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The Bardcast: "It's Shakespeare, You Dick!"
A cheeky, irreverent yet informative deep-dive into all things Shakespeare, hosted by two longtime Shakespeare performers, directors, and teachers.
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Episodes
157 episodes
Landlord Shakespeare
Sooooo... we have always (well, not we as in Owen and Lisa Ann, but we as in Shakespeare scholars across the centuries) suspected that William Shakespeare owned property in London somewhere in the Blackfriars area. And in fact, there is a plaqu...
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The Winter's Tale Shakespeare - Slippery Rock University
Dear listeners, dicks and dickesses!!! You have heard us discussing The Winter's Tale for YEARS now, and recently, we've mentioned that Lisa Ann is currently directing a production of it for Slippery Rock University's Theater Depart...
De-Colonisation Shakespeare
Yes, we know we spelled it the British way... on purpose of course, because that is what this episode is about!! The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust began last year (as a result of academic pressure) to "de-colonise" its collection. Wh...
Crime and Punishment Shakespeare
We LOVE when listeners write to us and suggest an episode topic!! This one comes out of an email by a listener - and actually, we mined several topics of that email!! In this episode, we talk about those characters who have committe...
Abuse of Power Shakespeare
We've been surrounded lately by the abuse of power running rampant in our country. It's disheartening. So how do we combat this?We connect it to the Bard!!! What characters are guilty of misusing their office and/or position...
Grouchy Shakespeare
The weather outside is STILL frightful, but getting better. Nonetheless, dealing with it has made us grouchy. And cranky. And fussy. So we thought...Who are the grouchiest characters in the Shakespeare canon? And what are the degrees of ...
Ice Cold Shakespeare
We've been thinking a lot about the cold... a huge snow storm where we live, bitter temperatures, the protests against the employees of the Dept. of Homeland Security... sigh. Shit IS ice cold!!! Also, LA is currently directing a production of ...
Derrière Shakespeare
Asses, butts, behinds, and fistulas.... what do they all have in common?Actually, we were just amused at the thought of an episode about asses, so there you are.What did we miss?To send us an email - please do, w...
Crackademic Shakespeare
Now... both of us have taught in institutions of higher learning. And both of us have engaged in scholarly discussion of the Shakespeare canon from time to time, but first and foremost, we are actors and creatives and THAT is how we look at the...
Gifting Shakespeare
Merry Christmas!!! Happy Boxing Day!!! ( And also, Happy Belated Hanukkah!!! And Happy Kwanzah!!!)In this episode, we talk about all the gifts that are given from one character to another in the Shakespeare canon. We also talk abou...
Jive Turkey Shakespeare
This its our belated Thanksgiving episode, dicks and dickesses!!! We are talking about those characters in the canon who are truly jive turkeys. Oxford Dictionary says "a dishonest, insincere, or foolish person." But it's not that simple ...
Taking a Break Shakespeare
Hello dicks and dickesses!!We are taking this week off due to personal reasons, but we leave you here with LA and a few Shakespeare quotes about thankfulness.Hope your Thanksgivings (if you celebrate it, that is!!) were warm and w...
Ass Reaming Shakespeare
To be completely honest, this episode came directly out of the fact that Owen had a colonoscopy the day we recorded.However, we stand by it - there are TONS of ass reams in the Shakespeare canon. People are always yelling at each other.&...
Trick or Treat Shakespeare
Happy Halloween!!! Blessed Samhain!!!Oíche Shamhna shona daoibh!!! (Which basically means "Happy Samhain to you all")It is the evening where the veil between this world and the spirit world is the thinnest. It is...
No Regrets Shakespeare
Today's topic comes from our dear friend, costumer extraordinaire and friend of the pod, Nancy Nichols!!! Thank you, Nancy!!!Regret and remorse are BIG themes in a lot of the Shakespeare canon. In this episode we discuss who ...
Weaponized Shakespeare
Today we welcome renowned Fight Choreographer and Gentlemen of All Things Weaponish, Dan O'Driscoll, to discuss what weapons and things people used to fight and slay and otherwise hurt each other in the Shakespeare canon.Rapiers? Halberd...
Children and Babies Shakespeare
We realized that we have never talked about the children and babes that appear in the Shakespeare canon. And we're shocked!!In this episode, we do just that - who are the younger generation characters? And what is their purpose and...
To Die For Shakespeare
Is there someone you would die for? Or something? A cause, perhaps? In this episode (which is, of course, inspired by the play Les Liaisons Dangereuses that we are rehearsing), we discuss the characters in the canon that die for som...
French Me Shakespeare!
Soooooo.... for once, we are currently in the same city, in the same building, in the same rehearsal room every day, rehearsing an English play based on a French novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. (See below for link for tickets!!!)And Fre...
Foodie Shakespeare
There are SOOO many times that characters break bread (sometimes humans in the form of a pie, but I digress...) together in the Shakespeare canon. So we were thinking... which of these famous banquets and dinners would we want to at...
Coldplay (Cheaters!) Shakespeare
You know... you just can't avoid a lot of stuff that happens over social media these days, and one of those things THIS week was that hilarious outing of the CEO and his bitch at the Coldplay concert.I MEAN, HOW DUMB CAN YOU BE?????<...
Ages of Shakespeare
How old ARE Romeo and Juliet? And Antony and Cleopatra?? And Rosalind and Orlando??? And King Lear????In this episode, we discuss not only how old the characters in the canon are (or in many cases, appear to be), but also, whether or not...
Hot Shakespeare!!
It's oppressively hot in the Northeast US right now... and that got us thinking about the definition of hot...hot - /hät/ adjectiveadjective: hot; comparative adjective: hotter; superlative adjective: hottest<...
Fuck You Hoes Shakespeare
Soooo...After we're dead, if any of our dear friends want to listen to one episode of our podcast because they knew us well and miss us terribly this is the one. If they do listen, they'll go - yeah. That's them.We're talkin...
Season 6 Opener - Subjectively Annoyingly Shakespeare
Welcome to Season 6!!!! We know, right??? We can't believe it ourselves!!!!That being said, we decided to get a little selfish and okay, self-serving, so in this episode, we talk about the characters in the canon that we - pe...