Eddie Izzard on Performing Hamlet Solo
Eddie Izzard has a long record of dramatic roles. But it’s her decades of experience as a stand-up comedian that prepared Izzard for her recent solo shows—first Great Expectations, and now Hamlet at N...
27 Feb 202432min
Shakespeare and Disgust, with Bradley J. Irish
Maybe there really was something rotten in Denmark. On this episode, we talk with Bradley J. Irish about disgust in Shakespeare. In his new book, Irish identifies the emotion, which combines physical ...
13 Feb 202434min
Rita Dove on Shakespeare and Her Poem of Welcome for the Folger
When the Folger reopens on June 21 and you come to take a walk in our new west garden, look down at the garden bed. There, you'll see a new poem, written for the Folger by US Poet Laureate emerita Rit...
30 Jan 202437min
John Guy And Julia Fox on Their New Biography of Anne Boleyn
Even after appearing in a Shakespeare play, historical romance novels, a Broadway musical, and prestige TV dramas, there's still more to learn about Anne Boleyn. A new biography by the team of husban...
16 Jan 202433min
David and Ben Crystal Share Shakespeare Quotations for Your Everyday Life
Shakespeare has the perfect lines for riding into battle or stumbling around a stormy heath. But does he have the right stuff to take us on a daily commute or a trip to the grocery store? On this epis...
2 Jan 202435min
What Happened to the Princes in the Tower, with Philippa Langley
The most unforgivable crime in Richard III has to be when the king orders the murder of his two young nephews, Edward and Richard. But what if Richard III was framed? Philippa Langley is the amateur ...
19 Dec 202333min
Will Somer: Peter K. Andersson on Henry VIII's Court Fool
What comes to mind when you think about a "court jester?" What if we told you that fools in the Tudor court didn’t look or sound anything like the zany clowns you have in mind? Historians don’t know...
5 Dec 202331min
Isabelle Schuler on Lady Macbeth and Queen Hereafter
Isabelle Schuler’s debut novel Queen Hereafter attempts to fill in a backstory for Lady Macbeth. The book takes place in 11th century Scotland, where a king’s reign tended to be short and brutal. For ...
21 Nov 202330min
