https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes daily 0.75 2023-01-28 https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-01 monthly 0.5 2021-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1626305620134-6ZA3HUCDXY706ZEGRJE9/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 1 - Season 1, Episode 1: Wherein we meet our hero, Anthony, and go with him through one of the worst days of his life. https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-3 monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1627529818946-6VTBI9RRL00RTYZ3RU8N/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 3 - Season 1, Episode 3 Wherein our hero stares longingly into a bowl of lamb stew, and then hears a noise. https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-2 monthly 0.5 2021-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1626913192494-SNYFDAGDVD0STJIB43BV/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 2 - Season 1, Episode 2 Wherein we meet our heroine, sip some chocolate, and try to fit ten pounds of backstory in a five-pound bag. Apologies for the audio issues — they mostly dissipate after the first 5 minutes https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-5 monthly 0.5 2021-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1628889599784-24UU3QZNNX8SDYZVXN5U/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 5 - Season 1, Episode 5 Wherein he was a boy She was a girl posing as a sailor boy in search of his maiden voyage Can I make it any more obvious? https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-4 monthly 0.5 2021-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1628140351635-QY4DIRGXS2ELHBFGFW1J/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 4 - Season 1, Episode 4 Wherein our heroine socializes with new acquaintances, and learns about some important facets of a sailor’s life. https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-7 monthly 0.5 2021-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1630016072650-ZAZCE6BRKEFVX7XRH5TA/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 7 - Season 1, Episode 7 Wherein our hero rounds up a gang of side characters for the turbulent story ahead, and also watches our heroine acquire some rope burns Note: Romantic Underpinnings offers its sincerest apologies for accidentally attributing a Wayne’s World reference to Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-6 monthly 0.5 2021-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1629346063911-8N188BUVDDCIIDQ3JXOS/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 6 - Season 1, Episode 6 Wherein our heroes discover that they each have much to hide, and even more to reveal https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-8 monthly 0.5 2021-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1630559145086-MXFB0226T2UAVE71TYJ1/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 8 - Season 1, Episode 8 Wherein our hero and heroine bludgeon the innocent listener with double entendres https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-9 monthly 0.5 2021-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1631252084970-J556I5ETALOZO0N0SLMQ/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 9 - Season 1, Episode 9 In which our hero bellows orders, everyone falls over, and lightning isn’t the only thing causing sparks https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-10 monthly 0.5 2021-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1631775397081-L4JVHVW92E4D597N6HF2/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 10 - Season 1, Episode 10 In which our redoubtable heroes find themselves consumed by a towering inferno of exposition, just as their mission reaches a critical juncture https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-11 monthly 0.5 2021-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1632374681996-RB7T4PUC20OWUK2VAFG7/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 11 - Season 1, Episode 11 In which our heroes speak to French customs officials, share a gangplank, and get stuck in a moment they can’t get out of https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-12 monthly 0.5 2021-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1633216543238-A28GX4WRDY84P1T9BKTR/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 12 - Season 1, Episode 12 Wherein our hero and heroine discuss shipboard discipline, fail to eat a meal together, and finally stop prowling in circles around one another https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-13 monthly 0.5 2021-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1635551730944-Q4MIW5FTO3FNYZGS5T2E/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 13 - Season 1, Episode 13 Wherein our hero and heroine take a pause from their courtship to get mad, rescue the crew, and prod the plot forward. Note: Romantic Underpinnings apologizes for the audio quality in this recording. Next week we will return to the sterling audio quality for which we’ve become renowned in recent episodes. https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-14 monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 14 - Season 1, Episode 14 In which secret identities are revealed, secret missions get underway, and our hero throws a tantrum of heroic proportions https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-16 monthly 0.5 2021-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 16 - Season 1, Episode 16 Wherein our heroine sits on a boat and reminisces about the previous days events, while the next days events begin to gather like ominous clouds https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-15 monthly 0.5 2021-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 15 - Season 1, Episode 15 Wherein our hero's tantrum finally ends—in such a delectable way that the cats got jealous and tried to ruin the podcast recording https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-18 monthly 0.5 2021-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 18 - Season 1, Episode 18 Wherein our hero and heroine leap down a fresh abyss of hijinks, including (but not limited to) a man dressed in silk getting conked on the head https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-17 monthly 0.5 2021-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 17 - Season 1, Episode 17 Wherein our hero and heroine put some cards on the table, keep some cards in their hand, and discover the true conflict in the novel: an unappealing name choice by one of our intrepid hosts https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-20 monthly 0.5 2022-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/1635551730944-Q4MIW5FTO3FNYZGS5T2E/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 19 - Season 1, Episode 19 In which the hosts extol the virtues of French breakfasts, and our hero and heroine make an Irish exit from Rouen due to a panoply of perils https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-20-1 monthly 0.5 2022-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 20 - Season 1, Episode 20 Wherein our heroes ditch their ship, stumble across a farm, and find yet more excuses for protracted physical proximity https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-21 monthly 0.5 2022-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 21 - Season 1, Episode 21 Wherein our hero and heroine sneak across the countryside on mules before getting accosted by a mysterious interloper p.s. the character Andrew was trying to reference at the 30:50 mark was Lady Bracknell https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-23 monthly 0.5 2022-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 23 - Season 1, Episode 23 Wherein our merry band gets a new member, and we do some more fantasy casting for the myriad multimedia adaptations in this show’s future https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-22 monthly 0.5 2022-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 22 - Season 1, Episode 22 Wherein our hero and heroine choose a slightly dubious time to go for a walk in the woods, but it’s all worth it when they sit down https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-25 monthly 0.5 2022-02-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 25 - Season 1, Episode 25 Wherein our hero goes to a bathhouse in Paris, and the juicy narrative possibilities opened up by this move make up for its arguable anachronism https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-24 monthly 0.5 2022-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 24 - Season 1, Episode 24 Wherein our hero’s naivete is as monumental and overwhelming as the city of Paris, where our characters have coincidentally just arrived https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-26 monthly 0.5 2022-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 26 - Season 1, Episode 26 Wherein our hero fails to make an appearance, our heroine relies on her wits, and the reader will cling to faith in the power of “amour” https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-27 monthly 0.5 2022-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 27 - Season 1, Episode 27 Wherein our hero makes a slight strategic blunder in a bathhouse, leading to perhaps his most compromised position yet https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-28 monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 28 - Season 1, Episode 28 Wherein our heroine sneaks around a palace, furtively scrambling toward a heartening reunion https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-29 monthly 0.5 2022-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 29 - Season 1, Episode 29 Wherein our hero gets rescued, our heroine proves her capacity for self-sacrifice, and the side characters are approximately as useless as ever https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-30 monthly 0.5 2022-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 30 - Season 1, Episode 30 Wherein a plan emerges from a crucible of incompetence and chaos, sending our heroes hurtling toward a final confrontation https://www.romanticunderpinnings.com/episodes/episode-31 monthly 0.5 2022-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef60f18e85a97086fd46e1/a39f622e-f485-4354-b294-ef487192ed44/RomUnder.jpg Episodes - Episode 31 - Season 1, Episode 31 Wherein our hero and heroine refine their plan over pastries, and our intrepid hosts live vicariously through our hero and heroine. 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