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Don't Quill the Messenger: Shakespeare Authorship Explored

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Was the name signed to the world's most famous plays and poems a pseudonym? Was the man from Stratford that history attributed the work to even capable of writing them? Join Theatrical Actor/Writer/Director and Shakespeare connoisseur Steven Sabel as he welcomes a variety of guests to explore literary history's greatest mystery… Who was the writer behind the pen name "William Shakespeare?" Part of... more

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Steven takes a deep dive into the work and research of Alfred Dodd (1933) and others who have studied and written about Shakespeare's connection to the rites and rituals of Freemasonry. Dodd's book, "Shakespeare: Creator of Free Masonry," laid the fo... more

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4 days ago

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 crit... more

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18 days ago

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. Support the show by pi... more

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a month ago

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 ... more

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 147 ratings
  • Host

    Love the subject. Steven please dial back your commentary. Let the guests get on with it. The show s not about you. First episodes your demeanor is nice palatable. Now….too loud and over the top.

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    Lawles3000
    United States2 months ago
  • Keep asking questions!

    Who was Shakespeare? Certainly not a man whose entire family was illiterate!

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    5
    JLW435
    United States3 months ago
  • Fledgling Oxfordian here

    One of my favorite topics to learn more about. My old grandma brain can keep up with the discussions, and I love to talk about it! Always new and fascinating interviews. The episode with Dorothea Dickerman about the women in Oxford’s life, and where they appear in his poems and plays was fabulous! Lots about his biography too! I got started on this topic by reading Sheakespeare by Another Name, by Mark Anderson, and have been fascinated ever since. A great detective story by scholars using their... more

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    Quel the belle
    United States3 months ago
  • Good stuff - looking forward to the new season

    I really like the thoughtful arguments and interesting guests. more

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    5
    CrazyKGM
    United States4 months ago
  • Open Forum Shakespeare Authorship

    This show is an entertaining and accessible place for open-minded consideration of Shakespeare, the works, and how they were created. more

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    5
    mthaslett
    United States4 months ago

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