Not Another Shakespeare Podcast!

What do Mean Girls, James Bond, and baguettes all have to do with Richard II? Join James, Nora, and special guest Dr Ambereen Dadabhoy to find out! We’ve got scheming uncles, familiar castles, and improbable timelines galore in our first foray into Shakespeare’s history plays.   

Ambereen is an Associate Professor of Literature at Harvey Mudd College...

We’re back for Measure for Measure, Part 2!! Join us for the epic conclusion to this deeply messed up play as we call Shakespeare out for his blatant pirate erasure, speculate on whether for fornication can occur in a garden, and invent a new superhero   

Content note: Be aware that this episode (and this play) deals with sexual violence and wrongful imprisonment...

We’re back! Season 2 kicks off with a two-part Measure for Measure episode. We’ll explore the play that Nora’s been researching for years, with a detour to the Mr Men (again), and a pitch to get Fiat to sponsor us. Is Angelo’s dick actually made of ice? Will we finally crank the misogynometer up to 11? Tune in to find out!   

Content note: Be aware that this episode (and this play) deals with sexual violence and wrongful imprisonment...

In our last Summer Bonus Episode, we answer the important lingering questions from Season 1 and discuss alternate endings for the plays we’ve covered so far. Special guests include Mr Bump and Jigglypuff. We always earn our “E” tag, but this one’s explicit even for us. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

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Join James, Nora, and special guest Kristen Zaza on a journey to answer life’s most essential question: what if the Muppets did Shakespeare? That’s right! We’re playing the timeless game of casting a classic work of literature with Muppets and one human actor. Daniel Day Lewis bonds with Beaker, Ernie and Bert find true love, and Sam the Eagle steps into the role he was born to play.   

Kristen Zaza is a writer, composer, performer and podcaster based in Toronto, Canada...

In the first of our three summer Bonus Episodes, Nora assigns James the same Shakespeare quiz she gives her students. We cover King Charles II's feminist credentials (questionable) and Shakespeare's lifelong quest to achieve ad sponsorship from Italy. Special appearances from Boyz II Men, Will.i.am, and Celine Dion. Will we have a feminine ending? You'll have to listen to find out.....

In the second half of our two-part season finale, we speculate on the Freudian possibilities of Banquo’s ghost, Flandolph makes a triumphant return, and Lady Macbeth gets the lion treatment.

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In the first instalment of our epic, two-part season one finale, we learn that murder can sour a marriage, the witches give a two-for-one prophecy discount, Macbeth talks to his psychic penis, and James makes a surprising Tolkien connection.

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Nora’s favourite and arguably Shakespeare’s weirdest play takes us to Roman Britain, where we meet a crusty jumper, Jupiter calls an Uber, and for some reason all roads lead to Milford Haven. What’s a love token? You’ll wish you’d never asked…   

Content Note: Be aware that this play (and this episode) contains depiction and discussions of sexual assault, suicide and self harm, and spousal abuse...

We pivot away from Shakespeare this week to explore a Jacobean tragedy by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. What does Diet Fanta have to do with a bed trick? WTF even is a bed trick?? How many boo ghosts will there be??? Listen to find out!   

Content Note: Be aware that this play (and this episode) contains depiction and discussions of sexual harassment and assault and harmful stereotypes of mental illness and intellectual disability...