Episodes

  • Gentleman Jack Crack Trailer
    Jun 24 2019
    Hey ho friends! Welcome to Gentleman Jack Crack: A Queer AF Podcast. Join hosts Candice & Terrance as they deep dive into this spectacular new show from BBC & HBO with special bonus episodes that explore the lives of these inspiring historical figures. Explicit language & ridiculous hi-jinks should always be expected.

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  • Gentleman Jack Crack - “I Was Just Passing”
    Jul 18 2019

    In this first episode of Gentleman Jack Crack, we get into the series debut entitled “I Was Just Passing” written and directed by series creator Sally Wainwright. We go scene by scene to breakdown the introductions to this wonderful cast of characters, while mixing in some history tidbits here and there. We totally didn’t expect for our first episode to be this long, but we so enjoy musing about this show, and welp.


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    Chapter Marks:


    03:33 - The Haters of Halifax

    09:15 - The Mystery of Shibden Hall

    11:31 - Meet Marian Lister

    13:35 - Everybody drinks!

    19:20 - Aunt Anne waxes poetic

    24:55 - Captain Lister and his Parade of Shade

    27:12 - “Jaunty music” you can twerk to

    31:07 - THIS SCENE THOUGH!! “alight & walk bitch”

    35:02 - Anne’s Wonderful Contradictions

    38:59 - “Shabby little Shibden”

    44:20 - Dinner with the Listers

    49:27 - Eugenie’s candor

    56:50 - The scandal of the high flier & letters from Mariana

    1:02:55 - Anne opens her diary to chapter H

    1:08:16 - Aunt Anne provides a much needed distraction

    1:19:25 - Ann Walker & life in “The Birdcage”

    1:27:55 - Anne & Daddy Lister go to town

    1:32:13 - MISANDRY!

    1:41:17 - Dinner with the Listers is our favorite time of day

    1:46:10 - Mariana & The Tale of the Toxic Safety Blanket

    1:53:39 - After O Etiquette, Mariana is a mess

    2:02:23 - Delicious foreshadowing from Mariana

    2:03:11 - It’s all about Miss Lister at Crow Nest

    2:06:45 - Can we get Suranne singing on season 2 please?!

    2:08:40 - Gossiping Dr. Kenny

    2:11:52 - Ann Walker got the “glow up” reaction

    2:15:39 - Gemma Whelan and her genius 4th wall breaks

    2:17:57 - “TICK TOCK!” a.k.a gay poetry

    2:23:48 - Anne Lister calls on Miss Walker for the 1st time

    2:24:37 - So there are deleted scenes?!?!

    2:28:40 - Final Thoughts

    2:23:17 - The Curious Case of Eugenie Pierre

    2:40:16 - Thank you for listening!


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    2 hrs and 44 mins
  • Gentleman Jack Historical Nightcap - Sullen & in Love: The Tale of a Jaunty Baby Gay
    Aug 1 2019

    Hey ho and welcome to our very first #HistoricalNightcap installment of #GentlemanJackCrack! In this episode we take a look at a number of entries from Anne’s early life as a jaunty baby gay and the harrowing aftermath of trying to wife Vere Hobart. We also discuss Anne’s diary entry where she mentions meeting with a young Ann Walker who “overtook her”, and Mariana, Mariana, Mariana... Join us with a beverage of your choosing, as we take a deeper look into the extraordinary life of Anne Lister.


    Please see below for relevant chapter marks, and follow us on all the things for daily talk of grubbling. @gentlemanjackcrack @gentlemancrack


    Chapter Markers:


    2:06 - “Icarus" a deeper look

    2:47 - The importance of Aunt Anne

    6:55 - Heteroflexibles, staring Vere & Lady Gordon

    12:19 - Anne the Optimist

    14:25 - Anne & Mariana: The #Anniana Saga

    16:49 - The “Dame de Compagnie” Scheme

    20:22 - Mariana choosing Anne's "companion”.. WTF

    24:45 - The adorable bickering Lister Sisters

    26:19 - The Toxic Loop of Annianna

    28:29 - Just a sullen girl without a Dame

    29:56 - Anne's Relentless Optimism

    31:55 - 19th Century Mens Undie Tangent

    35:43 - Polite Society Bullshit

    37:22 - Hide Your Daughters & Your Wives!

    38:51 - M is for Melancholy

    40:05 - The Thirst Anne Deserves

    42:23 - More Politeness with Lady Stuart

    44:38 - Young Anne: Rockstar of Hallifax

    45:55 - The Lovers are Discovered!

    48:08 - Sullen and in Love: The Tale of a Jaunty Baby Gay

    49:21 - Anne Remember's Ann's Thirst..Vividly

    52:14 - Let's Talk About Journaling

    59:34 - Discussing the book ’Secret Diaries Past & Present'

    1:01:27 - Shabby Little Shibden & the Tale of Anne's Accent

    1:02:59 - Candice read too many books

    1:03:38 - Theories on Ann Walker's back pain

    1:05:57 - AHS: 19th Century Medicine for Women

    1:07:32 - Closing Remarks

    1:09:14 - More Isabella Norcliffe Please!

    1:10:25 - The BBC Film... um

    1:16:03 - BBC why must you torture us so!

    1:21:23 - A jaunty toast to close it out


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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Gentleman Jack Crack - “I Just Went There to Study Anatomy”
    Aug 1 2019

    During this episode of #GentlemanJackCrack we take what can only be described as an Iliad length journey, through the beauty that is episode two of of the HBO/BBC series Gentleman Jack entitled “I Just Went There to Study Anatomy”. We discuss the ever growing thirst of Lady Ann of House Parched, Anne “Hide Your Wives” Lister snatching petticoats with sexy math words like “thruppence” and “ha’penny per corve”, the toxicity of Anniana (Anne & Mariana; do we like this ship name?), and so much more. Too much? We hope not!


    See below for relevant chapter marks, and follow us on all the things for daily talk of grubbling! @gentlemanjackcrack @gentlemancrack


    Chapter Marks:


    2:46 - A jaunty twerk to start the episode

    5:24 - Miss Lister for Miss Walker

    14:50 - Oh to have Anne Walker's diaries..

    16:52 - The BBC myth of the 3min grubble

    19:13 - Gaybies and Anne's morbid flirting

    21:05 - Anne ruins petticoats with her knowledge of science

    24:39 - Ann's sigh = 29 years of repressed thirst

    25:35 - Booth gets told about Eugenie

    27:38 - Back at Crow Nest & The spectrum of "grubbling"

    30:39 - Anne beckons Ann with body language

    39:26 - Washington on a horse to catch Anne + coal business

    44:33 - The biggest prick in Halifax: Christopher Rawson

    51:02 - No loyalty in the Rawson family

    52:16 - Anne calls on the Hardcastles

    55:19 - Mrs. Hardcastle ruins her petticoats

    58:29 - Anne's #BDE confuses Henry

    1:00:56 - Is the "very ladylike" Paris look Mariana's impact?

    1:03:45 - Anne & her brother sword fighting.. PLEASE & THANK YOU

    1:06:47 - Anne daydreams of her chaumière at lunch

    1:12:21 - Constructing a gay lady love shack

    1:16:51 - The Ann(e)'s take a walk

    1:17:48 - A humble request for letter writing fan fic

    1:22:48 - Gay stress leads to paper knife destruction

    1:26:39 - Too gay to cope... Vere's impact

    1:28:27 - "I think it would".... BITCH!

    1:32:11 - Anne's perception of queerness

    1:33:45 - L Word: The Harlot/Fingersmith Edition.. a tangent

    1:37:48 - George tries to holla at Eugenie

    1:39:16 - Pocketholes!

    1:45:40 - Anne "Hungry like the Wolf" Lister

    1:54:20 - "I could never despise you Anne.."

    1:56:04 - Near queer with a bloody handkerchief

    2:00:16 - Mrs. Priestly the gossipy matchmaker

    2:03:56 - Back at Shibden new letters appear

    2:06:40 - The Booth girls troll their daddy

    2:07:30 - Anne & Christopher Rawson face off

    2:13:45 - Catherine gives a Ted Talk about bonnets.. to herself

    2:16:26 - Passionate Anne Walker makes her debut

    2:25:06 - GAY HIGH ALERT: SWEATY ANNE DOING MATHS

    2:36:11 - "Thruppence ha'penny per corve" a.k.a. pillow talk

    2:42:23 - The infamous Lister Bell makes it's debut

    2:44:46 - Christopher Rawson gaslights his brother

    2:47:00 - "Paint me like one of your French girls.."

    2:51:01 - The Gondola, The bosom + more parallels

    3:00:32 - GJ is a goddamn masterpiece.. where are the Emmys?!

    3:06:36 - Anne Walker gives some advice.. with a touch

    3:10:42 - Catherine ruins the moment

    3:12:46 - Mr. Hinscliff plays himself

    3:17:41 - A Grand Het Wedding

    3:22:44 - The Gay Jaunt is back.. to the Lake District!

    3:24:02 - Final Thoughts

    3:27:45 - Ode to the Petticoat: Why Doth Thee Smite Me

    3:29:16 - Shoutout to all our Well Well carry overs! We love you!3:33:54 - A Jaunty Sign Off: The struggle continues


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    3 hrs and 35 mins
  • Gentleman Jack Historical Nightcap - A Jaunty Ted Talk on: Grubbling, The Chaumiere, and the Legend of the Petticoats
    Aug 7 2019

    Hey ho friends! Be forewarned we get a little turnt this episode thanks to honey whiskey and apple brandy, but we’re thinking this will be a running theme. In this second #HistoricalNightcap installment of #GentlemanJackCrack, we talk grubbling, grubbling, and then grubbling some more. Oh to toil with the petticoats! And toil she did.. Anne Lister that is, and we deep dive into a few of our favorite entries about her gay adventures with Mrs. Barlow, while also taking a look at what is known of the Lister family, her DIY moss house ambitions, and Anne and Ann’s first day date which leads to an incurred cross! Join us with a beverage of your choosing, as we take a deeper look into the extraordinary life of Anne Lister.


    Please see below for relevant chapter marks, and follow us on all the things for daily talk of grubbling. @gentlemanjackcrack @gentlemancrack


    Chapter Marks:


    0:18 - Dranks! Let's get into it

    3:29 - So that happened.. a queer vortex

    6:48 - PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR THE FINALE!

    13:04 - Deep in the Lister Code Matrix

    14:59 - The Anne Lister DeCode Collective

    17:40 - Lets Talk About Grubbling

    19:20 - Mrs. Barlow and The Toiling of the Petticoats

    21:44 - Petticoat Pulsations: a scientific study

    25:24 - 1 grubble, 2 grubble, 3 grubble, 4

    26:33 - A very sprung Mrs. Barlow

    30:34 - Vintage thirsty Anne & pretty Miss Browne

    33:30 - 19th Century Wall Sex, the preamble

    38:17 - The Patriarchy in an odd freak

    39:46 - Oh Miss Lister! What a gay

    41:43 - Lesbian sex: A scandal invented by the men

    45:37 - Aunt Anne Lister & Family + The irony of marriage

    49:00 - The early jaunty years at school

    52:51 - Mrs. Taylor, the "Miss Honey" of the 19th Century

    54:29 - Queer Anime Tangent

    58:00 - Georgian L Word: Isabella, Anne & Mariana

    1:04:25 - The Rise of Zaddy Lister

    1:09:24 - The Paperknife

    1:11:06 - Sweaty, Dirty, Anne Lister

    1:14:32 - The Chaumiere

    1:15:42 - Mr. Hinscliff plays himself in real life

    1:19:42 - Talking with Mrs. Priestley about the exes

    1:23:17 - The First Showing a.k.a. Day Date in a Bugatti

    1:27:45 - Incurring the first cross about Miss Walker

    1:30:35 - Slumbering queerness, what can be known?

    1:32:52 - Referencing Natasha Holmes book

    1:36:43 - Protect the reputation, not the petticoats

    1:37:45 - Crafting a Chaumiere & planning for a wife

    1:40:36 - Captain Lister spot on portrayal

    1:42:06 - A New Start for Miss L obsessing

    1:45:59 - A letter from Miss Walker of House Parched

    1:47:57 - A letter from Mariana and the real Eugenie

    1:50:57 - We must keep the code alive!

    1:51:41 - Final Thoughts

    1:53:43 - Flamecon 2019 Announcement

    1:55:36 - Oops it's.. John Booth?

    1:56:13 - A jaunty toast to close it out!


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    2 hrs and 1 min
  • Gentleman Jack Crack - "Oh is That What You Call It?"
    Aug 21 2019

    WE’RE FINALLY HERE YOU GUYS! It’s the debut of the Chaumiere and Anne finally gets through those damn petticoats! Praises be to our Patron Saint of Thirst Anne Walker, whose courage leads to life changing grubbles and a declaration of love.


    Please see below for relevant chapter marks, and follow us on all the things for daily talk of grubbling. @gentlemanjackcrack @gentlemancrack


    Chapter Marks:


    0:18 - Intro - I can hear the bells!

    2:34 - Anne of House Thirst, Thank you!

    3:51 - So there are other hidden clips out there?

    7:15 - A drone flew around Shibden Hall!

    8:45 - “Unlike-able Female Protagonists”…

    14:21 - Mrs. Stanfield Rawson & Delia Rawson for Miss Walker

    24:29 - Wild Horses Tangent: a peak into our randomness

    26:45 - A Very Het Engagement

    28:54 - The Chaumiere!!!! A First Look

    35:58 - The Anne Lister Medical Fact of the Week

    54:08 - Marian as the messenger who gets shot

    55:22 - Back at Crow Nest on The Best Day Ever!

    59:35 - Home to Shibden and its dark out now

    1:03:34 - Anne tells Auntie about her magical day

    1:06:46 - John's tragic backstory

    1:08:04 - Breakfast, Marian’s petty, and Anne's Exes

    1:09:59 - Gambling Anne in the company of bad women

    1:13:34 - Sowden fucks up for the last time

    1:16:48 - Gossiping Captain Lister

    1:30:46 - Marian wants to date a carpet man

    1:33:10 - Anne reads the poisonous letter

    1:40:58 - Sherlock Anne, back on the case

    1:41:47 - Christopher Rawson.. please do less

    1:44:05 - Anne Lister burns the letter

    1:46:45 - Give Thomas’ little sister an Emmy please

    1:49:32 -Jeremiah's Letter and another deleted scene

    1:51:30 - Anne gossips with Auntie before her date

    1:55:31 - A Gay Dinner Date

    2:00:50 - Tea Time after Dark

    2:06:56 - John bungles the pick up

    2:08:40 - HORIZONTAL GRUBBLING ON THE CHAISE

    2:12:55 - Thirsty Ann has a gay panic

    2:16:45 - A jaunty walk back to Shibden with John

    2:19:11 - a Pig amongst the Pigs

    2:21:23 - Auntie & Anne discuss John Abott

    2:23:35 - The Busy Body of Halifax

    2:25:11 - Thomas tries to appeal to Anne Lister

    2:26:59 - A Sad baby gay and a peak into anxiety

    2:35:57 - Panic at the Sowden Farm

    2:40:36 - Mrs. Priestly jaunts to the service entrance

    2:42:32 - A Steamy Makeout at Crow Nest

    2:43:49 - Anne makes it through those damn petticoats!

    2:46:11 - Conflicting soundtracks for a love scene

    2:49:11 - “What the hell is going, between the sheets in my home??”

    2:52:49 - Lady Walker of House Parched, First of Her name, Legend of Crow Nest

    2:54:12 - SHALL WE GO UPSTAIRS???

    2:58:05 - That smile.. We love the attention to detail!

    3:02:03 - Holding hands like teenagers in love

    3:02:58 - Final Thoughts

    3:06:43 - It's after dawn.. the end. Thank you for listening!!


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    3 hrs and 9 mins
  • Gentleman Jack Historical Nightcap - Thirsty Ann Walker, a Shocked Anne Lister & the Legend of “Man Keen"
    Aug 30 2019

    Jaunty and tipsy, we dive into the latest #HistoricalNightcap where we awkwardly announce our Patreon and celebrate Anne finally getting “near queer”, but more importantly, the revelation that Ann Walker’s divine thirstiness had Anne so shook, she thought the gal “man keen”. In this adjunct installment of #GentlemanJackCrack, during the first half we add in a new segment: ‘Script Breakdowns with Sally’ where we go over important notes & deleted scenes found in the posted episode scripts.


    In the second half it’s all diary entries, with talk of Anne’s ridiculous contradictions, her constant incurring of crosses, and of course grubbling. Join us with a beverage of your choosing, as we take a deeper look into the extraordinary life of Anne Lister and her courtship of the lovely Ann Walker.


    Also, we have a Patreon now! Please see below for relevant chapter marks + links, and follow us on all the things for daily talk of grubbling. @gentlemanjackcrack @gentlemancrack


    upport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gentlemanjackcrack


    Ann Walker’s Back Medical Links:

    https://sinicropispine.com/spine-injuries-horseback-riding/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20963691

    https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/drugs-that-relieve-nerve-pain


    Chapter Marks:


    0:23 - Intro + Flamecon 2019 Wrap Up!

    9:07 - Our awkward Patreon Announcement

    21:17 - Mariana Lawton Fantasy Series

    29:32 - The Patron Saint of Thirst Praye

    31:13 - Ann Walker's Back: Medical Insight from a Listener

    41:07 - NEW SEGMENT: Sally's script notes & insights for 103!

    44:16 - First Kiss in the Chaumiere

    46:04 - Notes for "Stay all Night"

    47:23 - 1st deleted 4th wall break

    48:28 - “Whilst you're staying here" notes

    50:16 - 19 y/o gambling Anne Lister among "bad women"

    1:01:51 - 2nd deleted 4th wall break

    1:04:37 - “Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink..Grubble, Grubble”

    1:06:57 - The Dinner Date: Insights on gay stress

    1:08:46 - Anne Lister military fantasies

    1:16:23 - Miss Walker's thick knitted drawers

    1:18:15 - “Let nature guide you.." BITCH!!!

    1:19:45 - Anne Lister Medical Fact of the Week

    1:20:02 - Deleted scene about Eugenie's Het Engagement

    1:21:35 - Eliza on her bullshit: Notes on Mrs. Priestly

    1:25:20 - “SHALL WE GO UPSTAIRS?!"

    1:29:39 - DIARY ENTRIES SEGMENT - A Shared Orgasm

    1:32:57 - Birthday Grubbles; September is blessed

    1:35:29 - The exchanging of gifts & books a.k.a Georgian flirting

    1:37:49 - “Shoot a bitch in my name"

    1:41:11 - Anne Lister's change in eating habits

    1:43:43 - 2 Relatives make an unexpected social call

    1:45:05 - Miss Walker enchanted by the Chaumiere

    1:48:06 - Ann Walker's problem with the Priestley’s

    1:49:27 - In love in the Chaumiere

    1:52:58 - “Quite well enough for comfort" a breakdown

    1:56:08 - Thirsty Ann makes a visit for grubbles

    1:57:41 - Anne gets petty as she muses on Mariana

    2:04:12 - The discussion on marriage

    2:09:39 - Crow Nest vs Shibden for matrimony

    2:11:21 - Ann Walker's panic at the grubble disco

    2:13:53 - Anne Lister's idea of a romantic marraige

    2:17:15 - Anne mistake gay thirst for "man keen"

    2:26:04 - The Haters of Halifax

    2:32:10 - Anne's chase for money & status

    2:34:37 - Thirsty Ann reads "dirty" poems

    2:37:07 - Anne thinks Catherine & Ann be fucking LOL

    2:42:37 - A jealous "busy body"

    2:45:47 - Middle fingers, love declarations & gay confusion

    2:51:30 - Grubbles in a gig/high flyer??

    2:53:42 - Looking for the most discreet indiscreet grubble locations!


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    3 hrs and 5 mins
  • Gentleman Jack Crack - “Most Women are Dull and Stupid”
    Sep 6 2019

    We’re halfway through the season guys! Can you believe it? In this midway point episode from #GentlemanJackCrack we discuss the sapphic angst beginning to surface between our ladies and interrupt their peaceful grubbles. Ann Walker’s sleeves are the largest they’ve ever been, Anne gets dirty with the men again, and our Patron Saint of Thirst gets another letter. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY LETTERS?? We also get a cameo from Mariana Lawton and her brother (spoiler: it’s PETTY) in this recap of Gentleman Jack episode 4 “Most Women are Dull and Stupid”.


    For our Patreon subscribers, you’ve probably already seen the first “watch along” we posted for this episode, but that’s now a thing! Please see below for relevant chapter marks + links, and follow us on all the things for daily talk of grubbling. @gentlemanjackcrack @gentlemancrack


    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gentlemanjackcrack


    Chapter Marks:


    0:35 - Intro

    2:42 - Terrance is upset

    8:59 - Mrs. Priestley is vexed

    15:14 - Grubbles in York

    23:10 - “Have you written Mariana"

    26:23 - Anne Walker + color theory + the biggest sleeves EVER

    32:47 - Thomas is stressed tf out

    34:23 - From the Gruber to Aunt Anne's

    41:52 - Marian is back at Shibden

    44:27 - Sad Eugenie & Elizabeth's backstory

    46:03 - Brooding Thomas tells a tall tale

    49:34 - Ann Walker is a beautiful mess

    54:14 - Awkwardness at the Priestley's

    57:54 - Anne jaunts back to Shibden to get shit done

    59:39 - Jeremiah back on his bullshit & more maths from Anne

    1:05:05 - Anne & Marian half jaunt into town

    1:10:46 - Anne jaunts to the pit to get dirty

    1:15:05 - Deleted Scene: Anne's still dirty & Marian's mad

    1:17:48 - Anne talks to Mr. Parkhill about business

    1:21:03 - Lister biceps + bath notes

    1:22:55 - Panic at Crow Nest

    1:30:28 - Moody post grubbles & the fraught morning after

    1:39:55 - Heartbreak at Shibden

    1:43:19 - Elderly Mrs. Rawson is THE BEST Rawson

    1:48:42 - Anne distracts herself with mans work & conversation

    1:54:19 - A Very Het Meeting at the Sowden Farm

    1:58:26 - Its decision day.. and there are fruits

    2:05:02 - 1st Fight Blues & a "grubby little wretch"

    2:16:01 - Closing out with misandry

    2:22:13 - Predictions for episode 5

    2:24:47 - Fight Fact of the Week

    2:25:31 - T-shirt giveaway announcement! We got a winner!


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    2 hrs and 34 mins