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The Play’s the Thing

The Play’s the Thing is the ultimate podcast resource for lovers of Shakespeare. Dedicating six episodes to each play (one per act, plus a Q&A episode), this podcast explores the themes, scenes, characters, and lines that make Shakespeare so memorable. In the end, we will cover every play The Bard wrote, thus permitting an ongoing contemplation and celebration of the most important writer of all time. Join us.

The Play’s the Thing is presented by The CiRCE Podcast Network.

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Latest Episodes:

King Lear: Act I, Scenes 2-5 Aug 23, 2018

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Welcome to The Play's the Thing, a podcast dedicated to an ongoing examination and celebration of Shakespeare's entire canon. In this episode, David Kern, Matt Bianco, and Tim McIntosh explore scenes 2-5 of act one of King Lear. Topics of conversation include Edmund as villain, whether General is trustworthy, the role of the fool, Lear's anger (and how it manifests itself line by line), and much more.

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King Lear: Act I, Scene 1 Aug 18, 2018

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Welcome to the premier episode of The Play's the Thing, a podcast dedicated to an ongoing examination and celebration of Shakespeare's entire canon. In this episode, David Kern, Matt Bianco, and Tim McIntosh dive into act I of King Lear, focusing primarily on scene I. Topics of conversation include: the Mount Rushmore of Shakespeare's plays, what makes a good Shakespearean tragedy so good, whether Lear should have divided his kingdom the way he did, how to read Cordelia's response, and much, much more.

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Twelfth Night: Q&A Dec 29, 2017

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Transferred from Close Reads. Welcome back to Close Reads, where David, Angelina, and Tim are discussing listener questions about Twelfth Night. Topics include lots of talk about Feste, strong women in Shakespeare, whether the ending is satisfying, the alternate title, Shakespeare as political rabble-rouser, and, of course, some Christmas-themed banter.

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Twelfth Night: Act V Dec 22, 2017

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Transferred from Close Reads. Join Angelina, Tim, and David as they continue to discuss William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Topics include where Twelfth Night belongs in Shakespeare's canon, the somewhat abrupt ending, the lack of change in the characters, the subtitle, and the poem that ends the play.

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Twelfth Night: Act IV Dec 15, 2017

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Transferred from Close Reads. Join Angelina, Tim, and David as they continue to discuss William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Topics include Shakespeare's innovation (and subversion) of dramatic form, the Shakespearean authorship question and whether it matters, the way the shape of the stage comes alive in the play, and much more.

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Twelfth Night: Act III Dec 09, 2017

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Join Angelina, Tim, and David as they continue to discuss William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Topics include Shakespeare's approach to structure, identity (and the motif of disguise), and comedic reversals. Plus, Tim tells another story about classroom hijinks.

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Twelfth Night: Act II Dec 01, 2017

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Transferred from Close Reads Podcast. Join Angelina, Tim, and David as they continue conversation on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Topics include the number of lines dedicated to the "foolish" characters, the nature of Soliloquy in Shakespeare, and much, much more.

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Twelfth Night: Act I Nov 24, 2017

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Transferred from Close Reads Podcast. Join Angelina, Tim, and David as they kickoff conversation on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Topics include different approaches to Shakespeare, Renaissance metaphors that are key in the play, and much, much more (this episode is long!).

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Welcome to The Play's the Thing Nov 23, 2017

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Welcome to The Play's the Thing: a show for Shakespeare lovers. Subscribe now so you're ready to Episode 1 when we launch a discussion of King Lear!

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