Please note: this episode was recorded in 2022, and some details have since changed and/or been confirmed. For example, we now know that Bridgerton S3 is about Colin and Penelope.

In this bonus episode Adele interviews Elise and Priscilla, two psychologists who look at mental health representation in fiction on their podcast Novel Feelings. The discussion covers realism, escapism, the cycle of hero/anti-hero, charisma, women as consumers, grief, loss, personal growth, and Jonathan Bayley’s face.

Books and other media we discuss:

• Bridgerton, the TV show

• Outlander, the TV show

• Outlander, the book series

• The Lost City, a film

• The Viscount Who Loved Me, a novel by Julia Quinn

• When He Was Wicked, a novel by Julia Quinn

• Pride and Prejudice, a novel by Jane Austen

• Pride and Prejudice, the 2005 film

• Heartstopper, the TV show

You can find Novel Feelings on twitter @novel_feelings or on their website novelfeelings.com. The Bridgerton content is here:

• Read: novelfeelings.com/2021/03/28/novel-tropes-1-commitment-issues-ft-bridgerton-rants/

• Read: novelfeelings.com/2022/04/19/grief-trauma-and-patriarchy-the-true-banes-of-anthony-bridgertons-existence/

• Listen: Commitment Issues

• Listen: Consent and Gender Norms in Bridgerton (with Pop Psychology 101)

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This episode was recorded on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Ben McKenzie at Splendid Chaps Productions. You can find Ben here: www.splendidchaps.com

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