
Brush up your Shakespeare with co-hosts Charlotte Ahlin and Danielle Cohn as we read and review every single play the Bard ever wrote.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 57 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BooksPerforming ArtsArts | |||

To listen or not to listen… to this week’s episode! This pod is full of choices as we explore Ryan North’s Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Hamlet, TO BE OR NOT TO BE! Our choices lead us to discussing Pompeii, Aaron Sorkin’s girl-boss-ification of CAMELOT,... more
This week we review another episode of Shakesp- JUST KIDDING IDIOT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ANCIENT ROME AGAIN. WE TRICKED YOU! IT'S TOO LATE! YOU'LL NEVER ESCAPE!
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Charlotte is trapped in the wilds of Canada this week, but never fear — Danielle is joined by our first-ever guest, the incredible actor (and FRIEND) Đavid Lee Huỳnh! Đavid tells us about his experience in The Public Theater/NAATCO’s currently runnin... more
This week we take a look at the first episode of a fascinating animated anthology of Shakespeare stories! Come for the analysis of adaptational choices, stay for the examination of ponytail lengths.
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I really enjoyed listening to their coverage of the film “Hamnet” and “10 things I hate about you. The podcast hosts Danielle & Charlotte are engaging, hilarious & make interesting connections to the original plays the movies were based off of . As someone who sobbed through Hamnet, I felt seen through their analysis of the film’s most poignant moments. Truly a delightful podcast.
The hosts, Danielle and Charlotte, are so chill, knowledgable, and real. Their dialogues about the plays are super understandable, simple, and accessible to even people who don’t know much about Shakespeare. Like Me! :) Love this podcast.
If only this podcast existed when I was in high school I might have understood Shakespeare! This is hilarious and on top of that makes Shakespeare so accessible and fun to learn about. You don’t have to be a Shakespeare expect to enjoy!
Got a flyer for the podcast in line for Shakespeare in the Park. After the play (which was great), I was jonesing for more Shakespeare, and so I listened to an episode of the podcast and loved it. 5 stars!
Honestly when this show popped back up in my feed earlier this year it was like an unexpected present from a friend showing up in my mail box. Charlotte and Danielle have great energy together, as well as expert analysis skills and a broad knowledge of both Shakespeare and theater generally. Their conversations are fun to listen to both when I have and when I haven’t read the plays they’re discussing. They’re well worth a listen. Welcome back!
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Two co-hosts bring wit, warmth, and clear Shakespeare expertise to each episode, pairing close-reading with accessible banter and pop-culture comparisons. They invite guests from theater and criticism, discuss staging, casting, and adaptation choices, and explore the plays' modern relevance, representation, and language. Across recent episodes, the duo blends thoughtful analysis with humor, making classic texts approachable for students, educators, and general listeners while highlighting production details, performance insights, and contemporary conversations around DEI and cultural context.
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