Avant-Bard

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Avant-Bard

Avant-Bard is a biweekly discussion review podcast where Megan and Marquez, two fans of the works of William Shakespeare, dissect and recap media inspired by the Bard of Avon himself.

  1. 2023-01-04

    2022 ShakespYeare in Review

    Episode Notes It's 2023, so we're going back through the highs and lows of 2022. Let's talk best and worst films, MMVP, and future resolutions! CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Concert Scream Applause Short" on audioblocks.com Support Avant-Bard by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/avant-bard

    37 min

  2. 2022-12-14

    Much Ado About Christmas

    Episode Notes It's Christmas Time on Avant-Bard which means we "get to" watch a Christmas rom-com based on Shakespeare. Today we're tackling Much Ado about Nothing with Much Ado About Christmas! Are we filled with the Holiday Shakespirit? CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Short Canned Laughter", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Jingle Sleigh Bells Ringing", "Serene Stinger", "Comic Male Laughter", "Crowd Boos 2" on audioblocks.com Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia "Warp Speed", "Wah Wah Sad Trombone" on freesound.org Support Avant-Bard by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/avant-bard

    1h 19m

  3. 2022-11-30

    The Hungry

    Episode Notes Getting our November tradition out at the last second! You know we had to cover a Titus Andronicus before the feasting month ended! So we're here this week with The Hungry. How will this Tamora-focused adaptation strike our collective fancy? CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia ""Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start". "Female Saying Oh", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Harp Spell Classic", "Gasp 3" on audioblocks.com "Evil Laughter Joker", "Sniff mmmm" on freesound.org Support Avant-Bard by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/avant-bard

    59 min

  4. 2022-11-16

    Rosaline (2022)

    Episode Notes We love covering new films that fit our shtick, so we're doing back-to-back Romeo and Juliet so we can cover Rosaline! What's this classic like through the eyes of the forgotten first love? Let's find out. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: ""Minuet", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Harp Spell Classic", "Super Short Drum Roll with Cymbal Crash at the end", "Cat Call Whistle 2", "35mm Film Projector Start". "Short Canned Laughter", "Aww Cute Reaction", "Crowd Boos 2", "Warning Attention Security Alarm 3", "Sigh Content", "Gasp 3", "Bird Goose Honk", "Jail crate Closing", "Harp Spell Classic" on audioblocks.com "Cat Screaming", "Surprised Child Voice Sound" on freesound.org Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia "Night at the Club" by Neil Cross-- Link: https://www.storyblocks.com/audio/stock/night-at-the-club-rgw-wla3uvhk0wy3e6k.html Support Avant-Bard by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/avant-bard

    59 min

  5. 2022-10-26

    Warm Bodies

    Episode Notes What's a Spooptober Month without a zombie love story? Any other Spooptober Month. But not this one! This one has Warm Bodies, a twee-zombie-love-tale inspired by Romeo & Juliet. Let's dig in. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Cricket Chirp Single", "Aww Cute Reaction", "Record Stop", "Minuet", "Harp Spell Classic", "35mm Film Projector Start". "News Flash Background Music", "Party Noise Maker Blow Unfold" on audioblocks.com "Action Cue", "Cash Register Kaching", "KB_Heartbeat", "Cat Screaming" on freesound.org Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia- Support Avant-Bard by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/avant-bard

    1h 19m

  6. 2022-10-05

    Throne of Blood

    We're back! It's Spooktober month, so how could we stay away? We're back with more Akira Kurosawa; this time, Throne of Blood (his take on Macbeth)! CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Creaking Door", "Hooded Crow", "Cackling Creepy Laughter", "Man Screams in Pain", "Stabbing Stab Knife" on freesound.org "Cartoonish Ghost Moaning", "Horror Style Impact 2", "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start" on audioblocks.com Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia- Support Avant-Bard by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/avant-bard

    58 min

  7. 2022-09-07

    King of Texas

    Episode Notes Episode Notes a play we love with ACTORS WE LOVE!? Yes! King of Texas! A pretty ambitious tv movie if we do say so ourselves. A western adaptation of King Lear that we couldn't wait another week to cover. But how do we feeeeeeel? CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Slide Winchester", "Record Stop", "Minuet", "Redneck Yeehaw", "35mm Film Projector Start", "Boxing Bell Ring Single", "Jingle Sleigh Bells Ringing", "Cricket Chirp Single", "Gasp 3", "Cheering 4" on audioblocks.com Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia- Support Avant-Bard by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/avant-bard

  8. 2022-08-17

    Ambition's Debt

    A kickstarted Julius Caesar? Set in the post apocalypse? It's more likely than you think! Well, I mean, there's one. It's Ambition's Debt. CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez Support the show on Patreon Theme music by Riley Allen- https://rileyallen59.wixsite.com/music SFX: "Minuet", "35mm Film Projector Start" on audioblocks.com "Random Intruder- Ahhhh" on freesound.org Divertissement - Pizzicato by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia- Support Avant-Bard by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/avant-bard

    51 min
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Avant-Bard is a biweekly discussion review podcast where Megan and Marquez, two fans of the works of William Shakespeare, dissect and recap media inspired by the Bard of Avon himself.

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  • Creator
    Avant-Bard
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024
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