22. A Real Life Lady Whistledown

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In their latest mini episode, Amy and Kim do some spoiler-free dishing on the hit Netflix series Bridgerton before digging up the dirt on the delightfully-named Mrs. Crackenthorpe, a real-life, 18th-century gossip writer reminiscent of Bridgerton’s scandal-loving Lady Whistledown. Plus, find out about the new anthology L.A. Affairs: 65 True Stories of Nightmare Dates, Love at First Sight, Heartbreak & Happily Ever Afters in Southern California, out this month from the Los Angeles Times. It includes Amy’s essay, “Searching for Mr. Darcy.” 

Discussed in this episode: 

Netflix’s Bridgerton 

Regé-Jean Page

Phoebe Dynevor

Mrs. Crackenthorpe and The Female Tatler 

Gossip Girl (2012-2017)

Bridgerton, Lady Whistledown, and the Secret History of High-Society Gossip (Town & Country)” 

Marjorie Hillis — Live Alone and Like It with Joanna Scutts Episode 

Delarivier Manley

Aphra Behn

Eliza Haywood 

The Duchess (2008 film)

Perdita and Florizel - Mary Robinson's affair with the Prince

“Searching for Mr. Darcy” by Amy Helmes (Los Angeles Times)

L.A. Affairs: 65 True Stories of Nightmare Dates, Love at First Sight, Heartbreak & Happily Ever Afters in Southern California

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