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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Jun 18, 2020 • 9min
The Basics - Episode 09 (Metaphor)
This episode looks at how Shakespeare uses simile and metaphor to create memorable imagery. Last in series.
Jun 16, 2020 • 8min
Bonus Episode - David Garrick
This bonus episode introduces David Garrick, one of the most famous actors of all time - a man who almost single-handedly put Stratford on the map and created an entire industry.
Jun 14, 2020 • 9min
Episode 131 - Thou Vile King
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act IV, Scene v - Laertes tries to demand answers, while Claudius and Gertrude try to calm him down.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Jun 14, 2020 • 21min
Book Club 07 - Love's Labour's Lost
Book Club 07 - Love's Labour's Lost by Conor Hanratty
Jun 11, 2020 • 13min
The Basics - Episode 08 (Rhyme)
When and why does Shakespeare use rhyme in Hamlet? And for what reason?
Jun 7, 2020 • 9min
Episode 130 - Where Are My Switzers?
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act IV, Scene v - Claudius and Gertrude hear a noise within, and it becomes clear that someone has broken into the palace.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Jun 6, 2020 • 20min
Book Club 06 - Romeo & Juliet
Book Club 06 - Romeo & Juliet by Conor Hanratty
Jun 4, 2020 • 11min
The Basics - Episode 07 (Word Play)
Assonance, hyperbole, paradox, understatement, and puns.
Jun 2, 2020 • 12min
Bonus Episode - Peter Brook
This episode introduces maybe the most significant stage director of the last hundred years, Peter Brook. Born in 1925, his productions have been consistently influential and exciting, and, like many, he has had frequent encounters with Hamlet.
May 31, 2020 • 12min
Episode 129 - The Poison of Deep Grief
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act IV, Scene v - Claudius speaks to Gertrude about the numerous problems they are facing. OR: a corrupt leader speaks to his frantic wife, about a national crisis. A man has been needlessly murdered, and this leader is concerned that his shoddy handling of the whole situation will provoke an extreme reaction from the people.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
