About this episode
To subscribe to FT Weekend wherever you listen, click here: https://link.chtbl.com/ftweekend ------- Two hundred years after Jane Austen’s novels were published, adaptations are still going strong. This summer saw the release of Fire Island, a gay adaptation of Pride and Prejudice , and the Netflix original, Persuasion . Brooke Masters, our US investment and industries editor and a lifelong Jane Austen fan, and University of Maine literature professor Caroline Bicks, join Lilah to talk about the novelist’s enduring appeal. Then , the Boston Marathon has a new non-binary gender category. This is one of three approaches to trans inclusion that elite sports have taken so far. Lilah invites US sports business correspondent Sara Germano on to discuss. ------- Want to stay in touch? We love hearing from you. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We’re on Twitter @ftweekendpod , and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap . ------- Links and mentions from the episode: – To subscribe to FT Weekend on its own feed in Apple podcasts click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ft-weekend/id1179847741 – Brooke is on Twitter @ brookeamasters . Sara is on Twitter @ germanotes – The FT’s review of Fire Island: https://on.ft.com/3gtH11R and Netflix’s Persuasion: https://on.ft.com/3MTbB0X – A recent FT Magazine piece by Sara: ‘What next for Brittney Griner – and for women’s sport?’ https://on.ft.com/3eUMbDG – To stay up to date on the business of sports, you may like the FT newsletter Scoreboard: https://www.ft.com/scoreboard ------- Special offers for FT Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial can be found here: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast ------- Clips courtesy of Paramount, SearchLight Pictures, Sony Pictures, Miramax and Universal. ------- Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.