Shakespeare Full Circle

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Touchstone Award Winner - Best Podcast 2023, Best Podcast 2022 An award-winning weekly series that explores Shakespeare's dramatically rich sonnets and how they remain relevant today. Shakespeare Full Circle is supported in part by The Cowie Family Charitable Trust.

3 DAYS AGO

Tardiness

Today — it's about time — we tiptoe down the temporal toe path of... tardiness.
DEC 4

Shooting Star

Today we will not be talking about an American schoolboy named Johnny, that got himself a guitar and became a rock and roll star. But rather, an English monarch who manages to mistake flowery speeches for effective governance.
NOV 27

Dauntless

Today we have before us a task: a single word created by William, used five times in three plays across some sixteen years of writing.
NOV 20

Dickens

Today we embark on a very important journey. In this age of mis- and dis- information; deeply solidified opinions based on hearsay and hope; armchair internet philosophers and W W DOT DOLTS - we are going to dispel a widespread misnomer.
NOV 13

Caked

Today we travel once again back to ancient Rome, for a tale of ridiculous wealth, hyperbolic flattery, and brazen social climbing so relentless that we come to realize that being surrounded by sycophants really isn't all it's "caked" up to be... I mean "cracked" up to be.
NOV 6

Bloodstained

Today, I'm afraid we dip our toe back into the murky pool of crimson carnage.
OCT 30

Birthplace

Today, a tale of stubborn pride, spectacular self-sabotage, and some rather bad PR.
OCT 23

Critic

It's always a good thing to keep oneself in check, making sure not to over-estimate our abilities and get a little too big for our "britches" (or "boots" for our U.K. listeners).

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Fun and informative

Apr 24

The Sixth Girl

Mr. Marshall’s enthusiasm and passion for the Bard is infectious. Diehard Shakespeare lovers can learn something new, while newbies can enjoy a little taste that will spark their interest.
Clever, engaging and fun

04/04/2022

kat9xyzbs

This is a bright set of little nuggets. Each one brings the humor and playful aspects of Shakespeare to the fore, and it makes you feel smart.
Like fingers thumbing back through once-read then forgotten pages

03/06/2022

Yogi Marlon

Like fingers thumbing back through once-read then forgotten pages, this series delights, as it brightens a bit or our perspective on modernity. I feel at once wittier than before, having gleaned Qarie Marshalls well-spoken morsels. Never shall the choice to utter “oysters”, “glistering gold” or “green with envy” be considered in quite the same way.
Interesting, concise, approachable, and entertaining.

01/27/2022

Mr. kaneko

I always felt a little intimidated by Shakespeare. This podcast is a perfect dose of information presented in a friendly and witty way. It’s neat to hear how something written so long ago has remained a part of our culture and language through the centuries. It’s a bad day if you don’t learn something new.

Touchstone Award Winner - Best Podcast 2023, Best Podcast 2022 An award-winning weekly series that explores Shakespeare's dramatically rich sonnets and how they remain relevant today. Shakespeare Full Circle is supported in part by The Cowie Family Charitable Trust.