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	The Tempest: Wrap-Up	05 Nov 2025	00:59:21
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In this episode, we conclude our exploration of The Tempest by examining three distinct interpretations of Shakespeare's final solo play. We begin with Julie Taymor's 2010 film adaptation, featuring Helen Mirren as Prospera, and reflect on the criticism of it we read about in our episode, The Tempest: Patriarchy, Gender, and Power in Shakespeare's Play. We then turn to The Globe's 2013 stage production, directed by Jeremy Herrin, to discuss how its traditional staging and ensemble approach illuminate the play's theatricality and humor. Finally, we analyze the Donmar Warehouse's 2016 production, directed by Phyllida Lloyd and starring Harriet Walter, which reimagines The Tempest within a women's prison as part of Lloyd's groundbreaking Shakespeare Trilogy. Throughout this episode, we reflect on what (for us) makes an effective production of The Tempest and discuss how these productions can be used to illuminate the text. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: Join our email list Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod Visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Support the podcast: Become a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Buy us a coffee Bookshop.org: Since 2020, Bookshop.org has raised more than $38 million for independent bookstores. Shop our Shakespeare Anyone? storefront to find books featured on the podcast, books by our guests, and other Shakespeare-related books and gifts. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Libro.fm: Libro.fm makes it possible to purchase audiobooks through your local bookshop of choice. Use our link for 2 free audiobooks when you sign up for a new Libro.fm membership using our link. *Grab Anthony Hopkins' memoir, We Did Okay, Kid, at Libro.fm or Bookshop.org.* Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Herrin, Jeremy and Ian Russell, directors. The Tempest. Performance by Roger Allam, et al., Globe Player, Shakespeare's Globe, 2013. https://player.shakespearesglobe.com/productions/the-tempest-2013/. Accessed 2025. Lloyd, Phyllida, director. The Tempest. Performance by Harriet Walter, et al., Digital Theatre: The Tempest, Digital Theatre+/Donmar Warehouse, 2018, https://www.digitaltheatre.com/watch/vod/37666819/the-tempest. Accessed 2025. Taymor, Julie, director. The Tempest. Performance by Helen Mirren, et al., Buana Vista Home Entertainment Inc, 2011. Trueman, Matt. "London Theater Review: Phyllida Lloyd's All-Female 'the Tempest.'" Variety, Variety, 23 Nov. 2016, variety.com/2016/legit/reviews/the-tempest-review-all-female-women-1201925792/.
	Mini: Interview with Ana Davis on My Keen Knife, a Young Adult Dark Fantasy Retelling of Macbeth	22 Oct 2025	00:31:57
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In this episode, we sit down with Ana Davis to discuss her debut novel, My Keen Knife. Set in a Portugal-inspired country, My Keen Knife follows three teenagers as they strive to achieve their foretold fates. We discuss Ana's inspirations for My Keen Knife, her writing process, and how her background in International Affairs influenced the world of her novel. We also discuss how Shakespeare's Macbeth weaves throughout the plot and the Macbeth Easter eggs she's hidden for Shakespeare fans like us. My Keen Knife is out now at a bookseller near you! Support Shakespeare Anyone? by purchasing your copy through this link. About My Keen Knife Fair is foul and foul is fair in a country ravaged by the lies of its monarchy. To claim the crown, Adelina, Seba, and Jasibin must learn to be a little wicked…even if it means betraying each other. All hail Malves, who shall wear crowns. On the night of her brother's murder, Adelina Malves holds him as he dies, inheriting both his title and the prophecy that spelled out his doom. If she's to avenge him and avoid a similar death, she must claim the crown of Jumaral by ruthlessly cutting down every family member ahead of her in the line of succession and uncover the secret that got her brother killed. Hail! Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none. Ghost-whispering Jasibin holds the key to Adelina's plan to contact her dead brother—if only his strange magic wasn't killing him slowly. To fulfill his own prophecy and protect his brother Seba, he must discover the source of his magic before he's lost to the land of the dead. All hail, Sebastião, that shall be king hereafter. Seba is desperate for a way out of Jumaral and the substantial financial debt his dead mother left him. When a witch sees the riches of a king in his future, Adelina's offer of coin in exchange for help feels like fate, pulling Seba into a fake dating plot with Adelina that hides their sinister plans. In this stunning, innovative retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth set in a Portugal-inspired country, three teenagers will stop at nothing to fulfill their destinies. About Ana Davis Ana Davis is a Portuguese-American fantasy writer, currently pursuing double master's degrees in what amount to Human Rights and Conflict Resolution (the actual names are a mouthful). She recently graduated from Northeastern University with a bachelor's degree in International Affairs. Ana was a mentee for round nine of Author Mentor Match, and she remains far too invested in the books she read in high school English class. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Support the podcast: Become a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Buy us a coffee Bookshop.org: Since 2020, Bookshop.org has raised more than $38 million for independent bookstores. Shop our Shakespeare Anyone? storefront to find books featured on the podcast, books by our guests, and other Shakespeare-related books and gifts. Every purchase on the site financially supports independent bookstores. Libro.fm: Libro.fm makes it possible to purchase audiobooks through your local bookshop of choice. Use our link for 2 free audiobooks when you sign up for a new Libro.fm membership using our link. Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Davis, Ana. My Keen Knife. Turner Publishing Company, 2025.
	The Tempest: Synopsis	18 Jun 2025	01:29:22
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. We are now on to our tenth play series! Today we are starting our series on Shakespeare's The Tempest with a synopsis episode. In this episode, we will provide a detailed summary of the plot, breaking down the action of the play scene by scene. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Special thanks to Nat Yonce for editing this episode. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, buying us coffee, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod (we earn a small commission when you use our link and shop bookshop.org). Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Shakespeare, William, et al. The Tempest. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011.
	King Lear: Mental Health and Disability in Shakespeare's Time	02 Mar 2022	00:48:53
This episode is part one of a two part series where we will be looking at the representations of mental health and disability in Shakespeare's King Lear. First, in this week's episode, we will be discussing mental health and disability in Shakespeare's time, specifically early modern treatment of what we would now describe as mental illness, neurodiversity, and disability. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: Neely, Carol Thomas. Distracted Subjects: Madness and Gender in Shakespeare and Early Modern Culture. Cornell University Press, 2004. Neely, Carol Thomas. "'Documents in Madness': Reading Madness and Gender in Shakespeare's Tragedies and Early Modern Culture." Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 3, [Folger Shakespeare Library, The Shakespeare Association of America, Inc., Johns Hopkins University Press, George Washington University], 1991, pp. 315–38, https://doi.org/10.2307/2870846. Wood, David Houston, and Allison P. Hobgood. Recovering Disability in Early Modern England. Ohio State University Press, 2013.
	Mini: Shakespeare's Folios and Quartos	16 Feb 2022	00:23:19
In today's episode, we are exploring the first official publications of Shakespeare's plays: the quartos and the first Folio. What even is a quarto versus a folio? Let's find out! Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: "An Introduction to This Text: Hamlet." Edited by Barbara Mowat and Paul Werstine, Folger Shakespeare Library, Folger Shakespeare Library, Accessed on 1 Feb. 2022, from https://shakespeare.folger.edu/shakespeares-works/hamlet/an-introduction-to-this-text/. Bryson, Bill. "Ch. 8 Death." Shakespeare: The World as Stage, Harper Perennial, New York, NY, 2007, pp. 156–165. "DIY Quarto: Printing Quartos in Shakespeare's Time." Edited by Kathleen Lynch and Justine DeCamillis, Folger Shakespeare Library, Folger Shakespeare Library, Accessed on 1 Feb. 2022, from https://www.folger.edu/publishing-shakespeare/diy-quarto. Marchant, Kat. "Dr Kat and Holinshed's Chronicles." YouTube, YouTube, 13 Nov. 2020, Accessed 1 Feb. 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBw3XB-qyo. Paul, Richard. Shakespeare Unlimited Podcast, performance by Dr. Emma Smith, et al., episode 47, Folger Shakespeare Library, 3 May 2016. Accessed 31 Jan. 2022. "What Is a First Folio?" Folger Shakespeare Library, Accessed 1 Feb. 2022, from https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare/first-folio/faq.
	King Lear: Patriarchy, Patrilineage, and Sexist Representations	02 Feb 2022	00:48:35
In this week's episode, we are taking a look at how the patriarchal society and patrilineal anxieties of early modern English society influenced the sexist representations of gender in Shakespeare's King Lear, and how much further more recent productions have comes in terms of representation...or not. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: Aughterson, Kate, and Ailsa Grant Ferguson. Shakespeare and Gender: Sex and Sexuality in Shakespeare's Drama. The Arden Shakespeare, 2020, pp. 153-171. Accessed 11 Jan. 2022. Kelly, Philippa. "See What Breeds about Her Heart: 'King Lear', Feminism, and Performance." Renaissance Drama, vol. 33, [University of Chicago Press, Northwestern University], 2004, pp. 137–57, Accessed 12 Jan. 2022 from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41917389. Rudnytsky, Peter L. "'The Darke and Vicious Place': The Dread of the Vagina in 'King Lear.'" Modern Philology, vol. 96, no. 3, University of Chicago Press, 1999, pp. 291–311, http://www.jstor.org/stable/439219. Schwarz, Kathryn. "'Fallen Out With My More Headier Will': Dislocation in King Lear." What You Will: Gender, Contract, and Shakespearean Social Space, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011, pp. 181–208, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt3fh7rv.12.
	King Lear: Stuff to Chew On	19 Jan 2022	00:29:14
There's so much to talk about with each play that doesn't fit into the synopsis or into its own episode, so we've decided to cover several topics in this episode. In this episode, we discuss major thematic elements in Shakespeare's King Lear as well as topics that are usually covered or talked about in reference to this play. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: "Introduction." King Lear, edited by R.A. Foakes, The Arden Shakespeare, 1997, pp. 1–11. Third. Accessed on 27 Nov. 2021. "Leir of Britain." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 31 Aug. 2021, Accessed on 29 Nov. 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leir_of_Britain. SparkNotes Editors. (2005). "SparkNotes: King Lear." SparkNotes.com, SparkNotes LLC, 2005. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021, from https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/lear.
	King Lear: Synopsis	05 Jan 2022	01:02:06
Let's start diving into a play that is widely considered to be one of Shakespeare's best: King Lear. First up, as always, let's review the plot with a synopsis. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written by Elyse Sharp and Kourtney Smith. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: Shakespeare, William, and R. A. Foakes. King Lear: Arden Third Series. Bloomsbury, 2018.
	Annoucement: We're launching a Patreon!	05 Jan 2022	00:00:57
Quick annoucement time! We are launching a Patreon! Patreon patrons will get access to exclusive bonus content throughout the year. The link is also in the episode description. -- Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Korey Leigh Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone
	Bonus: Revisiting Twelfth Night	22 Dec 2021	00:21:17
Before we dive into our next play, we are taking the time to revisit both of the plays we covered this year. For this episode, we re-read Twelfth Night and will be discussing what we noticed in the reading and what was different for us after spending six months researching and studying the play. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night. Arden Shakespeare, 2008.
	Bonus: Revisiting Macbeth	08 Dec 2021	00:25:14
Before we dive into our next play, we are taking the time to revisit both of the plays we covered this year. For this episode, we re-read Macbeth and will be discussing what we noticed in the reading and what was different for us after spending six months researching and studying the play. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Arden Shakespeare, 2015.
	Mini: Shakespeare and the Colonial Imagination	24 Nov 2021	00:23:10
In recognition of the National Day of Mourning/Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, we are exploring how the "Age of Exploration" and Colonial Imagination in Early Modern England influenced Shakespeare's works--specifically The Tempest. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Singh, Jyotsna G. "Historical Contexts 1: Shakespeare and the Colonial Imagination." Shakespeare and Postcolonial Theory, The Arden Shakespeare, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2020, pp. 23–39.
	Twelfth Night: Wrap Up, or She's the Man	10 Nov 2021	01:07:00
To wrap up our deep dive into Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, we are bringing things full circle by examining the 00's teen classic movie that introduced both of us (and many others) to the plot of Twelfth Night: She's the Man, starring Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Klett, Elizabeth. "Reviving Viola: Comic and Tragic Teen Film Adaptations of 'Twelfth Night.'" Shakespeare Bulletin, vol. 26, no. 2, 2008, pp. 69–87. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/26347691. Accessed 11 Sept. 2021. Pittman, L. Monique. "Dressing the Girl / Playing the Boy: 'Twelfth Night' Learns Soccer on the Set of 'She's The Man.'" Literature/Film Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, 2008, pp. 122–136. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43797455. Accessed 11 Sept. 2021. Shuler-Donner, Lauren, et al. She's the Man. Prime Video (Streaming Online Video), DreamWorks Distribution LLC, 2006, https://www.amazon.com/Shes-Man-Amanda-Bynes/dp/B015O3MV5O/. Accessed 9 Nov. 2021.
	Bonus Episode: Interview with Kent Lehnhof on Voice and Ethics in Shakespeare's Late Plays	04 Jun 2025	00:44:38
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In this bonus episode, we're joined by Dr. Kent Lehnhoff to talk about his new book, Voice and Ethics in Shakespeare's Late Plays. Together, we explore how Shakespeare uses the concept and qualities of human voice in The Tempest, Cymbeline, King Lear, Pericles, and The Winter's Tale, how he writes for and about the voice, and beyond that, how embracing the unique voice of each character (and actor) can create a more ethical, inclusive theatre. About Kent Lehnhof Kent Lehnhof earned a BA from Brigham Young University and a PhD from Duke University. He is Professor of English at Chapman University, where he specializes in early modern literature and culture, especially the works of William Shakespeare. Dr. Lehnhof has published two dozen scholarly articles, has co-edited two essay collections, and is coming out with a new book in October titled Voice and Ethics in Shakespeare's Late Plays. In this book and in many of his articles, Dr. Lehnhof treats Shakespeare's plays like lively enactments of ethical philosophy. He believes that one of the things that makes Shakespeare's work distinctly Shakespearean is its interest in exploring what it's like to be in relation—what it's like to be tied to other people, some of whom love you, some of whom hate you, and some of whom pay you no mind at all. At present, Dr. Lehnhof is finishing a guidebook for Arden Shakespeare called Understanding Shakespeare's Plays: A Candid Companion to All the Drama. This book goes through all the play, one by one, giving an overview of each and offering insights and analysis as to what it offers. Dr. Lehnhof only has six plays left to do, which means he's getting down to the deep cuts. Timon of Athens, anyone? Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, buying us coffee, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod (we earn a small commission when you use our link and shop bookshop.org). Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Lehnhof, Kent. Voice and Ethics in Shakespeare's Late Plays. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. Print.
	Mini-Episode: Christopher Marlowe	27 Oct 2021	00:22:52
In today's mini-episode, we are talking all about Christopher Marlowe, one of Shakespeare's contemporaries. We'll talk about what is known about this mysterious playwright's life as well as the legends that surround him! Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: "Christopher Marlowe". Wikipedia, Wikipedia Foundation, 26 September 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Marlowe. Accessed 24 September 2021. "Marlowe" In Our Time: Science, performance by Melvyn Bragg, et al., season 7, episode 40, BBC 4 Radio, 7 July. 2005. Accessed 26 September 2021.
	Twelfth Night: Puritanism and Malvolio	13 Oct 2021	00:56:25
In today's episode, we are exploring the character of Malvolio by diving into the history of the Puritan Movement in Early Modern England. Because Malvolio is described throughout the play as a Puritan, we will examine what a contemporary understanding of Puritanism would have added to the play (and especially that letter scene) for Shakespeare's audiences. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Simmons, J. L. "A Source for Shakespeare's Malvolio: The Elizabethan Controversy with the Puritans." Huntington Library Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, University of California Press, 1973, pp. 181–201, https://doi.org/10.2307/3816599. Accessed 3 Sept. 2021 Thompson, James Westfall. "Shakespeare and Puritanism." The North American Review, vol. 212, no. 777, 1920, pp. 228–237. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25120573. Accessed 30 Aug. 2021. Winship, Michael P. Hot Protestants: A History of Puritanism in England and America. Yale University Press, 2018. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvbnm3ss. Accessed 4 Sept. 2021.
	Mini-Episode: Shakespeare's Globe Theatre	29 Sep 2021	00:22:49
In today's episode, we are talking about what might be the most famous theatre in the English-speaking world: The Globe Theatre, and what we know about what it would be like to be an audience member seeing a Shakespeare play at The Globe. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Alchin, L.K. "Globe Theatre Interior." Elizabethan Era, Siteseen Ltd., Accessed on 16 May 2012 from http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/globe-theatre-interior.htm. Bryson, Bill. "Ch. 6 Years of Fame 1596-1603." Shakespeare: The World as Stage, Atlas Books, New York, 2016, pp. 124–127. "Globe Theatre." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 31 Aug. 2021, Accessed on 25 Aug. 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Theatre. Henslowe, Philip. The diary of Philip Henslowe, from 1591 to 1609. Printed from the original manuscript preserved at Dulwich college. London, Shakespeare Society, 1845. No Sweat Shakespeare. Lord Chamberlain's Men and King's Men Company Member Timeline. Instagram, 29 August 2021, https://www.instagram.com/p/CTKPYXxr7Y6/?utm_medium=copy_link. "Who Were These People? Audiences in Shakespeare's Day." Seattle Shakespeare Company, Seattle Shakespeare Company, 23 Jan. 2018, Accessed on 27 Aug. 2021 from https://www.seattleshakespeare.org/who-were-these-people/.
	Twelfth Night: Shakespeare's Comedic Tropes	15 Sep 2021	00:49:35
Where did Shakespeare get his jokes? In today's episode, we dive into the comedic tropes Shakespeare uses in the plot of Twelfth Night and where they came from. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Commedia dell'arte". Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Nov. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/art/commedia-dellarte. Accessed 21 August 2021. Felver, Charles S. "Robert Armin, Shakespeare's Source for Touchstone." Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 1, 1956, pp. 135–137. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2866142. Accessed 21 Aug. 2021. Gray, Austin K. "Robert Armine, the Foole." PMLA, vol. 42, no. 3, 1927, pp. 673–685. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/457397. Accessed 17 Aug. 2021. Hobgood, Allison P. "'Twelfth Night's' 'Notorious Abuse' of Malvolio: Shame, Humorality, and Early Modern Spectatorship." Shakespeare Bulletin, vol. 24, no. 3, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006, pp. 1–22, http://www.jstor.org/stable/26347474. Accessed 20 Aug. 2021. G. Salingar. "The Design of Twelfth Night." Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 2, 1958, pp. 117–139. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2867233. Accessed 21 Aug. 2021. "La Commedia Dell'arte." La Commedia Dell'Arte, sites.google.com/site/italiancommedia/home?authuser=0. Accessed 21 Aug. 2021 Penuel, Suzanne. "Missing Fathers: Twelfth Night and the Reformation of Mourning." Studies in Philology, vol. 107, no. 1, 2010, pp. 74–96. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25656037. Accessed 15 Aug. 2021. "Twelfth Night (Theatre)." TV Tropes, tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Theatre/TwelfthNight. Accessed 15 Aug. 2021.
	Mini-Episode: Shakespeare & Cross-dressing	01 Sep 2021	00:22:42
In today's episode, we'll be covering cross-dressing in early modern England. Shakespeare depicts cross-dressing in multiple plays, but what was the contemporary cultural context? We'll dive into early modern reactions to cross-dressing both onstage and off and how Shakespeare uses cross-dressing as a plot device across his plays. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Cressy, David. "Gender Trouble and Cross-Dressing in Early Modern England." Journal of British Studies, vol. 35, no. 4, 1996, pp. 438–452. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/176000. Accessed 28 May 2021. Howard, Jean E. "Crossdressing, The Theatre, and Gender Struggle in Early Modern England." Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 4, 1988, pp. 418–440. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2870706. Accessed 19 May 2021. Saccardi, Nadia. "Women Cross-Dressing and the Early Modern." The Costume Society, The Costume Society, 2014, accessed 18 May 2021 from costumesociety.org.uk/blog/post/women-cross-dressing-and-the-early-modern.
	Twelfth Night: Gender and Queer Theory	18 Aug 2021	01:21:57
In today's episode, we explore Shakespeare's Twelfth Night through the lens of Gender and Queer Theory. We take a look at how Early Modern concepts of gender and queerness may have influenced the writing of Twelfth Night and how modern productions use the play to explore themes related to gender and queer identity. In the second half of the episode, we are joined by our first ever guest of the pod, Dr. Sawyer Kemp to continue our discussion on Gender and Queer Theory. Dr. Sawyer Kemp (they/them) is a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in Transgender Studies with the Gender & Women's Studies department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Sawyer's current book project investigates the rhetoric and industry of "accessibility" in contemporary Shakespeare performance. Exploring access as a tool for feminist and queer critique, this project analyzes theatres' impact on and outreach to communities of trans and gender non-conforming people, sexual assault survivors, and people with disabilities. Sawyer's work has appeared in Shakespeare Quarterly, Shakespeare Studies, The Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, and the edited collection Teaching Social Justice Through Shakespeare. Their most recent article, "Two Othellos: Transitioning Anti-Blackness" is forthcoming in Shakespeare Bulletin. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Ake, Jami. "Glimpsing a 'Lesbian' Poetics in 'Twelfth Night.'" Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, vol. 43, no. 2, 2003, pp. 375–394. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4625073. Accessed 20 June 2021. Aughterson, Kate, and Ailsa Grant Ferguson. "Chapter 4: Cross-dressing and Gender Transgression(s)". Shakespeare and Gender: Sex and Sexuality in Shakespeare's Drama. The Arden Shakespeare, 2020, pp. 97-121. Accessed 19 June 2021. Barker, Roberta. "The 'Play-Boy,' the Female Performer, and the Art of Portraying a Lady." Shakespeare Bulletin, vol. 33, no. 1, 2015, pp. 83–97. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/26355090. Accessed 19 June 2021. Charles, Casey. "Gender Trouble in 'Twelfth Night.'" Theatre Journal, vol. 49, no. 2, 1997, pp. 121–141. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3208678. Accessed 19 June 2021. Coontz, Stephanie, et al. "Marriage vs Friendship." Call Your Girlfriend, 2 Aug. 2009, www.callyourgirlfriend.com/episodes/2019/08/02/marriage-vs-friendship. Dekkar, Thomas, and Thomas Middleton. "The Roaring Girl. OR Moll Cutpurse." Folger Shakespeare Library, 21 July 2017. https://emed.folger.edu/sites/default/files/folger_encodings/pdf/EMED-Roaring-reg-3.pdf "Introduction." Twelfth Night, edited by Keir Elam, The Arden Shakespeare, 2008, pp. 57-68, 111-119. Third. McManus, Clare. "When Is a Woman Not a Woman? Or, Jacobean Fantasies of Female Performance (1606–1611)." Modern Philology, vol. 105, no. 3, 2008, pp. 437–474. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/591257. Accessed 18 June 2021. "Volume 19, Number 4, Fall 2019 Special Issue: Early Modern Trans Studies Guest Editors: Simone Chess, Colby Gordon, and Will Fisher." Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, Project MUSE, 24 Sept. 2020, muse.jhu.edu/issue/42946.
	Mini-Episode: Shakespeare's Prose and Verse	04 Aug 2021	00:17:56
In today's mini-episode, we are exploring Shakespeare's Language Framework. In this episode, we will discuss technical elements of how Shakespeare plays were written, as well as provide tips and tricks for navigating what can be a major hurdle to reading and performing Shakespeare: the text itself. How do you actually start to understand what is written on the page? We dive into the clues that can be found by looking at the syllables in each of Shakespeare's lines. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written and researched by Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Shakespeare, William, et al. Speak the Speech!: Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated. Faber and Faber, 2002.
	Twelfth Night: Plays for the Court	21 Jul 2021	00:48:45
Scholars know that Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was performed at court. But what does that mean? In today's episode, we're diving into what producing a play at court looked like for Shakespeare and his contemporaries as well as how performing at court influenced characters and themes of plays like Twelfth Night. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Bergeron, David M. "Court Masques about Stuart London." Studies in Philology, vol. 113, no. 4, 2016, pp. 822–849. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/44329617. Accessed 18 June 2021. Henslowe, Philip. The diary of Philip Henslowe, from 1591 to 1609. Printed from the original manuscript preserved at Dulwich college. London, Shakespeare Society, 1845. Hirrel, Michael J. "Duration of Performances and Lengths of Plays: How Shall We Beguile the Lazy Time?" Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 61, no. 2, 2010, pp. 159–182. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40731154. Accessed 23 May 2021. Lucy Munro. "Actors, Plays and Performances in the Indoor Playhouses, 1625–42: Boy Players, Leading Men and the Caroline Ensemble." The Yearbook of English Studies, vol. 44, 2014, pp. 51–68. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.5699/yearenglstud.44.2014.0051. Accessed 18 June 2021. RANKIN, MARK. "Henry VIII, Shakespeare, and the Jacobean Royal Court." Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, vol. 51, no. 2, 2011, pp. 349–366. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23028079. Accessed 24 May 2021. Streitberger, W. R. "Chambers on the Revels Office and Elizabethan Theater History." Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 59, no. 2, 2008, pp. 185–209. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40210263. Accessed 23 May 2021. "The Royal Household and Its Revels." Music in Elizabethan Court Politics, by Katherine Butler, NED - New edition ed., Boydell & Brewer, Woodbridge, Suffolk; Rochester, NY, 2015, pp. 76–104. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.7722/j.ctt7zst07.10. Accessed 23 May 2021. Vanhoutte, Jacqueline. "Introduction" & "3: Remembering Old Boys in Twelfth Night". Age in Love: Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Court, University of Nebraska Press, 2019, pp. 1–32 & 121-158.
	Twelfth Night: Stuff to Chew On	07 Jul 2021	00:32:27
In this episode, we will go over the major themes of Twelfth Night and touch on topics we will cover in depth in future episodes as well as any fun facts. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works Referenced: "Introduction." Twelfth Night, edited by Keir Elam, The Arden Shakespeare, 2008, pp. 1–26. Third. SparkNotes Editors. "SparkNotes: Twelfth Night." SparkNotes.com, SparkNotes LLC, 2005. Accessed 14 May. 2021 from https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/twelfthnight/.
	Twelfth Night: Synopsis	23 Jun 2021	00:51:18
It's time to dive into our second play! To cleanse our palates of the murder and mayhem of Macbeth, we are switching to one of Shakespeare's comedies: Twelfth Night! As with Macbeth, we are starting off with a summary of the action in the play--just in case it has been a while since you've read the play or if you are unfamiliar with it. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written by Elyse Sharp and Kourtney Smith. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Works referenced: Shakespeare, William, and Keir Elam. Twelfth Night: or What You Will. Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2017.
	King Henry V: Wrap Up	21 May 2025	00:56:54
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In this wrap-up episode, we reflect on our journey through Shakespeare's King Henry V by examining three distinct productions that bring the play to life in unique ways. We begin with Kenneth Branagh's 1989 Oscar-nominated film adaptation, renowned for its realism and cinematic approach. Next, we delve into the 2022 Donmar Warehouse production starring Kit Harington, which frames Henry's leadership through a modern lens. Finally, we discuss the 2012 Shakespeare's Globe production with Jamie Parker, which offers a more traditional yet energetic take on the play. By comparing these interpretations, we explore how different directorial choices and performances can influence our understanding of the play's themes, characters, and historical context. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, buying us coffee, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod (we earn a small commission when you use our link and shop bookshop.org). Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Branagh, Kenneth, director. Henry V. Performance by Derek Jacobi, et al., Curzon Film Distributors, Ltd., Samuel Goldwyn Company, CBS Fox Video, 1989. Shakespeare, William. Henry V. National Theatre Live, https://www.ntathome.com/henry-v. Accessed 2025. Shakespeare, William. Henry V (2012). Shakespeare's Globe, 2013, https://player.shakespearesglobe.com/productions/henry-v-2012/. Accessed 2025.
	Macbeth: Wrap Up	09 Jun 2021	01:22:22
We can hardly believe it, but here it is: our final episode in our Macbeth series (for now)! Before moving on to our next play, we wanted to cover how Macbeth has been adapted for stage and screen and how the myth of the hero turned tyrant continues to shape our world narratives. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com Works referenced: Barnes, Todd Landon. "George W. Bush's 'Three Shakespeares': 'Macbeth, Macbush', and the Theater of War." Shakespeare Bulletin, vol. 26, no. 3, 2008, pp. 1–29. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/26347734. Accessed 28 Mar. 2021. Bickley, Pamela and Jennifer Stevens. "Macbeth." Studying Shakespeare Adaptation: from Restoration Theatre to YouTube, by Pamela Bickley and Jennifer Stevens, The Arden Shakespeare, 2021, pp. 165–183 Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Theatre of the Absurd". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/art/Theatre-of-the-Absurd. Accessed 27 March 2021. Brown, Eric C. "Shakespeare, Class, and 'Scotland, PA.'" Literature/Film Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, 2006, pp. 147–153. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43797270. Accessed 28 Mar. 2021. Cain, Bill. Equivocation. Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 2014. HOPKINS, D. J. Theatre Journal, vol. 64, no. 2, 2012, pp. 269–271., www.jstor.org/stable/41679587. Accessed 28 Mar. 2021. Jarry, Alfred, et al. "Ubu Roi." The Wadsworth Anthology of Drama, by William B. Worthen, Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011, pp. 714–731. Kevin Wetmore. Ecumenica, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 65–67. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/ecumenica.3.1.0065. Accessed 28 Mar. 2021. Koehler, Robert. "Makibefo." Variety, Variety, 18 Feb. 2003, variety.com/2003/film/reviews/makibefo-1200543361/. Menon, Sita. "Watch Maqbool. It Is Class!" Rediff, Rediff.com, 30 Jan. 2004, in.rediff.com/movies/2004/jan/30maqbool.htm. Piepenbring, Dan. "An Inglorious Slop-Pail of a Play." The Paris Review, The Paris Review, 9 Sept. 2015, www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/09/08/an-inglorious-slop-pail-of-a-play/. Prince, Stephen. "Throne of Blood: Shakespeare Transposed." The Criterion Collection, The Criterion Collection, 6 Jan. 2014, www.criterion.com/current/posts/270-throne-of-blood-shakespeare-transposed. Rooks, Amanda Kane. "Macbeth's Wicked Women: Sexualized Evil in Geoffrey Wright's 'Macbeth.'" Literature/Film Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, 2009, pp. 151–160. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43797714. Accessed 26 Mar. 2021. Smith, Alfred Edgar. We Work Again. Performance by Maurice Ellis, and Charles Collins, U.S. Works Progress Administration, 1937. National Film Preservation Foundation, www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/voodoo-macbeth#. Film notes by Scott Simmon Stevens, Jennifer, and Pamela Bickley. "Macbeth." Studying Shakespeare Adaptation: from Restoration Theatre to YouTube, by Pamela Bickley and Jennifer Stevens, The Arden Shakespeare, 2021, pp. 165–183. Taylor, Jane, et al. "Ubu and The Truth Commission." The Wadsworth Anthology of Drama, by William B. Worthen, Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011, pp. 1710–1724.
	Mini-Episode: Holinshed's Chronicles	26 May 2021	00:21:29
Ever wonder where Shakespeare got his inspiration or ideas for plays? In this episode, we explore the history behind one of Shakespeare's major sources for many of his plays: Holinshed's Chronicles. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Our theme music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Works Referenced: Clegg, Cyndia Susan. "Which Holinshed? Holinshed's 'Chronicles' at the Huntington Library." Huntington Library Quarterly, vol. 55, no. 4, 1992, pp. 559–577. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3817633. Accessed 20 Feb. 2021. "Holinshed's Chronicles, 1577." The British Library, The British Library, 23 Nov. 2015, www.bl.uk/collection-items/holinsheds-chronicles-1577#. Kewes, Paulina, et al. The Holinshed Project, Oxford University, 2013, www.cems.ox.ac.uk/holinshed/. Marchant, Katrina. Dr Kat and Holinshed's Chronicles. Reading the Past with Dr. Kat: Dr. Kat and Holinshed's Chronicles, YouTube, 13 Sept. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzK4Y2EEYUM. PASUPATHI, VIMALA C, et al. "Shakespeare & Holinshed's Chronicles." DHSHX, University of Southern California, 14 Jan. 2017, scalar.usc.edu/works/dhshx/holinsheds-chronicles. Zaller, Robert. "King, Commons, and Commonweal in Holinshed's Chronicles." Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, vol. 34, no. 3, 2002, pp. 371–390. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4054738. Accessed 20 Feb. 2021.
	Macbeth: King James's Play	12 May 2021	00:51:44
Remember when we said that we'd cover all of the different parts of Macbeth that were influenced by King James being on the throne or written just for him? In this episode, we finally get around to talking about all of that! Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Works referenced: Calhoun, Howell V. "JAMES I AND THE WITCH SCENES IN 'MACBETH.'" The Shakespeare Association Bulletin, vol. 17, no. 4, 1942, pp. 184–189. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23675195. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021. Mathew, David. "James I". Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-I-king-of-England-and-Scotland. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021. Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Arden Shakespeare, 2015. "The Book of Books: The King James Bible." A Little History of Literature, by JOHN SUTHERLAND, Yale University Press, 2013, pp. 47–53. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5vkwh2.10. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021. "The Smell of Gunpowder: Macbeth and the Palimpsests of Olfaction." Untimely Matter in the Time of Shakespeare, by Jonathan Gil Harris, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2009, pp. 119–140. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt3fj17b.10. Accessed 25 Jan. 2021. Turrell, James F. "The Ritual of Royal Healing in Early Modern England: Scrofula, Liturgy, and Politics." Anglican and Episcopal History, vol. 68, no. 1, 1999, pp. 3–36. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/42611999. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021. Williams, George Walton. "'Macbeth': King James's Play." South Atlantic Review, vol. 47, no. 2, 1982, pp. 12–21. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3199207. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.
	Mini-Episode: The Four Humours	28 Apr 2021	00:20:30
Today we have a new mini-episode for you! In these mini-episodes, we'll be exploring topics that are related to Shakespeare but aren't necessarily connected to whatever play we've been discussing. And they're mini, because well, they're shorter than our other episodes. They're like quartos if the regular episodes are folio editions. In today's episode, we are exploring the Four Humours, which were a widely held theory in medicine during Shakespeare's time and which are referenced throughout his works! Shakespeare Anyone? is created, written, produced, and hosted by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith with contributions by Elyse Sharp. Our theme music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Works referenced: Cummings, M. J. (2018). The Four Humors in Shakespeare's Works. Accessed 5 Jan. 2021, from http://shakespearestudyguide.com/Four%20Humours%20in%20Shakespeare.html#:~:text=Examples%20of%20characters%20who%20exhibit,blood)%20in%20Much%20Ado%20About DRAPER, JOHN W. "HUMORAL THERAPY IN SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS." Bulletin of the History of Medicine, vol. 35, no. 4, 1961, pp. 317–325. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/44449750. Accessed 10 Jan. 2021. Elliott, R. (2020, February 06). Bloodletting and the treatment of menstrual disorders. Accessed 13 Jan. 2021, from https://hekint.org/2020/02/06/bloodletting-and-the-treatment-of-menstrual-disorders-in-early-modern-england/ Galen: Selected Papers, by Jacques Jouanna and Neil Allies, Brill, LEIDEN; BOSTON, 2012, pp. 335–360. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w76vxr.21. Accessed 29 Dec. 2020. Kern Paster, Dr. Gail. "William Shakespeare and the Four Humors: Elizabethan Medical Beliefs by Dr. Gail Kern Paster." National Library of Medicine exhibit, "And there's the humor of it, Shakespeare and the Four Humors". William Shakespeare and the Four Humors: Elizabethan Medical Beliefs, 14 Jan. 2021, Pittsburgh, Accessed on October 2, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKt4pDZDefQ Marschall, Whythes. "Ancient & Medieval Medicine: Crash Course History of Science #9." Produced and edited by Nicholas Jenkins and Nicole Sweeney, Hosted by Hank Green, YouTube, Crash Course, 4 June 2018, Accessed 5 Jan. 2021, from www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGiZXQVGpbY Paul, Richard. Shakespeare Unlimited Podcast, performance by Neva Grant, et al., episode 55, Folger Shakespeare Library, 23 Aug. 2016. Accessed 13 Jan. 2021. "The Four Humours." In Our Time: Science, performance by Melvyn Bragg, et al., season 10, episode 13, BBC 4 Radio, 20 Dec. 2007. Accessed 13 January 2021. "Understanding the Female Body: MISOGYNY AND SYMPATHY." A Medieval Woman's Companion: Women's Lives in the European Middle Ages, by Susan Signe Morrison, Oxbow Books, Oxford; Philadelphia, 2016, pp. 88–95. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvh1dnb3.15. Accessed 2 Jan. 2021. Van der Eijk, Philip, editor. "THE LEGACY OF THE HIPPOCRATIC TREATISE THE NATURE OF MAN: THE THEORY OF THE FOUR HUMOURS." Greek Medicine from Hippocrates to Galen: Selected Papers, by Jacques Jouanna and Neil Allies, Brill, LEIDEN; BOSTON, 2012, pp. 335–360. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w76vxr.21. Accessed 24 Jan. 2021.
	Macbeth: Tyranny and Treason	14 Apr 2021	00:51:25
In this week's episode, we'll be discussing the elements of tyranny and treason as they appear in Shakespeare's play Macbeth as well as modern parallels to the plot and character of Macbeth and the implications of tyranny and treason in the Early Modern Era. Shakespeare Anyone? is created, written, produced, and hosted by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Our theme music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Works referenced: Frye, Roland Mushat. "Hitler, Stalin, and Shakespeare's Macbeth: Modern Totalitarianism and Ancient Tyranny." Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 142, no. 1, 1998, pp. 81–109. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3152266. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021. Lemon, Rebecca. "Scaffolds of Treason in 'Macbeth.'" Theatre Journal, vol. 54, no. 1, 2002, pp. 25–43. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25069019. Accessed 24 Jan. 2021. Meron, Theodor. "Crimes and Accountability in Shakespeare." The American Journal of International Law, vol. 92, no. 1, 1998, pp. 1–40. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2998059. Accessed 24 Jan. 2021. Mullaney, Steven. "Lying Like Truth: Riddle, Representation and Treason in Renaissance England." ELH, vol. 47, no. 1, 1980, pp. 32–47. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2872437. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021. Paul, Richard. Shakespeare Unlimited Podcast, performance by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., episode 100, Folger Shakespeare Library, 12 June 2018. Accessed 25 Jan. 2021. "Sovereignty, Treason Law, and the Political Imagination in Early Modern England." Treason by Words: Literature, Law, and Rebellion in Shakespeare's England, by Rebecca Lemon, 1st ed., Cornell University Press, ITHACA; LONDON, 2006, pp. 1–22. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctt7zgxv.4. Accessed 25 Jan. 2021. "The Smell of Gunpowder: Macbeth and the Palimpsests of Olfaction." Untimely Matter in the Time of Shakespeare, by Jonathan Gil Harris, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2009, pp. 119–140. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt3fj17b.10. Accessed 25 Jan. 2021.
	Mini-Episode: The Gunpowder Plot	31 Mar 2021	00:21:49
Introducing the first of our Mini Episodes! In these mini-episodes, we'll be exploring topics that are related to Shakespeare but aren't necessarily connected to whatever play we've been discussing. And they're mini, because well, they're shorter than our other episodes. They're like quartos if the regular episodes are folio editions. In this episode, we dive into the Gunpowder Plot--an event which shook Early Modern England and shaped Shakespeare's Macbeth. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith with contributions by Elyse Sharp. Our theme music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Works referenced: Arnold, Catharine. Globe: Life in Shakespeare's London. Simon & Schuster UK Ltd., 2016. Greenblatt, Stephen. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare. W.W. Norton Et Company, 2016. Quinn, Shannon, and Jennifer Da Silva. Guy Fawkes and the Conspiracy of the Gunpowder Plot. Performance by Simon Whistler, Youtube, Biographics with Highlight History, 5 May 2019, Accessed 17 Dec. 2020, from www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWZIbnkkI9U&t=300s
	Macbeth: Gender Politics	17 Mar 2021	00:51:49
In this episode, we are examining the gender politics of Shakespeare's Macbeth: how gender is represented in the play and how it affects our understanding of characters. Shakespeare Anyone? is created, written, produced, and hosted by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Works referenced: "[Act 4] Chaos Is Come Again: The Lion Eats the Wolf Scene 1: Overview: Hamlet Leading into Macbeth." Women of Will: The Remarkable Evolution of Shakespeare's Female Characters, by Tina Packer, One, Vintage Books, 2016, pp. 227–240. Chamberlain, Stephanie. "Fantasizing Infanticide: Lady Macbeth and the Murdering Mother in Early Modern England." College Literature, vol. 32, no. 3, 2005, pp. 72–91. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25115288. Accessed 21 Dec. 2020. Clark, Sandra. "Macbeth and His Lady: the Relationship of Power." Macbeth, edited by Pamela Mason, The Arden Shakespeare, 2015, pp. 103–116. Third. Helms, Lorraine. "Playing the Woman's Part: Feminist Criticism and Shakespearean Performance." Theatre Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 1989, pp. 190-200. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3207858. Accessed 24 November 2020. Kamps, Ivo. Shakespeare Left and Right. Taylor & Francis, 2015. Levin, Joanna. "Lady MacBeth and the Daemonologie of Hysteria." ELH, vol. 69, no. 1, 2002, pp. 21–55. Accessed 22 Nov. 2020, from JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/30032010 Liston, W. (1989). "Male and Female Created He Them": Sex and Gender in "Macbeth". College Literature, 16(3), 232-239. Accessed 18 Jan. 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25111824 "Macbeth Contextual Analysis - Shakespeare Lesson." Schooling Online, 29 Sept. 2020, Accessed 10 Nov. 2020, from www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S6sQtmbYhY Soloski, Alexis. "Gender, Guilt, and Fate - Macbeth, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 410." Directed by Stan Muller, Hosted by Hank Green, YouTube, Crash Course, 30 Jan. 2018, Accessed 10 Nov. 2020, from www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGiZXQVGpbY
	Macbeth: King James I's Demonology, a Summary (Oof!)	03 Mar 2021	00:36:20
In this episode, we tackle reading King James I's Demonology so you don't have to! Because it. is. a. lot. But there's also plenty of source material in there that likely informed the depiction of witchcraft in Macbeth. Shakespeare Anyone? is created, written, produced, and hosted by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Our theme music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Works Referenced: King James VI and I. (2008). Daemonologie. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Accessed x Nov. 2020, from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/25929/25929-h/25929-h.html. Normand, Lawrence, and Gareth Roberts, editors. Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland: James VI's Demonology and the North Berwick Witches. 1st ed., Liverpool University Press, 2000. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5vjmvw. Accessed 21 Dec. 2020. Tyson, Donald, and James Carmichael. The Demonology of King James I. Edited by Tom Bilstad, 5th ed., Llewellyn, 2019. Wright, James. "Ritual Protection Marks and Witchcraft at Knole, Kent." Mondays at One Archaeology Series. 19 Oct. 2015, Gresham College, Accessed 5 Nov. 2020, from https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/ritual-protection-marks-and-witchcraft-at-knole-kent
	Macbeth: King James I's Obsession with Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland and the North Berwick Witch Trials	17 Feb 2021	00:54:30
Ever read Macbeth and wonder, "Why witches?" Well, if you were trying to earn favor with your new Scottish King who was OBSESSED with witchcraft, maybe you'd write some witches into your very Scottish play. In this episode, we explore the concept of witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland, King James I's obsession with the topic, and the North Berwick Witch Trials to discover the cultural context that surrounded the creation of Shakespeare's Weird Sisters. Shakespeare Anyone? is created, written, produced, and hosted by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Our theme music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Works Referenced: Normand, Lawrence, and Gareth Roberts, editors. Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland: James VI's Demonology and the North Berwick Witches. 1st ed., Liverpool University Press, 2000. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5vjmvw. Accessed 21 Dec. 2020. Tyson, Donald, and James Carmichael. The Demonology of King James I. Edited by Tom Bilstad, 5th ed., Llewellyn, 2019. Wright, James. "Ritual Protection Marks and Witchcraft at Knole, Kent." Mondays at One Archaeology Series. 19 Oct. 2015, Gresham College, Accessed 5 Nov. 2020, from https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/ritual-protection-marks-and-witchcraft-at-knole-kent
	Macbeth: Stuff to Chew On	03 Feb 2021	00:29:25
There's so much to talk about with each play that doesn't fit into the synopsis or into its own episode, so we've decided to cover several topics in this episode. In this episode, we discuss major thematic elements in Shakespeare's Macbeth as well as topics that are usually covered or talked about in reference to this play. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com Works Referenced: "The Curse of the Scottish Play: Macbeth." Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Company, 2020, www.rsc.org.uk/macbeth/about-the-play/the-scottish-play. Lemon, Rebecca. "Scaffolds of Treason in 'Macbeth.'" Theatre Journal, vol. 54, no. 1, 2002, pp. 25–43. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25069019. Accessed 21 Dec. 2020. LiteraryDevices Editors. Accessed 24 Oct. 2020, from "Themes in Macbeth with Examples and Analysis" https://literarydevices.net/macbeth-themes/ "Macbeth - Themes." BBC Bitesize, BBC, Accessed 24 Oct. 2020, from www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zgv7hyc/revision/1 Marchitello, Howard. "Speed and the Problem of Real Time in 'Macbeth.'" Shakespeare Quarterly, vol. 64, no. 4, 2013, pp. 425–448., www.jstor.org/stable/24778493. Accessed 21 Dec. 2020. Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Arden Shakespeare, 2015. SparkNotes Editors. (2005). "SparkNotes: Macbeth." SparkNotes.com, SparkNotes LLC, 2005. Accessed 24 Oct. 2020, from https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/
	Mini: Interview with Julie Hammonds on Blue Mountain Rose—A Shakespearean Tale of Theater, Family, and Resilience	07 May 2025	00:33:24
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In this mini-episode, we sit down with author Julie Hammonds to discuss her debut novel, Blue Mountain Rose: A Novel in Five Acts. Set against the backdrop of a fictional Shakespeare festival in the Arizona mountains during the 2009 financial crisis, the story follows theater director Richard Keane, company manager Kate Morales, and enigmatic actor Peter Dunmore as they strive to save their beloved open-air stage. Julie shares insights into how Shakespeare's works inspired the novel's structure and themes, the challenges of portraying the behind-the-scenes world of theater, and the enduring relevance of the Bard's plays in times of personal and collective hardship. Whether you're a Shakespeare aficionado, a theater enthusiast, or a lover of character-driven narratives, this conversation offers a compelling look into the intersections of art, community, and resilience. Blue Mountain Rose is now available at booksellers near you and on our Bookshop.com storefront. About Julie Hammonds Julie Hammonds fell in love with Hamlet during a high school trip to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and has nurtured her passion for Shakespeare ever since. She learned to run a light board on an Army base in South Korea, studied the plays on her own and in school, stage-managed The Winter's Tale and Much Ado About Nothing, and became the founding board president of the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival. Along the way, she decided to complete the canon as an audience member by seeing Shakespeare's plays performed on as many different stages as she can reach. The quest has taken her from a community hall in Juneau, Alaska, to the noteworthy festivals in Stratford, Ontario, and Cedar City, Utah, to Shakespeare's Globe in London and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. She has four plays to go. This is her first novel. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, buying us coffee, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod (we earn a small commission when you use our link and shop bookshop.org). Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Hammonds, Julie C. Blue Mountain Rose: A Novel in Five Acts. Soulstice Publishing, LLC, 2025.
	Macbeth: Synopsis	20 Jan 2021	00:53:06
Before diving into our discussions surrounding Macbeth, we wanted to give a synopsis of the events of the play as they are written for anyone who hasn't read the play at all, in a while, or found it confusing to try and read on their own. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Episode written by Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone Works referenced: Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Arden Shakespeare, 2015.
	Stuff You Should Know Part 3: William Shakespeare (Revised)	06 Jan 2021	00:19:59
This is Part 3 of our intro series "Stuff You Should Know," which covers some background and context into the life and times of Shakespeare, because art isn't created in a vacuum. In this episode, we'll be covering some basic information about Shakespeare. And when we say basic, we mean basic. And, even though Shakespeare is a famous figure, scholars and historians actually know quite little about William Shakespeare the man. We will discuss what scholars know about Shakespeare's early life in Stratford-upon-Avon and what a typical education for a young man of Shakespeare's background. We will also discuss some popular theories about what Shakespeare may have done in life before arriving in London. We will then give an overview of Shakespeare's career of an actor and playwright, his family, and his later life. Want more about Shakespeare the man? Check out these episodes that go more in depth on topics we touch on in this episode: Mini-Episode: Christopher Marlowe Mini: Ben Jonson, Shakespeare's Colleague and Competitor Mini: Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare's Wife Shakespeare Anyone? is created, written, produced, and hosted by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith with contributions by Elyse Sharp. Revised September 2024. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Works referenced: Dale, Liam, director. William Shakespeare: the Life and Times. 1091 Pictures, Cobra Entertainment, 3 Apr. 2017. Accessed 16 Sept. 2020, from www.youtube.com/watch?v=qafnuBH8KPs Mcarafano. (2020, February 25). Shakespeare's Life. Accessed 16 Sept. 2020, from https://www.folger.edu/shakespeares-life William Shakespeare Biography. (n.d.). Accessed 16 Sept. 2020, from https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/william-shakespeare/william-shakespeare-biography/
	Stuff You Should Know Part 2: Elizabethan and Jacobean England & Theatre (Revised)	06 Jan 2021	00:25:03
This is Part 2 of our intro series "Stuff You Should Know," which covers some background and context into the life and times of Shakespeare, because art isn't created in a vacuum. In this episode, we'll be covering some basic information about early modern England during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. And when we say basic, we mean basic. This is a quick overview of early modern England, more importantly the England that influenced Shakespeare. In this episode, we'll be covering some basic information about the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, as well as the public theatres during those respective eras. We'll review how the transition from feudalism to mercantilism changed English society and discuss facets of early modern English society such as fashion, social mobility, religious freedom, and public health. We will give an overview the history of the public theatre in England and discuss some key features of what theatre-making was like for Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Want more about the Elizabethan and Jacobean England & Theatre? Check out these episodes that go more in depth on topics we touch on in this episode: Mini: Commerce and Trade in Shakespeare's Time King Lear: Mental Health and Disability in Shakespeare's Time Mini-Episode: The Gunpowder Plot Mini-Episode: The Four Humours Hamlet: Ophelia, Gertrude, and Female Agency Mini: Plague, Quarantine, & Shakespeare Mini: Shakespearean Vengeance: Exploring Revenge Tragedies in Early Modern England Mini-Episode: Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Mini: Traveling Theatre Companies Mini: Shakespeare's Folios and Quartos Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith with contributions by Elyse Sharp. Revised September 2024. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Works referenced: Brown, John Russell, and Peter Thomson, editor and author. "Chapter 6 English Renaissance and Restoration Theatre." The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre, pp. 173 - 200. Oxford University Press, 2001 Sherry, Joyce. "Elizabethan Theatre." YouTube, 4 Jan. 2014, Accessed 6 Sept. 2020, from www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_cTCdkCAcc
	Stuff You Should Know Part 1: The Monarchy & English Renaissance (Revised)	06 Jan 2021	00:19:35
This is Part I of our intro series, "Stuff You Should Know," which covers some background and context into the life and times of Shakespeare, because art isn't created in a vacuum. In this episode, we'll be covering some basic information about the monarchy and English Renaissance. And when we say basic, we mean basic. This is a quick overview of early modern England, more importantly the England that influenced Shakespeare. In this episode, we'll be covering some basic information about the English monarchy and English Renaissance. We will give an overview of the history of the English monarchy during the English Renaissance, through the early modern period and a little beyond Shakespeare's lifetime. We will discuss how the Renaissance differed from the medieval period that came before it and how the English Renaissance differed from the Italian Renaissance. Want more about the English Renaissance? Check out these episodes that go more in depth on topics we touch on in this episode: Mini: Shakespeare and Petrarch Mini: Shakespeare and the Colonial Imagination Mini: Shakespeare's World: Immigrants, Others, and Foreign Commodities Mini: "Decolonize the Mind" through Shakespeare Mini: Commerce and Trade in Shakespeare's Time Hamlet: Ophelia, Gertrude, and Female Agency Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Episode written and researched by Kourtney Smith. Revised September 2024. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com Works Referenced: Cooper, Dr. Tanya. "Elizabeth I and Her People". National Portrait Gallery, The Weiss Gallery, 7 Oct. 2013. Accessed 8 Sept. 2020, from www.npg.org.uk/whatson/elizabethi/film Elizabethans - Religious Settlement. (2018, September 23). Accessed 24 Sept. 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylP6oZgSeuI Fox, Dr. James, creator and writer. A Very British Renaissance, Episode 1: The Renaissance Arrives. A BBC Arts Production, 2014. Accessed 16 Sept. 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtc1cY3ZDTs Fox, Dr. James, creator and writer. A Very British Renaissance, Episode 2: The Elizabethan Code. A BBC Arts Production, 2014. Accessed 16 Sept. 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCCjOck6cd4 Fox, Dr. James, creator and writer. A Very British Renaissance, Episode 3: Whose Renaissance?. A BBC Arts Production, 2014. Accessed 16 Sept. 2020, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03yzflc/episodes/guide William, Professor Kate, presentor. The Stuarts - A Bloody Reign, Episode 101: King James I. Timeline, A 3DD Production in association with Yesterday imagined by UKTV, 31 July 2018. Accessed 16 Sept. 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zfgxzk3UtY
	Shakespeare Anyone? Trailer	30 Dec 2020	00:01:00
Introducing Shakespeare Anyone? A podcast by two Shakespeare nerds...minus the bardolatry. Coming in 2021. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was using the stage name "Korey Leigh Smith". Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com
	King Henry V: European Foreigners and Immigrants in Shakespeare's Time	23 Apr 2025	01:13:16
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In today's episode, we are exploring the English relationships with foreigners and immigrants from other European countries. First, we'll discuss what the experience of immigrant communities was like in England during the Tudor and early Stuart periods--were the English people xenophobic or welcoming to others? We'll look specifically at experiences of Dutch and French immigrants, who made up the majority of immigrants to England in the mid-late 1500s. Then, we'll take a look at England's attempt to colonize Ireland through Essex's campaign in the late 1590s and how English anxieties about foreign invasions while also attempting to invade Ireland may have influenced Shakespeare's writing of King Henry V. We'll also discuss the characters of Macmorris, Jamy, and Fluellen and how they represent contemporary English relations with the Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. We have previously explored England's proto-colonial practices and treatment of people of the global majority outside of Europe, and their legacies in the following episodes: Mini: Shakespeare and the Colonial Imagination Mini: Shakespeare's World: Immigrants, Others, and Foreign Commodities Mini: "Decolonize the Mind" through Shakespeare Mini: Intercultural and Global Shakespeare in a Postcolonial World Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, buying us coffee, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod (we earn a small commission when you use our link and shop bookshop.org). Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Goose, Nigel. "Immigrants and English Economic Development in the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries." Immigrants in Tudor and Early Stuart England, edited by Nigel Goose and Lien Luu, Liverpool University Press, 2013, pp. 136–60. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.4418193.12. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025. Goose, Nigel. "'Xenophobia' in Elizabethan and Early Stuart England: An Epithet Too Far?" Immigrants in Tudor and Early Stuart England, edited by Nigel Goose and Lien Luu, Liverpool University Press, 2013, pp. 110–35. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.4418193.11. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025. Highley, Christopher. "'If the Cause Be Not Good': Henry V and Essex's Irish Campaign." Shakespeare, Spenser, and the Crisis in Ireland. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. 134–163. Print. Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture.
	Mini: Shakespeare in Love [Unlocked from the Patreon Vault]	09 Apr 2025	00:24:50
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. This week, we are bringing you something a little different and unlocking our Patreon bonus episode on the 1998 film, Shakespeare in Love. Over on our Patreon, we regularly watch/read and discuss Shakespeare-adjacent media. Shakespeare in Love, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard and directed by John Madden, follows a fictional love affair between William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) and a noblewoman, Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow), during the writing of Romeo and Juliet. The film also features performances by Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck and Judi Dench. Shakespeare in Love received 7 Oscars, including Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards. We originally released this episode in February 2023 as a Patreon-exclusive. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, buying us coffee, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod (we earn a small commission when you use our link and shop bookshop.org). Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Stoppard, Tom, and Marc Norman. Shakespeare in Love. Panorama, 1998.
	King Henry V: The Common and Working People of Shakespeare's Time	26 Mar 2025	00:59:52
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In today's episode, we will be exploring the lives of common and working people of Shakespeare's time. While Shakespeare's plays tend to feature nobles, monarchs, and other people of higher status as their main characters, they also feature a variety of characters from lower ranks of society. We will discuss the overall representation of common people in Shakespeare's plays, dive into the specific occupations represented within Shakespeare's play, King Henry V, and then give an overview of other occupations held by the lower ranks of society in Shakespeare's time. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Gillings, Mathew. "Shakespeare and Social Status." Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's Language, University of Lancaster, 21 Nov. 2019, wp.lancs.ac.uk/shakespearelang/2017/06/05/shakespeare-and-social-status/. Olsen, Kirstin. "Occupations." All Things Shakespeare: A Concise Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's World, Greenwood World Publishing, Oxford / Westport, CT, 2007. Olsen, Kirstin. "Servants." All Things Shakespeare: A Concise Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's World, Greenwood World Publishing, Oxford / Westport, CT, 2007. Unwin, Stephen. "Introduction." Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People, Reaktion Books, London, UK, 2022. Unwin, Stephen. "Inns, Taverns and Brothels." Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People, Reaktion Books, London, UK, 2022. Unwin, Stephen. "Soldiers, Sailors and Men at Arms." Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People, Reaktion Books, London, UK, 2022.
	Mini: Henry and Emily Folger and the Search for Shakespeare's First Folio	12 Mar 2025	00:30:59
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. Have you ever wondered where those colorful Folger paperback editions of Shakespeare plays got their name? Or how the Folger Shakespeare Library came to have the largest collection of First Folios in the world? Or if there was any relation to the coffee brand? In today's episode, we are going to be exploring the life of Henry Folger, his wife Emily Jordan Folger, their quest for copies of the First Folio, and how their collection forever changed our modern understanding of Shakespeare and the early modern period. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Grant, Stephen H. Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014 Mays, Andrea E. The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's First Folio. Simon & Schuster, 2016. "Purchasing Power Today of a US Dollar Transaction in the Past," MeasuringWorth, 2025. Staff, Folger Shakesepeare Library. "Andrea Mays on the Millionaire and the Bard." Folger Shakespeare Library, 18 Nov. 2015, www.folger.edu/podcasts/shakespeare-unlimited/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-36/. Staff, NPR. "A Fortune in Folios: One Man's Hunt for Shakespeare's First Editions." NPR, NPR, 14 May 2015, www.npr.org/2015/05/14/406470976/a-fortune-in-folios-one-man-s-hunt-for-shakespeare-s-first-editions. Witmore, Michael. "Henry Clay Folger." Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Jun. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/money/Henry-Clay-Folger. Accessed 5 March 2025.
	King Henry V: Military Life in Shakespeare's England	26 Feb 2025	00:50:27
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In today's episode, we are exploring the realities of military life in early modern and medieval England and how those realities are reflected (or not!) in Shakespeare's King Henry V. We will discuss historical misrepresentations of the English military during Shakespeare's lifetime and how recent scholarship has discovered a wealth of narratives that prove those previous understandings to be incorrect. We will also discuss the rules of war that existed historically during the reign of King Henry V and how accurately Shakespeare portrays and navigates those historical norms within the fictional world of the play. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Works referenced: Lawrence, D.R. (2011), Reappraising the Elizabethan and Early Stuart Soldier: Recent Historiography on Early Modern English Military Culture. History Compass, 9: 16-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-0542.2010.00748.x Meron, Theodor. "Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth and the Law of War." The American Journal of International Law, vol. 86, no. 1, 1992, pp. 1–45. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2203137. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
	Mini: English Nobility and Titles in Shakespeare's Time	12 Feb 2025	00:14:54
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In today's episode, we'll be talking about early modern English nobility. Shakespeare's history plays are about monarchs and royal lineages, and the world he was writing in was organized by ranks and degrees. So, we think it's important to talk about these pivotal ranks from kings to landed gentry. And we want to acknowledge that this mini-episode is strictly focusing on the social ranks from the Crown down to the landed gentry. We will be discussing additional ranks and social classes of England in forthcoming episodes. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Works referenced: Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "baron". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/baron. Accessed 9 February 2025. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "duke". Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Feb. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/topic/duke. Accessed 9 February 2025. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "earl". Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Jul. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/earl-title. Accessed 9 February 2025. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "marquess". Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/marquess. Accessed 9 February 2025. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "peerage". Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Dec. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/peerage. Accessed 9 February 2025. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "viscount". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Jun. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/viscount. Accessed 9 February 2025. Debrett's, The Editors of. "The Baronetage." Debretts, Debretts, 10 Dec. 2024, debretts.com/peerage/the-baronetage/. Debrett's, The Editors of. "Debrett's Guide to the Ranks and Privileges of the Peerage." Debretts, Debretts, 10 Dec. 2024, debretts.com/peerage/the-peerage/ranks-and-privileges-of-the-peerage/. Debrett's, The Editors of. "The Knightage." Debretts, Debretts, 10 Dec. 2024, debretts.com/peerage/the-knightage/. Ruggiu, François-Joseph . "Nobility and Gentry in the Early Modern Atlantic World". In obo in Atlantic History. 9 Feb. 2025. . Wikipedia contributors. "Landed gentry." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 17 Jan. 2025. Web. 9 Feb. 2025. Wikipedia contributors. "Social class in the United Kingdom." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 Jan. 2025. Web. 9 Feb. 2025. Zelazko, Alicja. "British nobility". Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Jul. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/British-nobility. Accessed 9 February 2025.
	The Tempest: Grimoires, Alchemy, and the Making of Prospero's Art	08 Oct 2025	00:53:35
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In this episode, we begin by exploring how Prospero's magic in The Tempest reflects early modern grimoire traditions—a form of ritual magic rooted in books, incantations, and precise ceremonial practice, especailly as compared to the types of magic we discussed in our Macbeth episodes. We examine how Shakespeare's depiction of Prospero's art, Prospero's relationship with Ariel, and the creation and disappearance of the masque parallel descriptions of grimoire magical practices found in a grimoire manuscript from the late 1500s. From there, we examine how The Tempest itself mirrors the alchemical process, moving through symbolic stages of separation, purification, and reconciliation. By tracing how the structure of the play parallels the alchemist's pursuit of transformation, we uncover how Shakespeare weaves together the worlds of science, faith, and magic to create a story of power, renewal, and artful creation. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, buying us coffee, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod (we earn a small commission when you use our link and shop bookshop.org). Find additional links mentioned in the episode in our Linktree. Works referenced: Folger Shakesepeare Library. "Book of Magic, with Instructions for Invoking Spirits, Etc, ca. 1577-1583. [Manuscript]." Digital Collections, Folger Shakepeare Library, digitalcollections.folger.edu/bib228887-238418. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025. Simonds, Peggy Muñoz. "'My Charms Crack Not': The Alchemical Structure of 'The Tempest.'" Comparative Drama, vol. 31, no. 4, 1997, pp. 538–70. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41153887. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025. Tribble, Evelyn. "'A Strange, Hollow, and Confused Noise': Prospero's 'Start' and Early Modern Magical Practices." Shakespeare Quarterly, Volume 72, Issue 3-4, Fall-Winter 2021, Pages 229–253, https://doi.org/10.1093/sq/quac016
	King Henry V: Historical Figures vs Shakespeare's Fictional Characters	29 Jan 2025	01:01:02
Want to support the podcast? Join our Patreon or buy us a coffee. As an independent podcast, Shakespeare Anyone? is supported by listeners like you. In this week's episode, we are exploring the historical record to better understand the difference between the facts of the historical record and the history-making and myths in Shakespeare's King Henry V. We will share brief biographies of the historical figures presented in Shakespeare's play and discuss how understanding where Shakespeare embellished or elided history can help us understand the values of the audiences of his day and how this understanding can potentially inform performances and readings of Shakespeare's play today. Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. For updates: join our email list, follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Are you a teacher who teaches upper grades (US 9-12 or equivalent) and teaches Shakespeare or wants to teach Shakespeare? We want to hear from you: https://www.shakespeareanyone.com/teachersurvey Works referenced: Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Charles VI". Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Nov. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-VI-king-of-France. Accessed 26 January 2025. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Edward of Norwich, 2nd duke of York". Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Oct. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-of-Norwich-2nd-duke-of-York. Accessed 26 January 2025. Carpenter, Christine. 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	King Henry V: Stuff to Chew On	15 Jan 2025	00:28:42
To kick off our series on Shakespeare's King Henry V, we are (as always) starting with an overview of basic facts about the play and an introduction to the major themes and motifs of the play. Location of the Battle of Agincourt Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp. Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander. Follow us on Instagram at @shakespeareanyonepod for updates or visit our website at shakespeareanyone.com You can support the podcast by becoming a patron at patreon.com/shakespeareanyone, sending us a virtual tip via our tipjar, or by shopping our bookshelves at bookshop.org/shop/shakespeareanyonepod. Works referenced: Shakespeare, William. King Henry V. Edited by T. W. Craik, Arden Shakespeare, 1995. SparkNotes Editors. "King Henry V" SparkNotes.com, SparkNotes LLC, 2005, https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/henryv/

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