What a Barb! A Polin Podcast

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  • A fan podcast celebrating all things Penelope, Colin, and Bridgerton, complete with episode deep dives, book rereads, theories and speculation, and plenty of spiraling from a group of friends who anxiously awaited Season 3 and now are braced once more for the Wilderness Weeks.
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  • Episode 69 - What a Conversation with Mitchell Kohen! [Bridgerton Foley Artist]

    Episode 69 - What a Conversation with Mitchell Kohen! [Bridgerton Foley Artist]
    May 6 2025
    Grab your Very Important Props and crunchiest snacks, dearest listeners! Join us as we step into the studio to meet the man behind the sound, Mitchell Kohen, to discuss his work as the ton’s finest Foley Artist. We’ll be learning how Mitchell made a splash in the industry, from his time curating airplane playlists, to working shifts at the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital and bowing before the Queen of Regency England.As Mitchell takes us on a tour of the Foley stage, we’ll be living a day in the life of Bridgerton post-production, walking in the footsteps of the Diamond, playing skittles with Prudence and putting on our heels to dance the Quadrille six times over. We’ll also be uncovering the secrets of Lady Whistledown’s quill, an earthy afternoon tea and the great escape of a soon-to-be-monarch. What crucial role does a toy train play in the Polin love story? Why will we forever shudder at the thought of ravioli? And, most importantly, what does Francesca Bridgerton really think about SunChips?Turn up the volume and listen close: if there is one thing you should know by now, it is that this podcast cannot keep quiet for long. *Show NotesFollow Mitchell on Instagram: @soundslikemitchellFollow Mitchell on Reddit: u/soundslikemitchell*Show Notes: Crumbs Radio Times: Bridgerton casts Gracie McGonigal in Season 4 AlloCiné: Interview with Nicola CoughlanReddit: *Spoiler Alert* Rumoured casting for Season 4Reddit: Chris Fulton at Land ConYouTube: Trailer for Tudum 2025Shorty Awards: The Bridgerton Chaise speaks outGold Derby: Netflix put forward Bridgerton cast for Emmy considerationHarper’s Bazaar: Nicola Coughlan honoured with Konbini Commitment Award at CanneseriesWhatsOnStage: Nicola Coughlan to star in ‘The Playboy of the Western World’ at the National TheatrePlaybill: Hannah Dodd and Rob Madge join the London cast of ‘Cabaret’WhatsOnStage: Rob Madge’s ‘My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?)’ announces New York runWhatsOnStage: Kitty Devlin joins the cast of ‘The Show That Goes Wrong’Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre: James Phoon joins ‘Shakespeare For Every Day of the Year: Live’UKTV: Release date announced for Bessie Carter’s ‘Outrageous’*Follow UsPatreon Instagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠YouTube
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Episode 68 - What a Feeling That is Like Torture! [S3E4 Rewatch, Part 3]

    Episode 68 - What a Feeling That is Like Torture! [S3E4 Rewatch, Part 3]
    Apr 20 2025
    Wait! Let us in, dearest listeners. We’ve reached the climax of our S3E4 rewatch and it is everything we have been wanting to say to you for weeks. As Pen’s disastrous evening comes to a close, we’ll be waving down her carriage, slipping down our sleeves and proofreading Colin’s list of reasons as to why Lord Alfred Debling is just not right for his Pen. And while Colin lends his bestie a helping hand, we’ll be solving the mystery of a missing cravat, placing an order with Gen for a very slippy dress and writing up the cleaning bill for two traumatised Featherington footmen. But let’s not forget to stop at Bridgerton House first for we believe there is a question to be asked. What else could there possibly be left to say about these two old friends? So much more, listeners. So much more. Hit it, Archer: ♫ Dink, dink, dink, dink, dink. Dink, dink, dink, dink, dink. ♫*Show Notes: Crumbs IG: @BridgertonNetflix Polin Day reelIG: @BridgertonNetflix Penelope’s birthday postDonate: Nicola Coughlan fundraiser for Not A PhaseShop: Not A Phase t-shirtGlobal Production Awards 2025: Bridgerton shortlistedNetflix Shop: Kanthony T-shirtDisney+: Suspect starring Bert SeymourWhat’s On Stage: Oli Higginson nominated for Ian Charleson AwardOctagon Bolton: Full cast announced for Pride & Prejudice starring Rosa HesmondhalghYouTube: Ben Fensome’s Pride and PrejudiceFocus Features: Pride & Prejudice (2005) rerelease *Show Notes: Rewatch Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: https://www.wgfoundation.org/"Old Friends." Bridgerton. Written by Lauren Gamble Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. Spotify: Bridgerton The Official Podcast: 304 Old Friends with Luke Newton and Jack MurphyBuzzfeed Canada: Interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton (Colin’s reasons against Pen marrying Debling)Spotify: Vanity Fair Still Watching – Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1What a Barb! Episode 42: What a Long Way Home! [RMB Reread, Ch12-17]What a Barb! Episode 52: What a Conversation with Archer Marsh!Twitter: @dressed4funeral Regency airport tweet*Follow UsPatreon Instagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ YouTube
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    2 hrs and 5 mins
  • Episode 67 - What a Gesture! [S3E4 Rewatch, Part 2]

    Episode 67 - What a Gesture! [S3E4 Rewatch, Part 2]
    Apr 6 2025
    Dance cards at the ready, dear listener. This little love play is about to begin. As Colin arrives fashionably late to the Queen’s Ball, we’ll be chasséing our way past the Lord Squad and lurking behind broken columns for the next part of our S3E4 rewatch. After a danceus interruptus sends Debling’s proposal plans waltzing out the window, we’ll be battling it out with Eros and Psyche, not drinking lemonade with Miss Francesca and solving the mystery of the view across the square. Perhaps you should put your armour back on, Colin. It appears you and Miss Featherington have something to resolve. Do try not to injure yourself too badly, though. You’ll be needing those hands for later. *Show Notes: Crumbs Entertainment Weekly: New stills from Bridgerton Season 4Reddit: Theory about Peneloise stillWhat’s On Netflix: Tudum 2025 infoYahoo! News: Filming at Ranger’s House, April 2025IG: @BridgertonNetflix celebrates Kanthony’s anniversaryTwitter: @PolinWeekNetflix: Multilingual Feature announced ft. Garden apology sceneHarper’s Bazaar: Interview with Nicola CoughlanNuméro NL: Interview with Yerin HaBAFTA: Vote for the Carriage sceneBAFTA: Nicola Coughlan nominationBAFTA: Erika Ökvist nominationIG: @IHawards: Erika Ökvist and Team awarded International Film & TV Hairdresser of the YearEastern European Comic ConBush Theatre: Superwoman SchemaHarold Pinter Theatre: A Man for All SeasonsDeadline: Phoebe Dynevor cast in ‘Pendulum’Tatler: Regé-Jean Page to star in ‘Count of Monte Cristo’IG: @flamedorkIG: @luztapiaart*Show Notes: Rewatch Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library“After the Rain.” Bridgerton. Written by Chris Van Dusen. Unpublished manuscript (goldenrod revisions, 01/27/2020). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. "How Bright the Moon." Bridgerton. Written by Sarah L. Thompson. Unpublished manuscript (double blue revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library.“Old Friends.” Bridgerton. Written by Lauren Gamble. Unpublished manuscript (yellow revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library. Spotify: Bridgerton The Official Podcast: 304 Old Friends with Luke Newton and Jack MurphyReddit: Colin’s S3 waistcoat statistics by u/bookmovietvwormHELLO! Magazine: Interview with Sam PhillipsTown & Country: Interview with Sam PhillipsTwitter: @dressed4funeral tweet about Colin interrupting danceLeob: Apuleius’ 'Metamorphoses'Louvre: ‘Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss’, Antonio Canova*Follow UsPatreon Instagram⁠ ⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠ YouTube
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    2 hrs and 16 mins

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