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1/20/2023
A Winter's Tale: Act IV
This week: Does Shakespeare have a philosophy? He does, and he demonstrates it here through a discussion of flowers.
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1/13/2023
A Winter's Tale: Act III
This week, Leontes gets what he wants and loses everything. But hope arrives in the most unexpected place.
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1/6/2023
A Winter's Tale: Act II
What would you do if your king (falsely) accused his queen of infidelity? Bravery and cowardice both show themselves in Leontes’s palace.
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12/30/2022
A Winter's Tale: Act I
Join us for this hidden classic from late in Shakespeare’s career. What begins with toxic masculinity ends with rebirth.
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12/16/2022
The Life of Shakespeare Q&A
This week Tim is joined by a family of Shakespeare fans who are full of questions, including, "How many words did Shakespeare create?"
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12/9/2022
The Life of Shakespeare: Part Two
William Shakespeare is the most celebrated dramatist in the English language, perhaps any language. But who was the man behind the plays? Part two of two.
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12/2/2022
The Life of Shakespeare: Part One
William Shakespeare is the most celebrated dramatist in the English language, perhaps any language. But who was the man behind the plays? Part one of two.
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11/25/2022
All's Well That Ends Well: Q&A Episode
Join the "All's Well" crew as they answer listener questions!
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11/10/2022
All's Well That End's Well: Act V
Do we believe in the sincerity of the marriage that ends this play? Were Matt's predictions correct? Is it true that all's well that end's well? Join us as we discuss Act V of this fascinating play.
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