Cover of Pride and Prejudice

Book · 2019 · Fiction

Pride and Prejudice

Volume I

by Jane Austen · Brought up by 18 people on 12 podcasts

#131 of 16,905 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts

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19
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12
people
18
episodes recommend it
4

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But encountering Pride and Prejudice again this way obviously I did the film and but doing it this way I mean I just marveled really at at the Brilliance of it it's so good it's such a good book.
Rosamund Pike · The Book Review · Dec 2015 Listen at 4:10

Questions about Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Who recommends Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen on podcasts?

Colm Toibin (1 episode), Gilbert Cruz (1 episode), John Williams (1 episode) and Shilo Brooks (1 episode) have recommended Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen on podcasts. In all, 18 people brought it up across 12 podcasts (4 people recommended it).

Which podcasts mention Pride and Prejudice the most?

The Book Review (4 episodes), The Megyn Kelly Show (3 episodes), Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang (2 episodes), Modern Wisdom (2 episodes) and Freakonomics Radio (1 episode), among 12 podcasts in all.

Is Pride and Prejudice recommended, or only discussed?

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was recommended in 4 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 15 episodes, as of 2026-10-28.

What do people say about Pride and Prejudice?

Rosamund Pike on The Book Review (2015-12-11): "But encountering Pride and Prejudice again this way obviously I did the film and but doing it this way I mean I just marveled really at at the Brilliance of it it's so good it's such a good book."

When was Pride and Prejudice last mentioned on a podcast?

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was last discussed on Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang by Matt Rogers on 2026-10-28.

What they say about it

Grouped from 19 episodes
  • Adaptations and audiobooks“audio version that you've just recorded”
    3
  • Discusses characters and romance“relationship between elizabeth bennett and mr darcy”
    3

The best things said about it

5 of 26 · every mention
Discussed
You know I mean the relationship between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice is it kind of sets the bar for what one of the what a relationship like that should look like.
Mary Harrington Modern Wisdom · Mar 2023
Discussed
If I'm teaching Pride and Prejudice, this is not a battle between woke thought and unwoke thought.
Zadie Smith The Ezra Klein Show · Sep 2024
Discussed
What's your favorite? I have to go with Pride and Prejudice. I know it's an obvious one.
Alexandra Alter The Book Review · Apr 2016
Discussed
Do do you guys ever watch the BBC's Pride and Prejudice you know the one with Colin fth.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Mar 2024
Discussed
Tell me about uh Pride and Prejudice because you've read the book so many times but then also done the improv what based on the book.
David Perell How I Write · Jun 2026

Where and when it comes up

Mentions by year

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Podcast episodes that discussed Pride and Prejudice, by year. One episode counts once, however often the book came up.

How it comes up

Recommended means the speaker tells listeners to read it.

Episodes, each counted once, by the strongest way it came up.

Most episodes, by podcast

Top 9 of 12 shows

18 people who brought it up

Most recommendations first

Also: Oliver Burkeman · Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Robin Dunbar · Rosamund Pike · Stephen Dubner · Zadie Smith

Why people recommend it

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a timeless novel of manners that examines societal expectations, class dynamics, and the complexities of love through the relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Shilo Brooks recommended the book on Honestly with Bari Weiss as an essential exploration of love alongside other literary classics. Colm Toibin listed the novel among his personal favorites and comforting reads on The Book Review, while John Williams and Gilbert Cruz discussed reader appreciation and Rosamund Pike's audiobook recording on the same podcast. On Las Culturistas, Matt Rogers compared the stylistic differences between this novel and Austen's Sense and Sensibility while discussing character construction and film adaptations. Patrick O'Shaughnessy brought up the narrative on Invest Like the Best to illustrate how historical wealth was evaluated through estate income. Additionally, David Perell referenced Austen's work on How I Write during a conversation about fiction writing and improvised performances inspired by classic literature, highlighting the enduring cultural footprint of Austen's masterpiece.

Every mention

26 quotes from 19 episodes · 13 passing or ad reads below
Colm Toibin Pride and Prejudice like everybody else right 1
Discussed
“if it was a sequel to Pride and Prejudice where Mr Darcy turned out to be a complete monster”
Recommended
“Pride and Prejudice like everybody else right”
Gilbert Cruz if you want to hear Rosman Pike channeling Donald Sutherland as Mr Bennett we can listen to uh to the audio… 1
Discussed
“what's it like reading Pride and Prejudice in its entirety aloud rosemund Pike will join us to talk about her experience recording a new audio edition of the Jane Austin classic”
Discussed
“you've recorded Pride and Prejudice the audio book version coming out this week how did you get involved in the project”
Recommended
“if you want to hear Rosman Pike channeling Donald Sutherland as Mr Bennett we can listen to uh to the audio version that you've just recorded of Pride and Prejudice”
John Williams um Sierra Dean listed Pride and Prejudice saying now then forever 1
Recommended
“um Sierra Dean listed Pride and Prejudice saying now then forever”
Shilo Brooks Whether you do that through Jane Austen and a book like Emma or Pride and Prejudice, George Eliot's Middlem… 1
Recommended
“Whether you do that through Jane Austen and a book like Emma or Pride and Prejudice, George Eliot's Middlemarch, Plato's Symposium books on love...”
Matt Rogers I read it, too. It's actually even clearer in Sense and Sensibility than it is in Pride and Prejudice. Beca… 2
Discussed
“I read it, too. It's actually even clearer in Sense and Sensibility than it is in Pride and Prejudice. Because Pride and Prejudice is more of like a sort of like idea, whereas like Sense and Sensibility is literally the characters.”
Discussed
“Sense and Sensibility. You never read it. Never read it. Never saw the Ang Lee movie. Wow! Yeah. I told you this last night. Oh yeah, you did tell me this. You've never seen it. Oh God, it's so good. Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet.”
Megyn Kelly do do you guys ever watch the BBC's Pride and Prejudice you know the one with Colin fth 2
Discussed
“do do you guys ever watch the BBC's Pride and Prejudice you know the one with Colin fth”
Discussed
“but I I I've heard people raise this criticism and I know you have thick skin he says Vivek um he's not really running for president he hasn't really given up his job he's transitioned into another one he's not really thinking about what it means to be an American he's building a ginormous mailing list he's not really selling”
Alexandra Alter what's your favorite I have to go with Pride and Prejudice I know it's an obvious one 1
Discussed
“what's your favorite I have to go with Pride and Prejudice I know it's an obvious one”
David Perell Tell me about uh Pride and Prejudice because you've read the book so many times but then also done the impr… 1
Discussed
“Tell me about uh Pride and Prejudice because you've read the book so many times but then also done the improv what based on the book.”
Josh Clark I found a quote um from uh Pride and Prejudice from Jane Austen. Ooh, can you read it in character? Uh well… 1
Discussed
“I found a quote um from uh Pride and Prejudice from Jane Austen. Ooh, can you read it in character? Uh well, it's the narrator um so, sure.”
Joyce Carol Oates there are probably jane austen novels that are you know pride and prejudice and emma and then you get to ma… 1
Discussed
“there are probably jane austen novels that are you know pride and prejudice and emma and then you get to mansfield park not as many people would read that”
Mary Harrington you know i mean the relationship between elizabeth bennett and mr darcy in pride and prejudice is it kind o… 1
Discussed
“you know i mean the relationship between elizabeth bennett and mr darcy in pride and prejudice is it kind of sets the bar for what one of the what a relationship like that should look like and what it's in women's interests to pursue under those circumstances”
Discussed
“you know I mean the relationship between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice is it kind of sets the bar for what one of the what a relationship like that should look like”
Michael Chwe And so, in Pride and Prejudice, Miss Bennett is not a very sympathetic character and she seems to be very f… 1
Discussed
“So, like, for example, like in Pride and Prejudice, so like, you know, the very first manipulation is – this is kind of what gets the whole novel started is – so, you know, the Bingley's come into town and the Bennett family has five unmarried, you know, daughters”
Discussed
“And so, in Pride and Prejudice, Miss Bennett is not a very sympathetic character and she seems to be very foolish. But if you look at what she accomplishes, it is pretty good. I mean, she gets Jane married”
Oliver Burkeman this reminds me of a line um in the in the in the bbc version of pride and prejudice uh you know the one wi… 1
Discussed
“this reminds me of a line um in the in the in the bbc version of pride and prejudice uh you know the one with colin firth”
Patrick O'Shaughnessy If you read like Pride and Prejudice, they're talking about how wealthy all the men are. 1
Discussed
“If you read like Pride and Prejudice, they're talking about how wealthy all the men are.”
Robin Dunbar In other words you know everybody wants to uh marry mr darcy but unfortunately there's only one of him and… 1
Discussed
“In other words you know everybody wants to uh marry mr darcy but unfortunately there's only one of him and 500 of you so as uh you know what do the rest of you do as uh jane austen with her acute observation of the foibles of humans uh observes is you hang on”
Rosamund Pike but encountering Pride and Prejudice again this way obviously I did the film and but doing it this way I me… 1
Discussed
“but encountering Pride and Prejudice again this way obviously I did the film and but doing it this way I mean I just marveled really at at the Brilliance of it it's so good it's such a good book”
Stephen Dubner Austen's books are about many things, but really one of the major themes is the whole idea of meddling, man… 1
Discussed
“Austen's books are about many things, but really one of the major themes is the whole idea of meddling, manipulation, scheming. But Michael Che's point isn't just that Jane Austen is doing all this in her novels, Emma and Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility.”
Zadie Smith so like if I'm teaching Pride and Prejudice this is not a battle between woke thought and unwoke thought 1
Discussed
“so like if I'm teaching Pride and Prejudice this is not a battle between woke thought and unwoke thought”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Discussed
“I bet you there's going to be if this doesn't already exist like basically like a spark notes but still in written format for people like me who still like to read just tweets you know yeah like basically a book be like yeah this is Pride and Prejudice but like only like the like a 10-page version of Pride”
Other mentions (13: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“I think I brought Pride and Prejudice cuz it had been a very long time since. So, those were the four books I brought.”
Passing
“Jane Austin, love phonetics, pride and prejudice, sense and sensibility.”
Passing
“so I think I would recommend eligible by Curtis sienfeld it is a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in the suburbs of Cincinnati”
Passing
“everybody wants to marry Mr Darcy they've got a picture of who the perfect uh um her partner is going to be and then they just go for it”
Passing
“Who who doesn't plagiarize a little bit of I mean, my novel is just a plagiarism of Jane Austin. and mine too. And yeah, everybody's Look, there's only been one book written and it's I I don't remember any Jane Austin titles. Fill it in. Finish the joke for me. Pride and Prejudice.”
Passing
“a group of parents and i put together our list of books that should never be allowed in the classroom polls sound sexual pride and prejudice prejudice is fine but pride is a term that has been co-opted by the game”
Passing
“If I remember correctly though this came at a time just a guy that wrote the book that this movie was made from wrote Fred and pride for a present Pride and Prejudice and Zombies where he rewrote pride and prep excuse me pride and bowels but added a zombie-like plot throughout it so he just say he mashed up”
Passing
“and when her death adversary um passes is there a mournful tone as opposed to the anniversary of Pride Prejudice for example”
Passing
“often we tend to date from the 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice”
Passing
“if I were to go to a desert island I would probably take persuasion with me but I would spend much of my time on the island lamenting the I had not also been able to bring Pride and Prejudice in Emma”
Passing
“so you can get a Marvel Comic version of Pride and preus”
Passing
“Curtis sittenfeld uh novel eligible which is her modern day Riff on Pride and Prejudice she she takes the Pride and Prejudice story”
Passing
“um but Pride and Prejudice is kind of the big Jane Austin book”

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