{"id":175174,"date":"2023-02-13T11:04:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T17:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=175174"},"modified":"2026-09-07T15:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T20:52:44","slug":"podcast-871-jane-austen-for-dudes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/books\/podcast-871-jane-austen-for-dudes\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #871: Jane Austen for Dudes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Years ago, I was flipping through TV channels and came across Hugh Laurie, of Dr. House fame, decked out in 19th-century English gentleman garb. Because I was a House fan, I was curious about what Hugh Laurie sounded like with his native British accent, so I paused my channel surfing to find out.<\/p>\n<p>Then I brought up the title and saw that I was watching <em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em>. &#8220;Ugh. Jane Austen. No way I would enjoy that,&#8221; I thought. I associated Jane Austen with foo-fooey lady stuff. 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