20 Best Shakespeare Podcasts

1. Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare Unlimited

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Home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare materials. Advancing knowledge and the arts. Shakespeare turns up in the most interesting places - not just literature and the stage, but science and social history as well. Our 'Shakespeare Unlimited' podcast explores the fascinating and varied connections between Shakespeare, his works, and the world around us.MORE Host Barbara Bogaev
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2. The Play's the Thing

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The Play's the Thing is the ultimate resource for lovers of Shakespeare. Dedicating six episodes to each play, this podcast explores the themes, scenes, characters, and lines that make Shakespeare so memorable. In the end, we will cover every play The Bard wrote, thus permitting an ongoing contemplation and celebration of the most important writer of all time.MORE Producer/Network CiRCE Podcast Network
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3. That Shakespeare Life

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Hosted by Cassidy Cash, That Shakespeare Life takes you behind the curtain and into the real-life of William Shakespeare. Tune in to hear this podcast.
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 477 Avg Length 37 min Since Apr 2018 Get Email Contact

4. The Bardcast

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A cheeky, irreverent yet informative deep-dive into all things Shakespeare, hosted by two longtime Shakespeare performers, directors, and teachers.
Hosts Lisa Ann Goldsmith, Owen Thompson
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5. Shakespeare Anyone?

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Shakespeare Anyone? is co-hosted by Elyse Sharp and Kourtney Smith, two professional actors and hobbyist Shakespeare scholars. Join us as we explore Shakepeare's plays through as many lenses as we can by looking at the text and how the text is viewed through modern lenses of feminism, racism, classism, colonialism, nationalism… all the-isms.MORE Hosts Kourtney Smith, Elyse Sharp
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6. Play On Podcasts

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Play On Podcasts is an epic audio adventure reimagining timeless tales, featuring original music compositions and the voices of extraordinarily gifted artists. This is where Theatre meets Podcast, combining the modern-day audio phenomenon with the power of live performance.MORE Producer/Network Next Chapter Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 2.6KTwitter 261Instagram 16K Avg Length 39 min Get Email Contact

7. The Pendant Shakespeare

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'The Pendant Shakespeare aka The Wild Bill Variety Show' is an ongoing presentation of the works of William Shakespeare.
Hosts The Pendant Shakespeare, Jeffrey
Producer/Network Pendant Productions
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8. Shakespeare's Shadows

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Featuring interviews with both actors and academics, Shakespeare's Shadows delves into a single Shakespeare character in each episode. Perspectives from the worlds of academia, theater, and film together shape explorations of the Bard's shadows, his imitations of life — pretty good imitations, ones that reveal enough of ourselves that we're still talking about them four centuries later.MORE Host Emily Rome
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9. The State of Shakespeare

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The State of Shakespeare is a virtual masterclass featuring in-depth interviews with contemporary Shakespearean actors, directors and teachers. We focus on the complex relationship of words and performance, and how individual artists develop unique and often contrasting approaches to the text. We aim to inspire and educate theatre makers, students and educators to discover new ways of bringing Shakespeare to life.MORE Hosts James Elliott, Gerritt VanderMeer
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10. The Shakespeare's Globe Podcast

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Such Stuff goes behind the scenes at Shakespeare's Globe, sharing the incredible stories and experiences that come through our doors every day. We'll be exploring the big themes behind all of the work that we do here and asking: what is Shakespeare's transformative impact on the world?MORE Producer/Network Such Stuff: The Shakespeare's Globe Podcast
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11. Twice Blest

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Welcome to Twice Blest, a podcast exploring Shakespeare and the Hebrew Bible from the Yeshiva University Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought. Hosted by Dr. Shaina Trapedo, Twice Blest brings you conversations with faith leaders, scholars, and writers that bridge the wisdom of Judaic and classical texts so we can live more informed and fulfilling intellectual and spiritual lives on an individual and communal level.MORE Producer/Network Yeshiva University Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought
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12. No Holds Bard

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Every other week, you'll get our regular episode featuring a lightning round on several intersections of Shakespeare and the present day, an underused Shakespearian phrase that you can roll into your everyday conversation. Once a month, we offer SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SHAKESPEARE, a half-hour briefing on a specific play to listen to on your commute to the theater that will prepare you to be the best little audience member you can be.MORE Producer/Network Seven Stages Shakespeare Company
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13. Appreciating Shakespeare with Doctor Rap

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Offering knowledge and tools for appreciating Shakespeare's deep and universal meanings.
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14. Women and Shakespeare

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Women and Shakespeare' features conversations with diverse women directors, actors, writers, and academics who are involved in making and interpreting Shakespeare. In the conversations, we find out both how Shakespeare is used to amplify the voices of women today and how women are redefining the world's most famous writer.MORE Producer/Network Dr Varsha Panjwani
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15. What You Will

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Brush up your Shakespeare with co-hosts Charlotte Ahlin and Danielle Cohn as we read and review every single play the Bard ever wrote. Every other Wednesday we bring you unsolicited opinions, goofs, and in-depth discussions about which Shakespeare characters most resemble beloved cartoon cats.MORE Producer/Network Charlotte Ahlin and Danielle Cohn
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16. The Hurly Burly Shakespeare Show

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The Hurly-Burly Shakespeare Show is an irreverent mix of entertainment and scholarly content suitable for novices and hard-core 'Bardolaters' alike. Jess and Aubrey discuss the plays of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries, as well as other fascinating aspects of the Early Modern period's lively theatre and print culture.MORE Producer/Network Whamlet
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17. Podcast Shakespeare

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A listening tour through 450 years of Shakespeare on stage, in history, in our culture, and in person. We're journeying chronologically, from The Two Gentlemen of Verona to The Two Noble Kinsmen, making detours via a range of topics covering William Shakespeare's history, life, and the afterlife.MORE Producer/Network Pod Shakespeare
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18. Sour Beer and Shakespeare

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Our hosts, Juliet Wolfe and Olivia Rose Nathan, explore their lives as actors, twenty-somethings, Shakespeare lovers, and sour beer drinkers. Every week Juliet and Olivia will bring their hot take on a different Shakespeare play while enjoying a new sour beer of the week. The podcast will provide lively literary discussion and drunkenness ensue.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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19. Shakespeare Sundays with Chop Bard

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Shakespeare Sundays with Chop Bard, is a practical, and enthusiastic exploration of William Shakespeare's work. Each episode will take on a single subject taken from his words, lines, poetry, themes, or resources, in order to better understand them, and find out what use can be made of them.MORE Producer/Network Ehren Ziegler: Actor, Artist, Shakespeare enthusiast
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