Substitute for Wit

By: Susannah Abel-Zucker
  • Summary

  • Substitute for Wit is a Downton Abbey podcast hosted by Susannah and Hazel. They may be young, but they have plenty of adult views on this rather adult show. Together, they'll watch, research, take notes, occasionally scream, and then talk about it. Taking inspiration from fellow Downton podcast Ring for Tea, Susannah's a Downton superfan, and Hazel knows very little about the show. Susannah will guide Hazel through the dark forest of Downton with her sharp descriptions, expansive knowledge and research skills, and utter confidence in her own opinions, while Hazel will enlighten Susannah with her equally strong opinions, original reactions, and unique world view. This podcast has sadly concluded, but you can listen to Susannah's new podcast, Zanna and Billiam(zannabilliam.com)! She's covering all sorts of TV shows, but no Downton yet(she's trying to convince her terribly stubborn co-host as we speak).
    Copyright 2023 Susannah Abel-Zucker
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Episodes
  • 202: Dinner Parties as a Metaphor for True Love
    Oct 17 2020

    This fortnight, we're talking about the second episode of Season Two and everything that comes along with it. For us, that means plugging our new TikTok account(which Susannah is not happy about) a billion times, mispronouncing some guy's name(he was Lieutenant Courtenay, as well as being featured in two separate movies with Rupert Grint, neither of which was Harry Potter), and continuously genuinely confusing Richard Carlisle with Rupert Murdoch. There's a very thorough deep dive on Toad of Toad Hall that Susannah did back in July, and Susannah accidentally maybe spoils something for Hazel, which leads to two back-to-back fill-for-times.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 201: Holy Snickerdoodle!
    Oct 3 2020

    It's Season Two! Susannah's obviously ecstatic, and Hazel's pretty excited too! We're kicking things off with a few long ramblings from Susannah wherein she talks about U2, her favorite Belgian girl's choir, and tells you if "hot buttered toast with a countess, tuppence a slice" would actually be profitable. Then we scream "MARTHEW" a few thousand times, hence that cold open. And, some current events throw more wrenches in the works than Cora's pregnancy last season. All this and more, on Substitute for Wit, hosted by Hazel, and Susannah, who's sounding like a television promo!

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • 107: Adam Scott, Please Send Us an Email
    Sep 11 2020

    We're closing out Season One with a bang, however brief. In this episode, you'll get to hear us: fangirl over both Adam Scott and Barack Obama; silently imitate Trump; and argue over who looked hot in that fight scene. We look up Italian names for various legumes, Susannah smiles uncontrollably just from thinking about Season Two, and Hazel answers her phone.

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    54 mins

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