The Hamlet Podcast

Dec 08 2024 382 ep. 11 mins 66
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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 47 - The Fiery Duke

Dec 08 2024 15 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act II Scene ii - Lear returns with Gloucester, furious at being denied access to his daughter and her husband. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 46 - The Fool Will Stay

Dec 01 2024 9 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act II Scene ii - After Lear's exit, Kent, Lear's Knight and the Fool continue the conversation. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 45 - This Mother

Nov 24 2024 14 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act II Scene ii - Kent explains how he wound up in the stocks. The Fool says another little ditty, and Lear worries that he's almost overcome. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 44 - Cruel Garters

Nov 17 2024 11 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act II Scene ii - Lear, the Fool and one of the Knights arrive, shocked to find Kent in the stocks. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 43 - Poor Tom

Nov 10 2024 12 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act II Scene ii - Edgar appears, and explains his startling plan. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 42 - Enormous State

Nov 03 2024 10 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act II Scene ii - Gloucester and Kent share a kind word, before Kent addresses his state. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 41 - Too Old To Learn

Oct 27 2024 11 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act II Scene ii - Kent argues against his punishment, but not even Gloucester can help him. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 40 - Radiant Fire

Oct 20 2024 12 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act II Scene ii - Kent continues to enrage Oswald and confound Cornwall. But punishment looms... Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 39 - Cackling Home to Camelot

Oct 13 2024 13 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act II Scene ii - Cornwall questions Kent's anger - and gets some curious answers. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 38 - Thou Unnecessary Letter

Oct 06 2024 13 mins  
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act II Scene ii - Reinforcements answer Oswald's cries for help, but Kent's insults keep coming. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty