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Ghostly Shakespeare 👻 Oct 29, 2021

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Double double toil and trouble...
It's Spooky Season!!! Spirits and vampires and werewolves - oh my!!!
In this episode we discuss all the ghosts that are present in Shakespeare plays. Some are benevolent, some are malevolent, and some are just plain boring - but we love them anyway!!
(Angels and ministers of grace defend us.)
Happy All Hallow's Eve!!!
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Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!! And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)
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Shakespearean Actors - Part One!! Oct 15, 2021

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To act Shakespeare or not to act Shakespeare... that is the question!!
In this episode, we begin our exploration of The Ones Who Act Shakespeare with the household names of actors that you may have actually seen in a Shakespeare play in your time on this rock!! And we peruse a list of modern day well known celebrities who have dipped a toe or ten into the waters of The Bard.
This notice serves as a disclaimer that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this episode - and trust us, there are some OPINIONS! - belong solely to the podcast hosts, and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of any entity whatsoever with which we have been, are now, or will be affiliated.
Whew. Ass covered.
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Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!! And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)

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Drunken Trivial Pursuit Shakespeare - Part 1 Oct 01, 2021

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And now, for something completely different......
We invited some dear friends to play Trivial Pursuit Shakespeare Edition via Zoom. The caveat was that we should all be imbibing some delicious drinkables, smokables, and/or edibles. The result is this episode.
ENJOY!!!!! (Shakespeare knows we did!!!!!)

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Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from five rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!! And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)

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Al Fresco Shakespeare Sep 17, 2021

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In the beginning....
Will created plays, and they were played outdoors.
In today's world, we have indoor theaters, and microphones, and all kinds of things to make the Bard more accessible to modern day audiences.
But does it, really? On this episode we talk to two guests both well acquainted with Shakespeare outdoors, one primarily an actor, and one an actor/producer.
What do they think about this subject?!?? Have a listen to find out!!
To send us an email - please do, we want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com
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Episode Sources:
Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!! And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)
Jennifer Tober, Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks - https://www.pittsburghshakespeare.com
Jeffrey M. Bender - https://jeffreymbender.com

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Beastly Shakespeare 😼 Sep 03, 2021

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Guess how many times the actual word "animal" shows up in all of Shakespeare's plays??
HUH???? C'MON!!!!! GUESS!!!!!!!
There are all KINDS of animals in the canon - mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles - they're all in there!!!
In this episode, we begin to scratch (ha!!) the surface... of the winter lion, the Hyrcanian tiger, and baited bear; the little shrew and the necessary cat; bottled spiders and horned toads; brave harts and gentle hinds; the forward horse and preposterous ass; the temple-haunting martlet, morning lark, nightly owl, and winging crow; the nibbling sheep and hunger-starved wolves; the chafed boar, princely palfrey, fat oxen, and spotted leopards; stranger curs, mastiffs, hellhounds...
You get the idea.
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Episode Sources:
Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!! And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)
BUT ALSO:
Hartung, James Edmund - The Ornithology of Shakespeare, London: Woodfall and Kinder, Milford Lane, Strand, W.C.
Shannon, Laurie - The Eight Animals in Shakespeare; or, Before the Human, PMLA , Vol. 124, No. 2 (March 2009, pp. 472-479 (8 pages), Cambridge University Press

Many, many other books!

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Insult Shakespeare Aug 20, 2021

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Hey, you crusty toad-spotted turds!
Thou puny tallow-faced giggles!!
Thou droning ill-nurtured pignuts!!!
Thou sanctimonious rude-growing canker-blossom!!!!
WHAT THE HELL DO THOSE MEAN?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
In today's episode, we deep dive into the insults in Shakespeare plays and those of Elizabethan times in general. Think about it - you can learn how to insult your friends and neighbors AND THEY WON'T UNDERSTAND A WORD!!!!!
You hope............
To send us an email - please do, we want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com
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Like us? Leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!
Episode Sources:
Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!! And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)
BUT ALSO:
Goodman, Ruth - How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England, Liveright New York London
Some Shakespeare Insult Generators on the interwebs :)
Many, many other books!

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English Shakespeare vs. American Shakespeare Aug 06, 2021

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Listen.... we know that William Shakespeare was English. We know that the English have performed Shakespeare plays WAAAAAAY more than Americans, simply because they've been around longer!!! And there are many, many British actors and directors and productions of Shakespeare that we just LOOOOOOVE.
That being said... we have heard that "Americans can't do Shakespeare like the English."
We take umbrage to that statement, but we decided to ask two wonderful guests their opinions!!
Harper Annette York and Amelia White, both incredible theatre artists who were born in England and moved to the United States, join us to discuss this topic.
Episode Sources:
Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from four rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!! And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)
To support us (by giving us money - please do, we're starving artists!! - per episode if you like!)...
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To visit our website, go here:
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Garbage Shakespeare Jul 23, 2021

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Look.... we LOVE Shakespeare. Like we love theatre in general. That being said....
....some of it just - simply - sucks. We are NOT bardolators. Nothing is sacred, dammit!!!!
Crappy characters, plays that don't work, story lines that are quintessentially uninteresting, oodles of misogyny....
So, in this episode we discuss the stuff in Shakespeare's plays that we just don't care a bloody whit for - end of story.
Do you agree?? Do you disagree????
Write us at thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com and tell us!!!
C'mon!!! Bring it!!! We're waiting!!!!!!!!!!
Episode Sources:
Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two very opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!! And cunts. (Owen insisted I add this.)
To support us (by giving us money - please do, we're starving artists!! - per episode if you like!)...
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To visit our website, go here:
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Wasted Shakespeare Jul 09, 2021

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To doob or not to doob?? That IS the question!!
There are many substances that are consumed in Shakespeare plays and, indeed, the Bard himself may have snorted a fingerful or smoked the proverbial bowl before he sat down to write the canon. Not to mention the usual pint or five!!
In this episode, we discuss the ways and means that the Elizabethans adjusted their attitudes!!
To send us an email - please do, we want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com
To support us (by giving us money - please do, we're starving artists!! - per episode if you like!)...
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To visit our website, go here:
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To donate to an awesome charity, go here:
https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-relief
Like us? Leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!
Episode Sources:
Many, many books and the interwebs :)

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Pride Shakespeare! 🌈 Jun 25, 2021

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It's June - Happy Pride everyone!!! Love is Love is Love!!!
That being said (even though it should have ALWAYS been love is love), in the Elizabethan times things were very different as far as the way people lived, loved, and talked about same sex relationships. In fact, they didn't really outwardly deal with anything other than the traditional man and wife (purported to be the only acceptable relationship in the fictional bible).
Except that you could be executed for buggery. Yeah.
Soooooooo..... was William Shakespeare gay or bisexual?? It's conjecture, but we discuss.
To send us an email - please do, we want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com
To support us (by giving us money - per episode if you like!)...
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To visit our website, go here:
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To donate to an awesome charity, go here:
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Like us? Leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!
Episode Sources:
Many, many books and the interwebs :)

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