Why does Jack Cade strike London Stone in Shakespeare's H6P1? Explore this very real historical monument with our guest, John Clark.
This Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episode about "original pronunciation" (OP) features Shakespearean actor Ben Crystal and his father, linguist David Crystal, one of the world's foremost researchers on how English was spoken in Shakespeare's time.
Early 17thC English colonists were confused by Native Americans drinking water that was considered toxic at home. Vaughn Scribner explains.
Our most popular episodes dealt with food, Othello and blackface, magic, religion, and the creation of the First Folio.
Celebrated playwright and author of How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare Ken Ludwig joins Sarah to discuss how best to introduce your children to Shakespeare.
Glass and glass making for Shakespeare's lifetime, including famous windows, drinking vessels, and more with Allen Loomis.
Corn could describe everything from wheat to barley in 16th c Europe, so what kind of plant was Shakespeare talking about in Coriolanus? Let's find out.
Alan Odinson is here to tell us about Longbows in 16th c. A powerful weapon that appears in several of Shakespeare's plays.
Explore slaves, slavery, & the slave trade from Shakespeare's lifetime, including understanding words like "moor" and "negro" from his plays.
Chances are, you've heard of the concept of a muse, whether you've read your fair share of Shakespeare or simply seen Disney's "Hercules". But can a muse possibly have an effect on us here in the modern world?
Orson Welles was obsessed with Shakespeare. He produced and starred in Shakespeare plays on Broadway and directed and starred in multiple versions of Shakespeare's work on film, including "Chimes at Midnight." Listen to this Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episode about Welles with Michael Anderegg.
Celebrated playwright and author of How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare Ken Ludwig joins Sarah to discuss how best to introduce your children to Shakespeare.
The Battle of Lepanto occurred when Shakespeare was only 7 years old, but the impact had lasting effects on his life, and his nation.
The most popular podcast episode was about attributing Christopher Marlowe as co-author for the "Henry VI" plays and how scholars make that decision.
This episode deconstructs Sonnet 90 by Shakespeare
The Folger Shakespeare Library's "Shakespeare Unlimited" podcast explores the fascinating and varied connections between Shakespeare, his works, and the world around us. New episodes every other week. Listen on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and NPR One. Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
On this episode of the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast, noted food historian Francine Segan leads listeners through a recipe for a salmon pie from the 1600s. Segan is the author of the 2003 cookbook "Shakespeare's Kitchen."
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What did Shakespeare use to sweep his floors? Explore the 16th century technology & materials that created the broom besom.
In Shakespeare's England, the way a man wore his beard was a fashion statement. Even William Shakespeare is depicted with several versions of beard styles from the period. Using demonstrations from portraits of the 16th century, as well as the expert advice from our guest, Dr. Christopher Oldstone-Moore, this guide walks you through the history of Elizabethan Beard Styles for men with history, diagrams, photographs, and more. Includes links to supporting material excellent for a classroom or learning environment to youtube episodes, podcast episodes, and more that you can use to learn something new about the bard. Printable pdf packet. All sales final on digital products.
Myths about Shakespeare, details of his life, and Elizabethan streetfighting are among the top five Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes of 2015.
Book a lesson with Kim! Can you tell us a little about yourself? Yes, sure! I'm Kim, an English teacher originally from a small town in the county of Warwickshire, England. You may have heard of Warwickshire, the birthplace of playwright, poet and actor, William Shakespeare. In my late teens,…
Celebrated playwright and author of How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare Ken Ludwig joins Sarah to discuss how best to introduce your children to Shakespeare.
Suitable for high school students (Grades 9-12), this study worksheet contains ten thought-provoking questions, drawing on the podcast episode "A Short History of Shakespeare" from the Short History of Podcast. The questions are designed to encourage a deeper exploration of William Shakespeare's lif...
Want to find the best online Shakespeare resources for your ELA classes without scouring the internet for a day? Here you'll find the best websites, video resources, podcast, multimedia digital texts, and more for teaching Shakespeare.
Early 17thC English colonists were confused by Native Americans drinking water that was considered toxic at home. Vaughn Scribner explains.
Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 41There’s something that never ceases to astound when it comes to Shakespeare – the way this 400-year-old playwright continues to pop up in popular culture. Our guest on this podcast episode is Erik Didriksen, who takes hit songs from artists like Taylor Swift and Coldplay and rewrites them as Elizabethan-style sonnets. The Tumblr where Didriksen has posted these sonnets has become so popular that he's published a book, Pop Sonnets: Shakespearean Spins on Your Favorite Songs. He was interviewed by Barbara Bogaev.
A WORD-FOR-WORD TRANSCRIPT OF THE 1st SEASON OF THE PODCAST -This podcast is my central outlet for thoughts, feelings, passing fancies, memories, dreams, appreciations, and more.Maybe a better metaphor would be a flickering campfire after a long day out in the wild - or in the inner wild. Or perhaps a random book with a flashlight under the blanket in a beautiful summer cottage, somewhere in eternity.I record every episode extemporaneously, transcribe them afterwards, and eventually collect each season into these printed volumes. Part journal, part memoir, part musings on art and life, part strange humour, and part me reaching out to other souls out there.This edition of the first season of the podcast brings the more than 40,000 words onto the printed page, for reading or leafing through at your own pace.This also makes the podcast available in its entirety to everyone with any hearing loss.Unedited, unexpurgated, and with an introduction, table-of-contents summaries in the style of old books, and a few footnotes.Also part of this season are Shakespeare's Sonnet 98 and H. P. Lovecraft's prose poem \"Ex Oblivione\".-Simo
