Podcast Shakespeare
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsA listening tour through 450 years of Shakespeare - on stage, in history, in our culture, and in person.
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Sonnet XVII
July 12, 2020 08:00 - 19 minutes - 16.6 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can reach me at [email protected] William Shakespeare, Sonnet XVII Who will believe my verse in time to come, If it were filled with your most high deserts? Though yet heaven knows it is but as a tomb Which hides your life, and shows not half your parts. If I could write the beauty of your eyes, And in fresh numbers number all your graces, The age to come would say 'This poet lies; Such heavenly touches ne'er touched earthly faces.'...
Sonnet XVI
July 05, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... (Don't know what was going on with the audio - or my voice - this week! ) Please get in touch any time: [email protected]. William Shakespeare, Sonnet XVI But wherefore do not you a mightier way Make war upon this bloody tyrant, Time? And fortify your self in your decay With means more blessed than my barren rhyme? Now stand you on the top of happy hours, And many maiden gardens, yet unset, With virtuous wish would bear you living flowers...
Sonnet XV
June 18, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue.... Please get in touch any time: [email protected]. William Shakespeare, Sonnet XV When I consider every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment, That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; When I perceive that men as plants increase, Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky, Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease, And wear their brave state out of memory...
Sonnet XIV
June 11, 2020 14:00 - 16 minutes - 18.9 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue.... Please get in touch any time: [email protected]. William Shakespeare, Sonnet XIV Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck; And yet methinks I have Astronomy, But not to tell of good or evil luck, Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality; Nor can I fortune to brief minutes tell, Pointing to each his thunder, rain and wind, Or say with princes if it shall go well By oft predict that I in heaven find: But from thine eyes my knowl...
Sonnet XIII
June 04, 2020 11:00 - 22 minutes - 26.5 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue.... Please get in touch any time: [email protected]. William Shakespeare, Sonnet XIII O! that you were your self; but, love, you are No longer yours, than you your self here live: Against this coming end you should prepare, And your sweet semblance to some other give: So should that beauty which you hold in lease Find no determination; then you were Yourself again, after yourself's decease, When your sweet issue your sweet form shou...
Sonnet XII
May 28, 2020 05:52 - 22 minutes - 26.7 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue (with apologies for the audio issues this week!) You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet XII When I do count the clock that tells the time, And see the brave day sunk in hideous night; When I behold the violet past prime, And sable curls all silver’d o’er with white; When lofty t...
Sonnet XI
May 03, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 23.5 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet XI As fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou grow'st In one of thine, from that which thou departest; And that fresh blood which youngly thou bestow'st, Thou mayst call thine when thou from youth convertest. Herein lives wisdom, beauty, and incre...
Sonnet X
April 27, 2020 02:00 - 16 minutes - 20.7 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet X For shame deny that thou bear'st love to any, Who for thy self art so unprovident. Grant, if thou wilt, thou art beloved of many, But that thou none lov'st is most evident: For thou art so possessed with murderous hate, That 'gainst thy sel...
Sonnet IX
April 20, 2020 21:30 - 18 minutes - 23.1 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet IX Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye, That thou consum'st thy self in single life? Ah! if thou issueless shalt hap to die, The world will wail thee like a makeless wife; The world will be thy widow and still weep That thou no form of thee...
Sonnet VIII
April 14, 2020 04:30 - 20 minutes - 24 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet VIII Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly? Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy: Why lov'st thou that which thou receiv'st not gladly, Or else receiv'st with pleasure thine annoy? If the true concord of well-tuned sounds, ...
Sonnet VII
April 07, 2020 15:00 - 18 minutes - 21.6 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet VII Lo! in the orient when the gracious light Lifts up his burning head, each under eye Doth homage to his new-appearing sight, Serving with looks his sacred majesty; And having climbed the steep-up heavenly hill, Resembling strong youth in ...
Sonnet VI
April 03, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutes - 20 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet VI Then let not winter's ragged hand deface, In thee thy summer, ere thou be distilled: Make sweet some vial; treasure thou some place With beauty's treasure ere it be self-killed. That use is not forbidden usury, Which happies those that ...
Sonnet V
March 30, 2020 22:00 - 18 minutes - 21.9 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet V Those hours, that with gentle work did frame The lovely gaze where every eye doth dwell, Will play the tyrants to the very same And that unfair which fairly doth excel; For never-resting time leads summer on To hideous winter, and confounds...
Sonnet IV
March 28, 2020 03:00 - 16 minutes - 19.9 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet IV Unthrifty loveliness, why dost thou spend Upon thy self thy beauty's legacy? Nature's bequest gives nothing, but doth lend, And being frank she lends to those are free: Then, beauteous niggard, why dost thou abuse The bounteous largess giv...
Sonnet III
March 26, 2020 16:00 - 15 minutes - 18.3 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet III Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest Now is the time that face should form another; Whose fresh repair if now thou not renewest, Thou dost beguile the world, unbless some mother. For where is she so fair whose unea...
Sonnet II
March 24, 2020 20:00 - 16 minutes - 20.7 MBThe Sonnet Sessions continue... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet II When forty winters shall besiege thy brow, And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field, Thy youth's proud livery so gazed on now, Will be a totter'd weed of small worth held: Then being asked, where all thy beauty lies, Where all...
REPOST: Sonnet I
March 23, 2020 22:50 - 20 minutes - 25.5 MB"From fairest creatures we desire increase...." Hello, friends! This is the first in my Sonnet Sessions. You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. William Shakespeare, Sonnet I FROM fairest creatures we desire increase, That, thereby, beauty's rose might never die, But as the riper should by time decease, His tender heir might bear his memory...
Brief update - A Journal of the Plague Year
March 23, 2020 22:28 - 2 minutes - 3.08 MBHello, friends! These are strange times, and I hope you are all well. This is a brief update to promise new content (you've heard that before!) and guarantee new-ish content over the next month. You can contact me at: [email protected] or on Facebook and Twitter. Stay safe.
#014 The Comedy of Errors
June 26, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 118 MB“Are you a god? Would you create me new?” New episode! In episode #14, why won’t anyone let Antipholus in? We’re discussing Shakespeare’s lightest, tightest play: The Comedy of Errors. Wander through the town square of Ephesus at your leisure. But perhaps don't accept any gifts from strangers.... You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. The Patreon ...
#013 - Henry VI, Part 1: A History
June 23, 2019 00:40 - 1 hour - 89.5 MB“Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.” — Alençon, Act III, scene ii In episode #13, a quick jaunt through the critical fortunes of Henry VI, Part 1, not an historically beloved play. From the “prequel” question to the plays role as a barometer of Britain’s feelings on nationalism, to just how many times a play can cut Talbot, Joan, or both! Come join me. Listen to episodes at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Castbox, or download direct from Libsyn. The Patreon campaign is up and r...
#012 - Henry VI, Part 1
May 22, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 146 MB"Awake, awake, English nobility!" In episode #12, we look at Shakespeare's early history play Henry VI, Part 1, which sets the tone for the Wars of the Roses. It's a rip-roaring, Hollywoodised tour of history. Come along to the Gates of Ruin, pick your favourite-coloured rose, and mercilessly mock the French. Why not? Everyone else here is doing it! You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected] Patreon campaign is up and running, with bonus Sonnet ...
#011 - Performing on the Elizabethan stage
May 02, 2019 21:30 - 1 hour - 82.2 MB"Life upon the wicked stage Ain't ever what a girl supposes..." - from Show Boat New episode! In episode #11, I explore what life was like on the Elizabethan stage, from its naive origins to the messy, democratic, bawdy theatre world Shakespeare inherited. Join me as I learn about the original hellmouth, why the Puritans were so opposed to the filthy theatre, some fun things to do with a donkey, and how many days it takes to dance your way from London to Norwich... You can find me ...
#010 - The Taming of the Shrew: A History
April 25, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB"I'm a maid mad to marry And will take double-quick Any Tom, Dick or Harry, Any Tom, Harry or Dick!" - Lois Lane / Bianca, in Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate We're back with episode 10! Today I explore the critical and theatrical history of The Taming of the Shrew, from folk tales to musicals, from the Victorians to vaudeville, from an overacting Christopher Sly to Hollywood's take on the rebel. Come join me! You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at podcastshakespeare@gma...
#009 Bonus Episode - Sonnet I
April 12, 2019 07:23 - 21 minutes - 26.6 MB"From fairest creatures we desire increase...." Hello, friends! This is a bonus episode to give you a taste of my new Patreon campaign. Subscribers to the Patreon can contribute a few dollars to the running of the podcast in exchange for bonus content. I'll be recording Shakespeare's sonnets, with analysis and discussion, and posting them exclusively to Patreon. In the meantime, my standard episodes will always remain free via your favourite podcast app. You can visit the Patreon at: htt...
#008 - The Taming of the Shrew
April 10, 2019 07:35 - 1 hour - 83.6 MB“He that is giddy thinks the world turns round” – The Widow We’re back with episode 8! Despite some mid-episode audio issues, we’re commencing my look at The Taming of the Shrew, circa 1592, one of the Bard’s rougher early works. Join me for a journey through the plot’s highs and lows, Shakespeare’s first googlewhack, and a heckuva lot of male privilege. You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stit...
"I would the gods had made thee poetical": Shakespeare and the world's worst poet
July 25, 2018 10:30 - 9 minutes - 10.3 MB"Truly, the tree yields bad fruit." Meet William McGonagall, the worst poet in the English language, and his exquisite Address to Shakespeare. You can listen to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download direct from Libsyn. You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to our Spotify playlist, which will be updated each week as we work through the plays. And if you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a review ...
#006 - Who wrote Shakespeare? The Authorship Question
July 03, 2018 14:19 - 1 hour - 129 MB“The fraud of men was ever so / Since summer first was leafy” — Balthasar’s song, Much Ado About Nothing In episode six, we look at that vexing question of whether or not Will Shakespeare was a complete and utter conman. We’ll follow those who dug up rivers, cracked codes, turned to grave-robbing, or occasionally just wrote really, really long books to find the answer. We’ll hear from Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, William Wordsworth, and learn some surprising theories as to why Queen Elizab...
#005 - Shakespeare and Stratford
September 03, 2017 14:13 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB"Thou hadst small Latin and lesse Greek..." In episode five, we explore William Shakespeare's family background, his childhood in Stratford-upon-Avon, and follow him from school to wedlock to the open road. Along the way, we learn what to do in Stratford in the 1500s, how many Annes there were, and why you should never burn historical books just to boil your kettle. Links mentioned: Giles Fletcher, Licia, Poem 28 The Sweating Sickness Bill Bryson, "Shakespeare: The World as Sta...
#004 - The Two Gentlemen of Verona: A History
August 25, 2017 15:36 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB"Love me / Not your idea of me! / Release me / From your fantasy." - Silvia in the 1971 rock musical 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' We explore the critical and popular history of 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' from the Elizabethan age to the 1970s counter-culture, by way of light opera, Machiavelli, and the British Invasion! You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download dir...
#003 - The Two Gentlemen of Verona
August 15, 2017 20:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB"He after honour hunts, I after love" - Proteus We begin our three-episode investigation of 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona', arguably the Bard's first play, circa 1589. Join me for a journey through the highs and lows of the plot, by way of Greek mythology, why the Ancients liked green honey, and our first casual bigotry alerts! You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or download...
#002 - A Brief History of Theatre
August 09, 2017 11:30 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB"She sat like Patience on a monument, smiling at grief." -- Viola, 'Twelfth Night' Before we kick off the festivities, a quick trip through the backstory of Western theatre, and a look at some of the early playwrights of the Elizabethan era, including Kit Marlowe. You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. The website for the podcast is https://podcastshakespeare.com/. On the website, you can find an evolving bibliography. Links mentio...
#001 - The Prologue of our Comedy
August 08, 2017 11:44 - 9 minutes - 9.44 MB"In states unborn and accents yet unknown." - Cassius, Julius Caesar A brief overview of what's to come on Podcast Shakespeare, and some recommendations for enjoyable listening. You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or by email at [email protected]. The website for the podcast is https://podcastshakespeare.wordpress.com/. Links mentioned: Kenneth Branagh as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing Jane Austen's letter (LV) regarding King John The Complete Arkangel S...