Jen Brister

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1,014 appearances 4 recordings 4 series first heard Oct 2024 last heard 21 Jun

Jen Brister’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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You're Dead to Me · Marie Antoinette (Radio Edit) · 23 Jan 2026 podcast

No, 37.

Oh, she's 37.

Oh, my gosh.

Yeah, and a very deliberate and successful smear campaign, which really undid all of the nobility to a degree and the French court as a whole.

It's weird, isn't it?

The more you learn about these people, the more you give them a third dimension.

I can see that she's an incredibly flawed human being, but also she was a product of what the court created.

Thank you.

I really enjoyed that.

I thought it was fascinating.

Yeah.

And also the parallels about celebrity now, you can see them clearly, especially with social media.

Because the printing press existed and you think people were able to get things out so much easier.

It was much easier to augment your celebrity, but it was much easier to pull you down as well.

People will believe what they want to believe.

And still do.

That's a good one.

Hello, Max.

Lovely to meet you.

It didn't feel particularly out of the ordinary, although some extraordinary things did happen.

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