What a Barb! A Polin Podcast

Warm your biscuits, dear listeners. We are the tea you’re having tonight.

Now that we’ve finished polishing a hundred pairs of Araminta’s shoes, it’s time to peek through the doorway of our Season 4 Part 1 reaction. No need to pack a bag – just grab a couple of counterfeit shoe clips and a feverish artist for a sublime day in the country.

Once we’ve dried ourselves off from a dip in the lake, we’ll be heading back to Mayfair to continue our fruitless search for Glove Lady, a coherent timeline, and Francesca’s elusive pinnacle.

Since we’ve been cast out of the clubhouse and banned from attending the theatre, we’ll be joining the Featherington men on a food tour of London. And if we happen to get caught behind a broken carriage on the way? Well, it’s nothing a little ice cream won’t fix.

But Colin Bridgerton, you have been warned. You might not take note of staffing changes, but we certainly have. It’s time to get your hands off Pen and your household in order.

The Maid Wars are waging and our Vortia hearts are the casualties.

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Show Notes
Twitter: @pensgolden Varley and Portia edit to Chappell Roan's "The Subway"
TikTok: @justinjay022 video about Featherington men food tour
British Vogue: John Glaser interview
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Host Alison Hammond sits down with new leads Luke Thompson (Benedict Bridgerton) and Yerin Ha (Sophie Baek) to discuss everything from a burgeoning romance at the Cottage to their steamy staircase session.

Then, Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell joins to catch us up on the latest with the Bridgerton family and the exciting new love stories and themes this season.

Go to Tudum.com for news, updates, and more behind-the-scenes looks at the entire Bridgerton series.

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It has been quite a journey we have taken together, dear listeners.

At long last, it is time to fluff our ostrich feathers and step into the light for the final part of our S3E8 rewatch.

As Whistledown's final plan falls into place, we'll be delivering letters to Violet, opening up our floorboards to fund a Featherington fiesta and standing by Penelope's side as the scribe herself reveals herself to the ton.

And after a chat on the swings with Beloise, we'll be packing our bags for Scotland and joining a (finally!) happily married couple on the steps of Bridgerton House to we wave goodbye to Season 3 for one last time.

Our love story is now complete, dearest listeners. And, forgive us, but that was bloody brilliant. But it's time now to look toward the future, whatever it may bring.

After all, what is life without a little gossip?

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Show Notes
"Into the Light." Bridgerton. Written by Daniel Robinson. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library.
Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: ⁠https://www.wgfoundation.org/⁠
Tudum: Waltz into Bridgerton's Season of Love (Season 4 news and updates): https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/bridgerton-season-of-love-2026

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Beware shallow waters, dear listeners. Spoilers are ahead.

With only a week to go until our carriage arrives back in Mayfair, we’re wading out a little deeper as we share our first reactions to S4E1 The Waltz.

As the Bridgerton servants prepare our scones, we’ll be polishing up Benedict’s rock collection, searching the ton for Fran’s pinnacle and making sure no one spills tea on the heir to the Featherington name.

Following a dance lesson with a silver ingenue, we’ll be sniffing our wrists and turning our attentions to matters of the heart with Matchmaker Colin. After all, we’d wager he’s not the only one blessed with the gift of the gab.

And if you’re feeling a little chill from the passing winter, then it’s time to slip on your silver gloves and step back into the ton. The seasons are changing, dearest listeners, and who knows what lies in the beyond?
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Shondaland: Season 4 Premiere Recap
Tudum: Six New Photos Tease What's Ahead for the Ton
Instagram: @BridgertonNetflix Season 4 Character Videos
YouTube: Pay Or Wait's interview with the cast of Bridgerton Season 4

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Uh…shall we pop the kettle on, Colin?

As we awake from a fitful night on the sofa, we’re fluffing our pillows and pouring ourselves a cup of trage-tea for Part 1 of our S3E8 rewatch.

With newlywedded bliss nowhere in sight, we’ll be taking the carriage alone to visit Pen’s mother and Walter Dundas Esq. before swinging by Bridgerton House to console a grumpy husband with an unfortunately timed hero complex.

And while one marriage might be on the rocks, it won’t stop us from grabbing our confetti and bagpipes as we walk Fran down the carpet to join John in holy (and probably temporary) matrimony. ‘Till death do you part, Frohn.

But hold your dying breath, dearest listeners. A gossip writer has been exposed and a blackmail plot is underway. Best get the chequebook out, Pen. That ticket to Vienna won’t pay for itself.

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Show Notes
"Into the Light." Bridgerton. Written by Daniel Robinson. Unpublished manuscript (double white revisions, no draft date). Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library.Writers Guild Foundation Shavelson-Webb Library: https://www.wgfoundation.org/

Tudum: Waltz into Bridgerton's Season of Love (Season 4 news and updates)

Vogue Australia: Interview with Yerin Ha

Man of Many: Interview with Luke Thompson
Instagram: Production Designer Alison Gartshore's BTS

Shondaland: 10 Books We Think Eloise Bridgerton Would Enjoy
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