The Bardcast: "It's Shakespeare, You Dick!"
A cheeky, irreverent yet informative deep-dive into all things Shakespeare, hosted by two longtime Shakespeare performers, directors, and teachers.
Episodes
114 episodes since 2020
Sonnet Shakespeare Goes to the Stars!!
Stars as in astrology... but also, as in our guest!!! We are FORTUNATE to have the SUPREMELY talented (see what we did there??) Will DeVary joining us on this episode to discuss his choice of sonnet, Sonnet 14.Is he reachin...
September 06, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 114
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48:44
Emma Thompson Shakespeare!!
Sooooooo..... not only is Emma Thompson a brilliant actor and wonderful human being, but she is the one who told Leda (Owen's wife) and Lisa Ann, in a bathroom in London after having seen that stunning As You Like It that we've talked so much a...
August 23, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 113
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27:00
Judi Dench Shakespeare!!
In the last couple of months, we've delved into some of the most well-known Shakespearean actors. All of them male.It's time to shift the focus!!!!! In this episode, we rush headlong into the female side of this category - and who...
August 09, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 112
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36:27
Owen Goes to England (without LA!!!)
Owen went to England!!! WITHOUT LA!!!! (Fuss, fuss, fuss. Ah well.)In this episode, we discuss all the cool and not so cool things that Owen saw in the UK this time around (including several Shakespeares of differing ...
July 26, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 111
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36:42
Jacobi Shakespeare!!
Okay, so.... third time's a charm!! Isn't that what they say??And for our third act, we have chosen none other than a podcast (Owen) favorite... Derek Jacobi!!!(LA loves him too, just not quite as much as Owen.)To se...
July 12, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 110
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38:27
McKellen Shakespeare!!
We had so much fun discussing Sir Kenneth Branagh last time that we thought we'd dig into even more ridiculously talented Shakespearean actors!! So this time... we're going with Sir Ian McKellen! (Another knight... are...
June 28, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 109
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44:23
Branagh Shakespeare!!
Now, you knew we'd get into this sooner or later. There are those actors who are known for their work with The Bard.Kenneth is one of those. In this episode, we discuss all the work he has done in the canon - SO FAR.We've got YE...
June 14, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 108
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37:46
Shakespeare - The Plays - Henry V - Season 5 Opener!!
Can you believe it??? We can't. The beginning of our fifth season!! And what better way to celebrate than to talk about Henry V???Many thanks to you, our loyal listeners, for keeping us on the airwaves AND on the straight and narr...
May 31, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 107
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41:03
Sibling Shakespeare
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?)<...
May 17, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 106
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38:50
Birthday Shakespeare! 🎂
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, p...
May 03, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 105
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30:35
Shakespeare - The Plays - A Midsummer Night's Dream
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, Mechan...
April 19, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 104
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45:58
Shakespeare - The Plays - Twelfth Night
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 S...
April 05, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 103
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44:19
Stabby Shakespeare
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 stat...
March 22, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 102
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39:17
Revenge of Sonnet Shakespeare!
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 jus...
March 08, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 101
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1:12:23
Dinner with Shakespeare
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 ...
February 23, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 100
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50:26
Bride of Sonnet Shakespeare
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 son...
February 09, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 99
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47:10
Swan Shakespeare
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 gu...
January 26, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 98
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47:34
Favorite Shakespeare
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)<...
January 12, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 97
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41:43
Quizzical Shakespeare
Friend, Romans, Dicks and Dickesses, lend us your ears!!!'Tis the season for merry making, and in this episode we do just that!!! We have invited back to the pod our dear friends Patrick Lawlor and Harper York for some holiday amusement...
December 29, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 96
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1:46:42
Clerical Shakespeare
Remember when you were a little kid, and your mom and dad made you go to church/synagogue/mosque even though you would rather have stayed home and watched cartoons?Yeah, us too. But that has very little to do with this episode, ex...
December 15, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 95
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45:24
Quacks and Shysters in Shakespeare
Yeah, yeah, we know... talk about lawyers in Shakespeare and everyone quotes the famous line to kill them all. But do they actually need to all be killed?And what about the doctors in the canon? Are they as shitty as the lawyers?<...
December 01, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 94
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34:14
Kind Hearted Shakespeare
Okay... we know that we have a penchant for discussing the shittiest of characters in the canon. It's fun, we can't help it. Don't judge!!!However....In this episode, we talk about those characters that are genuinely good, hones...
November 17, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 93
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46:56
Mother Fucking Shakespeare
Think about it... how many characters are mothers in the canon? Now think about THIS... how many characters in Shakespeare don't seem to HAVE mothers??Weird, right???This one's for you, Joanelle. To send ...
November 03, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 92
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39:46
Criminal Shakespeare
Okay. We all know that the Shakespeare canon is simply rife with all kinds of bad doings - but which ones are the most heinous??In this episode we talk about those characters who exhibit just downright criminal behavior.Oh Offic...
October 20, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 91
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32:37
At Your Service Shakespeare
"Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'...."To be fair, servants in Shakespeare's day worked a LOT longer than 9 to 5, but the "what a way to make a living'" part is still very applicable. Who are the servants in the ...
October 06, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 90
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50:16