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Shakespeare, stoned. In Season One Rey and Mikey discuss why "Hamlet is an A*****e". New episodes every two weeks beginning 10/4.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    S4E1 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "It's All Corn to a Roman"

    In this extra-long first episode on Shakespeare's Coriolanus, Rey and Mikey wrestle with questions about corn and try to navigate a shitload of similar-sounding Roman names. Act I, Scenes 1 and 2 are discussed. Bathhouses are mentioned.

    1h 41m

  2. EPISODE 2

    S4E2 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "Blood Wife Content"

    In this episode, Rey is surprised to learn about Roman child-rearing practices. Also, Mikey begins to outline his theory of how Coriolanus parallels the story of John Rambo from the film First Blood. Act I, scenes 3-6 are covered.

    1 hr

  3. EPISODE 3

    S4E3 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "Foot-Washing Hotline"

    Rey and Mikey finish Act 1 of Coriolanus. Caius Martius gains his cognomen, and spends most of the episode covered in the blood of his enemies. Roman siege techniques, the Visigoths, and rabbit stew are discussed. A very manly episode.

    1h 19m

  4. EPISODE 4

    S4E4 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "The Buttock of the Night"

    Rey and Mikey get into Act 2 of Coriolanus. Menenius provides a Shakespearean insult fest, and Rey pines for a hot dog with relish. Not much ground is covered.

    1h 2m

  5. EPISODE 5

    S4E5 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "Roman Buffet"

    In this episode, Rey spends a lot of time wondering what Romans ate. Coriolanus Act II, Scenes 2-3 are discussed. Coriolanus' ascension to a consulship is approved by both the senate and the people, though the Tribunes may have other ideas about the matter. (Note: our apologies that the audio on this episode got a little f****d up).

    1h 27m

  6. EPISODE 6

    S4E6 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "The Case Against Democracy"

    The boys get political in this one, as they discuss Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Coriolanus. Coriolanus is accosted by a mob on his way to the capital, and tells them what he really thinks about representative government. Rey goes on a tirade about onions.

    1h 33m

  7. EPISODE 7

    S4E7 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "Warrior Milk"

    Coriolanus prepares for his big public apology in Act 3, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's play. Will he insult his own nobility by kneeling before the filthy, ignorant commoners? Derril weighs in. New products are imagined, for both moms and bros.

    1h 1m

  8. EPISODE 8

    S4E8 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "Roman Roadhouse"

    Coriolanus faces the tribunes and the rabble they represent, only to be banished from his beloved Rome. The end of Act 3 and beginning of Act 4 are discussed, along with digressions about hot dogs, The Road Warrior, and, once again, Warrior Milk.

    1h 16m

  9. EPISODE 9

    S4E9 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "Brokeback Martius"

    Things are getting hot and heavy in Antium, as Coriolanus has a surprisingly homoerotic bro-down with his arch-nemesis Tullus Aufidius. After joining forces, Coriolanus leads the Volscian army on the warparth toward Rome, and his previous friends and enemies scramble to do damage control. This episode covers the end of Act 4.

    1h 39m

  10. EPISODE 10

    S4E10 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "Daddy Issues"

    In the penultimate episode of the season, Rey and Mikey enter Act 5 of Shakespeare's Coriolanus, and witness the Roman nobility scrambling to save their city as a war-mad Coriolanus bears down on them with his new Volscian allies. The moral of the story: treat your veterans well, or they may just return to destroy the nation they once helped protect. Or maybe the moral is: democracy doesn't work. Or maybe it's: always listen to your mother. We're still trying to figure out exactly what this play is about. But it sure has a lot in common with First Blood, that's all we know for certain.

    45 min

  11. EPISODE 11

    S4E11 THE RAMBO OF ROME, "Don't Tread on Wombs"

    This is the last episode in THE RAMBO OF ROME, which covers the end of Act Five. The women of Rome arrive, and Coriolanus' mother tries to end his rampage with an epic guilt trip. Will she succeed? Will he cry at the end like John J. Rambo? Also, Rey recalls an old friend who he hasn't seen in years.

    2h 2m

  12. EPISODE 12

    Nonrequired Reading: "Introducing the Kentucky Canuck"

    Rey and Mikey sit down with scholar, writer, and teacher Paul Franz to discuss Shakespeare's Coriolanus and its unlikely parallels with First Blood. The boys imagine Glenn Danzig arguing with his Homeowner's Association, and a definitive answer is reached about whether Hamlet or Coriolanus would win in a fight.

    1h 13m
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Shakespeare, stoned. In Season One Rey and Mikey discuss why "Hamlet is an A*****e". New episodes every two weeks beginning 10/4.

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  • Creator
    Rey and Mikey
  • Episodes
    42
  • Seasons
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
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