Welcome to Season 6!!!!

We know, right??? We can't believe it ourselves!!!!

That being said, we decided to get a little selfish and okay, self-serving, so in this episode, we talk about the characters in the canon that we - personally, for whatever reason!! - find annoying.

It's our pod, after all!!!

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As we head into our sixth season of The Bardcast, we firstly want to say - thank you, thank you, thank you to all our incredible listeners!!!! We are SO grateful for your love and your listening and your patronage, especially in this current climate.

Which leads us to today's topic - The State of the Art in the United States right now.

To be succinct - IT FUCKING SUCKS.

Arts organizations are losing what was previously promised grant money by the tens of millions of dollars. In Henry VI Part 2, in Act IV Scene 2, Shakespeare has Dick the Butcher saying “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”

Apparently, in the US we are starting with the artists instead.

And it's terrifying.

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We are SO EXCITED, listeners!!!!!!!!

Today's guest is Timothy Scott Bogart, writer/director of the gorgeous new movie musical Juliet and Romeo, dropping Friday May 9 at a theatre near you!!!

Incredible cast - Derek Jacobi (drool!!), Jason Isaacs (double drool!!), Rebel Wilson, Rupert Everett... and a whole new bunch of faces that are going to EXPLODE when this baby opens!!!!!

We discuss the adaptation, the concept, the fantastic pop music written by Tim's brother Evan Bogart (who has written hit songs for people like Beyoncé, no big deal...), the incredible set, costumes, and all around design... and of course, the stellar direction and performances.

We told you about it first, people!!!! (And we've seen it, OF COURSE!!!)

Get your tickets NOW!!!!!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26597666/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_juliert%2520

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SURPRISE!!!!!

Everyone needs a good surprise now and again, right??? Well, today's episode is about lots of things in the Shakespeare canon - as well as the man and his life!!! - that are unexpected and surprising!!!!

Even things one of US didn't realize or know!!! Can you believe it???

We can't!!!

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Deluded - /dəˈlo͞odəd/

adjective: deluded

1. believing something that is not real or true.

Wow. Topical, huh???

In this episode, we discuss the MANY and varied characters in the canon that are, in one way or another, deluded.

Who can you think of that fits this particular bill? Email and tell us!!!

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Hello, dear listeners!!

We've recently been abroad!! And one of the things we learned is that the world is sad for us in the US. Sigh.

So we decided to look at the brighter side of life!!

In this episode, we talk about our travels, but we also look at those moments or characters or relationships in the Shakespeare canon that give us hope!!

And that springs eternal, right???

Right!!

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Soooo... we were having a discussion about nobility. And not just the class rank kind, but what exactly is it that makes a person noble? And for that matter, what exactly delineates the difference between royalty and nobility?

In this episode, we discuss the characters in the canon - which characters are noble? Which are ignoble? Which characters are so complicated that it simply isn't a black and white answer??

Join us and find out what we think. And tell us what YOU think!!

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LA knows how fussy Owen gets when she gives him an online Shakespeare quiz that is TERRIBLE. And it kind of absolutely delights her. Because it pokes the bear (Owen).

In this episode, LA gives Owen a 44 question Shakespeare quiz from the website Quizlet.

And it is FUCKING HORRIBLE. Not only are the so-called "answers" to some of the questions completely ridiculous and WRONG, but things are misspelled. Like normal things. Like, words that should never be misspelled on a TEACHING WEBSITE.

Sigh. The state of education in the old US of A is REALLY scary.

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