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★★★★★

4.8

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278 reviews

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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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264 Caesar, Now Be Still

2025/12/29

Julius Caesar – Act V scene 2-5 On the fields of Philippi the final battle rages, and Caesar is revenged.

263 Forever and Forever Farewell

2025/11/29

Julius Caesar – Act V scene 1 The apposing armies meet at Philippi, but before the fight there must be words.

262 The Deep of Night

2025/10/31

Julius Caesar – Act IV scene 3 Tension between Brutus and Cassius erupts, there's news of Portia, and Caesar makes an appearance.

261 Hollow Men

2025/09/26

Julius Caesar – Act IV scene 1, 2 Both sides begin to shape and gather their forces in a divided Rome.

260 Honorable Men

2025/08/29

Julius Caesar – Act III scene 2, 3 Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.

259 The Ides of March

2025/07/31

Julius Caesar – Act III scene 1 Caesar, escorted by his friends, arrives at his destiny.

258 Beast without a Heart

2025/06/29

Julius Caesar – Act II scene 2, 3, 4 Calphurnia's dreams add to Caesar's Delma, as friends and foes hang in the balance.

257 O Conspiracy

2025/05/30

Julius Caesar – Act II scene 1 Brutus comes to a bloody conclusion, the faction against Caesar is set in motion, and Portia demands answers.

256 Fear and Warning

2025/04/30

Julius Caesar – Act I scene 3 Cassius finds inspiration in a violent storm, and another ally in the night.

255 Beware

2025/03/30

Julius Caesar – Act I scene 2 Caesar is given a warning, Brutus has private thoughts, Cassius airs some grievances, and Casca tells us what happened.

254 Cruel Men of Rome

2025/02/26

Julius Caesar – Act I scene 1 A group of citizens are scolded for celebrating Caesar's triumph.

253 Lend Me Your Ears

2025/01/30

Julius Caesar – Introduction Brief history of Julius Caesar, events leading up to the beginning of the play, our ways and means of analyzing, and some ideas about why this play feels so weird.

252 Much Ado About Conclusions

2024/10/31

Much Ado About Nothing – Act V scene 2, 3, 4 Benedick is boastful, Beatrice too witty, Hero too innocent, Claudio's a fool, yet love finds a way to work it all out.

251 Much Ado About Conviction

2024/09/27

Much Ado About Nothing – Act V scene 1 Claudio and the Prince are confronted with opposition and catastrophe.

250 Much Ado About Interrogation

2024/08/31

Much Ado About Nothing – Act IV scene 2 Dogberry goes about to examine the malefactors in the eftest way.

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4.8 out of 5

278 reviews

★★★★★

mc39325 2025/07/21

Listen to the play and the podcast!

I’ve been listening to this show off and on for about a year, but finally decided to get serious and start from the beginning with Romeo and Juliet. ...

★★★★★

Another Carpenter 2024/06/28

Scratches my Itch

I’ve been looking for a podcast like this for a couple years now! I ran through the “Shakespeare Appreciated” audible series (absolutely fantastic). ...

★★★★★

yrmdt 2024/06/20

Excellent podcast

I absolutely love this podcast. It’s been incredibly helpful to me in rediscovering Shakespeare after turning my back on it in high school. I love eve...

★★★★★

EBSB63 2024/06/03

Just the best

I have been catching up on old shows for a while now, and it has improved my life immeasurably. I see more beauty, tragedy, and comedy in the world. T...

★★★★★

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...

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