The Waves: Why Jane Austen Still Slaps
On this week\u2019s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by culture writer Anna Nordberg to talk all about Jane Austen. The romance novelist may have written her seven books well over a century ago, but as Cheyna and Anna discuss, her work still endures in popular culture. They talk about why Austen\u2019s characters are even more modern than the men and women we see on screen today and why some of the men are kind of meh. Later in the show, they talk about what makes an endearing Jane Austen adaptation, and why Netflix\u2019s Persuasion fails so miserably.\xa0\n\nIn Slate Plus, are Jane Austen\u2019s proposals feminist?\n\nRecommendations:\nAnna: The 1995 Sense and Sensibility adaptation starring Emma Thompson.\xa0\nCheyna: The music of Cosmo Jarvis. Plus a dedication to a beloved professor, Dr. Brent Chesley.\xa0\n\xa0\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus, Daisy Rosario, and Alicia Montgomery.\xa0\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices