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4.8

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260 reviews

Description

The show dedicated to revealing the plays of William Shakespeare as tasty entertainment for today’s hungry audience. Be you actor or observer, this show offers a fresh look at some very old goods.

Podcast episodes

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243 Much Ado About Masks

2024/01/30

Much Ado About Nothing – Act II, scene 1 In the midst of a clever dance we encounter witty word play, misconceptions, and a new challenge.

242 Much Ado About Plots

2023/12/30

Much Ado About Nothing – Act I, scene 2, 3 Leonato is misinformed by his brother, and Don John wants to bite.

241 Much Ado About Arrivals

2023/11/30

Much Ado About Nothing – Act I, scene 1 Don Pedro, the Prince of Aragon, has come to visit the house of Leonato, governor of Messina. A cast of colorful characters is introduced.

240 Much Ado

2023/10/31

Much Ado About Nothing – Into An introduction to our series on Much Ado About Nothing where we talk history, structure, and the building blocks of comedy.

239 Four Weddings and A Miracle

2023/08/30

As You Like It – Act V, scene 3 and 4 Exiles and rustics gather to witness some magic and promised marriages.

238 The Magician

2023/07/29

As You Like It – Act V, scene 1 and 2 Touchstone confronts a rival lover, and Rosalind promises a miracle.

237 The Lioness

2023/06/30

As You Like It – Act IV, scene 2 and 3 Silvius delivers Phoebe’s letter, and Oliver finds Ganymede and Aliena.

236 Wicked Son of Venus

2023/05/31

As You Like It – Act IV, scene 1 Ganymede attempts to cure Orlando, which sinks Rosalind deeper in love.

235 Know Yourself

2023/04/29

As You Like It – Act III, scene 5 Rosalind inserts herself into a pageant of disharmony, and only makes things worse.

234 Among the Goats

2023/03/31

As You Like It – Act III, scene 3 & 4 – Even a goat knows that love can turn a person into a fool but won’t make a fool personable.

233 The Trees Say Rosalind

2023/02/28

As You Like It – Act III scene 1 & 2 Oliver is uprooted from his comfy life, as words abound in the forest.

232 All the World’s a Stage

2023/02/01

As You Like It – Act II, scene 6 & 7 Unexpected encounters in the forest, as if life were a play.

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4.8 out of 5

260 reviews

RobBr 2024/02/04

Has me reading Shakespeare

This podcast is amazing. I started listening a few years ago back with episode one and have been listening consistently ever since. I read the section...

i❤HK 2023/06/22

Superbly Explained 🤗

I love how this takes the confusing words and plots of Skakespeare and breaks them down into plain English. I could do without the jarring, annoying ...

Aaron Disney 2023/03/16

Keep on choppin’!!!

They do not love that do not SHOW their love. So, here’s five stars. Love this podcast I just found two months ago (that’s been running for fifteen ye...

Sbantajr 2022/05/31

Richard III

Kinda bummed that Richard III is done, ever since I started listening to Chop Bard, like 3-4 years ago now, I’ve been waiting on this play, now I d...

John4689 2022/02/08

Chop Bard

Always reliably excellent; well-prepared, knowledgeable, professional... and FUN!

Mister-Doctor 2021/03/28

Should get 6 stars!

This podcast is fantastic. The in-depth discussions of each scene allow the listener to understand and savor the plays. Ehren does his homework, and w...

goldenageofradio 2021/02/18

Excellent

Disappointed I didn’t discover this sooner. I really struggle with podcasts that feature just one person talking, but he knocks this out of the park.

fitterdata 2020/07/14

Theories

I absolutely agree with the hosts take on hamlets to be soliloquy. To die, because if he revenges his father it’s likely to mean his death. Hamlet i...

racheljessie 2020/05/07

Very insightful

This is an amazing podcast for fans of Shakespeare. I only wish I had it to look to when I have done productions of these plays

anightmarefantasmic 2020/02/16

Obsessed

If I were as talented a writer as Shakespeare, I could probably come up with more to say, but the title alone expresses how I feel about this podcast!...

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