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Podcast Episodes

What happens when two bawdy, Early Modern word-nerds sit down to talk about all things Shakespeare? You get "The Hurly Burly Shakespeare Show!": an irreverent mix of entertainment and scholarly content suitable for novices and hard-core “Bardolaters” alike. Jess (The Scholar) and Aubrey (The Practitioner) discuss the plays of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries, as well as other fascinating aspects of the Early Modern period’s lively theatre and print culture. “The Hurly Burly Shakespeare Show!” features the latest “Shakes-bubble” gossip, Burbage Breaks, nerdy games, hot takes and absolute havoc as Jess and Aubrey attempt to summarize each play in five minutes or less. Or not. We do what we want! Come for the Hurly, stay for the Burly: we guarantee you’ll learn something new with every episode.

The votes are in: The Queen’s Men play the fans wanted for our Season 4 finale is Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay! We Meet the Contemporary, Robert Green, and give you all of the underwhelming details of his life and career; we summarize this very strange play and give you a Taste of Text with the iconic Brazen Head scene; we discuss the many staging challenges presented in the text; our ShakesBubble Gossip segment is hot off the presses! And then it’s time to bid you all adieu (until Season 5, that is). Have a great summer, friends!

Here’s what we recommended in this week’s Happy Hour feature:

Jess is now Dr. Hamlet and Dr. Hamlet loves Becky (her cat). The end.

Here’s what we featured in our ShakesBubble Gossip segments:

Want to read more about the recent changes at ASC? Go here:
- Nothing For the Group blog post by Lauren Halvorsen
- This in-depth article in American Theatre Magazine
Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare & Race is out now, AND it’s affordable!