Mike and Scott Read a Poem

Mike and Scott Read a Poem

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Two non-poetry expert read a Shakespearean sonnet, analyze it in real time, then check the Internet to discover expert interpretations. This show will probably not make you smarter. But you never know.

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    • Mar 14, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 32 EPISODES


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    Episode 34 Sonnet 52

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2015 62:44


    Episode 33 Sonnet 51

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2015 68:24


    Episode 32 Sonnet 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2015 59:52


    Episode 30 Sonnet 48

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2014 44:02


    Episode 29 Sonnet 47

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2014 50:25


    Mike and Scott discuss Shakespeare's Sonnet 47, 3 Musketeers Bars and a "player to be named later."

    Episode 28 Sonnet 46

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2014 55:29


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 46, spelling bees, front stage tickets, and Lewis and Clarke.

    Episode 27 Sonnet 45

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2014 44:50


    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 45, Hans Christian Andersen, baseball dimensions, and the Beatles discography.

    Episode 26 Sonnet 44

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2014 47:36


    Episode 25 Sonnet 43

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2014 54:13


    Episode 24 Sonnet 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2014 50:31


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 42, ziplining, American Gladiators and the Lumberjack Slam.

    Episode 23 Sonnet 41

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2014 43:31


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 41 and high five, up high, down low, too slow.

    Episode 22 Sonnet 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2014 57:32


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 40, 1800 Tequila, "One fell swoop," and Sesame Street's "Follow That Bird."

    Episode 21 Sonnet 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2014 57:13


    Special guest David J. Peterson, language creator from Game of Thrones, helps us analyze Sonnet 39 by Shakespeare.  We also discuss Anne Bonny, Lady in the Water, and the word "toin."

    Episode 20 Sonnet 38

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2014 53:25


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 38, Kelly Clarkson, garbage disposals and "the whole shebang." 

    Episode 19 Sonnet 37

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2014 60:00


    Special guest Jim Bruce stops by to help us analyze Shakespeare's Sonnet 37.  We also discuss Jurassic Park, Venn diagrams and Shelly Duvall.

    Episode 18 Sonnet 36

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2014 54:10


    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 36, famous bass players and NHL '96.

    Episode 17 Sonnet 35

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2014 43:48


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 35, misquoted movie lines and Atari's River Raid.

    Episode 16 Sonnet 34

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2014 45:21


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 34, Presidential football players and Butterflies are Free.

    Episode 15 Sonnet 33

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2014 38:22


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 33, retired jersey numbers and "Midnight in Paris."

    Episode 14 Sonnet 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2014 44:09


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 32, rodeo clowns, the origins of Jeoparady, and Woody Allen.

    Episode 13 Sonnet 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2014 53:42


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 31, the Carebear Cousins, the record for most strikes in a row, and getting swept away.

    Episode 12 Sonnet 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2014 40:33


    William Shakespeare's Sonnet 30, rope-a-dope, Marcel Proust, and Shakespeare's wife on an all new episode of Mike and Scott Read a Poem

    Episode 11 Sonnet 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2014 49:35


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 29, Main Street Electrical Parade, I Love Lucy and a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on this week's Mike and Scott Read a Poem.

    Episode 10 Sonnet 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2014 49:06


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 28, the top 5 singles of all time and Necessary Roughness.

    Episode 9 Sonnet 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2014 47:11


    Shakespeare's Sonnet 27, juggling on trampolines, Gregor Mendel and the Punnett Square.

    Episode 8 Sonnet 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2014 57:26


    Mike and Scott analyze Sonnet 24 by Shakespeare.  They also discuss Muppet Babbies and the 1983 World Series.

    Episode 7 Sonnet 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2014 45:13


    Mike and Scott analyze Shakespeare's Sonnet 26.  They also discuss Spaceballs, Cupid, and slaughterhouses.

    Episode 6 Sonnet 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2014 47:42


    Mike and Scott analyze Shakespeare's Sonnet 23.  They also discuss ASMR and Choose Your Own Adventure books.

    Episode 5 Sonnet 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2014 50:21


    Mike and Scott analyze Shakespeare's Sonnet 22.  They also discuss badminton, Pokemon and Ducktails.

    Episode 4 Sonnet 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2014 49:50


    Mike and Scott analyze Shakespeare's Sonnet 21.  They also discuss Walter Cronkite and triple plays.

    Episode 3 Sonnet 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2014 35:41


    Mike and Scott analyze Shakespeare's Sonnet 20.  They also discuss Fabio and the screenwriter of The Empire Strikes Back.

    Episode 2 Sonnet 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2014 37:40


    Mike and Scott interpret Shakespeare’s Sonnet 25.  They also discuss Christmas traditions and the shirts status of Ryan Reynolds and Matthew McConaughey.

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