The Hamlet Podcast
Conor Hanratty
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!
Episodes
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Mar 30, 2025 • 16min
King Lear | Episode 57 - Grace and a Codpiece
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene ii - Kent appears, and Lear continues to cry into the storm.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Mar 23, 2025 • 12min
King Lear | Episode 56 - Blow, Winds, and Crack Your Cheeks!
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene i - Still out in the storm, Lear rails at the weather while the Fool attempts to suggest that they go back indoors.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Mar 16, 2025 • 16min
King Lear | Episode 55 - Impetuous Blasts
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene i - Out in the storm, Kent meets the Gentleman and they discuss what's happening with Lear. (With bonus special effects audio from Incheon Airport!)
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Feb 17, 2025 • 10min
King Lear | Episode 54 - Shut Up Your Doors
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act II Scene ii - With Lear gone, Regan and Goneril head indoors out of the storm - despite Gloucester's reservations.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Feb 9, 2025 • 11min
King Lear | Episode 53 - Reason Not The Need
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act II Scene ii - Lear rages against his daughters.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Jan 26, 2025 • 10min
King Lear | Episode 52 - What Need One
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act II Scene ii - Now Regan AND Goneril have suggestions - and Lear won't like them.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Jan 19, 2025 • 11min
King Lear | Episode 51 - Do Not Make Me Mad
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act II Scene ii - Regan also insists that Lear listen to reason.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Jan 12, 2025 • 7min
King Lear | Episode 50 - Half Your Train
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act II Scene ii - Goneril arrives, and the stakes start to get higher.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Jan 5, 2025 • 12min
Twelve Days of Christmas - Drummers Drumming
A little seasonal treat! A romp through the strangest of Christmas gift-guides, with drummers, Danish kettles, Much Ado About tabors and even some biblical gifts. Season's greetings to you - and thank you for tuning in! 🎄
Jan 4, 2025 • 13min
Twelve Days of Christmas - Pipers Piping
A little seasonal treat! A romp through the strangest of Christmas gift-guides, with pipers, recorders, organs and a little Irish mystery. Season's greetings to you! 🎄
