BardCast: The Shakespeare Podcast
A scattershot podcast about William Shakespeare and his works.
Episodes
December 31, 2014
Coriolanus is a guy whose name ends with the word "anus". There's nothing we can do about that.
If you want to hear about the play, you can listen Here!
Some articles on Coriolanus:
Revisting Shakespeare's Coriolanu...
If you want to hear about the play, you can listen Here!
Some articles on Coriolanus:
Revisting Shakespeare's Coriolanu...
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November 30, 2014
It's no wonder everyone suggested we watch Hollow Crown, it's an excellent production. We talk about it Here!
The Globe Player is a great source of performances at the Globe Theater. Check it out!
The Globe Player is a great source of performances at the Globe Theater. Check it out!
Mark as Played
September 30, 2014
Our episode on Richard III is more rushed than a usual episode because the play is extremely long. I'd like to come back to it to explore some of the interesting details we skipped. If anyone would like to hear that kind of episode, let us know!
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July 28, 2014
To celebrate our third season, we thought we'd make an episode no one was asking for: another book club!
The books we talk about:
The books we talk about:
The Science of S...
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June 25, 2014
This is our 50th episode! The next episode is the beginning of season three, with our second Book Club episode.
Hamlet Act V is an odd one, like the rest of Hamlet.
Please vote on what you want the next episode to be!
Hamlet Act V is an odd one, like the rest of Hamlet.
Please vote on what you want the next episode to be!
Mark as Played
June 10, 2014
We went to see Hamlet at the Guthrie! Then we made a podcast about what we thought.
We also talk about the Patreon campaign to support the podcast.
This does not count as an "episode" in terms of Patreon. Just a little bonus! Our next episode is Hamlet Act V, which is also our 50th episode! That will make it the end of season 2 of the podcast, how exciting!
After Hamlet, we'll have a vote on what play to do next. We're consideri...
We also talk about the Patreon campaign to support the podcast.
This does not count as an "episode" in terms of Patreon. Just a little bonus! Our next episode is Hamlet Act V, which is also our 50th episode! That will make it the end of season 2 of the podcast, how exciting!
After Hamlet, we'll have a vote on what play to do next. We're consideri...
Mark as Played
May 16, 2014
We talk about Hamlet, Act IV. People start dying. I think we're going to do an episode about Polonius Laertes and Ophelia later. Especially considering whether they are necessary to the play.
New websites!
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Patreon
Patreon guide:
Patreon is a service where people can give money to content creators when they produce something. In this case, people can give money to us when we produce podcast episodes. The money goes t...
New websites!
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Patreon
Patreon guide:
Patreon is a service where people can give money to content creators when they produce something. In this case, people can give money to us when we produce podcast episodes. The money goes t...
Mark as Played
April 21, 2014
Our choice of the theme for This Episode was not a coincidence: We're starting a Patreon campaign, so Patronage in Shakespeare's time seemed appropriate.
The Patreon page can be found HERE. You can set an automatic donation to the podcast with the release of each new episode. Thanks for everyone's past and future support!
Good Tickle Brain Shakespeare Comics.
The Life of Shakespeare: Copied From the Best Sources, Without Comment...
The Patreon page can be found HERE. You can set an automatic donation to the podcast with the release of each new episode. Thanks for everyone's past and future support!
Good Tickle Brain Shakespeare Comics.
The Life of Shakespeare: Copied From the Best Sources, Without Comment...
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February 21, 2014
Act III is really good. In fact, we skimmed over it a bit too fast, and I think we're going to have to have an episode about the monologues at some point. The monologues are so important, and have so much content, they certainly justify it.
For more info about how the audience sat on chairs on the stage in Shakespeare's time (and other details about the audience and the stage): http://w...
For more info about how the audience sat on chairs on the stage in Shakespeare's time (and other details about the audience and the stage): http://w...
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November 20, 2013
Act II is a lighter part of Hamlet. More jokes, fewer ghosts. We find out a lot about our characters.
Anne Barton, a Shakespeare critic, recently died, if you want to find some of her writing, try out her page on the New York Review of Books, she's pretty good!
Thanks to everyone out there for all your support, next up is Act III! (Unless someone suggests something else good.)
PS.
Just updated the feed. Anyone having issues with...
Anne Barton, a Shakespeare critic, recently died, if you want to find some of her writing, try out her page on the New York Review of Books, she's pretty good!
Thanks to everyone out there for all your support, next up is Act III! (Unless someone suggests something else good.)
PS.
Just updated the feed. Anyone having issues with...
Mark as Played
October 3, 2013
We're happy to reveal our secret project: an interview of the Six Elements Theater Company! They're putting on Much Ado About Nothing soon, and we were very fortunate to be able to interview them about it.
Our next episode is Hamlet: Act II.
Information regarding the production
Ticket Info
http://www.tediousbrief.com/
http://www.sixelementscompany.org/
Our next episode is Hamlet: Act II.
Information regarding the production
Ticket Info
http://www.tediousbrief.com/
http://www.sixelementscompany.org/
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September 2, 2013
We're doing Hamlet in a series of five Acts. I think it's a way that we can look at the development of the story and characters as we go through it. Here's Act I.
Warning, if you haven't seen Hamlet, or know the story, I'd strongly advise seeing it before doing literally anything else. That may not be too practical because there aren't a lot of theaters performing it at any given time, but it's still nice to dream that someone cou...
Warning, if you haven't seen Hamlet, or know the story, I'd strongly advise seeing it before doing literally anything else. That may not be too practical because there aren't a lot of theaters performing it at any given time, but it's still nice to dream that someone cou...
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June 26, 2013
Our new episode is about some Shakespeare books.
Kill All the Lawyers?: Shakespeare's Legal Appeal
Narrow interest matter, but well written and some interesting sections
Shakespeare: The ...
Kill All the Lawyers?: Shakespeare's Legal Appeal
Narrow interest matter, but well written and some interesting sectionsShakespeare: The ...
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April 25, 2013
iTunes link doesn't seem to be working at the moment, but the episode is still available through this link. (Is there anyone out there who runs a server that could host these episodes? Our current solution may not be working.)
I think that Taming of the Shrew is changed by our modern perception of gender more than any other Shakespeare play. When Petruchio says that his wife is his property, that seems shocking to us, but wa...
I think that Taming of the Shrew is changed by our modern perception of gender more than any other Shakespeare play. When Petruchio says that his wife is his property, that seems shocking to us, but wa...
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March 30, 2013
Shakespeare's Histories are an odd category; they don't encompass all of the Shakespearean plays that are from historical events. I prefer to think of them as "Shakespeare's modern history", since they are events whose effects still mattered in Shakespeare's time.
Please Support the SHIELD Act
If you want to hear more of Tom's Shakespeare recordings, here's one to start off with!
Please Support the SHIELD Act
If you want to hear more of Tom's Shakespeare recordings, here's one to start off with!