Don't Quill the Messenger: Shakespeare Authorship Explored

Steven welcomes author Derek Hunter to this episode to discuss his historical fiction book, "Anonymous Agnostic Antichrists," written from the voice of Thomas Sackville, who claims in his writings to be the true author of the works of William Shakespeare.

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Steven welcomes professors Maciej Jonca and Katarzyna Jaworska, who join him from Poland to discuss the international seminar they hosted in Warsaw on the topic of "Law and Emotion in William Shakespeare's Plays." The June 2024 seminar featured presenters from Poland, UK, the United States, China, and India.

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Steven welcomes Jessica Winston, professor of English at Idaho State University, to discuss her specialty in sixteenth century literature and her famous book, “Lawyers at Play,” which is a study on how the Inns of Court shaped English literature in profound ways. 

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Steven welcomes back filmmaker Blair Murphy to discuss the pending release of his new film, "The Deep Dive," about the Shakespeare authorship mystery and how an early trailer of the film has been received.

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Steven welcomes the long-awaited return of John Shahan to the program to discuss updates about the activities of the Shakespeare Authorship Coalition and new signatories of the Declaration of Reasonable Doubt.

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Steven welcomes the return of fellow podcaster and educator John Brooks to this episode to discuss John's experience with teaching the Shakespeare Authorship Mystery to high school freshman as part of their humanities curriculum and analysis of Shakespearean works.

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Steven welcomes filmmaker Timothy Scott Bogart to this episode to discuss Tim's new film adaptation: "Juliet & Romeo," featuring a pop music spin on the classic 14th century story. Together, they discuss the intricacies of filming on location in Italy, choices within the script, the score of the film, and performances delivered by the cast.

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Steven welcomes Professor Paul Raffield from the School of Law at the University of Warwick to discuss his book, "Shakespeare's Imaginary Constitution." Raffield is an accomplished actor and law professor with great insight into the works of Shakespeare and their ability to capture the legal and political aspects of their time.

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Steven welcomes the return of one of his most popular guests, the multilingual polymath Luis Sousa, who joins Steven all the way from Portugal to decipher the pseudonym, "Will Iam Shake Speare" and the over-arching central theme of the Shakespeare canon.

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Steven welcomes his wife, Annie, back for another episode to take a deep dive into what it is like to prepare for tackling the role of Hamlet. Together, they discuss the actor's process, the complexities of the script and the role, famous women who have played the Prince of Denmark, why "Hamlet" is so important to actors, and more.

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Steven dives deep into the origins and history of the Bard's shortest play to reveal the deep layers and themes within the comedic layers of the play while finding clues about why it was written and the audience it was intended for.

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Steven welcomes Italian-Australian lawyer and author, Michael Curtotti, back to the series to discuss his work translating Cinthio's "Desdemona" as a study of the source material for what became Shakespeare's "Othello." 

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Steven welcomes the return of actor, producer, director, and playwright Ted Lange to this episode to talk about Ted's prequel to "Othello," and other plays he has written, including "Shakespeare Over My Shoulder," touching on the Shakesperare Authorship Mystery. 

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Independent researcher Ian Stockdale joins the series to discuss his book, "Shakespeare: The King James Version," and evidence of the connections between James and the Shakespeare canon.

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Steven and Jake take a look back at 2024 and the sixth season of DQTM to talk about reviews, emails from listeners, fun moments from the series, previews of the coming season and more. This episode was filmed and streamed live on January 14. Find the video replay at our Patreon Page.

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Steven explores the incredible history of the rise of an obscure Welsh family to become one of the most famous dynastic families in the history of England. The story of Henry ap Edmund ap Owen ap Meredith ap Tudor is indeed extra ordinary.

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Steven welcomes Canadian author Peter Darbyshire to this episode to discuss his new editions of the Cross series, especially the second book in the series, "The Dead Hamlets" - a foray into historical fantasy fiction involving the Shakespeare canon, Kit Marlowe, and the curse of "Hamlet."

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Steven explores the Bard's writings to help define Shakespeare's relationship with alcohol by examining the number of references found within the canon to drink and drinking, the number of characters identified as alcoholics, and the uses for alcohol referenced within the plays and poems.

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Steven welcomes Canadian author Rod Carley to this episode to discuss his new historical fiction comedic romp, "Ruff," as well as Rod's history with Shakespeare, his creative process, and other books he has written.

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