What a Barb! A Polin Podcast What a Barb!
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A fan podcast celebrating all things Penelope and Colin from the Netflix show Bridgerton and Julia Quinn book series, complete with episode deep dives, theories and speculation, and plenty of spiralling from a group of friends anxiously awaiting Season 3.
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Episode 47 - What a Race Against Time! [S3 Pt 2 Teaser Trailer Reaction & Speculation]
Tick tock on the clock, but the bounty don't stop, no...
As our carriage pulls up outside Bridgerton House, it's time to carefully adjust our dresses and head inside to face the music (3/4 is far sweeter) as we react to the Season 3 Part 2 teaser trailer.
While we wait for Pen to hurry up and tell Colin a tiny piece of information, we decide to kill a little time by taking a trip across town to pull down dust sheets and corsets alike.
And as the hunt for Lady Whistledown finally gets underway, we’ll be dancing at a flowery ball, squinting at some dodgy printing and pulling out our cow-culators to figure out just how much the Monarchy has been impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.
Time to make haste, Penelope. The clock on the mantlepiece is ticking and midnight is fast approaching.
And if all else fails? Well, there’s nothing quite like the good old art of the swoon.
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SPOILER INFORMATION
This episode was compiled using the Season 3 Part 2 teaser trailer, behind-the-scenes footage from Shondaland and stills released by Netflix Latin America. No unverified rumours or spoilers are shared or discussed in this episode beyond the hosts' own speculation.
Spoilers from the Netflix Latin America reel will be preceded by a short spoiler warning. Listeners can skip ahead 30 seconds if they wish to avoid these brief spoilers from Episodes 5 and 6.
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Episode 46 - What a Way to Gallop Along! [Season 3 Part 1 Reaction]
We have not been able to sleep. Not been able to eat. We can barely speak these days. Our entire thoughts consumed by Polin.
Okay, so that speaking bit is a lie. Because, old friends (and very good acquaintances), it’s time to leave the drawing-room window, clear our bottle-weary heads and battle it out over Season 3 Part 1.
We’ll be slipping into studies to caress a pirate’s coat, sprawling ourselves over the yellow sheets of a very Pensive man and following a redhead into *checks notes* tents, gardens, ballrooms, trees, carriages and uh, you get the idea.
And as our oldest friends face crushing-by-slow-moving basket on a picnic blanket and crushing-by-fast-moving-friendzoning under a willow tree, we finally get the long-awaited answer as to which Mayfair family will have that carriage cleaning bill dropping on their doorstep.
Thank God for Great Aunt Petunia, eh?
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ad|invite With thanks to Priority from O2 for inviting us to an exclusive reward screening of Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 1 “Out of the Shadows”
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Episode 45 - What a Coming Week! [Season 3 Part 1 Q&A]
Looks like we made it, dear listeners.
As Season 3 Eve falls upon us like a tiny redhead tumbling from the skies, we head back into the circus tent to partake in a little last minute Part 1 clowning.
As we discuss oblivious double handholds and suspicious swoons, we tip our bonnets to all the weeks that never came in honour of the one that finally did. So fill up a plate of jammy dodgers and strawberry shortcake, lay yourself back on the chaise longue and rest your headless jolly pirates upon the biscuit cushion.
The season of Polin is here at last. And it is glorious.
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Show Notes
CinemaBlend: Key Moments Adapted
Available Internationally: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (Pikatus, ISBN: 978-0349429458)
YouTube: Bridgerton Season 3 Trailer
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Episode 44 - What a Conspicuous Ribbon! [Season 3 Part 1 Timeline Speculation]
‘Twas the night before Polin Week, when all through the ton
The clowns were up spiralling over moon balls and Frohn
In this special bonus episode brought to you from the cutting room floor, we dust off our evidence boards and attempt to piece together Season 3 Part 1 using only a folder of stills, a handful of crumbs and the ramblings of some very tired co-hosts.
We’ll be debating the skills of a 14-year-old archer, measuring the circumference of ever-expanding sleeves and enquiring just how easy it is to transport full-length mirrors to country estates. (Asking for a friend-to-lover.)
And as Lord Wilding’s betrayal continues to cut deep, we try to distract ourselves with a moderately lethal game of Kiss Marry Kill. Watch your backs, people of the ton. The Coming Week might be here at last but not everyone can make it to Thursday.*
*No fictional characters were harmed in the making of this podcast. (Uh, Injured brothers, bandaged pirates and broken-hearted Marlboro Men notwithstanding.)
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Spoiler Timestamps
45:17-46:20 – Episode 1 and 2 spoilers
52:05-52:18 – Episode 2 spoilers
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Show Notes
Vogue: Bridgerton’s Costume Designer Talks Season 3
Bustle: Interview with Luke Newton
A Dime Saved: Complete collection of Bridgerton S3 Pt 1 stills
Spotify: Rosa Hesmondhalgh interview with Starving Artists podcast
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The Weekly Crumb - Issue #7: What an Eagerly Awaited Visit [First Kiss Reaction and Promo Discussion]
The embargo has lifted. The promo floodgates have opened. Let's just say we've been awaiting this particular visit for a very long time.
During our crumbs-about-crumbs, we'll be greeting Pen in the Bridgerton entrance hall, celebrating a cheese-loving brother-in-law and gulping down Colin's emotional support beverage. Thirsty times indeed.
And though we’re fresh off the boat from Paris, we find ourselves packing our thermals and ear muffs ready for a little voyage to the...uh, Antarctic. We sure about that, Pen?
Before we set sail, let's take a quick detour back to the Featherington gardens to ask one tiny little life-changing question.
After all, dear listener: one kiss is all it takes.
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Spoiler Information
Full episode discusses recent promo with details of characters, storylines and scenes from both Part 1 and Part 2. We will flag anything we feel is a specific spoiler or are detailed descriptions of unreleased scenes.
Spoiler Timestamps
03:38 - 04:00: Carriage scene spoilers
04:00 - 16:25: General discussion of released Shondaland video with new Part 1 clips (specific spoilers listed below)
11:45 - 12:50: Episode 1 spoilers
13:00 - 14:13: Discussion of released Episode 2 clip from Shondaland video
16:53 - 17:35: Discussion of Part 2 filming leaks
25:00 - 29:20: First kiss spoilers
29:20 - 29:50: Carriage scene spoilers
35:10 - 37:42: LW reveal timeline speculation
39:15 - 43:00: Major casting spoiler
43:00 - 44:30: Marcus Anderson character spoilers
51:00 - 52:45: Veg recapping spoilers
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Show Notes
Clips and additional links can be found in our 'May Promo' highlights on Instagram
YouTube: Bonnie Laufer interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton
YouTube: DC Film Girl interview with cast
YouTube: PayorWait interview with cast
YouTube: Netflix New Looks of Season 3 video [ft. new clips from Part 1]
YouTube: Malditos Nerds interview with cast
YouTube: Blackfilmandtv interview with cast
ABC News: Article with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton interview
Shondaland: Meet the (New) Men of the Ton article
Cosmopolitan: Article with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton interview
Instagram: What a Barb! New footage breakdown
Instagram: What a Barb! New promo links
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The Weekly Crumb - Issue #6: What a Remarkable Shade of Yearning [New Promo & Carriage Teaser Speculation]
"Sweet May hath come to love us, Pen, Colin, their carriage don; And through Netflix heavens above us, The very clowns clown on.”
Welcome to May. Welcome to chaos. We'd tell you to get in the circus tent but this one's already occupied by Pen's finger lickin' good crumb and the final shred of Colin's sanity.
In this emergency Weekly Crumb, we'll be sprinting outside palaces with Colin, wiping the tears away from a distressed Enchanted Pen and squinting very hard at blurry pieces of paper. The more things change, eh?
Get the carriage cleaning crew at the ready, Footman John. Things are about to get rocky.
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SPOILER WARNING: This episode is based entirely on newly released promo but involves discussion of fan theories and possible spoilers, including potential script excerpts.
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Show Notes
First For Women: Interview with Nicola Coughlan
TV Line: Interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton (Part 1, via Twitter)
TV Line: Interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton (Part 2, via Twitter)
Reddit: Theories about Episode 4 script
Reddit: Main new teaser
Reddit: Hand injury clip
Reddit: Tent and market clips
Reddit: Osterley Colin at Full Moon Ball clip
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Customer Reviews
“What a Labor of Love!”
I can’t begin to express how much I love this podcast!! These 4 women have been a catalyst into the POLIN community. The podcast is informative, funny, thoughtful and full of love!!! 🦋🦋
Lovely conversations amongst friends
In my current Bridgerton obsession era - specifically with Polin and I happily stumbled upon What A Barb’s TikTok account. I was so happy they had a podcast!
It’s such a fun and informative podcast. I’ve enjoyed hearing all the theories and it’s just nice to hear friends chit chatting about something they love - they really draw you in and make you feel like a part of the conversation.
Amazing Deep Dive into the Polin World 💛
This is the third Bridgerton podcast I have listened to, and I absolutely love the hosts of this show. They are well informed and Polin fans through and through. It’s so fun to listen to the theories, rewatches, and crumb explorations in anticipation of season 3!