

Don't Quill the Messenger: Shakespeare Authorship Explored
Dragon Wagon Radio
Was the name signed to the world's most famous plays and poems a pseudonym? Was the man from Stratford that history attributed the work to even capable of writing them?
Join Theatrical Actor/Writer/Director and Shakespeare connoisseur Steven Sabel as he welcomes a variety of guests to explore literary history's greatest mystery… Who was the writer behind the pen name "William Shakespeare?"
Part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network.
Join Theatrical Actor/Writer/Director and Shakespeare connoisseur Steven Sabel as he welcomes a variety of guests to explore literary history's greatest mystery… Who was the writer behind the pen name "William Shakespeare?"
Part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network.
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Mar 3, 2021 • 1h 10min
Good Night, Sweet Prince?
Steven welcomes William Boyle, retired librarian and founder of the New England Shakespeare Oxford Library, to discuss his 40-year history with Oxfordianism and why the controversial Prince Tudor theory of Shakespeare authorship continues to intrigue many who are interested in the Shakespeare Authorship Question and its history dating back to the 1930s. Support the show by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger and picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

Feb 17, 2021 • 1h 13min
For the Love of Shakespeare
Steven welcomes back Dorothea Dickerman to discuss the major romantic relationships in Edward de Vere's life, how they are reflected in the Shakespeare canon, and how they shaped the early feminism found in the works. Support the show by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger and picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

Feb 3, 2021 • 1h 8min
She Will Not Be A Mother
Steven welcomes back second generation Oxfordian Bonner Miller Cutting to explore the tenth chapter in Bonner's book, "Necessary Mischief," covering her research into theories that Queen Elizabeth may have had an illegitimate child in secret. Support the show by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger and picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

Jan 20, 2021 • 1h 10min
Two Year Anniversary
It is the two year anniversary of Don't Quill the Messenger! Steven welcomes back actor, filmmaker, and producer of the show Jake Lloyd Bacon to read listener emails and reviews and take a look back at year two before looking ahead to year 3! Support the show by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger and picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

Jan 6, 2021 • 57min
Good Alone is Good Without a Guest!
In this episode, host Steven Sabel takes a suggestion from a listener and uses it to tackle the troublesome, so-called "problem" plays of the Bard's canon. Support the show by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger and picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

Dec 23, 2020 • 1h 23min
Even More of the 100 Reasons
Steven welcomes Hank Whittemore back to the show for the second of back-to-back episodes exploring further entries in Whittemore's book, "100 Reasons Shake-Speare Was The Earl of Oxford." In this episode they discuss reasons #53, #61, #69, #85, and #99, touching on topics such as Oxford and Southampton, astronomy, royal suitors, truth, and daughters. Support the show by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger and picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

Dec 9, 2020 • 1h 16min
More of the 100 Reasons
Steven welcomes Hank Whittemore back to the show for the first of a two-part series of episodes exploring further entries in Whittemore's book, "100 Reasons Shake-Speare Was The Earl of Oxford." In this episode, they discuss reasons #3, #14, #23, #30, and #46, touching on topics such as stage directing, "Beowulf," falconry, poetry, and commedia dellarte. Support the show by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger and picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

Nov 25, 2020 • 1h 9min
Epistemic Injustices
Steven and University of Winnipeg Librarian Michael Dudley talk about Dudley's application of the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education from the Association of College and Research Libraries to analyze and critique standard Stratfordian rhetoric aimed at dismissing and marginalizing the SAQ, and using those standard of scholarly soundness to establish that this rhetoric is profoundly unscholarly and a threat to academic freedom. Support the show by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger and picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

Nov 11, 2020 • 1h 16min
The Italian Job
Steven welcomes prominent real estate lawyer Dorothea Dickerman to the show to discuss her tactic of actually touring the sites of Italy found in Shakespeare's plays as a means to expose her lawyer husband to the evidence that the author must have toured Italy. Support the show by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger and picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com

Oct 28, 2020 • 1h 8min
Evidently Evidenceless
Steven welcomes guest Alex McNeill to the podcast to discuss his nearly three decades of involvement with the Oxfordian movement, McNeill's analysis of the Shakespeare Authorship Question as a trained lawyer, and how much the absence of evidence can reveal to an objective enquiring mind. Support the show by becoming a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/dontquillthemessenger and picking up official Don't Quill the Messenger merchandise at www.dontquillthepodcast.com Don't Quill the Messenger is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. For more great podcasts visit www.dragonwagonradio.com