Discover your next favourite book, or take a deep dive into the mind of an author you love, with The Shakespeare and Company Interview podcast. Long-form interviews with internationally acclaimed authors, recorded from our bookshop in the heart of Paris. Hosted by S&Co Literary Director, Adam Biles. Discover all our upcoming events here. If you enjoy these conversations, you can order The Shakespeare and Company Book of Interviews here. Past guests include: Ottessa Moshfegh, Ian McEwan, Ali ...
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Shakespeare Anyone? is co-hosted by Elyse Sharp and Kourtney Smith, two professional actors and hobbyist Shakespeare scholars. Join us as we explore Shakepeare’s plays through as many lenses as we can by looking at the text and how the text is viewed through modern lenses of feminism, racism, classism, colonialism, nationalism… all the-isms. We will discuss how his plays shaped both the past and present, and look at how his work was performed throughout various periods of time–all while tryi ...
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On Hyperspace Theories the team from FANgirl Blog discuss elements that impact Star Wars storytelling. Each month hosts Tricia Barr, BJ Priester and Kay Serna take a deep dive into creative individuals who impact the franchise, from George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy to William Shakespeare and Hayao Miyazaki, then break down storytelling from worldbuilding to character development. Tricia Barr is co-author of Ultimate Star Wars, the definitive guide to Star Wars from DK Publishing, featured w ...
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Created by Independent Shakespeare Co., Art Break is a living link between Los Angeles & its theater community. The podcast extends conversations about universal truths in Shakspeare's plays, theatrical performance, & relevant social issues beyond the stage, into the digital-auditory scape through storytelling, discussion, & social action. As theater’s societal role is reimagined, how do our priorities change as theatremakers? How do we serve the LA community when we’re forced to stay apart? ...
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Kyle Downing (nyshakesguy) and various guests and co-hosts breakdown Shakespeare's plays, talk poetic elements, examine ridiculous hypotheticals and answer listener questions on this podcast.
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The high-art low-brow minds behind Bloomsday Literary bring you interviews with the creatives you should know, but don’t. Poets, novelists, memoirists, & short story writers join co-hosts Kate and Jessica as they take a respectful approach to investigating the writer’s art and an irreverent approach to getting the nitty-gritty on the hustle for publication and exposure. Most of us writers making a living by the pen occupy somewhere between the ubiquitous bestsellers and the people who want t ...
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Ryan and Leon are delighted to bring you your NEW favourite poetry podcast, exploring the work of poets old and new, with a little bit of craic mixed in. We'll share our love of poetry every week, taking you on a journey through work from poets you'll have heard of, as well as poets you may not have heard of and even people you had no idea wrote poetry.! We'll also help with our Agony Poet part of the show where we'll accept any challenge of solving a problem with a poem. Nothing is too triv ...
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Where There’s a Will searches for the surprising places Shakespeare shows up outside the theater. Host Barry Edelstein, artistic director at one of the country’s leading Shakespeare theaters, and co-host writer and director Em Weinstein, ask what is it about Shakespeare that’s given him a continuous afterlife in all sorts of unexpected ways? You’ll hear Shakespeare doing rehabilitative work in a maximum security prison, helping autistic kids to communicate, shaping religious observances, in ...
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Do pop culture classics and the latest Oscar-nominated films include significant references to the Bard of Avon? Are allusions to Shakespeare's plays in our favorite TV shows building upon his work, challenging it, or merely repeating it? Each episode of this podcast approaches a different production, from Guillermo Del Toro's award-winning The Shape of Water to Disney's animated epic The Lion King, looking for the things that will set your teeth on edge and the tidbits of information that w ...
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The ArtiFact Podcast is a long-form show on books, culture, painting, and music hosted by Alex Sheremet, Joel Parrish, and a revolving door of co-hosts and guests. Each subject is covered in depth and at length, with past shows featuring the Epic of Gilgamesh, Charles Johnson's "Oxherding Tale", Leonard Shlain’s "Art & Physics", John Williams's "Stoner", and more. Opinionated, controversial, and prone to making enemies and friends of friends and enemies, ArtiFact delivers new perspectives on ...
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Winner of Best Comedy podcast in Columbus OH, Whiskey Business is a podcast not so much ABOUT whiskey, as it is one WITH whiskey. From whiskey interviews and reviews to Columbus comedian interviews, Dino Tripodis discusses a variety of topics while sharing a pour of whiskey with his guests. It's one of the best whiskey podcasts AND a hilarious comedians and artists podcast all wrapped up in one bottle. Join the Whiskey Business team for enlightening and entertaining conversations over a “goo ...
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Time to take a break and just relax. These are a few stories and poems to listen to narrated by actress Jane Merrow, even some written by her! Jane has had an over 50 year career, with many credits. Jane received a Golden Globe nomination, when she co-starred as ' Alais' in 'THE LION IN WINTER", with Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton, Jane has also worked with Patrick McGoohan, Roger Moore, Lee Majors, Leonard Nimoy, Tom Selleck among many others.
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'The Truth In This Art' Podcast - Conversations with Artists, Creatives, and Cultural Leaders
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Audio conversations with Rob Lee on all things arts, culture, creativity, and much more. 'The Truth In This Art' explores diverse topics from Baltimore and beyond, connecting you with creative minds, cultural innovators, and the stories behind the work.
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The Patrick Page Podcast aims to encourage and inspire artists and artistic souls who aspire to mastery in art and in life. Host Michael Littig (Co-Founder of the Patrick Page Studio and The Zuckerberg Institute) leads the listener through a series of wide-ranging discussions with his mentor, Tony nominee Patrick Page (Hadestown, The Lion King, Hunchback of Notre Dame, etc) and a series of remarkable guests, seeking a deeper understanding of what it means to live as an artist. Focusing on “M ...
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Your Ottawa theatre podcast. We're here to give a voice to theatre in the NCR, with an eye on theatre across the country. Inspired by ex-PM Stephen Harper's infamous 2008 statement: "I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people at, you know, a rich gala all subsidized by taxpayers claiming their subsidies aren't high enough, when they know those subsidies have actually gone up – I'm not sure that's something that resonates with ordinary p ...
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Mini: Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers with Darren Freebury-Jones
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In today's episode, we are joined by Shakespeare scholar, Darren Freebury-Jones, to discuss his soon-to-be-released book, Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers, which explores how Shakespeare was influenced by his fellow contemporary dramatists like John Lyly, Ben Johnson, and Christopher Marlowe, and how he also influenced their work. We'll discuss Darr…
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Secret Walls Founder Terry Guy on Global Art Battles & The Art of Competition Tour
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In this episode of The Truth In This Art, I sit down with Terry Guy, the visionary founder of Secret Walls. Since launching in 2006, Terry has been a key figure in revolutionizing the global art scene with Secret Walls' live paint battles. We dive into Terry’s journey, from his early days in the UK street art scene to founding Secret Walls, and how…
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Lesley Malin on Chesapeake Shakespeare Company & the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration
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In this episode, I sit down with Lesley Malin, the Producing Executive Director of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. Lesley helped grow this Baltimore gem into one of Maryland’s largest theaters, taking it from a passion project to a major player in the Shakespeare world. We talk about how she led the renovation of a historic 1886 bank into their now…
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Today we celebrate the unsung hero of The Poetry's Dead Podcast, our Agony Aunt. Since we started the show, our resident helper has been penning poems to support all problems we get sent in by our listeners, so today we are putting them all in one giant, whopper Agony Aunt episode. Do you have a problem you'd like a poem for? You know what to do! E…
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The Truth in This Art: Actor Chinai Routté from "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive"
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In this episode of The Truth in This Art, I sit down with Chinai Routte, an accomplished actor with performances spanning off-Broadway, regional theater, and film. Chinai is currently playing Margaret in Everyman Theatre’s production of POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive By Selina Fillinger, Directed by L…
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Travis Irvine: We Made Shakespeare Better
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Comedian, writer, director, producer, and soon-to-be-40 year old, Travis Irvine returned to Whiskey Business to talk about it ALL! Comedy, politics, life love, film, turning 40 and yes...making Shakespeare Better with his latest film project based on one of The Bard's least successful plays, Timon of Athens which will become Timbob of Athens. Yup. …
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The Truth In This Art with the Founder & Creative Director of Tola's Room Christina Delgado
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Christina Delgado underscores the importance of connection, collaboration, and uplifting cultural identities. In this episode of "The Truth in This Art," host Rob Lee welcomes back Christina Delgado, a Baltimore-based photographer, curator, and founder of Tolas Room, a Puerto Rican home museum and cultural space. The discussion centers on Christina…
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Mary Shelley, Lord Byron And A Tribute to James Earl Jones
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If you were born before 1995, you'd have felt the loss of James Earl Jones. The father of our childhood and the king of the monologue left our world for the next on the day of recording, so we wanted to share his voice on the show. He does a belter of a rendition of a Christina Rossetti poem that we hope you enjoy. Ryan's been losing his mind over …
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The Truth in This Art: BRUSH Mural Fest with Co-Founders Saba Hamidi, Jaz Erenberg, and Baltimore Convention Center Executive Director Mac Campbell
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In this episode of The Truth in This Art, I talk with BRUSH Mural Fest co-founders Jaz Ehrenberg and Saba Hamidi, along with Mac Campbell, Executive Director of the Baltimore Convention Center. We discuss the BRUSH Mural Fest Celebration, taking place on September 14th, which highlights Baltimore’s talented local artists. Jaz and Saba share the sto…
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The Truth In This Art: Yesenia Mejia Herrera on Latinx Traditions & Cultural Preservation
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In this episode of 'The Truth in This Art,' host Rob Lee interviews Yesenia Mejia Herrera, an interdisciplinary artist, activist, and educator originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, now based in Baltimore. Yesenia shares her journey of preserving and uplifting Indigenous Latinx traditions, focusing on her work with Creative Alliance's CIELO initiative and…
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Rachel Kushner on Creation Lake (Booker Prize SHORTLIST 2024)
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Rachel Kushner’s fourth novel Creation Lake is a spy novel stacked with ideas. As our fast-thinking, gun-packing protagonist wends her way down to the south of France, charged—by forces unknown—with infiltrating and sowing chaos at a commune of eco-warriors, her mission leads her into exhilarating reflections on activism, on charisma, on neandertha…
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Much Ado About Nothing: Shakespeare and The Book of the Courtier
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In today's episode, we are exploring how Shakespeare was influenced by The Book of the Courtier by Baldassare Castiglione as he was writing Much Ado About Nothing. We'll discuss how close reading of both Shakespeare's play and Castiglione's Renaissance etiquette book uncovers layers of intertextuality and references to The Courtier in Shakespeare's…
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The Truth In This Art: Baltimore MET Gala Producers LaRian Finney & Derrick Chase Interview
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In this episode of The Truth in This Art, host Rob Lee interviews LaRian Finney and Derrick Chase, the visionary executive producers behind the Baltimore MET Gala, an event that blends art, fashion, philanthropy, and culinary innovation, making it a standout in the Mid-Atlantic region. LaRian, with over 30 years of experience in marketing and event…
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Our guest in the writer’s studio this week is Ferdia Lennon, whose debut novel Glorious Exploits depicts the ancient world in a way readers will never have experienced it before. Set in Syracuse in 412 BC, after the catastrophic attempt by Athens to invade the city, Lampo and Gelon, two out-of-work potters, have the harebrained idea of staging a pr…
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The Truth In This Art: Korean-American Visual Artist Katie Chung Interview
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In this episode of The Truth in This Art, I talk with Katie Chung, a Korean-American visual artist from Chicago. We explore her artistic journey, from her roots in drawing and painting to her work in sculpture. Katie opens up about how her identity and heritage shape her creative process, especially through the use of unconventional materials. Our …
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Two things happen this time of year on Whiskey Business. The Buckeyes start another season and to insure a winning one, Bill Demora (now Senator Demora) returns to his superstitious ways and returns to Whiskey Business. But this one is packed with more than just Buckeye Football. We caught Bill just after the Democratic Convention as well, and a lo…
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The Queens Of Electric Picnic 2024 and Wendy Cope
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We know. We agree. Last week was an absolute sausage fest. Too many misters and not enough sisters if you ask us, which is why today's episode we are celebrating the powerful women of the Electric Picnic who had blown us away with their poetry over the festival. We both felt very 'seen' when Tess McKevitt performed her poem all about the red flags …
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The Truth In This Art: Arts Educator & Founder of Adding Voices Flavia Zuñiga-West Interview
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In this episode, Rob Lee talks with Flavia Zuñiga-West, arts educator and founder of Adding Voices. They discuss Flavia’s dedication to fostering diversity and inclusion in arts education, her journey as an educator, and the impact of Adding Voices in empowering underrepresented communities. Flavia highlights the importance of equitable access to a…
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The Heroine's Journeys of the MCU's Echo and What If? Series
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe accomplished an unprecedented track record of box office earnings, followed by an uneven phase that included a few box office miscues and a mixed reactions to its span of Disney+ streaming series. In this episode of Hyperspace Theories, Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester discuss two MCU series that had lower profiles in fan…
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Our guest this week is Roxy Dunn, whose debut novel As Young As This is a meticulous examination of the lives and loves of young women today. Told, strikingly, in the second person, it is structured by the the succession of first boys, then men in the protagonist Margot’s life, and populated by dysfunctional friends and a wisecracking, but deeply c…
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Mini: Shakespeare's Language Framework: Malapropisms
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Today’s episode is another part of our series on Shakespeare’s Language Framework, or how Shakespeare’s use of language can inform our understanding of his works. In today’s episode, we are going to explore a device Shakespeare uses throughout his plays (but very notably in the comedies and histories): malapropisms. We will start by defining the te…
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The Truth In This Art: Baltimore School for the Arts Principal Rosiland Cauthen Interview
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In this episode, Rob Lee chats with Roz Cauthen, Executive Director of Baltimore School for the Arts. They discuss Roz’s journey in theater arts, her commitment to diversity and equity in arts education, and the transformative impact of the school. Roz shares how BSA fosters an inclusive environment, supporting young artists and promoting healing t…
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We survived Electric Picnic. Just. As we were doing our best to thrive over the weekend at Ireland's biggest music festival, we also grabbed a few poetry peeps to lend us their ears for a whopper episode of The Poetry's Dead Podcast! Jan Brierton hadn't met Stephen James Smith before their in-conversation chat at the Manifest stage, so we did the h…
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The Truth in This Art: Dancer & Choreographer Sydnie L. Mosley Interview
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In this episode, host Rob Lee interviews award-winning artist and activist Sydnie L. Mosley, founder of "Sydnie L. Mosley Dances." Sydnie discusses her artistic journey, the role of dance in fostering social justice, and her commitment to community engagement. She also explores her creative process, the importance of rest in sustaining creativity, …
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Poetry: Ishion Hutchinson reads from and discusses School of Instructions
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School of Instructions, the latest work by Ishion Hutchinson, draws from the time he spent in the archive of the Imperial War Museum, to foreground the experience—brutal, significant, but long overlooked—of West Indian volunteers in the First World War. This book length poem is a sensorial voyage into the convoys, garrisons and trenches of the Midd…
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The Truth In This Art: LTYC Founder Dr. Dermell Brunson Interview
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In this episode, host Rob Lee sits down with Dr. Dermell Brunson, founder and president of Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center (LTYC), to explore the power of arts in shaping Baltimore’s youth. Dr. Brunson shares his journey, the mission of LTYC, and how creative outlets are vital for youth development. This conversation underscores the role of commun…
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Pizzapalooza: The History of Columbus Style Pizza
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Join Jim Ellison, the author of "Columbus Pizza: A Slice of History", on the Whiskey Business podcast as we dive deep into the fascinating history of pizza in Columbus, Ohio. From its humble origins to its rise as the Pizza Capital of the U.S., we explore why Columbus remains a pizza lover's paradise. Thanks to Gatto’s Pizza, who of course is featu…
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Michael Donkor on Grow Where They Fall
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This week’s guest is Michael Donkor whose new novel Grow Where They Fall is a meticulous and tender exploration of two formative moments in the life of one Kwame Akromah, twenty years apart. Kwame is Black, Gay, British of Ghanian descent, a dedicated teacher, a dependable friend—character traits and conditions of life that weave around each other …
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