Eloise in Oxonia
Join first year student Eloise Weaver, as she embarks on a journey through Oxonia: a dreamy landscape where fiction entwines with the true literary history of Oxford.
As she explores the enchanting streets of Oxford, Eloise meets beloved characters and the brilliant minds behind them—past and present. Eloise’s adventures are fantasy, but the authors, people, and ideas she encounters are as real as you and I.
Podcasting since 2024 • 12 episodes
Eloise in Oxonia
Latest Episodes
Episode 12: The Order of May Morning
In this immersive and surreal episode, we follow Eloise through her final journey in Oxonia. The day takes our young protagonist through Oxford's eccentric and enchanting May Day festivities, from dawn rituals and choral hymns to an intoxicatin...
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Episode 12
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Episode 11: Word Count
As the pressures of final essays mount, Eloise flees Oxford for the unassuming riverside town of Wallingford on the outskirts of Oxfordshire—once home to Agatha Christie. Among castle ruins, tea kettles, and fading carpets, she finds both clari...
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Episode 11
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Episode 10: Evensong
This episode unfolds at a springtime scholars' garden party on historic college grounds, where trimmed hedges, buzzing bees, and eccentric academics set the scene for a day steeped in beauty and introspection. A line from C.S. Lewis...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9: Pimm's and a Punt
Eloise and Iris escape their studies for a dreamy afternoon of punting—only to be ambushed by rivals with cruel intent. What begins as a playful outing spirals into confrontation, injury, and an unexpected, electric moment that shifts everythin...
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Episode 9
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30:15
Episode 8: The Queen of Hearts
Eloise struggles to keep up with her workload and manage the stressors of midyear. To make matters worse, she faces the growing scrutiny of college and an uncomfortable conflict with Jax. She attends a lecture on Seamus Heaney at the exams scho...
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Episode 8
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31:22