Coriolanus is a guy whose name ends with the word "anus". There's nothing we can do about that.If you want to hear about the play, you can listen Here!Some articles on Coriolanus:Revisting Shakespeare's Coriolanus: New York TimesT.S. E

The Hollow Crown

Nov 30th, 2014

It's no wonder everyone suggested we watch Hollow Crown, it's an excellent production. We talk about it Here!The Globe Player is a great source of performances at the Globe Theater. Check it out!Indian version of Hamlet on NYTimes15 Mi

Richard III

Sep 30th, 2014

Our episode on Richard III is more rushed than a usual episode because the play is extremely long. I'd like to come back to it to explore some of the interesting details we skipped. If anyone would like to hear that kind of episode, let us know

BookClub 2

Jul 28th, 2014

To celebrate our third season, we thought we'd make an episode no one was asking for: another book club!The books we talk about:The Science of Shakespeare by Dan FalkThe Secret Life of William Shakespeare by Jude MorganOphelia by Lisa K

Hamlet Act V

Jun 25th, 2014

This is our 50th episode! The next episode is the beginning of season three, with our second Book Club episode.Hamlet Act V is an odd one, like the rest of Hamlet.Please vote on what you want the next episode to be!

Hamlet at the Guthrie

Jun 10th, 2014

We went to see Hamlet at the Guthrie! Then we made a podcast about what we thought.We also talk about the Patreon campaign to support the podcast.This does not count as an "episode" in terms of Patreon. Just a little bonus! Our next episode

Hamlet Act IV

May 17th, 2014

We talk about Hamlet, Act IV. People start dying. I think we're going to do an episode about Polonius Laertes and Ophelia later. Especially considering whether they are necessary to the play.New websites!Tumblr PatreonPatreon guide:Patr

Patronage

Apr 22nd, 2014

Our choice of the theme for This Episode was not a coincidence: We're starting a Patreon campaign, so Patronage in Shakespeare's time seemed appropriate.The Patreon page can be found HERE. You can set an automatic donation to the podcast with

Hamlet Act III

Feb 21st, 2014

Act III is really good. In fact, we skimmed over it a bit too fast, and I think we're going to have to have an episode about the monologues at some point. The monologues are so important, and have so much content, they certainly justify it.F

Hamlet Act II

Nov 20th, 2013

Act II is a lighter part of Hamlet. More jokes, fewer ghosts. We find out a lot about our characters.Anne Barton, a Shakespeare critic, recently died, if you want to find some of her writing, try out her page on the New York Review of Books,

Interview: Much Ado About Nothing

Oct 3rd, 2013

We're happy to reveal our secret project: an interview of the Six Elements Theater Company! They're putting on Much Ado About Nothing soon, and we were very fortunate to be able to interview them about it.Our next episode is Hamlet: Act II.

Hamlet Act I

Sep 2nd, 2013

We're doing Hamlet in a series of five Acts. I think it's a way that we can look at the development of the story and characters as we go through it. Here's Act I.Warning, if you haven't seen Hamlet, or know the story, I'd strongly advise seei

BardCast BookClub

Jun 26th, 2013

Our new episode is about some Shakespeare books.Kill All the Lawyers?: Shakespeare's Legal Appeal Narrow interest matter, but well written and some interesting sectionsShakespeare: The Invention of the Human Full of opinions, some of them

The Taming of the Shrew

Apr 25th, 2013

iTunes link doesn't seem to be working at the moment, but the episode is still available through this link. (Is there anyone out there who runs a server that could host these episodes? Our current solution may not be working.)I think that Tam

Shakespeare's Histories

Mar 31st, 2013

Shakespeare's Histories are an odd category; they don't encompass all of the Shakespearean plays that are from historical events. I prefer to think of them as "Shakespeare's modern history", since they are events whose effects still mattered in

Measure for Measure

Jan 31st, 2013

Sorry about the delay everyone. We both have part time jobs that make it difficult to find a time to work together, and we had to scrap an episode that didn't work, and we got discouraged about the whole process, but here's a new episode!Meas

Twelfth Night

Jul 31st, 2012

We both like Twelfth Night a lot. It's our new episode!We've been having a lot of cool comments here, I'm excited about our next mini-episode discussion!

MicroCast 1: Dirty Jokes and Translating Shakespeare

Jun 14th, 2012

In this episode we take a whole new approach. We bring up some issues, but don't have definitive answers.So what do you think aboutIs Othello about race?Should extinct words in Shakespeare be translated into modern English?How explicit sh

Cymbeline

May 18th, 2012

Cymbeline is a weird play. It isn't really a tragedy, despite its title. Our next episode is 12th Night.Sorry again for the delay: Jeff and I both finished school recently, so we should be able to get these out faster from here on out. http

Julius Caesar

Mar 8th, 2012

Sorry about the extreme delay, both Jeff and I are working and going to school now, so we don't have as much time for podcasting and editing as we'd like. Also, I was sick for about a month and a half.The episode is available Here.Hark! A V

"Anonymous"

Dec 14th, 2011

Anonymous has come and gone, so now is probably the best time to release a belated counterpoint podcastTo sum up, it's bad writing and bad history.The next episode is Antony and Cleopatra, vote for what you want to see after that!EDIT/COR

Much Ado About Nothing

Nov 1st, 2011

Much Ado About Nothing is a good play, with many good turns of phrase by Shakespeare. So many, in fact, that I forgot some of my favorites!Is it not strange that sheeps' guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?Benedick, Act II, Scene III

What Is Hamlet

Sep 2nd, 2011

Hamlet is a cool play, and a cool guy. We did an episode about the play. Don't worry, this is just an overview, we're going to dig in much deeper with later episodes.Here's a sample from the "Bad Quarto", "Good Quarto", and the First Folio

Ben Jonson

Aug 2nd, 2011

A new month, and a new episode of BardCast! This one is about Ben Jonson, he was a pretty cool guy, if rather stuck-up. Please respond to our newest poll, while you're here!This is one of the better sources of Jonson's works. Things I forgo

Bonus BardCast: Best/Worst Tragedies

Jun 22nd, 2011

In this episode we name our favorite and least favorite Tragedies, and talk about how the podcast is going.Check out this funny webcomic on King Lear. She also has one on Macbeth. Kurt Vonnegut's rules for writing. If everyone read these, s

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