The Hamlet Podcast

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A weekly podcast now exploring Shakespeare's Macbeth. Every episode covers approximately 30 lines of the play - week by week, until we finish sometime in 2023!

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King Lear | Episode 20 - I Think The World's Asleep (Repaired)

May 27 2024 13 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act I Scene iv - Lear wants to know why nobody is paying attention to him. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty *** Sincere apologies - something went rather wrong with the mastering of this track when I first uploaded it. I've corrected it now. I hope you enjoy it now that you can hear the whole thing...!

King Lear | Episode 19 - Honest Counsel

May 19 2024 14 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act I Scene iv - Kent enters in disguise, followed by Lear. Kent begs for a job. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 18 - Old Fools

May 12 2024 11 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act I Scene iii - Goneril is losing temper with her father and his hundred knights. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 17 - No Honest Man

May 05 2024 9 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act I Scene ii - Edmund sends Edgar into hiding, and then hints at his true plans. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 16 - Some Villain

Apr 28 2024 7 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act I Scene ii - Edgar arrives, and Edmund tells him how much trouble he's in. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 15 - Under The Dragon's Tail

Apr 21 2024 10 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act I Scene ii - Edmund mocks his father and hints about what he will do next. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 14 - Eclipses

Apr 14 2024 9 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act I Scene ii - Gloucester agrees to Edmund's plan and laments the state of the world. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 13 - Abominable Villain!

Apr 07 2024 6 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act I Scene ii - Gloucester responds to the letter, but Edmund has a plan to suggest... Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 12 - Reverence of Age

Mar 31 2024 9 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act I Scene ii - Gloucester reads the letter that Edmund has been trying to hide. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 11 - A Letter From My Brother

Mar 24 2024 7 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act I Scene ii - Gloucester appears, and tries to get a look at the letter that Edmund is trying to hide. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty