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Shakespeare 3
Season 5 Episode 587
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Mr. Shakespeare, in our previous episode, you were talking about your life and your literary career. Could you briefly remark on th…
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Shakespeare 2
Season 5 Episode 586
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You see, by 1582, when I was only eighteen, I married a lady by the name of Anne Hathaway, Some scholars Believe that my wive's name…
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Shakespeare 1
Season 5 Episode 585
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Greetings Mr. Bartley. Let me begin by saying that if you visit the city of Stratford-upon-Avon in England today, the first thing you…
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A Working Paywright
Season 5 Episode 584
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Now when I started this podcast I knew that I wanted to use a somewhat similar device WHERE I interviewed THE characters in Shakespea…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Shoreditch
Season 5 Episode 583
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Last episode we placed you in the Bishopsgate area by documentary footprints.
Now we move a short distance to the engine room: Shoredi…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
First Footsteps in London
Season 5 Episode 582
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GEORGE:
Before we start, I want to be fair to the truth.
We do not have a neat, signed lease saying:
“William Shakespeare, here is your …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What We Owe the Dead
Season 5 Episode 581
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GEORGE:
The Bills of Mortality—weekly printed tallies—turned death into public information, something people watched like weather. (pm…
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How Plague Trained Us
Season 5 Episode 580
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GEORGE:
Today: How Plague Trained Us
How plague trained Elizabethan culture—audiences included—
toward certain fears and reflexes…
and ho…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Plague Habits of Mind
Season 5 Episode 579
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GEORGE:
Now, When I say “habits of mind,” I mean the reflexes that become automatic:
how you interpret a cough
how you feel about crowds…
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The Audience of Survivors
Season 5 Episode 578
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GEORGE:
In this series we’ve treated plague as a character.
We’ve treated fear as a character.
We’ve treated rumor, policy, numbers—char…
7 months, 3 weeks ago