In this spin-off of the Perennials Podcast, host Victoria Russell reads aloud Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery and shares reflections on each chapter.
Episodes
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
In Chapter 11 of Anne of Green Gables, Marilla gives Anne a few (less than satisfactory) new dresses and tells her it's time to go to Sunday School. Anne must contend with a lack of puffed sleeves, stares and whispers from the other little girls, and boredom in the pews. Marilla must contend with the discomfort of realizing she agrees with some of Anne's observations.
Chapter reading: 0:15 - 9:19
Reflections on the chapter: 9:21 - 14:38
Original air date: April 18, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
In Chapter 12 of Anne of Green Gables, Anne meets her potential bosom friend Diana Barry. Will Diana be charmed by Anne's suggestion that they perform a solemn oath of eternal friendship, or will she run screaming back to her strict mother?
Chapter reading: 0:14 - 10:28
Reflections on the chapter: 10:31 - 13:43
Original air date: April 23, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
In Chapter 13 of Anne of Green Gables, Anne tells Marilla about her adventures playing with Diana at Idlewild and looks forward with fervent anticipation to the upcoming Sunday School picnic. Marilla and Anne exchange different views on expectation and disappointment, and Anne wonders: will she finally get to taste ice cream for the first time, or will the gathering be rained out?
Original air date: April 25, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
In Chapter 14 of Anne of Green Gables, Marilla's prized amethyst brooch goes missing, and Anne was the last one to touch it. Anne swears she didn't lose it, but the evidence is stacked against her. Is Anne telling the truth? Will Marilla believe her and let her attend the much-anticipated Sunday School picnic? Will Anne finally get to try ice cream? Or will she remain locked in the east gable forever?
Chapter reading: 0:14 - 15:19
Reflections on the chapter: 15:21 - 21:39
Original air date: April 28, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
In Chapter 15 of Anne of Green Gables, Anne starts school, so you know we're in for a wild ride! After an uneventful but enjoyable first few weeks, Gilbert Blythe pulls Anne's braid and calls her "Carrots," and let's just say he ends up with a slate tablet broken over his head. Will Anne ever forgive Gilbert? Will she return to school? And will her creepy teacher stop hitting on his sixteen-year-old student long enough to teach the class?
Chapter reading: 0:14 - 26:56
Reflections on the chapter: 26:59 - 38:33
Original air date: May 2, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
In Chapter 16 of Anne of Green Gables, Anne invites Diana over for tea and Diana ends up stumbling home drunk as a skunk. What was up with that raspberry cordial that Anne served her, and will Mrs. Barry ever forgive Diana's bosom friend?
Chapter reading: 0:14 - 19:12
Reflections on the chapter: 19:17 - 26:06
Original air date: May 10, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
In Chapter 17 of Anne of Green Gables, Diana tells Anne she loves her and the two share a tearful goodbye, though their souls will of course commune forevermore. Anne returns to school, and the rivalry between her and Gilbert heats up. Who will get top marks on the next exam? Will Anne ever master decimals? And will Anne's love for Diana truly prove inextinguishable?
Chapter reading: 0:14 - 10:39
Reflections on the chapter: 10:42 - 19:03
Original air date: May 16, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
In Chapter 18 of Anne of Green Gables, Anne and Matthew are enjoying a cozy winter evening at home, while Marilla, Mrs. Lynde, and many other Avonlea residents (including both doctors...which seems like a bad idea, in hindsight) are off at a political rally a few towns over. Diana comes flying to Green Gables in tears, because her baby sister has fallen sick and the babysitter is totally clueless about croup. Matthew races off to find a doctor while Anne hurries to the Barry household to take care of Minnie May. Will Anne save Minnie's life? And might this act be enough to melt the icy heart of Mrs. Barry?
Chapter reading: 0:14 - 16:26
Reflections on the chapter: 16:30 - 25:11
Original air date: May 22, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
In Chapter 19 of Anne of Green Gables, Diana invites Anne to a late night concert and sleepover at her house for her birthday. Anne can't wait to have the honor of spending the night in the Barrys' spare room, like a proper guest. But when Diana and Anne go barreling into the spare room and dive onto the bed, they find someone under the covers. Who did Anne and Diana unwittingly attack in their sleep? And will this person react with good humor...or will she vow to take out her wrath on the Barry family?
Original air date: June 1, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
In Chapter 20 of Anne of Green Gables, it's springtime and everything is coming up roses, except for the spruce grove which, in Anne's imagination, is now absolutely teeming with ghosts, goblins, ghouls and all manner of dreaded "white things." Will Anne have the courage to journey through the Haunted Wood to fetch an apron pattern for Marilla? Will she survive the harrowing trip? And for the love of mayflowers, will Marilla ever tell Anne how much she loves her?
Chapter reading: 0:14 - 11:19
Reflections on the chapter: 11:23 - 18:28
Original air date: June 7, 2020