The Bardcast: "It's Shakespeare, You Dick!"

You know, dear listeners... we are such dear, dear friends (and have been for so many years!) that we truly feel as close to siblings as two people can get - who aren't actually biologically related. (Is blood actually thicker than water?)Plus, National Siblings Day was just a few weeks ago! It started us thinking... (always a scary prospect!)... how many pairs and trios and mobs o

April 23 is Shakespeare's Birthday!!! (And also his Death Day, but that's not important right now.)To honor the natal day of the Bard, in this episode we discuss all things birthday!! Where birthdays are mentioned in the canon, cakes, presents, traditions and history - and other celebratory topics!Grab some cake and a party hat and have a listen!!!To send us an email - please do, w

You know, dear listeners - we have a lot to say. Certainly about Shakespeare!! And we are going to continue to say it!!In this episode we dive to the very Bottom (Ha! get it??) of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Lovers, Fairies, Mechanicals - what else could a person want???Give us your hands, if we be friends...To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!! - write

We had so much fun delving deeply into Julius Caesar last episode that we decided to tackle one of the comedies!! Twelfth Night is quite special to us, because we played Viola and Malvolio together a bunch of years back at Tulsa Shakespeare in the Park.That being said, we have A LOT to say about the play, that production, the characters, other productions we've seen and all that pr

Beware the Ides of March!!!So, last week we were just shooting the proverbial shite, and it was - of course - March 15, the Ides of March. Which led us to a conversation about Julius Caesar. Which led us to a conversation about the state of politics in the good ol' US of A.Ugh.So we thought... let's talk some more about this!!!To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear

Listeners!!! We are bound and determined to get through all of Shakespeare's sonnets!!!In this episode we are joined by two dear friends and amazing actors, Amy Landis and Mark Edward Lang. What a joy to hear them do beautiful justice to the Bard's words and then discuss so fully that it satisfies our little nerdy hearts ❤️So, here we go with Sonnet 116 and Sonnet 138 - whoooo

One of our lovely listeners, Susan, asked us "Which characters would you most enjoy (or not) to have a meal with?"When we read it, we thought: What a fantastic idea for a podcast episode!!!So this is it!!! We discuss who in the canon we'd love - or not love!! - to break bread with.Thanks, Susan!! We love you!! Enjoy!!To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!

We warned you!! We did!! We said there are 154 sonnets and we are bound and determined to get to ALL of them!!In this episode, the lovely and supremely talent Bruce Cromer joins us to discuss Sonnet 126 - the WEIRD sonnet. The sonnet that marches to its own drum. The sonnet that is not like any others.What, you say??Truth!! Have a listen!!To send us an email - please do, we truly w

Oh listeners... a year ago the podcast was in the heart center, Stratford Upon Avon. We were reminiscing about our lovely adventures there and thought...What about the swans?Luckily for us, LA's partner Don is an animal guy. So we asked him to do some research on swans, those Stratford ones in particular.Did you know swans are monogamous and mate for life? And that they are bad ass

Happy New Year!!!2024 is going to be A LOT here is the US of A, so we thought we'd make ourselves happy right out of the gate by discussing those characters in the canon that we are drawn to (for various and assorted reasons)Who are yours???To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!! - write us at: [email protected] To support us (by giving us mone