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MarvellousHairy 15
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - October 29, 2009 12:44 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEpisode Fifteen — Part V (Chapters three to seven) -- Final Episode! After they move Shute, Helena and Max have an ethical discussion about kidnapping, medical malpractice, and branding. The media conference is more like a circus, as the media isn’t exactly on its best behavior. And then Rob ge...
MarvellousHairy 14
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - October 29, 2009 12:32 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEpisode Fourteen — Part V (Chapters one and two): Spider and Seedy finally come to the Kunfu-riffic conclusion to their kidnapping caper, learning all about Japanese sword-making, physics and why acrylic ski masks suck. In chapter two, the gang finally puts their plan into action, and they captu...
MarvellousHairy 13
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - October 27, 2009 15:45 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEpisode Thirteen — Part IV (Chapters eight to twelve): Hippolyta comes up with a way for her kidnappers to get her father’s codes, while giving her some hope of surviving the whole caper. Rob, Ariadne, Helena, Erma and Max cook up a plan to get Shute, and let the whole world know about what Garga...
MarvellousHairy 12
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - October 20, 2009 13:49 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEpisode Twelve — Part IV (Chapters five to seven): Rob explains how he escapes Gargantuan Enterprises with the incriminating data, and meets up with Ariadne. They have the talk. Meanwhile, Erma decides to rescue the now-apish Nick from the now-nymphish Helena. And in chapter seven, we learn what ...
MarvellousHairy 11
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - October 13, 2009 15:15 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEpisode Eleven — Part Four (Chapters three and four): Helena and Rob plot the down-throw of the King of the Gag, deciding to move on both the Oberon project, and on whatever Gargantuan was doing to Nick. They realize too late that Nick is already getting his third treatment, which is creating the...
MarvellousHairy 10
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - October 06, 2009 13:53 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPart Four (Chapters one and two): Determined to save Ariadne and Nick, Rob goes to Gargantuan the next day, but he is unable to get past the (potty-mouthed) guard at the elevator. Meanwhile, Shute springs a hell of a question on Helena, but allows her to talk to Larry the Letch, who is the lead r...
MarvellousHairy 09
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - September 30, 2009 15:39 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWin a copy of Marvellous Hairy, or a role in my next novel. Contest runs until Oct. 16th, 2009: details here. Episode Nine — Part Three (Chapters four to eight): This slightly shorter episode is all about being shaken down, stood up, and freaked out. In chapter four, Seedy and Spider put their ...
MarvellousHairy 08
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - September 22, 2009 15:24 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEpisode Eight — Part Three (Chapter four): In this episode we gather for a nice evening out, with Rob, Nick and Max. The good news is that Rob happens to run into Ariadne at the pub. The bad news is that Max drops acid, gets “the Sauce” and has a meaningful experience with a cactus. Oh, and Nick ...
MarvellousHairy 07
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - September 22, 2009 15:04 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEpisode Seven — Part Three (chapters one to three): This episode is all about intimate conversations: a megalomaniac talks with his ghost, and we learn what’s going to happen to Nick. The monkey-man discovers the lure of the banana, and so does Helena, VP, Marketing, Gargantuan Enterprises. And i...
MarvellousHairy 06
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - September 10, 2009 15:21 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn Episode Six (Part II – The Human Ideal – chapters six to nine), we witness two separate cab rides — one in which Rob is lectured by the cabbie on the importance of love, and another in which we can see love beginning between Nick and Erma. Rob finally arrives at his destination, St. Dymphna’s ...
MarvellousHairy 05
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - August 28, 2009 17:08 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPart Two - The Human Ideal In Episode Five (chapters four and five), Rob and Nick meet Seedy and Spider for an “exchange”, and then go to the Hated University to meet their friend Erma. The three old friends go to dinner at a place by the harbour called the Itchy Crab, where Nick regales them wi...
MarvellousHairy 04
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - August 28, 2009 15:55 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPart Two - The Human Ideal In Episode Four (chapters one, two and three), Rob meets the “threateningly slender” Ariadne, friend of Hippolyta Shute, unhappy worker at the Consume-It! drugstore, and a beautiful person. Then we see Spider and Seedy as they plan a caper (badly). And finally, we lear...
MarvellousHairy 03
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - August 28, 2009 15:22 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPart One -- The Cult of the Claw In Episode Three (chapters six, seven and eight), we are introduced to the bit players in the novel — Seedy, Spider, Blossom and Hippolyta, Ted Shute’s giant-booted emo daughter. The narrator, Rob explains what The Cult of the Claw is all about, and we learn what...
MarvellousHairy 02
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - August 28, 2009 14:56 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPart One -- The Cult of the Claw In Episode Two (chapters 3, 4 & 5), we encounter security guards, more agents of the supernatural, and Nick gets up close and personal with the scientists of Gargantuan Enterprises. Here’s an excerpt from this episode: Several moments later, two men in white l...
MarvellousHairy 01
Marvellous Hairy - a novel in five fractals - - August 28, 2009 14:31 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings"… methinks I am marvellous hairy about the face; and I am such a tender ass, if my hair do but tickle me, I must scratch." –A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare Part One: The Cult of the Claw In chapter one, we learn about the Cult of the Claw, and why you never let psychotic psych...
SH Podcast #4 for 03-25-07
Shakespeare High Podcast Center - March 25, 2007 11:47 ★★★★ - 3 ratingsRomeo and Juliet, listener response, and several reviews.
SH Podcast #3 for 01-28-07
Shakespeare High Podcast Center - January 28, 2007 09:06 ★★★★ - 3 ratingsShakespeare High updates, listener responses, and a discussion of Romeo and Juliet.
SH Podcast #2 for 01-14-07
Shakespeare High Podcast Center - January 14, 2007 11:06 ★★★★ - 3 ratingsShakespeare High updates and a discussion of Seattle Shakespeare's production of The Comedy of Errors.
SH Podcast #1 for 01-01-07
Shakespeare High Podcast Center - January 01, 2007 08:55 ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to the first Shakespeare High Podcast! Check out the show notes in the Shakespeare High Cafeteria (http://www.shakespearehigh.com/cafeteria/).
Tutorial #4--Shakespeare 101
Shakespeare High Podcast Center - July 02, 2006 21:16 ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis tutorial covers the Shakespeare 101 student guide with audio examples of Old, Middle, and Early Modern English. Links to the original audio files can be found on SH. Open http://www.shakespearehigh.com/ before beginning the tutorial.
Tutorial #3--SH Student Area
Shakespeare High Podcast Center - July 02, 2006 03:21 ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe third podcast in the Shakespeare High tutorial series discusses the student study area, including the play guides and Shakespeare's life handout. Before starting the tutorial audio file, click on http://www.shakespearehigh.com/ so that you will be ready to begin.
Tutorial #2--The SH Cafeteria
Shakespeare High Podcast Center - June 26, 2006 00:09 ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe second podcast in the Shakespeare High tutorial series discusses the Cafeteria discussion board. Through this tutorial, you will explore the SH Cafeteria and learn how to keep yourself safe on the Internet. Before starting the tutorial audio file, click on http://www.shakespearehigh.com/ so t...
Tutorial #2 Blooper
Shakespeare High Podcast Center - June 25, 2006 07:19 ★★★★ - 3 ratingsSkype and the perils of podcasting!
Tutorial #1--An Introduction
Shakespeare High Podcast Center - June 22, 2006 06:05 ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis tutorial outlines the Shakespeare High tutorial series and how to navigate the main page at http://www.shakespearehigh.com/. To get the most out of the tutorial, you should listen to it while sitting in front of your computer and looking at the main page of Shakespeare High.
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