What Would Danbury Do?

London is a world away as we arrive at Benedict’s My Cottage, where the isolation makes society’s rules feel ephemeral and avoidable. As Benedict takes the time he needs to heal, Sophie is able to play make-believe in a life that could have been – but will never be – her own.
Meanwhile, back in town, the demand economy is in the workers’ favour and salaries and benefits go up as the Ton scrambles to maintain the staff necessary to keep up appearances – and Francesca attempts to scale a mountain.

Featuring:
- The elasticity of Bridgerton geography
- Curiousity as kindling
- Labour reform
- Family versus workplace
- The elasticity of Bridgerton time
- A Bridgerton-specific orgasm gap
- Maps to a pinnacle
- One two true loves?
- Return to reality

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:
- Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator, a book by Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar
- Bridgerton, a television series
- Sense and Sensibility, a book by Jane Austen
- Call Me By Your Name, a film by Luca Guadagnino
- An Offer from a Gentleman, a book by Julia Quinn
- The Butterfly Effect, a mathematics term
Cinderella, a fairytale
- Beauty and the Beast, a Disney film
‘- Macarena’, a song by Los Del Rio
- Mary Poppins, a Disney film
- Anne of Green Gables, a TV series by Kevin Sullivan
- Les Miserables, a book by Victor Hugo
- Les Miserables, a film by Tom Hooper
- Pride and Prejudice, a TV series by Simon Langton
- JJ Abrams, a director
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a film by JJ Abrams
- Mean Girls, a film by Mark Waters
- X-Men, a film by Bryan Singer

Some extra notes:
- Sophie’s dress is indeed a repurposed dress from Daphne’s wardrobe!
Our guest host this episode is the sharp and sassy Sharmini Kumar. You can hear more from Sharmini on instagram and buy her book at all good bookstores!
For your TBR, Sharmini brought us two recommendations! She recommends Babel and Katabasis, both by RF Kwang.
Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram and bluesky @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod.
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This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Kaurna, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

Hold on to your bonnets as we flash back in time to witness the ball – and the lead-up – from Sophie’s perspective. With more information about her life and circumstances, we’re able to see why Benedict has the luxury to stay frozen in a moment of time and Sophie simply does not.

Meanwhile, Lady Danbury and the Queen experience a relationship re-evaluation, and Posy and Alfie step up to become new favourite side characters.

Finally our season villain emerges: Lady Araminta, who makes the much-missed Cressida look positively angelic.

Featuring:
- Our *own* lack of class consciousness
- Visual metaphors are visualing
- Weak Bridgerton genes
- Villain dressing
- Sad, sulky Sophie
- A stacked social calendar
- Mother manipulation
- Soul mates
- A hero moment

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:
- Wayne’s World, a film by Penelope Spheeris
- Bridgerton, a television series
- An Offer from a Gentleman, a book by Julia Quinn
- Cinderella, a fairytale
- Black widow, a term
- Romancing Mr Bridgerton, a book by Julia Quinn
- Ever After, a film by Andy Tennant
- Game of Thrones, a TV show
- Mean Girls, a film by Mark Waters
- ‘Enchanted’, a song by Taylor Swift
- Queen Charlotte, a mini-series
- Pride and Prejudice, a film by Joe Wright

Some extra notes:
- For our international listeners, Penfold is a mainstream wine brand and SA refers to the state of South Australia (a wine capital of Australia)
- Alfie has a northern accent, and it’s likely actor David Moorst’s own real one. He’s from St Helens, where folks speak with a similar accent to Lancashire or Yorkshire.

Our guest host this episode is the romantic and riveting Bella Mason. You can hear more from Bella by following her on instagram and threads.

For your TBR, Bella has recommended The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig. Bella called it ‘stunning’ and like being wrapped in a ‘warm, gothic blanket’.

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram and bluesky @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod.

Please follow us on your favourite podcast provider! Leaving a 5-star rating and a review will not only help us find more listeners, but also ensure you always have a plucky footman/friend by your side.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Kaurna, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

Everyone loves a masquerade, where one gets to be someone completely different – at least until the clock strikes midnight.

In this season opener, the questions of who we are, who people see us as, and who we’d like to be start early, as one magical evening kicks off a series of events that are sure to turn the Ton a-tizzy. Benedict is a rake, Sophie is a servant, and somehow Lady Whistledown is still a main character.

It’s season four, and we’re about to go downstairs.

Featuring:

- So many servants
- Definitions of a rake, definitions of self
- Finding the right person
- Introducing the boy diamond
- Big villain energy
- Curiosity, fascination, surprise
- A Cinderella story

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

- An Offer from a Gentleman, a book by Julia Quinn
- Romancing Mr Bridgerton, a book by Julia Quinn
- Bridgerton, a television series
- Jodi’s WWDD episode on virginity
- Jodi’s WWDD episode on romance series
- The Consummate Virgin by Jodi McAlister
- The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
- When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn
- It’s in His Kiss by Julia Quinn
- Lord Byron
- Heated Rivalry, a television adaptation
- Queen Charlotte, a mini-series
- Queen Charlotte, a WWDD special episode featuring Maxine Beneba Clarke
- Cinderella, a fairytale
- Joan of Arc
- A Midsummer’s Night Dream, a play by William Shakespeare
- The Princess Bride, a film by Rob Reiner
- Cleopatra
- Marc Antony
- Zeus
- ‘Life in Technocolour’, a song by Coldplay
- ‘Masquerade’, a song from The Phantom of the Opera, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
- The Bachelor, a reality TV show
- The Bachelorette, a reality TV show
‘ DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love’, a song by Usher
- ‘Never Let You Go’, a song by Third Eye Blind
- Wicked, a musical by Stephen Schwartz
- Ever After, a film by Andy Tennant

Some extra notes:

- Both Mrs Wilson and John the Footman have been regulars since season one
- The Queen is dressed as the Queen of Hearts at the masquerade

Our guest host this episode is the seriously smart, seriously sassy Jodi McAlister. You can hear more from Jodi by following her on instagram and tiktok and by reading her latest novel, An Academic Affair.

For your TBR, Jodi has recommended Power Moves by Leesa Ronald. Jodi says the characters ‘sprang to life’ for her and called the book ‘compelling’.

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram and bluesky @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod.

Please follow us on your favourite podcast provider! Leaving a 5-star rating and a review will not only help us find more listeners, but also help you find joy and beauty in your world.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Kaurna, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

Dear Gentle Listeners. It is the last episode of Season 3, but is it also the last we will hear from Lady Whistledown?

Colin has been keeping his distance from Penelope since their wedding, but the real drama begins when Cressida blackmails Penelope, threatening to expose her as Lady Whistledown. Meanwhile, other Bridgertons are experiencing their own revelations. It’s the happily-ever-after we’ve been waiting for – but with some surprises along the way.

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook as @bridgertonpod and instagram as @wwddpod and we’d love for you to keep us in your online conversation using the hashtag WWDDpod.

Featuring:
- Triangles
- Cycle-breaking
- Visual metaphors
- Money
- The definition of lying
- Justice for John
- More visual metaphors
- Bugs!

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:
- Bridgerton, Season One
- Bridgerton, Season Two
- The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn
- Romancing Mr Bridgerton, a novel by Julia Quinn
- Queen Charlotte, a Bridgerton spin-off
- You’re Dead to Me, a podcast
- ‘Wildest Dreams’, a song by Taylor Swift
- When He Was Wicked, a novel by Julia Quinn
- Barbie, a film by Greta Gerwig
- ‘Am I the Asshole’, a forum on Reddit
- ‘Lights’, a song by Ellie Goulding
- Derry Girls, a TV show
- ‘Give Me Everything’, a song by Pitbull
- An Offer from a Gentleman, a novel by Julia Quinn
- The Umbrella Academy, a TV show
- Game of Thrones, a TV show

We were joined for this episode by your favourite and ours, the deeply beloved and deeply missed Rudi Bremer. You can hear more from Rudi on Awaye and read her work (from the continent and elsewhere) here.

Rudi has gifted us with a recommendation for a new podcast: Normal Gossip. Listen in your favourite app!

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review guarantees you the right level of family proximity.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, Gadigal, Bidjigal, and Birrabirragul people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com

Conflict abounds in the penultimate episode of season 3: Colin confronts Penelope about her scandalous secret, Eloise is torn between her brother and her best friend, and Cressida discovers some information that could ruin everything.

And, of course, there’s a wedding to attend.

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook as @bridgertonpod and instagram as @wwddpod and we’d love for you to keep us in your online conversation using the hashtag WWDDpod.

Featuring:
- Pathetic fallacy
- Primary v Secondary characters
- Scandal v gossip
- Romance v friendship
- ‘intimate’
- Before
- Seasonal oral fixation
- Love is not finite
- Sex is not finite

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:
- Bridgerton, Season One
- Bridgerton, Season Two
- The Bridgerton books, a series by Julia Quinn
- Romancing Mr Bridgerton, a novel by Julia Quinn
- Sex Education, a tv series
- The Cynster series, a series by Stephanie Laurens
- Devil’s Bride, a novel by Stephanie Laurens
- Beverly Hills 90210, a tv series
- Taylor Swift, a singer
- Gilmore Girls, a tv series
- RuPaul’s Drag Race, a tv series
- Pitbull, a singer
- ‘The Black Dog’, a song by Taylor Swift
- ‘Yellow’, a song by Coldplay
- Crazy Rich Asians, a film by John M Chu
- Jurassic World: Rebirth, a film by Gareth Edwards
- ‘You Belong to Me’, a song by Taylor Swift
- ‘Invisible String’, a song by Taylor Swift
- ‘Daylight’, a song by Taylor Swift
- ‘King of My Heart’, a song by Taylor Swift
- ‘Lover’, a song by Taylor Swift

We were joined for this episode by the thoughtful and witty Nadine J Cohen. You can hear more from Nadine on instagram, read her book, or on her podcast.

Nadine has also recommended Painting Portraits of Everyone I Ever Dated by Joseph Earp. Buy a copy from your favourite independent bookstore.

Don’t forget you can find us on facebook @bridgertonpod and instagram @wwddpod and join the conversation using the hashtag #WWDDpod. You can also leave us a rating or review on your favourite podcast provider. Leaving a review ensures a lack of continuity errors in your life.

This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, Gadigal, Bidjigal, and Birrabirragul people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com