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

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Fate vs. Free Will Shakespeare Oct 16, 2026

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Fate and free will represent the classic tension between pre-determined outcomes and human agency. Which outcomes are fixed in advance by a higher power or destiny? Which outcomes are based on a human's self-directed choices?

And which camp do the characters in the Shakespeare canon fall into? In this episode, we discuss just that - who has a choice and who doesn't?

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Soused Shakespeare Oct 02, 2026

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"We like to drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, driiiiink, driiiiiink, driiiiink!!!'

This episode brings to mind the operetta "The Pleasant Peasant" from I love Lucy. Why?? Because this episode is all about the characters in the Shakespeare canon that like to tie one on!!!! Which characters are complete lushes? And which characters are not necessarily drunkards, but alcohol destroys their life in one way or another? And what were common drinks that people used to pour down the throat in Elizabethan times?

Join us and find out!!

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Crappy Concept Shakespeare Sep 18, 2026

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Yeah, yeah, we know, we constantly harp on our shared belief that if you put a concept on a play, and particularly a Shakespeare play, it must ADD to the text and make the play better by its addition. Otherwise, it sucks.

So... in this episode, in what we think is chronological order, we go through every play in the canon and decide what we think would be a HORRIBLE idea for a concept for that play (or, in many cases, for ANY play).

Yeah.

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Bucket List Shakespeare Sep 04, 2026

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Hi dicks and dickesses!!!

In this episode, we discuss all the things related to Shakespeare that we want to see or hear or direct or play and haven't gotten to yet!!!

FYI, there's A LOT. What about you???

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Beef Shakespeare Aug 21, 2026

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We do not mean the bovine kind, here folks... we are talking about grudges. Which characters in the canon have a beef with another character? Which characters do we have beefs with generally? And when do we have a beef with Shakespeare for writing what we think is stupid or impossible??

In this episode we dive deep down into the tallow (get it??). Join us!!

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High IQ Shakespeare Aug 07, 2026

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We have talked about many aspects of characters in the canon over the last six (!!!!) years, but during an off mic conversation, we realized that we have never specifically talked about those characters who are heads and tails above the others as far as intelligence goes!

In this episode, we do a deep dive into the mental power of the canon. Who do you think we missed??

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Trustworthy Shakespeare Jul 24, 2026

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Really... who and what can you trust these days??? It's bad enough to not be able to trust the media in the world today, but what about people? LA had been thinking about the Canadians she encountered during her trip to Newfoundland (AMAZING people!!!) and Owen suggested this topic.

Who are the people in the Shakespeare canon that one can ACTUALLY trust? With secrets, with errands of importance, with your life??

In this episode we dive in (while watching our backs).

Who do YOU think can and can't be trusted in the plays?

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Self-Centered Shakespeare Jul 10, 2026

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There are a LOT of selfish, self-centered, and self absorbed characters in Shakespeare. In this current climate (and we don't mean weather!), we've been thinking a LOT about this topic, so we decided to put these thoughts to good use.

So... who are the real narcissists and egomaniacs in the canon? We found a whole bunch - can you think of any we missed?? Write and tell us!!

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Daddy Issues Shakespeare Jun 26, 2026

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We've talked about many things over the years (YEARS!!!), but we realized that we never delved into the fatherly aspects of the Shakespeare canon!!

So, in this episode we talk about all the fathers - the good ones, the bad ones, the absent ones, the murderous ones, etc.

Can you think of any we missed??

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Seventh Season Shakespeare!!! Jun 12, 2026

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We cannot believe it but this episode is the start of our SEVENTH SEASON of the pod!!!!!!!

We are INCREDIBLY grateful to all our listeners and guests over the years... and we wanted to reflect that in some way, hoping that all of you have learned as much as we have.

And so, this episode is us talking about seven (at least!) things we've learned about Shakespeare in our time doing The Bardcast.

What have YOU learned???

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