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 21, 2020 • 9min
Episode 132 - The Kind Life-Rendering Pelican
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Act IV, Scene v - Claudius continues working to calm Laertes, who shows just how determined he is for his revenge.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
Jun 20, 2020 • 18min
Book Club 08 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
This episode is coming online a little late, but I wanted it to save has having been published on June 21st!
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.
