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Send us a text Lubaaba Al‑Azami discusses her book, Travellers in the Golden Realm: How Mughal India Connected England to the World For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Lubaaba's Book: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/lubaaba-al-azami/travellers-in-the-golden-realm/9781529371321/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Lubaaba Al‑Azami Producer: Yu-Kuan Miao Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Al‑Azami, Lubaaba in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2026). Lubaaba Al‑Azami on Travel and Exchanges between India and England. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text Hanh Bui discusses how Shakespeare's plays can make us rethink ageing. For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Hanh Bui  Researcher: Julia Patterson Producers: Caitlin Cusack & Grace Kunik Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Bui, Hanh in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Hanh Bui on Ageing in Shakespeare. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.2. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text Sophie Duncan discusses her book, Searching for Juliet — a love letter to this wonderful and beloved heroine. For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Sophie Duncan  Researchers: Irene Hao and Rose Hayward Producer: Tayphath Thyagaraj Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Duncan, Sophie in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Sophie Duncan on Searching for Juliet. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.1. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text Michelle Ephraim discusses memoir writing, Jewish women in Shakespeare’s time, teaching Shakespeare, and her moving memoir Green World—a powerful dialogue between lived experience and The Merchant of Venice For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Michelle Ephraim's Website: https://michelleephraim.com/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Michelle Ephraim Producer: Bryony Fishpool Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Ephraim, Michelle in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Michelle Ephraim on her memoir Green World—a powerful dialogue between lived experience and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice. Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.6. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text Claudia Mayer discusses designing for Shakespeare plays, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and The Merchant of Venice. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Claudia Mayer's co-production company: https://jvproductions.co.uk/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Claudia Mayer Researcher: Iris Kobrock Producer: Caroline Lehman Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Mayer, Claudia in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Claudia Mayer on Designing for Shakespeare Plays [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.5. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text Dominique Le Gendre discusses composing music for Shakespeare plays, including Richard II at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare audio recordings. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Dominique Le Gendre's Website: https://www.dominiquelegendre.com/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Dominique Le Gendre Researcher: Grayson Yuzon Producers: Alyssa Goodwin Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Le Gendre, Dominique in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Dominique  Le Gendre on Composing Music for Shakespeare Plays [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.4. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text Kerry Frampton (Splendid Productions) discusses her show Midsummer Mechanicals, Clowning, and the importance Working-Class Shakespeare Theatre. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Splendid's Website: https://splendidproductions.co.uk/about/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Kerry Frampton Researcher: Eleanor Goetz  Producers:  Tino Ngorima, Isis Henderson, Kynnedi Smith Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Frampton, Kerry in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Kerry Frampton on Midsummer Mechanicals, Clowning, and Working-Class Shakespeare Theatre [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text Alexa Alice Joubin discusses Shakespeare and East Asia, Trans as Method, and AI in Shakespeare Studies and performance. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Alexa's Website: https://ajoubin.org/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Alexa Alice Joubin Researchers:   Riley Coffman, Caitlin Finch, Alexandra Bianco Producers:  Bianca Thakur Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Joubin, Alexa Alice in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Alexa Alice Joubin on Shakespeare & East Asia, Trans as Method, and AI in Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.2. http://womenandshakespeare.com/   Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text Dr Poonam Trivedi discusses Shakespeare in India and talks about her germinal co-edited collections, such as India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation and Performance, Shakespeare and Indian Cinemas: Local Habitations, Re-playing Shakespeare in Asia. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Poonam Trivedi Researchers:   Amira Motair & Aidan Hughes Producers:  Kendall Beitler & Casey Bachner Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Trivedi, Poonam in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Poonam Trivedi on Shakespeare & India [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.1. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text In this episode, Professor Tiffany Stern discusses her books and tells us about rehearsal practices, ballads, and popular entertainments in Shakespeare's day. She also tells us about being a general editor and editing The Tempest. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Tiffany Stern Researchers:  Sonia Kukula & Annika Suderburg  Producers:   Isabella DeJoy & Emma Munson Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Stern, Tiffany in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Tiffany Stern on Rehearsal Practices, Ballads, Popular Entertainments [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 6. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text In this episode, playwright and actress, Lolita Chakrabarti, talks about her plays, Red Velvet and Hamnet. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Lolita Chakrabarti Researchers: Marie Tagbo & Sophie Massey Producers: Audrey Kim Chung & Niraj Nair  Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Chakrabarti, Lolita in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Lolita Chakrabarti on Red Velvet and Hamnet [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 5. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text In this episode, the artistic-director of 'Some Kind of Theatre', Emily Ingram, talks about Shakespeare, Popular Culture, and Props. Find out more about her company here: https://www.somekindoftheatre.co.uk For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Emily Ingram Researcher: Farah Elrakhawi Producers: Isabella DeJoy & Chance Ortiz-Sorrenti Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Ingram, Emily in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Emily Ingram on Shakespeare, Popular Culture, and Props. Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 4. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text In this episode, Ella Hawkins talks about her book on 'Period Dress' in contemporary Shakespeare performance and about her biscuit art. Her book is available in different formats: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/shakespeare-in-elizabethan-costume-9781350234420/ Check out her Instagram: ellamchawk For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Ella Hawkins Producer: Varsha Panjwani Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Hawkins, Ella in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Ella Hawkins on Period Dress in Contemporary Shakespeare Performance & Biscuit Art. Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text In this episode, Playwright Hannah Khalil talks about her adaptation of Henry VIII at Shakespeare's Globe. Check out the first anthology of her plays: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hannah-khalil-plays-of-arabic-heritage-9781350242197/ Check out her website: https://hannahkhalil.com/ For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Hannah Khalil Producers: Trixie Rodriguez & Sydney Partin Research Consultant & Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation:  Khalil, Hannah in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Hannah Khalil on adapting Henry VIII for Shakespeare's Globe . Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 2. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]

Send us a text In this episode, Professor Emma Smith talks about her podcast *Approaching Shakespeare* and her wonderful books *This is Shakespeare*, *Shakespeare's First Folio*, and *Portable Magic*. Her podcast can be accessed from here:  https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/approaching-shakespeare For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com  Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Emma Smith Producer: Peyton Harmon Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: [email protected]