values you were raised with leads you far away from those who raised you
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I’m rewatching Shakespeare in Love and I did not remember that they called it the Rose Theater instead of the Globe. Was it because the real Globe Theater didn’t give the rights to their name, like UCLA in Legally Blonde?
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
It’s been tough finding motivation to write when I get home in the evening—all I want to do is lay on the couch and watch The Daily Show’s YouTube channel. And it’s not really practical to bring my laptop to work with me to write during the day. But I think I found a solution that’s working:
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
If you could only have a burger or only have fries, which would you pick? A. just a burger B. just fries C. if I can’t have both, I don’t want either
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Podcasting essentials! Important to note that two screens are not absolutely necessary, but two beverages are. Also necessary, in order of importance: -scrunchie -blue light blocking glasses -books you plan to reference within easy reach -microphone -recording software
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Flowers from my Valentine
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
My period tracking app just started using an AI prediction model, and like? You can opt out in your settings but really? Why is this necessary? Periods are famously cyclical, I don’t think we need AI to predict them
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wanted a reviewer to understand that a character in a work of fiction expressing an opinion DOES NOT MEAN that the creator of the work or the work itself holds or endorses that opinion
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
It’s snowing in South Carolina today so I have no choice but to curl up with this fluffy blanket, this mug of apple cider, and this fantasy novel
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I’m finally reading The Bright Sword, which plays in the Arthurian legend sandbox, and i was reminded of this video from a couple years ago. Still makes me laugh
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
I’m solo in a mostly empty theater with three teen girls and one of their moms a few rows in front of me about to watch Wicked, iced coffee and a soft pretzel on deck. Happy New Year!
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Baking a half batch of cookies and enjoying iced coffee mixed with Oat Nog with The Princess Switch on the TV 🎄 Merry Christmas Eve Eve!
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
It’s here! Listen now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! If you’d like to be a guest fill out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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I Blame Jane Guest Interest Form
Let me know you want to be a guest on I Blame Jane!
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Tomorrow is Jane Austen’s birthday, so tonight be sure to leave out tea and scones for Mr. Darcy. If you don’t, Mr. Collins will put potatoes in your socks
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
‘Tis the season to be sent/tagged in the comments of 3,000 pictures of Christmas trees made of books 🫡
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Exactly
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Soon my library/office will not have un-unpacked boxes on the floor
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I’m prepping for our Best of 2024 bonus episode for my (non-Austen) podcast and realizing I didn’t read very many new release books this year
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Many may remember a couple months ago when I posted on 🐦 app about wanting to start a Jane Austen themed podcast. I’ve just recorded my intro episode and it will be available December 16, just in time for Jane’s birthday!
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I’m honestly totally fine right now
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This is correct because in my Muppet Pride and Prejudice fancast Kermit and Miss Piggy are Mr. and Mrs. Bennet (For anyone curious, Fozzy is Wickham and Gonzo and Camilla are Bingley and Jane)
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Alas, these potatoes are not boiled, but they are excellent when eaten in a superbly featured room
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
What Jane Austen heroines would bring to Thanksgiving (a thread): Anne Elliot is hosting, and she does a perfect roast turkey with an Instagram worthy tablescape:
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Pro tip: when making a cheesecake, use Biscoff cookies instead of graham crackers for the crust
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
“Pygmalion is straight Frankenstein” and “Gretchen Wieners did not create Hot Frosty” are both things I say in this video: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8L7YejF/
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“Pygmalion is straight Frankenstein” and “Gretchen Wieners did not create Hot Frosty” are two sentences i never had occasion to utter before now. Yhara Zayd made a great videoessay awhile back closely...
TikTok video by Rhonda With A Book 🍉
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Hot Frosty is a gender-swapped Pygmalion in this essay i will—
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
What GIF pops up when you type in your name? I’ll admit this wasn’t the first result but it was my favorite in the top 4
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a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman says you just got rhonda d
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman says you just got rhonda d
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Have you read my blog post for the Keats-Shelley Association on Lisa Frankenstein? What are you waiting for??? www.k-saa.org/blog/lisa-fr...
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Life, Death, and “Lisa Frankenstein”: How the Horror-Comedy Film Pays Homage to Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” — K-SAA
by Rhonda Watts When I first saw the trailer for Lisa Frankenstein , there were many elements of it that immediately caught my interest. The title is obviously a reference to the novel Frankenstein...
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Please enjoy these dimly lit photos of the Georgian (country, not state) food and wine we enjoyed Saturday night
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
So what do y’all do on here?
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Rhonda | I Blame Jane Podcast @rhondawithabook.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
It was time
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