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Don't Quill the Messenger: Shakespeare Authorship Explored

Apr 19, 2024

Journalist and author, Elizabeth Winkler, returns to the series to look back at the global reactions to her book, "Shakespeare Was A Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature." She and Steven discuss critiques and praise for the book, additions to the coming paperback...


Apr 5, 2024

Steven shares behind-the-scenes details and insights into the many collaborators and facets behind producing a major theatrical event such as "William Shakespeare, Esquire" and the Brittle Glory Marathon at the Guthrie Theater.

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Mar 22, 2024

Steven welcomes globally renowned engineer and music composer, Luis Sousa, back to the series to discuss the importance of the muse to the creative process and the five female muses found within the Shakespeare canon. Recorded March 8, International Women's Day, this episode pays tribute to the ladies who helped shape...


Mar 8, 2024

Steven and his wife, Annie, discuss the complexities of the relationship between Kate and Petruchio in "The Taming of the Shrew," and why that play carries such a strong level of love/hate reactions with modern actors and audiences.

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Feb 23, 2024

Steven welcomes novelist, playwright, director Ted Bacino to this episode to discuss his novel and script of the same name, "The Shakespeare Conspiracy." Together, they explore some mysterious details surrounding the life and recorded death of Christopher Marlowe and certain theories that Marlowe was involved in...