Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast With Mary & Blake
In Rise Up: A Hamilton Podcast, Mary and Blake dive in head first on character, theme, favorite songs, production, the history, and every facet you can think of. We speak with guests who are expert historians, expert storytellers, and fans as well.
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June 29, 2019
Welcome to Rise Up!: A Hamilton Podcast with Mary & Blake. Our first episode will serve as your introduction to us and all we love about Hamilton. We talk about all our Hamilton love, why Mary thinks Ulysses S. Grant was a grill master, our favorite songs, characters, lyrics, moments, and how Hamilton has essentially...
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Today we’re chatting the real life history behind Alexander Hamilton and the world in which he found himself in History Has Its Eyes On You… Helping us break through the myth and legend is the foremost expert on Hamilton, Joanne Freeman – a professor of History and American Studies at Yale University. In this episode...
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August 20, 2019
Rise Up! hosts Mary & Blake discuss the STORY of Hamilton and break it down just like it were a television show in our latest episode – Hamilton: The Story Of Tonight. We chat what goes right for the story, what goes wrong, and how it could best work if it were adapted into a television...
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September 12, 2019
Rise Up! hosts Mary & Blake discuss the the relationship between Hamilton and Burr, and why they are both perfect antagonists in our latest episode – Aaron Burr, Sir. We chat the differences between a villain and an antagonist, why he is the perfect antagonist for Alexander Hamilton, why he creates his own nightmare, why Burr...
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September 24, 2019
Mary & Blake discuss Alexander Hamilton the character and why he is broken but sympathetic in our latest episode – Non Stop. We chat why Hamilton is his own worst enemy, why he has a perfect arc, why torturing the main character with sadistic intent is what enacts an actual journey, and why the emotional math...
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Mary & Blake discuss why your story can only be as good as your supporting characters in our latest episode – Washington On Your Side. We chat about all the side characters of Hamilton. Who is the best, who is the most over rated, who can be easily written out, who makes the most impact, and...
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