Shakespeare Is My Home Slice
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Getting bawdy with the Bard! Shakespeare was gangsta, so let's take a look at the down and dirty side of one of the world's greatest writers. [Theme, background and exit music used with permission (CC) from https://rapternal.com.] [Sign up for the newsletter at [email protected].]
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Episode 16: Season Wrap-Up - Keepin' It Real
August 14, 2020 18:00 - 6 minutes - 4.83 MBHere we are at the end of Season 1! Wow! I'm so glad that you've been along for the ride. I'm looking forward to taking a break and then getting into Season 2. When we return we'll be moving away from Shakespeare for a while, and looking at works from a range of 19th, 20th and 21st century authors. There will be some prose, plenty of poetry; all of it great literature that we can sink our teeth into. And, of course, none of it would be possible if it weren't for the contributions and inde...
Episode 15: If We Shadows Have Offended (MSND 5.1.387-455)
August 14, 2020 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 5, Scene 1, Lines 387-455. This is it! We're wrapping up A Midsummer Night's Dream! Today we'll break down the ending of the play, including Robin Goodfellow's famous closing soliloquy. We'll talk about the nature of creativity and how Shakespeare saw the role of imagination in the world. It's gonna be a hoot! Let's do it!
Episode 14: Ninny's Tomb and the Man in the Moon (5.1.112-387)
August 11, 2020 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBIt's time for the famous "play within a play within a play within a play"... or something like that. Whatever you want to call it, it's a darn good time of tragic goofiness and bawdy fun. Every good joke has a punchline and this play is not exception. Join us for the party!
Episode 14: Ninny's Tomb and the Man in the Moon (MSND 5.1.112-387)
August 11, 2020 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 5, Scene 1, Lines 112 - 387. It's time for the famous "play within a play within a play within a play"... or something like that. Whatever you want to call it, it's a darn good time of tragic goofiness and bawdy fun. Every good joke has a punchline and this play is not exception. Join us for the party!
Episode 13: Big Fat Greek Wedding (4.2 and 5.1.1-111)
August 11, 2020 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBAs we move past the climax toward the end of the play we find ourselves in the mood for love. All's well that ends well, and, plot holes aside, things are ending pretty well for our little crew of Athenians. All that's left is for knots to be tied and revelry to ensue... so let's do it!
Episode 13: Big Fat Greek Wedding (MSND 4.2 and 5.1.1-111)
August 11, 2020 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 4, Scene 2 and Act 5, Scene 1, Lines 1 - 111. As we move past the climax toward the end of the play we find ourselves in the mood for love. All's well that ends well, and, plot holes aside, things are ending pretty well for our little crew of Athenians. All that's left is for knots to be tied and revelry to ensue... so let's do it!
Episode 12: Release the Hounds! (4.1)
August 03, 2020 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThe long night of chaos has been a source of torment for everyone... except Bottom. He may be an ass, but he's the happiest ass in Paradise. But all things must pass, spells must break, love's wrongs must be righted... and stuff like that. Join us as we see what's what when the music stops, the sun rises, and love conquers all!
Episode 12: Release the Hounds! (MSND 4.1)
August 03, 2020 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 4, Scene 1. The long night of chaos has been a source of torment for everyone... except Bottom. He may be an ass, but he's the happiest ass in Paradise. But all things must pass, spells must break, love's wrongs must be righted... and stuff like that. Join us as we see what's what when the music stops, the sun rises, and love conquers all!
Episode 11: The Foggy Bottom Boys (MSND 3.2.263 - 493)
August 02, 2020 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 263 - 493. There's a rumble in the forest and you're invited. The fruits of Robin Goodfellow's meddling at Oberon's behest has led to everyone looking for love in all the wrong places. Now it's time for us to kick back and watch as our four lovers come out swinging, punning and ready to duel to death. Let the games begin!
Episode 11: The Foggy Bottom Boys (3.2.263-493)
August 02, 2020 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBThere's a rumble in the forest and you're invited. The fruits of Robin Goodfellow's meddling at Oberon's behest has led to everyone looking for love in all the wrong places. Now it's time for us to kick back and watch as our four lovers come out swinging, punning and ready to duel to death. Let the games begin!
Episode 10: Low Blows and Brawling Bros (3.2.1-263)
August 01, 2020 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBMoonlight magic leads to mischief as Midsummer's Night heats up. With all the absurdity set up, the only thing left to do is sit back and enjoy the chaos as it unfolds. Join us as we sharpen our schadenfreude and enjoy the fruits of Shakespeare's labor.
Episode 10: Low Blows and Brawling Bros (MSND 3.2.1 - 263)
August 01, 2020 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 1 - 263. Moonlight magic leads to mischief as Midsummer's Night heats up. With all the absurdity set up, the only thing left to do is sit back and enjoy the chaos as it unfolds. Join us as we sharpen our schadenfreude and enjoy the fruits of Shakespeare's labor.
Episode 9: An Ass Head of Your Own (MSND 3.1)
July 29, 2020 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 3, Scene 1. Time to send in the clowns! The strange magic of Midsummer's Night continues, but now we up the comedy game with mischievous tricks and lucky breaks. Act 3 Scene 1 ups the ante and sets up the rest of the play. Get your ass in gear and join us as we hit Bottom with the Bard!
Episode 9: An Ass Head of Your Own (3.1)
July 29, 2020 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBTime to send in the clowns! The strange magic of Midsummer's Night continues, but now we up the comedy game with mischievous tricks and lucky breaks. Act 3 Scene 1 ups the ante and sets up the rest of the play. Get your ass in gear and join us as we hit Bottom with the Bard!
Episode 8: The Old Switcheroo (2.2)
July 29, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBFairy magic, mistaken identities, quarreling lovers, guys putting weak moves on girls. It's all happening in Act I Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Join us as that craziness gets just a bit crazier in this classic comedy by Big Bill Shakespeare, Gangsta Bard Extraordinaire.
Episode 8: The Old Switcheroo (MSND 2.2)
July 29, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 2, Scene 2. Fairy magic, mistaken identities, quarreling lovers, guys putting weak moves on girls. It's all happening in Act I Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Join us as that craziness gets just a bit crazier in this classic comedy by Big Bill Shakespeare, Gangsta Bard Extraordinaire.
Episode 7: I Wanna Be Your Dog (2.1.195 - 276)
July 26, 2020 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBShe's weird, she's funky, she's kinky, she's Helena! God bless her. Today we take a look at the second half of Act 1 Scene 2. Here the seeds of dramatic irony are planted and we see fairy magic getting ready to crash headlong into the lovelorn world of humans. It's Midsummer's Night, it's dark, and things are about to get crazy. Join us as we get into all 50 Shades of Shakespeare!
Episode 7: I Wanna Be Your Dog (MSND 2.1.195 - 276)
July 26, 2020 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 194 - 276. She's weird, she's funky, she's kinky, she's Helena! God bless her. Today we take a look at the second half of Act 1 Scene 2. Here the seeds of dramatic irony are planted and we see fairy magic getting ready to crash headlong into the lovelorn world of humans. It's Midsummer's Night, it's dark, and things are about to get crazy. Join us as we get into all 50 Shades of Shakespeare!
Episode 6: Natural Mystic (MSND 2.1.1 - 194)
July 21, 2020 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 1 - 194. Fairy Magic time! We launch into Act 2, Scene 2 and meet the Fairy King, Oberon, and Fairy Queen, Titania, along with Robin Goodfellow, Oberon's jester/ personal assistant/ henchmen/ personal troublemaker. We finish setting the scene for the rest of the play. Shakespeare gets tough & tender, rude & bawdy and even just downright silly. It's Midsummer's Night at last and the stage is set for love, jealousy, insanity, confusion, calami...
Episode 5: Grab Your Bottom and Go! (MSND 1.2)
July 18, 2020 21:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 1, Scene 2. We continue A Midsummer Night's Dream, moving on to Act 1, Scene 2. Here we meet our working class actors who hope to create a production so amazing that the Duke will select them to perform it on his wedding night, and then give them a pension for life. The only problem is that these guys aren't very good actors... or very smart... or very aware of these things. Of course they need a place to rehearse in secret, so they plan on meeting in the for...
Episode 4: The Pert and Nimble Spirit of Youth (MSND 1.1)
July 14, 2020 22:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBA Midsummer Night's Dream Act 1, Scene 1. The play's the thing, yo! Let's jump right in to A Midsummer Night's Dream by going through Act 1 Scene 1. It's a long episode, but that's what you need if you're going to figure out who's who and what's what. Today we'll meet the sex-obsessed Duke of Athens who can't wait for his wedding night, along with our four vexed and rebellious lovers who have to figure out how to get around both a terrible father and the law. And these are only some of th...
Episode 3: It's All Greek To Me
July 10, 2020 06:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this episode we'll get into background for "A Midsummer Night's Dream", focusing on Greek mythology as a source for the setting and the characters of Theseus and Hippolyta. We'll explore Theseus in particular, a popular and central character in Greek myth who did a lot more than defeat Daedalus' maze and King Minos' Minotaur, and we'll look at his fatal flaw, saucy nature, and his "wooing" of Hippolyta, the Amazon Queen. We'll also talk a bit about how Shakespeare wrote this comedy as a...
Episode 2: Stuff That Ain't Shakespeare
July 04, 2020 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this episode we will look at Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and being to timelessness as it’s to time by e.e. cummings. These poets were very different, one a Romantic and one a Modernist, but both were influenced heavily by Shakespeare. This is a good way to take your knowledge of poetry and apply it beyond Shakespeare... and that's the point; to enjoy literature broadly by studying Shakespeare as a focal point for understanding the tough stuff. Yep. Fun stuff. Let's rock it.
Episode 1: The Dark Lady Sonnets
July 04, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this episode we will look at Sonnets 130 and 135, two of Shakespeare's later (and very bawdy) "Dark Lady" sonnets. We'll look at who the Dark Lady was... or might have been... and explore just how filthy The Bard's poetry can get.