Bard Flies Podcast
1) The Two Noble Kinsmen: The Two Ignoble Podcasters
In Shakespeare's final -- yes, final -- play, he returns to where he started with the plight of noblemen in love with the same woman. Working again with John Fletcher, Shakespeare borrows from Chaucer...Show More
2) Henry VIII: Rope-a-Pope
In the final of the history plays, Shakespeare and his collaborator John Fletcher take on Henry VIII, the story of his first two wives, the birth of the future queen Elizabeth, and the establishment o...Show More
3) The Tempest: Stuff as Schemes are Made Of
Magic, monsters, sprites, witches, shipwrecks, betrayal, love stories on an enchanted isle, and emotional catharsis driven by a puppet master pulling all the stings: no, dear listeners, it’s not a Dun...Show More
4) Minisode 9: An Interview with Dr. Dan Normandin
In this week’s minisode, the pod features a conversation on Cymbeline with Dr. Dan Normandin, postdoctoral fellow in Early Modern English Literature at George Mason University and, even more important...Show More
5) Cymbeline: Imogen There's No Cloten
With plot twists that depend on poor facial recognition, one-sided bets over cuckoldry, one of the most idiotic kings in Shakespeare, and a truly villainous stepson whose beheading we are unfairly den...Show More
6) The Winter's Tale: Pursued by a Nightmare
In a land ruled by a paranoid and jealous king hell-bent on destroying his own family and buffeted by violent storms, miracles, and a very large and hungry bear, Shakespeare’s characters go from inten...Show More
7) Minisode 8: An Interview with Eliot Cohen
In this week’s minisode, Will interviews Dr. Eliot A. Cohen, former Counselor at the Department of State, professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and co-host of...Show More
8) Coriolanus: The Pride Before the Brawl
What happens when a virtuous general gets drafted to run for office after defeating Rome’s enemies in battle? Nothing good! In this classic tale of martial virtue, popular politics, banishment, and tr...Show More
9) Pericles, Prince of Tyre: Mediterranean Blues Cruise
On a tour with the least linear ports of call since The Odyssey, Shakespeare’s Pericles tries to win the hand of a princess in an incestuous relationship with her father by solving a riddle, ends a fa...Show More
10) Antony and Cleopatra: The Be-Niled
In one of the most famously torrid love affairs of all time, defined by extramarital cheating, lavish outfits, histrionics, and the shadow of collapsing empires, this episode’s main characters define ...Show More