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Poe's Halloween Poems
Season 2 Episode 135
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This episode delves into what are arguable the most famous Halloween poems of Edgar Allan Poe. While the word Halloween was not used …
3 years, 11 months ago
A Brief History of Halloween
Season 2 Episode 134
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This episode is a brief look at the development of what is now known as Halloween - starting with Samhain. The episode begi…
3 years, 11 months ago
Rot, Riot, and Rebellion, Part Two
Season 2 Episode 133
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This episode is the second part of a look at the book “Rot, Riot, and Rebellion” about the initial years of the University of Virgini…
3 years, 11 months ago
Rot and Riot, Part One
Season 2 Episode 122
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This episode is the first part of an two episodes dealing with the book Rot, Riot, abnd Rebellion Mr. Jefferson’s Struggle to Save th…
4 years ago
Poe's Two Universities
Season 2 Episode 131
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This episode continues looking at Poe’s time at the University of Virginia and compares that period with his time at Fordham Universi…
4 years ago
The Real Thing
Season 2 Episode 130
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Episode 130 The Real Thing
This episode deals with the actual experience of interpreting for an epic Shakespearean play - a combinati…
4 years ago
Advil Can Be Deadly!
Season 2 Episode 129
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Episode 129 Advil Can Be Deadly
This episode deals with what can be described as two detective stories - the first a true story that h…
4 years ago
Despair and Die!
Season 2 Episode 128
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This episode deals with the three main dreams in Shakespeare’s Richard III - culminating with a “nightmare” the Richard experiences w…
4 years, 1 month ago
Hearing with the Eyes
Season 2 Episode 127
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Episode 127
This episode examines the process of interpreting a play by Shakespeare, using Richard III (and other plays) as examples. …
4 years, 2 months ago
A Very Special Richard
Season 2 Episode 126
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This episode features a visit from the Ghost of Mr. Shakespeare as the Bard and George attend a rehearsal of Butler University’s rap …
4 years, 2 months ago