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Following on from our previous episode of the Bardcast's mini-series on euthanasia in film, novel and drama: helping people imagine the out-workings of government-assisted dying in order to oppose the Leadbetter Bill, Sarah de Nordwall and her guest Robert Cassidy have an energetic discussion of the remarkable 1907 novel “Lord of the World” by Robert Hugh Benson and explore the principles at work in a society that produces the “strange fruit” of state sanctioned euthanasia. Learn about the tragic and prescient story of 18 year old Mabel and what she learns at the end…that her society could never have helped her imagine.If you would like to be part of the Write for Life Academy please contact Sarah at sarah@sarahdenordwall.com

Can films and novels help us fight the battle against the multiple dangers of governments allowing assisted suicide? Creatives are often prophetic and their warnings tell truths imaginatively that others might miss. This week the Bardcast returns with a dynamic conversation between Sarah de Nordwall our Bardcast host and charismatic Glaswegian Robert Cassidy, who taught theology and philosophy in America and Austria, to discuss the powerful but tender film from Japan “Plan 75.”A film or novel can be an essential thought experiment. Let's think together. If you want to have a new conversation with friends and MPs about the unhappy societal changes that take place when forms of assisted suicide become legal then enjoy and share this Bardcast episode with them and do watch the film too!If you know of great art that that warns us imaginatively about issues around governments allowing or even encouraging assisted suicide, then do write in to sarah@sarahdenordwall.comThis miniseries continues till the Leadbetter bill is voted on this April.

B sides of 27 continues exploring the beautiful work of singer-songwriter from Saskatchewan, Kay Clarity and tracing her work from Poetic Folk to her new Pop Music persona Pax Paloma, developed in her new location in LA (www.kayclarity.art). And seriously, you're gonna dance when you hear some of this gorgeously produced, clean pop album, launched on All Saints Day this year - “Songs for the Apocalypse” (available on all the usual platforms). We all need a horizon of hope. And the music industry and the billions of people who are influence by it need one more than ever. But it can be a lonely business taking that on - one woman, one guitar and a big sky. Listening to, investing in and promoting our fellow Christian creatives, who are bringing beauty into the culture, are solid acts of evangelisation. So let's transform our culture, one song, one poem and one album at a time. And don't miss “Victory Cry” from the new album; it's her favourite. Videos available on youtube.

Episode 27, both A and B sides, are devoted to exploring the beautiful work of singer-songwriter from Saskatchewan, Kay Clarity and tracing her work from Poetic Folk to her new Pop Music persona Pax Paloma, developed in her new location in LA. And seriously, you're gonna dance when you hear some of this gorgeously produced, clean pop album, launched on All Saints Day this year -“Songs for the Apocalypse” on all the usual platforms. We all need a horizon of hope. And the music industry and the billions of people who are influence by it need one more than ever. But it can be a lonely business taking that on - one woman, one guitar and a big sky. Listening to, investing in and promoting our fellow Christian creatives, who are bringing beauty into the culture, are solid acts of evangelisation. So let's transform our culture, one song, one poem and one album at a time. And don't miss “Victory Cry” from the new album; it's her favourite. Videos available on youtube.

In Episode 26 of the Bardcast we begin with Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah and then consider the turning point of the incarnation, through a midrash style dialogue poem The Making of Mankind. In a lighthearted style, this imagined dialogue between God and Lucifer explores the enthusiasm God has for life and the glowering cynicism and “proposal” of Lucifer. We reflect on the value of returning to our early work and seeing the “call” in the themes that have inspired our “interpretive act” that is the gift of writing. A writing prompt follows and you are encouraged to send in a dialogue. The version of God and Luci that you'll hear on the Bardcast is taken from Sarah's CD “Lipstick is a Spiritual Experience” that is available on https://sarahdenordwall.com/shop/

For National Poetry Day Sarah de Nordwall speaks to Tim about what counts, in more than one sense of the word. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. Send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria England's website. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Episode 25 Do Not Fail to Take Aim In this week's taste of Bardschool on air, we investigate the role of “arresting ugliness” on the road to truth. We also enjoy some of the surprises that let you know you are walking on the “elven path”.. You'll hear the results of the Reverse Scripture writing exercise and catch a glimpse of the launch of the Write for Life academy in London. Finally the writing prompts for the next 2 weeks will help you step into the new season with vision and hope! THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  Send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria England's website. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

In this experience of Bardschool on air, Sarah and Tim explore the themes of Ep 24, asking what can educate our desire, in what way are evil choices really due to a lack of imagination and what makes creativity virtuous? What is the opposite of creativity? The Christian contemplative who is creative is seen to be essential to building a culture that is not dangerous to the human person. With insights from Godfrey Orr, aged 16 and Sarah's poem “If your name was a temple Mary,” we begin this new season with a fresh sense of mission founded on the love of goodness and the chance to turn suffering into a meaning that brings life. No simulacra here, please! And don't miss finding out what happens when you try to grow a rose in space. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  Send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria England's website. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Young people writing poetry can be a revelation as we see in this episode. The imagination under grace can help us to discern the difference between good and evil, real and unreal, true and false in ways that are surprising and arresting. In this episode we move between Narnia and the futuristic landscape of Hugh Benson's novel “Lord of the World”, where Houses of Euthanasia are the norm. Our writing exercises begin again in our New Term of the Bardschool on air where you get a chance to try your hand at writing as a spiritual practice that also helps build a culture of discernment. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. Send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria England's website.

Are you excited about an education of the heart, the call of wild woods, waves and stars? Here is The Bardcast to share, this week, a way into the Great Story , via the comments section under a hobbit video, the Poetic Vision of the Benedictine way of life and a glimpse into the fabulous fragments of your own inspired imagination. We also hear a poem from Sarah that speaks of the beauty of true eros to anchor us beyond the world and to taste the joy of holy leisure that re-inspires us for life. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. Send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria England's website. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Have you ever thought of public transport and poetry as vehicles for Divine Mercy? Today we explore a few examples of taking a risk after praying, which turned out to be horizons of hope that might also inspire you in your writing, your holiday travels and your commute! THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. Send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria England's website. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

In this Episode Sarah de Nordwall discusses with Charlotte Xerri, singer and singing teacher, the journey to the spiritual beauty of singing.  Charlotte shares the joy of singing the role of Irene in Handel's Theodora and explores how different it is to experience Church music in a Church setting sung by people of faith and who also desire to bring forth all the singers in the choir and not just 'build a career'.  This is the taste of the Bard School that will give you a way into the delights of oratorio if you are new to the genre.  You are encouraged to go and listen to Handel's favourite Chorus in his favourite Oratorio... and it isn't the one you're thinking of! THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. Send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan's website.

This week on The Bardcast episode 22, ( the C side) we begin with a delightful Raymond Carver poem sent in by a Naval chaplain, that has us musing on the things we choose to gaze upon with love. We then move to consider the gifts on offer from Dionysius as compared with Christ in the Eucharist and then muse on the freedom from sexual exploitation that was eventually gained when Christianity came to Pagan Rome. Finally we learn from St Teresa of Avila of the intoxicating glories of the wine cellar of the King, and also from Christopher West's beautiful new book ‘Eating the Sunrise' we hear his marvellous story of the insights of a Hindu lady when she first hears with great astonishment about the Eucharist. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. Send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan's website.

In this special guest episode we are taken into the unusual pilgrimage of Joanna Dobson who was inspired by the ancient Rock Art of an ancient indigenous people in Siberia and journeyed to Russian Orthodoxy. We explore how symbols in art that we experience and also echo in our own work can become powerful invitations into the depths. She is an artist, interpreter and writing coach focussing on pilgrimage. www.altaipilgrim.com THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan's website.

In our first Bardcast C Side of the Summer we hear from an Australian listener in Brisbane and also sit by the Dalmatian coast as a pirate ship slides by. We consider the nature of the liturgical voice in life and poetry and commence a summer project - anthologising to help prepare you for sharing tales around the fire pit at night. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan's website.

This week we feature a beautiful poem from a scientist, Szymon Stelter and explore how writing helps us discover the interior world that strengthens us in the storms of life. From Uncle Tom's Cabin to your own writing, we see how literature reveals the complexity of the human person and contributes to inspiring political change. There's a special call to scientists to pick up their pens or guitars and use the treasure trove of their specialist knowledge as imagery to inspire us. Do forward it on to people whom you think will enjoy it and benefit from the spiritual and artistic encouragement! THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria England's website.

Looking closely at the poetry (including the wonderful testimony of prayer) from The Bardcast 19 Sarah de Nordwall and Tim discuss the importance of silence, sound, and tracing the narrative arc of our own conversions - an experience with God in prayer. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan's website.

In this episode that reflects on prayer, Sarah goes to the seminary in Chelsea and discovers the poetic talent of the men there. She then goes to Derry and discovers more anecdotes about the power of a heartfelt request to God. Her poem is inspired by one by Pope St JohnPaul II and she encourages you to write with the plot structure “overcoming the monster”! THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan's website.

Sarah de Nordwall in conversation with Tim returns to thoughts on memory and how having the end in mind and heart changes the way we create and perform. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan's website.

This week in the Bardcast we explore the power of our own words and hear tips on memorising a gorgeous passage of Ecclesiasticus, that scatters the fragrance of the Divine life. Another remarkable poem from Jacky Garrat transforms our view of adoration and healing the world, whilst Sarah's poem set near the Hill of the Moon in Sligo prepares us to behold the Mystery. If you never knew the strange tale of the beginning of the Feast of Corpus Christi, you'll hear it here, as well as a writing prompt that includes making a psalm of your very own. Enjoy! Sarah can't wait to share the results. Just send your poems to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and remember to let her know if you'd like the poem to be read out. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.

31st May, 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and […] The post E13 | Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

In this episode Sarah de Nordwall and Tim go a little deeper into the themes of The Bardcast episode 17 which considered how poetry can address contentious topics in a way that disarms those who listen... if it is done with the right kind of preparation. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan's website. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

10th May, 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and Thursday […] The post E12 | Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

Today in the Bardcast 17 (which is dedicated to St Mark's parish in Ipswich), we hear from children in both Walsingham, England and Lahore, Pakistan who have experienced the Presence of the Holy Spirit, Isabella and  Sebastian share their thoughts after their confirmation whilst Sara and Zahra share their poem that has been turned into a song by Hammad Baily. The song, Rooh Ka Masah can be found here: Rooh Ka Masah:The Anointing of the Holy Spirit by Hammad Baily. Video filmed @ Holy Trinity London - YouTube We are reminded of  the civilisation-building potential  of receiving and responding to the Holy Spirit through  the arts and ask What is God's unique story for you alone? Sarah de Nordwall shares her poem The Final Refuge, which speaks to the urgent theme of Gendercide and we hear a call to become part of the Write for Life Academy.  www.writeforlife.academy in September 2024. And our challenge this week is to write a simple but perhaps revealing List Poem - What have you given to me to do that you have given to noone else? Send in your poems and songs to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com We can't wait to hear from you! THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan's website.

What do the Sacraments change for the artist who seeks to bring what is transcendent to life and use beauty to communicate deep truths? What does being baptized change in the heart of the Christian artist when one's heart is marked as prophet, priest and king? Sarah de Nordwall explores these questions with Tim in The Bardcast B Side of episode 16. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  Please send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan's website. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

10th May, 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and […] The post E11 | Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

Risk, storm and the sheer miraculous wonder of the sacramental life find their way into this bardcast. With a poem from Jane Higgs on emerging from the depths, hints on helping very young children delight in Gerard Manley Hopkins from Rose Walsh and a haiku cluster from Sarah de Nordwall on the experience of being at Adoration with 2 million people, you'll find plenty to inspired you to take up your own creative challenges and see where God leads. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

2nd May, 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and […] The post E10 | Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

Exploring the previous episode of the Bardcast #15 (Beauty: the Enemy of Chaos) Sarah de Nordwall and Tim focus in on the importance of memory and how the mind, which is more like soil receiving seeds than a computer collecting data, must be populated with beautiful things. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

In this episode of the Bardcast Sarah traverses the territory of how we uncover the real and survive immense disasters, from the experience or Takashi Nagai in Nagasaki to the moments of our own lives when the transcendent becomes viscerally present to us. A poem from Valerie Anthony Marie captures the intimacy of God's presence in the tenderness of familial relationship, whilst Sarah's poems look at how beauty is the enemy of chaos and childhood memories evoke the existence of eternal happiness. Be encouraged to learn beautiful poems off by heart and write from your experience of moments of revelation in a narrative style that is all your own.  THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

This episode of the Bardcast B Side is a conversation between Sarah de Nordwall and Tim and it looks back at a Holy Week episode, Holy Saturday Streets, exploring some of the themes more deeply. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

19th April, 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and […] The post E10 | Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

How is it that the human heart is the engine room of all that goes on in the world? Why is an act of overcoming self-will more powerful than prevailing against a tyrant? Do all things of value truly begin in contemplation? Sarah de Nordwall and Tim discuss these things in reflection on The Bardcast #14 what has come to be known as The Bardcast B Side. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

13th April, 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and […] The post E9 | Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

Episode 14 of The Bardcast asks us to capture our vision and write it down, those moments of revelation when suddenly something entirely new makes sense to us...or an aspect of our faith becomes clear! And because someone else might just need that insight, a poem can become a powerful Act of Mercy. Jacky Garratt is a featured listener with her poem Calvary and we also discover some of the remarkable visions of the Secretary of Divine Mercy – St Faustina. Don't miss your writing prompt to help you experience your creative process as a spiritual practice and send them to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com. Be sure to let her know if you'd like it read on air, or make a recording and send it to the above email or as a voicenote to 07849 641 899. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

4th April , 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm […] The post E8 | Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

A Holy Week episode that goes into the ins and outs of the creative process and how we can prepare ourselves for the spontaneity that blossoms in poems, songs and stories. Listen to Sarah's poem, Holy Saturday Streets, take this week's prompt as a Triduum meditation and send the fruits of your labour to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

21st March, 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and […] The post E7 | The Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

Is beauty an aspect of relation or a quality of relationships? Sarah de Nordwall and Tim Hutchinson go a bit deeper into the themes of episode 12 in The Bardcast B Side. A conversation not to be missed. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Welcome to Sarah de Nordwalls fortnightly Bardcast, and in this episode our writing prompt comes from the depths of the London Underground inviting us to ponder a world above and beyond. We learn also about how art reorders relationships and sets our eyes on our true horizons because beauty is more than just an aesthetic, it's... well you'll have to listen to find out. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

14th March, 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and […] The post E6 | The Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

Sarah de Nordwall speaks to Tim about Fundamental Grace in its many varied and beautiful instantiations while reflecting on Episode 11 of the Bardcast. The Bardcast B Side is subseries of The Bardcast airing every other week and is a chance for Sarah de Nordwall to go a little deeper into the material of The Bardcast in a conversation with Tim Hutchinson from Radio Maria England.

7th March, 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and […] The post E5 | The Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

In the midst of our winter / an unconquerable summer... said Camus, and this "unconquerable summer" runs through this episode of the Bardcast - emerging in what Sarah de Nordwall calls Fundamental Grace in a poem by that name. There are three poetry writing prompts this week. Pick one and send you submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

29th February, 2024 – For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm […] The post E4 | The Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

Sarah de Nordwall goes a little deeper into some of the themes from Episode 10 The Age of Poets in conversation with Tim Hutchinson, beginning with that luminous quote from Pope Benedict XVI, "In our deepest self we await a life that is truly life." THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and Thursday at 10:45am […] The post E2 | The Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

After three weeks Sarah is back! Poetry returns in this new episode of THE BARDCAST and now we in the Age of Poets thanks to another listener who dared to put paper to pen - thank you Jacky!

This is the first episode of The Bardcast shared with our Irish listeners - welcome! And it features some fascinating verses, both from budding bards and from Sarah de Nordwall her self. Sarah invites you to send your poems to her on sarah@sarahdenordwall.com. THE BARDCAST airs live on Radio Maria at 3.15pm on Sundays and a new episode comes out every fortnight. Sarah reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and an inspirational prompt, and sends us off to get writing!   If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a one-off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side. www.RadioMariaEngland.uk Radio Maria England can be listened to on digital radio in Greater London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridgeshire; the Radio Maria Play App; our website live-player or via a smart speaker.

For lovers of poetry and the arts, poet Sarah de Nordwall and founder of her own Bard School, has just begun the Bardcast. Twice a week she presents a poem and encourages listeners to write their own. Wondering what a bard is? Tune in to The Bardcast on Saturday at 8:30pm and Thursday at 10:45am […] The post E1 | The Bardcast – Sarah de Nordwall appeared first on Radio Maria Ireland.

Christmas has just been! And as we revel in the joy of the Word made flesh Sarah de Nordwall draws our attention to the rich array of saint's days that come in fast succession after Our Lord's Nativity. And what can we learn from these saints: Stephen, Thomas Becket and even King David of the Old Testament and the Psalms? One saint in particular takes the stage, you might say, in this episode, and how profoundly his life rings out, if we would take the time to recall it.Sarah also shares with us how writing poetry can set one's life on a new, restorative course, and then shares with us a most striking poem of her own called Lucifer's Proposal. As always we are given a prompt to inspire us to write as well, and if you wish you can send your submissions. The latest episode of The Bardcast airs every Sunday at 3:15pm and a new episode of the Bardcast comes out every fortnight. Poetry submissions to can be sent to Sarah@SarahDeNordwall.com before noon on Wednesday 10th January. Other broadcast times will be announced in the coming days on Radio Maria's website.

As we remember, ponder and cherish in our hearts He who descended from the highest throne into our earthly existence and all that comes with it, Sarah de Nordwall has once again given us ways and means of turning that contemplation into a gift. Get your pens, paper, or whatever you use for writing ready and listen in to this Christmas episode of The Bardcast and remember to send in your creations to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and during your lunch hour at 1:30pm on Tuesdays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Poems about the Incarnation have been sent in from eager bards and Sarah de Nordwall presents them here with Advent joy on this episode of The Bardcast. We hear also a little more about the history of the Irish Bards, what they did, why they were so powerful and, interestingly, where they went wrong. Sarah then shares with us a poem called ‘Here We Are Again,' taking us to the edge of her father's grave while looking back lovingly on the life he lived. As always she encourages us to write something of our own, this time using that title as our prompt. This is the 6th episode of what was planned initially as a 6-part series of weekly poetry lessons on Radio Maria… however it seems Sarah (and other eager bards listening in) will be saying ‘Here we are again' in the weeks to come. Listen in for next week's Christmas episode, and if this is your first time hearing about this wonderful series, let your Bardic moments begin. To contact Sarah with your poetry and other creations please email sarah@sarahdenordwall.com. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and during your lunch hour at 1:30pm on Tuesdays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

“…And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14) During Advent how are we to respond to God's divine condescension, His supreme act of love and humility, His drawing near to us - He who dwells in light unapproachable? One way may be through bringing words of our own into being, musing on how we can (and cannot!) speak of this wonderful mystery, the Incarnation. Sarah de Nordwall, in the fifth Bardcast, asks us to do just that! Also in this episode we are reminded of the vocation of a bard - to speak truth without fear - and just how important that is when lives are at stake if we do not. And, as usual we hear an example of a listener who has responded to last week's prompt, sending in a verse for us to enjoy. Don't miss this episode, and have a blessed Advent. He is coming indeed. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and during your lunch hour at 1:30pm on Tuesdays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

What a challenge it is to carve out a moment of time in which to pray, reflect... and to write. And yet, how rewarding it is each time we do! In this episode Sarah looks at some of the fruits from those who have been doing just that while following the Bardcast, sharing with us two poems and an old song made new. Then, using a poem of her own, Sarah shows us how someone else's work can spark creativity in us and sends us off to write using this as our prompt: to take a line from a text that inspires you and build something of our own with it. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on ⁠www.RadioMariaEngland.uk⁠ or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and during your lunch hour at 1:30pm on Tuesdays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Dana Gioia called poetry "speech raised to the level of song." But what does this mean? Sarah shows us examples in the poems sent in after last week's prompt - simple language conveying profound and beautiful ideas. She reminds us of the call in Scripture to "Sing a New Song" and encourages us to write our own, even if we can't write melodies (some of the greatest hymns were written to existing hymn tunes!), and sends us off with a new theme and writing prompt. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and during your lunch hour at 1:30pm on Tuesdays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

How does writing poetry help us order and piece things (ourselves included) together? That is the central theme of this episode of The Bardcast. And as promised, in this second instalment of your bardic moment in the week, Sarah de Nordwall features two poems sent in by listeners. Sarah then reflects on them before sharing a poem of her own and sending us off with a fresh piece of inspiration to go forth and write once again. It is in the listeners' poems that Sarah finds new insights into the mysticism of Meister Eckhart as well as an example of what Cardinal Vincent Nichols says about the journey into cosmos (order) from chaos. Watch this space over the weeks to come as an interactive community of creative minds emerges! And send in your poetic works to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com. THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk worldwide or Digital Radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and during your lunch hour at 1:30pm on Tuesdays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

Welcome to the first episode of The Bardcast: an exciting new programme on Radio Maria with modern-day bard Sarah de Nordwall. Each week Sarah will demonstrate the penetrating power of poetry to speak truth and rekindle childlike wonder. A theme and a prompt will be given, and then it's your turn to write and send in your creations which may even be read in the following episode. For this first episode, Narcissus Learns to Swim, Sarah shows how a painting might guide us into writing an intriging poem. Share The Bardcast with your friends and send your submissions to sarah@sarahdenordwall.com. The Bardcast airs on Radio Maria England every Sunday at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Tuesdays at 1:30pm. You can tune in and listen on Digital Radio in London, Cambridge and Bristol or anywhere on your mobile or smart device. Visit www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or download the RadioMariaPlay App. To find out more about Sarah de Nordwall, the Bard and her Bard School visit www.SarahdeNordwall.com.

Welcome to Season 4 of The Bardcast!!!! We are incredibly grateful to ALL our listeners worldwide for getting us to this point - we love you all, you dicks and dickesses!!!!Our season opener follows some of the stuff we've been talking about... which characters in the Shakespeare canon are just fucking idiots in one way or another?  Who is just dumb as a post genetically but also, who makes incredibly stupid decisions that have a major impact on the play?In this episode, we discuss the above... and you may hear about some smaller characters you never think about!! ('Cuz they're dumbasses, too.)To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com To support us (by giving us money - we're a 501C3 Non-Profit - helllloooooo, tax deductible donation!!!) - per episode if you like! -On Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueOr on Paypal:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8KTK7CATJSRYJTo visit our website, go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Don't have any extra moolah? We get it! Still love us and want to support us?? Then leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode Sources:Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two - scratch that, SIX!!! -  rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!!  And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)Many, many, many books.And the inter webs :) 

Welcome back to Season 4! We've so desperately missed. Multiple times last year, I was approached by people who wanted to start their own podcast, or had general questions and I thought...why not try and help the general podcast public! So here we are! Joining me are the hosts of the podcast, The Bardcast: It's Shakespeare, You Dick! Lisa Ann Goldsmith and Owen Thompson. We talk about our favorite and least favorite parts of podcasting, things we wished we knew when we started, monetizing, and how we got started. If you're thinking about starting a podcast, then please write to me at makingamartini1@gmail.com. Links to the The Bardcast below! InstagramFacebookWebsiteSupport the showLinks for Making A MartiniLinktreeBuy Me A CoffeeInstacart

OHMYGODWERESOEXCITED!!!!!The next time you hear us, we will be recording from THE UK!!!  IN THE SAME ROOM!!!Yes, listeners, The Bardcast is heading to London and Stratford for ALL THINGS SHAKESPEARE (what, what?!??)!!! In this episode, we give you a preview of our itinerary - what Shakespeare plays we're seeing, where we're going, what we're doing etc. - all of which you'll hear about in episodes to come!!!Join us for a pint, you bloody dicks and dickesses!!To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com To support us (by giving us money - we're starving artists, dammit!!) - per episode if you like! -On Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueOr on Paypal:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8KTK7CATJSRYJTo visit our website, go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Don't have any extra moolah? We get it! Still love us and want to support us?? Then leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode Sources:Great Shakespearean Deaths Card Game by Chris Riddell and Spymonkey - Chronicle BooksYears and years of experience with Shakespeare from two - scratch that, SIX!!! -  rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!!  And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)Many, many, many books.And the inter webs :) 

So... one of our beloved listeners, David Overton PhD, contacted us and told us about this FABULOUS game that he sells all over, including this link for Etsy:https://www.etsy.com/listing/734729316/bard-cards-the-authentic-shakespeareanWe decided to play a round against each other (yes, substances are involved!) to see how the game is - and it ROCKS!!! AND it's hard!! Worthy of the Bardcast!!  Of course, we adjusted the scoring a little to make it EVEN HARDER!!! Best of all, our dear friend and friend of the pod Caleb Feigles of Making A Martini podcast (link below!) agreed to be our FABULOUS host!!!Checketh it outeth!!!!!https://makingamartini.buzzsprout.com/To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com To support us (by giving us money - we're starving artists, dammit!!) - per episode if you like! -On Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueOr on Paypal:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8KTK7CATJSRYJTo visit our website, go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Don't have any extra moolah? We get it! Still love us and want to support us?? Then leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode Sources:Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two - scratch that, SIX!!! -  rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!!  And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)Many, many, many books.And the inter webs :) 

Listeners!!!We have had such a wonderful response to our first Sonnet Shakespeare episode that we rushed to put together another one!!! In this episode, we have our dear friends and incredible artists Colin Wulff, Simon Nigam, Michael Daly, and Harper York sharing their choice of sonnets - and the feeling, insight, and talent they bring to them is MIND BLOWING!!!!!!We are incredibly lucky ducks here at The Bardcast!!!!To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com To support us (by giving us money - we're starving artists, dammit!!) - per episode if you like!):On Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueOr on Paypal:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8KTK7CATJSRYJTo visit our website, go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Don't have any extra moolah? We get it! Still love us and want to support us?? Then leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode Sources:Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two - scratch that, SIX!!! -  rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!!  And cunts. (Owen insisted we add this.)Many, many, many books.And the inter webs :) 

Shakespeare on Veterans    Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) will play the title role in National Theatre's upcoming revival of Shakespeare's HENRY V. Considered by many to be Shakespeare's greatest play about the military. But how many characters in the Shakespearean canon are veterans and how did he have the insight to write them? The Bardcast hosts Lisa Ann Goldsmith and Owen Thompson are joined by Marine Corps veteran and actor Billy Jenkins to answer these questions and more in Season 5's finale of The Scuttlebutt.    Thank you to our sponsors: D and D Auto Salvage and Tobacco Free Adagio Health!   To watch this episode, please visit our website at www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/scuttlebutt   https://danddautosalvage.com/   https://tobaccofree.adagiohealth.org/   http://www.veteransbreakfastclub.org/   #podcast #zoom #scuttlebutt #thescuttlebutt #humor #storytelling #headlines #news #oralhistory #militaryhistory #roundtable #navy #army #airforce #marinecorps #marines #military #coastguard #veteran #veterans #veteransbreakfastclub #vbc #nonprofit #501c3

 Podcasts collide this week as Mark and Nicole welcome actor/directors/scholars Lisa Ann Goldsmith and Owen Thompson of the award winning podcast "The Bardcast - It's Shakespeare You Dick!" to the lighter side of the dark side. Lisa Ann and Owen discussed the amount of dick jokes and sex in Shakespeare's work, how technology is proving he wrote his plays and also that he likely was a stoner and a bit of a thug. They break down the good and the bad in the new Tragedy of Macbeth and other Shakespearean films. Lisa Ann talks about starring in the show "Chicks with Dicks" (the dick is not where you would think) and Russell Crowe being a bit of a diva until you stand up to him. Owen talked about directing immersive theater, what it was like to cast legendary author Quentin Crisp in drag and how their podcast got its provocative name from bikers at a Renaissance Fair and more... This podcast is sponsored  by Raze Energy Drinks Go to https://bit.ly/2VMoqkk and put in the coupon code DMS for 15% off the best energy drinks. Zero calories. Zero carbs. Zero crash. Renagade CBD Coming soon to www.renagadecbd.com

This evening I had the joy of watching The Bardcast Players production of Macbeth, and anyone who is anyone is watching it. You have one chance left to see it, they have a show tomorrow, February 20th at 3:00pm EST. It is 100% free and they are just asking for donations if possible. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity. Links to the show and their social media can be found belowFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/thebardcastyoudickWebsitehttps://www.thebardcastyoudick.com

Need some more podcasts on your list? Castologists are on it! This week Liz finds the funny in life’s blah with The Hilarious World of Depression, Nick looks at the slimy belly of the Sydney underworld with No Gangsters in Paradise, and Zane gets down to some olde worlde music with The Knowne World Bardcast. As always, after all that, the Castologist review the podcasts they recommended last week.Liz Recommends - The Hilarious World of Depressionhttps://www.hilariousworld.org/aboutA show about clinical depression...with laughs? Well, yeah. Depression is an incredibly common and isolating disease experienced by millions, yet often stigmatized by society. The Hilarious World of Depression is a series of frank, moving, and, yes, funny conversations with top comedians who have dealt with this disease, hosted by veteran humorist and public radio host John Moe. Join guests such as Maria Bamford, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Richter, and Jen Kirkman to learn how they’ve dealt with depression and managed to laugh along the way.The Hilarious World of Depression is not medical treatment and should not be seen as a substitute for therapy or medication. But it is a chance to gain some insight, have a few laughs, and realize that people with depression are not alone and that together, we can all feel a bit betterFor both: any eps that look good.https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-hilarious-world-of-depression/id1181589175Nick Recommends - No Gangsters in ParadiseAt the turn of the millennium, Western Sydney was a terrifying gangland. At the heart of the frenzy was the Darwiche-Razzak family conflict – a Romeo-and-Juliet style tragedy complicated by honour codes, politics and drive-by shootings. Journalist Mahmood Fazal draws on his own experiences as a gang member to tell the inside story of Sydney’s Lebanese gang wars, to pinpoint why young Muslims just like him commit their lives to violence.Fazal delves into the city’s cultural divide, the special police task force that dealt with the conflict, and what life is really like behind bars. Tough questions emerge from the investigation: Why did these young people re-enact in Australia the experience of a Middle-Eastern war they never knew and which their parents hoped to leave behind? What role did prejudice play in the police’s response to the conflict? And how did Eddie Darwiche get his hands on ten rocket launchers?For both: From the starthttps://www.audible.com.au/pd/No-Gangsters-in-Paradise-Audiobook/B07Y8NG6LPZane Recommends - The Knowne World Bardcasthttps://knowneworldbardcast.comThe Knowne World Bardcast is a podcast for the populace of the Knowne World of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Our purpose is to unite bards, minstrels, musicians, storytellers and all other performing artists in the SCA and to provide a digital archive of the songs and stories of Scadian life as well as introducing bards of previous and current generations to the Knowne World at Large. The KWB is not directly affiliated with or endorsed by the Society for Creative Anachronism and is a an independent production of DeepNerd Media. Your host and curator is Lord Gideon ap Stephen of the Barony of Hawkwood, apprentice to Mistress Rosalind Jehanne and Master Dunstan Le Herryngmonger.For Both: The Choir Episode... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s episode, the government takes a PPP all over the First Amendment, we learn that if your rat has an erection that lasts more than 4 hours it wasn't homeopathy; it was you, and Tom and Cecil from Cognitive Dissonance will be here to act as insult lube. --- To make a per episode donation at Patreon.com, click here: http://www.patreon.com/ScathingAtheist To buy our book, click there: http://www.amazon.com/Diatribes-Godless-Misanthrope-Scathing-Presents-ebook/dp/B00J53FZFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396141562&sr=8-1 To check out our sister show, The Skepticrat, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/the-skepticrat To check out our sister show’s hot friend, God Awful Movies, click here: https://audioboom.com/channel/god-awful-movies To check out our half-sister show, Citation Needed, click here: http://citationpod.com/ To check out our sister show’s sister show, D and D minus, click here: https://danddminus.libsyn.com/ To hear more from our intrepid audio engineer Morgan Clarke, click here: https://www.morganclarkemusic.com/ --- Guest Links: Hear more from Tom and Cecil here: https://dissonancepod.com/ Check out the online Ark Park protest live at 1pm eastern on Saturday! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2QifYMFqfM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3GxdcXGc8qe177Kat1gccpazFcaolbTbMisR7nhFgmcB2FIvAyBRXTzes Check out the Bardcast here: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-bardcast-its-shakespeare-you-dick-lisa-CLdvrsb3QMZ/ --- Headlines: The numbers are in: Churches got almost $10 billion in forgivable loans from taxpayers: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/07/the-u-s-government-gave-nearly-10-billion-in-forgivable-loans-to-churches/ Tony Perkins: LGBTQ People Are Ruining Independence Day By Having Rights: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/04/tony-perkins-lgbtq-people-are-ruining-independence-day-by-having-rights/ Donald Trump Proposes “National Garden” With Statue of Evangelist Billy Graham: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/04/donald-trump-proposes-national-garden-with-statue-of-evangelist-billy-graham/ Journal retracts paper on homeopathic penis enlargement in rats: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/07/science-journal-retracts-rat-penis-enlargement-paper-for-promoting-homeopathy/ Christian Host Posts Video Showing “Demons” Around Fallen Confederate Statue: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/02/christian-host-posts-video-showing-demons-around-fallen-confederate-statue/ Ken Ham Calls on “Cancel Culture” to Scrub Darwin (and Evolution) from Science: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020/07/01/ken-ham-calls-on-cancel-culture-to-scrub-darwin-and-evolution-from-science/

In this 2nd episode of "Pods of Greyhawk Bardcast" we're excited to discuss at length what it was like working with and meeting one of our heroes from Dungeons and Dragons TSR's early days, Mr. Jeff Dee! In this episode we also include our newest band member Eric in on the discussion. After working with Jeff twice previously for both of our album covers we were very excited to work with him on our new comic book: 'Against The Spider Queen' and for him to help us make this a reality. So sit back and have a listen as The World's First Dungeons and Dragons Tribute Band, Bards of Greyhawk proudly presents the 2nd episode in Pods of Greyhawk Bardcast. Original background music written, composed and used with all rights reserved by Bards of Greyhawk.

Bards of Greyhawk, "The World's First Dungeons & Dragons Tribute Band" proudly presents the launch of our new D&D Podcast: Pods of Greyhawk Bardcast! In the premiere episode of our new D&D Podcast, we launch into a new realm of online connection with our fans and listeners. In this first episode, we discuss the launch of our Patreon to fund our new D&D book: Against the Spider Queen, featuring new artwork by legendary TSR artist Jeff Dee! We also briefly describe upcoming episodes and the cool retro gamer names of the 3 tiers of sponsorship for our Patreon taken directly from the first three levels of Bard names from the original 1st Edition AD&D Players Handbook!

The party gets a summons from Lady Strange. One of her exotic trinkets has been stolen from her well-protected manor. It's up to Kovo's band of sleuths to figure out who the devil has done the deed!Dungeon Maestro Kyle @Boognish_Theory from Bombarded plays Kovo, a Kobold Wizard with pickled fish on his mind and a spark of fire in his hand. After listening to this episode, be sure to add Bombarded on your podcast playlist and go check out The Cage and many of the other adventures written by Christian Eichhorn.

This week we sit down with Lord Gideon ap Stephen from the Knowne World Bardcast to learn more about the…

In this episode, Geoff, Michael, and Devori sit down with Stonehill College's Kristen Bennett and talk about The Kit Marlowe Project - an interactive project she started to get her students invested in research about the early modern figure. How did she start the project, and how does she keep it up and running? What are the perks and perils of operating outside of the paywall? Please be sure to check this exciting work out at www.kitmarlowe.org, and feel free to contact Kristen at kbennett@stonehill.edu!As always - be sure to like, share, rate, and subscribe!

In this episode, Geoff, Michael, and Devori sit down with Stonehill College's Kristen Bennett and talk about The Kit Marlowe Project - an interactive project she started to get her students invested in research about the early modern figure. How did she start the project, and how does she keep it up and running? What are the perks and perils of operating outside of the paywall? Please be sure to check this exciting work out at www.kitmarlowe.org, and feel free to contact Kristen at kbennett@stonehill.edu!As always - be sure to like, share, rate, and subscribe!

We talk with Ayanna Thompson about the future of SAA!

We talk with Ayanna Thompson about the future of SAA!

Weeks in Review; BQotW: Favorite Holiday Food; Questions and Answers: Bardic Guide to Men Treating Women Properly, Justice League, How Do You Listen to the Bardcast, Devo, Dress Codes.

We went to see Hamlet at the Guthrie! Then we made a podcast about what we thought.We also talk about the Patreon campaign to support the podcast.This does not count as an "episode" in terms of Patreon. Just a little bonus! Our next episode is Hamlet Act V, which is also our 50th episode! That will make it the end of season 2 of the podcast, how exciting!After Hamlet, we'll have a vote on what play to do next. We're considering Romeo and Juliet, Coriolanus, Richard the Third, and Henry the Sixth, Part One. If there's something else you'd like to do first, please let us know what you think!

We talk about Hamlet, Act IV. People start dying. I think we're going to do an episode about Polonius Laertes and Ophelia later. Especially considering whether they are necessary to the play.New websites!Tumblr PatreonPatreon guide:Patreon is a service where people can give money to content creators when they produce something. In this case, people can give money to us when we produce podcast episodes. The money goes to defray the expense of producing and hosting the podcast.You can set limits on the amount of money you can donate. We only produce an episode once a month, so setting a limit of once a month for donations is good. If you only want to donate for a particular amount of time, you can limit the total number of donations as well.

Our choice of the theme for This Episode was not a coincidence: We're starting a Patreon campaign, so Patronage in Shakespeare's time seemed appropriate.The Patreon page can be found HERE. You can set an automatic donation to the podcast with the release of each new episode. Thanks for everyone's past and future support!Good Tickle Brain Shakespeare Comics.The Life of Shakespeare: Copied From the Best Sources, Without Comment Great source of Shakespearean Primary Documents.Shakespeare as a Groom of the Chamber A good example of Shakespearean research and writing.Our Tumblr

  Carson and Jeff from Bardcast, the Shakespeare podcast, join me to discuss the life and works of William Shakespeare.  This is a fun conversation where we discuss why we love Shakespeare, and attempt to answer questions like “Is Shakespeare still relevant today?”  and “Was Shakespeare a racist?”  In addition, we spend some time talking about the glorious rock star life style us podcasters get to enjoy, and close it out with a short list of Carson’s favorite Shakespeare themed films and plays.   Find more from Carson and Jeff here:  http://bardcast.blogspot.com/   We spend more time discussing King Lear than any of Shakespeare’s other plays, simply because it was the play I’d read most recently and had closest to the forefront of my mind.  :)  I should mention there are spoilers for King Lear in this podcast.   Here is the lecture on King Lear mentioned during the show:   http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/king-lear-audio           Choice Conversations is now on Facebook.  Stop in, say hi, discuss the shows, and more!  If you like Choice Conversations then "like" me on facebook, get notifications, and then share the page with your friends:  https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast   Help the Podcast!  I would greatly appreciate it if you went to itunes, wrote a quick review and rated the show.  This is a great way to increase downloads and to help the show grow.  The more downloads, the more easily I can book high profile guests:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764                  Bumper music:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZv1rNqoNxo

Our new episode is about some Shakespeare books.Kill All the Lawyers?: Shakespeare's Legal Appeal Narrow interest matter, but well written and some interesting sections Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human Full of opinions, some of them insightful, some of them outrageously unfounded. The book never actually explains what the "invention of the human" is, or how it happened. Shakespeare in Kabul A very good book about a story in Afghanistan that isn't about terror or war. Lots of good details about what went into this very unusual production of Love's Labours Lost. How Shakespeare Changed Everything Mostly wrong, occasionally interesting. Should have been titled What's the Minimum Word Count for a Book? or All this Shakespeare Research Must Be Worth Something!Our next scheduled episode will be about Hamlet, but we may have a surprise episode before then!

A new month, and a new episode of BardCast! This one is about Ben Jonson, he was a pretty cool guy, if rather stuck-up. Please respond to our newest poll, while you're here!This is one of the better sources of Jonson's works. Things I forgot to mention this episode:Ben Jonson was probably a bricklayer before he became a professional writer. It's not for sure, but it's the most likely job. Ben Jonson once got in trouble for writing a semi-treasonous play, and he learned from that never to write against the monarchy.To Celia,Drink to me only with thine eyesAnd I will pledge with mine. Or leave a kiss but in the cupAnd I'll not look for wine.The thirst that from the soul doth riseDoth ask a drink divine;But might I of Jove's nectar sup,I would not change for thine.I sent thee late a rosy wreath,Not so much hon'ring thee As giving it a hope that thereIt could not withered be;But thou thereon did'st only breathe,And sent'st it back to me,Since when it grows and smells, I swearNot of itself, but thee.(Thanks, Wikipedia!)

In this episode we name our favorite and least favorite Tragedies, and talk about how the podcast is going.Check out this funny webcomic on King Lear. She also has one on Macbeth. Kurt Vonnegut's rules for writing. If everyone read these, stories would be much better.Like we say in the episode, this episode is more casual, let us know what you think, and vote for your own favorite Tragedy!

CTH, Episode 38 TomesThe Cocktail Hour returns with a vengeance this week as we talk about tomes, reincarnation, and other inappropriate things! The team also talks about upcoming movies, games, and Samius rants (a lot) about Green Steel! Listen to find out what Samius Gurobo is getting for Christmas! Thanks so much for listening! Intro: Reggae ChristmasWhat are you drinking?Holiday Special! Skaggy the Poet CtH PoemTwitter Question: It's on!! #CtHqa name your shiny! What game are you looking forward to playing In the next year? How many hours a week do you give DDO?Movie talk! (Tron 2!)Christmas Presents!Bonus Question!Bardcast so what happened to that?Forums Tomes!!!! Email! The Shrining, by Agg DDO Min 2 or LIT 2Reach us at Outro & Toast