<p>We meet The Elliots in Chapter 1 of <em>Persuasion </em>and Vanessa and Stephanie Paulsell introduce our themes for this season. Every week we'll be discussing Anne's moral compass, and where we see ridiculousness, beauty, and grief in the chapter.</p><br><p>This week, <a href="https://www.stjohns.edu/academics/faculty/amy-king" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Amy King</a> joins us at the end of the episode to help us understand how the word 'bloom' is operating in this book.</p><br><p>If you want to be part of the conversation, you can join us for <a href="https://notsorryworks.com/programs-store/praying-with-persuasion-virtual-class-2026" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our weekly class</a> which will follow each episode of the podcast. This class also free for our $50/month patrons on our Patreon, which you can <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/61b7793830fbc60012080c96/shows/61b778f11695629596e95100/episodes/patreon.com/hotandbotheredrompod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join here</a>.</p><br><p>---</p><p>Hot and Bothered is a <a href="https://notsorryworks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not Sorry Production</a></p><p>Find us at <a href="https://www.hotandbotheredrompod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a> | Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therompod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><br><p>If we give you butterflies, consider supporting us <a href="https://www.patreon.com/hotandbotheredrompod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Patreon</a>! On Patreon we have more great romance content including a bonus conversation between Vanessa and Stephanie.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
