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Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare Unlimited
Scholars in Shakespeare, with Sean Keilen

Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare Unlimited

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 35:40


Shakespeare famously never attended university. But not only has his work inspired generations of scholarship, his plays, too, are filled with scholarly characters. Shakespeare, it seems, took an interest in learning. Perhaps that's why so many people come to Shakespeare for wisdom that they can apply to their own lives. While leading the University of California, Santa Cruz's Shakespeare Workshop, professor and dramaturg Sean Keilen noticed that people look to Shakespeare and the humanities to answer questions like “Who am I? Why am I here? And how should I live?” Keilen's book, Shakespeare's Scholars: Three Lessons from the Liberal Arts, illustrates how learned characters from Hamlet, Love's Labor's Lost, and The Tempest more can guide us to those answers —some through their wisdom, and others through their own flawed judgment. In this episode, Keilen shares vital lessons from Shakespeare's fictional scholars in humility, self-knowledge, and perhaps most importantly, forging connection with others. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published June 30, 2026. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode was produced by Matt Frassica. Garland Scott is the executive producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Technical support was provided by Sarah Lai Stirland in Santa Cruz and Voice Trax West in Studio City, California. Web production was handled by Megan Fraedrich. Transcripts are edited by Leonor Fernandez. Final mixing services provided by Clean Cuts at Three Seas, Inc.

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

A mysterious gentleman who never aged, never ate, and never seemed to die charmed the high society of two centuries — until police found his wine bottles filled with blood.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/stgermainREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WD20260625-StGermain.txtFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The mystery surrounding Count St. Germain is more than a little strange. Some think him to be a centuries old vampire. Others believe him to be a time traveler. And still others believe the whole thing to be a complete fraud. (The Vampire Time-Traveler) *** Escaping jail isn't easy, but we'll look at some who did the impossible – escaping the most secure prisons, in the most daring of ways. (History's Most Daring Prison Breaks) *** What would you do if you discovered that the church you attend every Sunday has a dark past that involves hauntings and supernatural phenomena? We'll look at some of the most haunted churches in the United States – perhaps you attend one of them and don't even realize it! (Most Haunted Churches in America) *** Benny Binion was one of the friendliest mobsters in Las Vegas… unless, of course, you made him mad. (Benny Binion, The Nice Guy Brute)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:46.615 = Show Open00:03:35.546 = St. Germain: The Vampire Time Traveler00:15:55.827 = Daring Prison Breaks ***00:35:47.335 = Benny Binion, The Nice Guy Brute ***00:52:51.426 = Most Haunted Churches in America ***01:00:52.327 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Vampire Time-Traveler” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2f2psdnm“History's Most Daring Prison Breaks” by Mike Rothschild for Ranker's Unspeakable Times:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p948z5e“Most Haunted Churches in America” by Rain-Screaming-For-Horror, posted at Vocal.Media:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8we2se“Benny Binion, The Nice Guy Brute” by Melissa Sartore for Weird History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4rczaf27(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: December, 2021This episode of Weird Darkness moves from an immortal vampire said to haunt two centuries of high society, through history's most audacious prison escapes, into the bloody rise of a Las Vegas gambling kingpin, and ends among the haunted pews of America's churches.It opens in London in the early 1740s, where a man known as the Count of St. Germain charmed the upper classes with flawless violin playing, fluency in several languages, and a habit of handing out diamonds, prompting Horace Walpole — son of Prime Minister Robert Walpole — to describe him in a letter as odd and mad before the Count was arrested on suspicion of spying and released without charge. He surfaced next in Paris as a regular guest of Louis XV, working in a commissioned laboratory on fabric dyes and carrying out discreet missions, while gossip held that he could turn ordinary stones into jewels and had lived for hundreds or thousands of years, even claiming presence at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. After reported appearances aiding Catherine the Great in Russia and a friendship with Prince Charles of Hesse-Cassel in Germany, where he was said to die in 1784, the story jumps to early-1900s New Orleans and a wealthy newcomer named Jacques St. Germain, who threw lavish parties yet never ate or drank, claimed descent from the Count, and bore an uncanny resemblance to him. The account turns dark when a woman leapt from his balcony into the street, telling police he had bitten her neck; St. Germain vanished overnight, leaving his belongings behind and several open bottles that proved to hold a mixture of wine and blood.From there the episode trades immortality for ingenuity, walking through the boldest jailbreaks on record. It runs from the 2016 Orange County escape, where Jonathan Tieu, Bac Duong, and Hossein Nayeri cut through walls and rappelled to a sixteen-hour head start, to Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán slipping out of Altiplano through a mile-long lighted tunnel in 2015, and Clinton Correctional inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt crawling through a steam pipe with tools handed over by prison worker Joyce Mitchell. Ted Bundy jumped from a Colorado courthouse library window, John Dillinger bluffed his way out of an Indiana jail with a wooden pistol painted in shoe polish, and yoga master Choi Gap Bok greased himself and squeezed through a six-by-eighteen-inch food slot in thirty-four seconds. The larger breakouts carry heavier counts: three men vanished from Alcatraz in 1962 on a raft of raincoats, more than 480 Taliban prisoners filed out of Kandahar's Sarpoza Prison through a thousand-foot tunnel in 2011, over a thousand Japanese prisoners stormed the wire at Australia's Cowra camp in 1944, and inmates at the Nazi death camp Sobibor killed eleven SS guards with homemade knives before running for the treeline.Next the episode settles in Dallas and then Las Vegas with Lester Ben "Benny" Binion, the cowboy-hatted racketeer who founded the World Series of Poker and shot rival bootlegger Frank Bolding in the neck in 1931, walking away with a two-year suspended sentence and the nickname the Cowboy. He killed gambling competitor Ben Frieden in 1936 and beat the charge after witnesses vanished, ran dice games and bookies out of Dallas hotels for high rollers like Howard Hughes and H.L. Hunt, then moved to Las Vegas in 1946 and turned the Eldorado into the no-limit Horseshoe, laying down the first carpet in a Vegas casino. His feud with Dallas gambler Herbert "the Cat" Noble ran through eleven attempts on Noble's life and killed Noble's wife Mildred with a car bomb before a mailbox blast ended Noble in 1951. Binion died on Christmas Day 1989 and was carried to the cemetery behind six black horses, while his son Ted was found dead in 1998 in a case that convicted Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish of burglary but acquitted them of the slaying, with the missing silver bullion never recovered.The episode closes inside America's churches, where worship shares the building with the dead. At Most Holy Trinity in Brooklyn, built over a former cemetery, parishioners report the spirit of clerk George Stelz, murdered in 1897, alongside bells that ring on their own and a bloody handprint in the bell tower stairway. The Washington National Cathedral carries the echo of Woodrow Wilson's cane and charred figures from a 1946 fire, while New Orleans' St. Louis Cathedral is tied to voodoo queen Marie Laveau, socialite Delphine Lalaurie, and six men executed on its grounds. At St. Mark's Episcopal in Cheyenne, a Swedish immigrant is said to have sealed his dead coworker inside the unfinished bell tower wall to avoid deportation, and at St. Paul's Chapel in New York — where George Washington prayed on his inauguration day — the spirit of actor George Frederick Cooke is said to wander still, his actual skull having traveled from a Philadelphia medical library and, by lore, onto the stage as a prop in Hamlet.

Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 705: A Real Science That Can Do Magic

Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 67:36


Gaming Hut starts a deep dive into Robin's imminent book Hamlet's GM Screen, by looking at the types of narrative beats as they appear at the gaming table. Ripped from the Headlines dons hazmat suits to look at a recent case of unauthorized biolabs. In the Horror Hut beloved Patreon backer Kristian Groenseth asks what […]

Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Hamlet: A Shakespeare Story

Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2026 25:40


Tonight's sleep story is an encore of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, retold by Edith Nesbit. You know the story of the Prince of Denmark and his revenge journey for the murder of his father originally written by William Shakespeare. This adaptation by Edith Nesbit condenses and simplifies the story but the end remains the same. If you're still awake, the second story is the Merchant of Venice. A story you might not be as familiar with.Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/supportOr, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppodOrder your copy of the Just Sleep book! https://www.justsleeppodcast.com/book/If you like this episode, please remember to follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Also, share with any family or friends that might have trouble drifting off.Goodnight! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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June 2026 Next Fest Shines Upon Us

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 120:49


It is Next Fest once again.Today we're talking about video games that we played from the June 2026 Steam Next Fest.Discussed in the episode:9 ESSENTIAL Wishlists From Steam Next Fest (June 2026) from noclip_2 on YouTubeBlood DungeonSteamDB "AI Content Disclosed" filtered out Next Fest list"Call of Dookie" post on BlueskyDad Games:Normal Golf Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3510740/Normal_Golf_Game/ Wind Runners - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101370/Wind_Runners/Omen - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859970/Omen/Ascenders: Beyond the Peak - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4267860/Ascenders_Beyond_the_Peak/Dungeon Settlers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2798330/Dungeon_Settlers/Enginefall - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2437390/Enginefall/over the hill - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929250/over_the_hill/Mym's Sword - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4673730/Myms_Sword/Gonna go do a little work in the garage:Factomancer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3979570/Factomancer/Slime Soup - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4655800/Slime_Soup/IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2950790/IRON_NEST_Heavy_Turret_Simulator/ Burn-9 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4377480/Burn9/ Sludgineers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4073860/Sludgineers/Fortune Fragments - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3601160/Fortune_Fragments/The Message from Deep Space - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4080030/The_Message_from_Deep_Space/Just gotta rest my eyes for a second:Hearth and Hamlet - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4315040/Hearth_and_Hamlet/if you stay - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4437140/if_you_stay/Twinkle Seek - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4600620/Twinkle_Seek/walk - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4563880/walk/Weird aunt/uncle games:My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4516190/My_Beautiful_Faraway_Please_Dont_Be_Cruel_To_Me/Entropy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3940340/Entropy/Femme Fatality - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4682660/Femme_Fatality/lily's world XD - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3195580/lilys_world_XD/ Cloud Sculptor - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4101700/Cloud_Sculptor/Critter-like:WOIM - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4272020/WOIM/ The bird of the North - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4655600/The_bird_of_the_North/Haha, yeah this is it:ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3812600/ReStory_Chill_Electronics_Repairs/Pigeon: A Love Story - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3876710/Pigeon_A_Love_Story/Virtue and a Sledgehammer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743260/Virtue_and_a_Sledgehammer/---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - A child (01:24) - Next???? Fest!!!!!!!!! (01:41) - Talkin about this Next Fest a little bit (11:07) - Dad Games (Normal Games) (12:05) - Normal Golf Game (15:57) - Wind Runners (19:48) - Omen (23:27) - Ascenders: Beyond the Peak (28:05) - Dungeon Settlers (30:48) - Enginefall (36:09) - over the hill (41:44) - Mym's Sword (44:32) - Gonna go do a little work in the garage (44:54) - Factomancer (49:29) - Slime Soup (52:52) - IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator (01:02:36) - Burn-9 (01:04:34) - Sludgineers (01:07:18) - Fortune Fragments (01:10:13) - The Message from Deep Space (01:14:38) - Just gotta rest my eyes for a second (01:14:52) - Hearth and Hamlet (01:17:23) - if you stay (01:18:57) - Twinkle Seek (01:22:10) - walk (01:25:00) - Weird aunt/uncle games (01:25:13) - My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me (01:29:04) - Entropy (01:32:43) - Femme Fatality (01:36:43) - lily's world XD (01:40:30) - Cloud Sculptor (01:42:49) - Critter-likes (01:42:57) - WOIM (01:44:18) - The bird of the North (01:46:58) - Haha, yeah this is it (01:47:09) - ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs (01:51:22) - Pigeon: A Love Story (01:58:18) - Virute and a Sledgehammer (01:59:23) - That's the end of the episode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

Popcorn And Soda Starring Tallal Azim

Academy Award Winner Riz Ahmed discusses HAMLET (2026). We chat about the South Asian Re-imagining of the story, Shakespeare's poetry in the modern world & Pakistani Culture in the artsHAMLET in Theatres April 10th, 2026Follow Popcorn and Soda:Instagram:   / tallalazim  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6P4GrVA...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-po...IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14857450/

Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 704: Mummy Curse Coded

Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 66:16


Among My Many Hats presents Robin's new book Hamlet's GM Screen, coming in July from Pelgrane Press. The Monster Hut looks around the corner at that long-necked yokai, the rokurokubi, and its sometimes entirely detachable head. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken talks to Jared Twing about his game Of Hearth & […]

Play On Podcasts
Bonus Content - Actor Randall Duk Kim & Director Annie Occhiogrosso - Pt. 2

Play On Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 47:56


***⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete our⁠ listener survey⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card!⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** “We Gave Everything We Had”: Actor Randall Duk Kim and Director Annie Occhiogrosso reflect on their lives as artists, creating American Players Theater, how much you can learn from studying “Hamlet” over fifty years, what it takes to be great, where to find the best audiences in the country, how strawberries and chocolate can make all the difference on Press Day, the importance of language, what Keanu Reeves reads between takes, how Laurence Fishburne found his way into “Othello”, why every actor should start a theater, being Asian on an island, how Edwin Booth, Walt Whitman and a slaughtered lamb all played a part in bringing world class productions to a town of 1,200 people in rural Wisconsin, why it's important to plant the seeds of inspiration in young people if we want to have any hope for our future, and much, much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBS World News Radio
INTERVIEW: Eddie Izzard's unique take on Hamlet

SBS World News Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2026 21:31


Eddie Izzard is a multi-talented artist whose career spans film, theatre and activism. Now she brings her unique brand of charisma and creativity to the Sydney Opera House with one of the world's most enduring tragedies. This is Shakespeare's Hamlet as you've never seen it before. Izzard performs on the blank canvas of a bare stage, letting Shakespeare's words and pure storytelling take the spotlight. Izzard shifts between the play's twenty-three characters with clarity and emotional depth. He's been talking to SBS's Wil Brincat.]]

New Books Network
Kristen Abbott Bennett, "Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 63:34


Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World (Cambridge University Press, 2025) engages with one of Shakespeare's greatest thought-experiments: How does one navigate the 'theatre of the world'? It invites students to examine how Shakespeare challenges this metaphor's vertical hierarchies in response to shifting understandings of cosmological order. Teachers will find rich contextual frameworks for exploring how Shakespeare envisions 'worlds' as emerging from dynamic variables, raising urgent questions about how identity and justice are environmentally constructed. Focal plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Hamlet, Henry V, The Merchant of Venice, and Othello. Each discussion features student centered 'Explorations'. These play-specific classroom activities can also be adapted across Shakespeare's corpus and tailored for both secondary and university-level students. These exercises encourage non-linear critical and creative thinking, inviting students to contemplate big ideas and generate new perspectives about the shared points of contact between Shakespeare's world and their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Literary Studies
Kristen Abbott Bennett, "Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

New Books in Literary Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 63:34


Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World (Cambridge University Press, 2025) engages with one of Shakespeare's greatest thought-experiments: How does one navigate the 'theatre of the world'? It invites students to examine how Shakespeare challenges this metaphor's vertical hierarchies in response to shifting understandings of cosmological order. Teachers will find rich contextual frameworks for exploring how Shakespeare envisions 'worlds' as emerging from dynamic variables, raising urgent questions about how identity and justice are environmentally constructed. Focal plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Hamlet, Henry V, The Merchant of Venice, and Othello. Each discussion features student centered 'Explorations'. These play-specific classroom activities can also be adapted across Shakespeare's corpus and tailored for both secondary and university-level students. These exercises encourage non-linear critical and creative thinking, inviting students to contemplate big ideas and generate new perspectives about the shared points of contact between Shakespeare's world and their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

New Books in Dance
Kristen Abbott Bennett, "Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

New Books in Dance

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 63:34


Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World (Cambridge University Press, 2025) engages with one of Shakespeare's greatest thought-experiments: How does one navigate the 'theatre of the world'? It invites students to examine how Shakespeare challenges this metaphor's vertical hierarchies in response to shifting understandings of cosmological order. Teachers will find rich contextual frameworks for exploring how Shakespeare envisions 'worlds' as emerging from dynamic variables, raising urgent questions about how identity and justice are environmentally constructed. Focal plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Hamlet, Henry V, The Merchant of Venice, and Othello. Each discussion features student centered 'Explorations'. These play-specific classroom activities can also be adapted across Shakespeare's corpus and tailored for both secondary and university-level students. These exercises encourage non-linear critical and creative thinking, inviting students to contemplate big ideas and generate new perspectives about the shared points of contact between Shakespeare's world and their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

New Books in Education
Kristen Abbott Bennett, "Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

New Books in Education

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 63:34


Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World (Cambridge University Press, 2025) engages with one of Shakespeare's greatest thought-experiments: How does one navigate the 'theatre of the world'? It invites students to examine how Shakespeare challenges this metaphor's vertical hierarchies in response to shifting understandings of cosmological order. Teachers will find rich contextual frameworks for exploring how Shakespeare envisions 'worlds' as emerging from dynamic variables, raising urgent questions about how identity and justice are environmentally constructed. Focal plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Hamlet, Henry V, The Merchant of Venice, and Othello. Each discussion features student centered 'Explorations'. These play-specific classroom activities can also be adapted across Shakespeare's corpus and tailored for both secondary and university-level students. These exercises encourage non-linear critical and creative thinking, inviting students to contemplate big ideas and generate new perspectives about the shared points of contact between Shakespeare's world and their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

Olomouc
Zprávy ČRo Olomouc: ‚Hamlet 21. století.‘ V olomouckém Moravském divadle představují tragikomedii Mladý Humble

Olomouc

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 2:23


Premiéra inscenace Mladý Humble v Moravském divadle začíná v pátek v 19 hodin. V této sezoně je to poslední, 11. premiéra.

Exchanges: A Cambridge UP Podcast
Kristen Abbott Bennett, "Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Exchanges: A Cambridge UP Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 63:34


Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World (Cambridge University Press, 2025) engages with one of Shakespeare's greatest thought-experiments: How does one navigate the 'theatre of the world'? It invites students to examine how Shakespeare challenges this metaphor's vertical hierarchies in response to shifting understandings of cosmological order. Teachers will find rich contextual frameworks for exploring how Shakespeare envisions 'worlds' as emerging from dynamic variables, raising urgent questions about how identity and justice are environmentally constructed. Focal plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Hamlet, Henry V, The Merchant of Venice, and Othello. Each discussion features student centered 'Explorations'. These play-specific classroom activities can also be adapted across Shakespeare's corpus and tailored for both secondary and university-level students. These exercises encourage non-linear critical and creative thinking, inviting students to contemplate big ideas and generate new perspectives about the shared points of contact between Shakespeare's world and their own.

Idea to Startup
An Operating System to Help You Move Faster By Focusing On Less (feat. a monkey reciting Hamlet)

Idea to Startup

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 28:24


Today is part 2 of our series helping you build an internal operating system. We identify the four things you'll need to have happen for your startup to gain momentum, then we organize those into a system that'll help you move fast based on inertia. Tacklebox Monkeys and Shakespeare 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think Delta 4 Status Level Jump   00:25 - Internal Operating System Part II 03:15 - Monkeys and Shakespeare 07:40 - Smooth Jazz 08: 05 - Reverse Engineering a System 10:45 - Where is the Monkey? 11:33 - The Four Things That Matter for an Early Stage Business 11:40 - Problem 12:01 - Delta 4 Status Level Jump 13:34 - Secret 16:35 - Optimize for Inertia 18:37 - 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think 20:00 - The Thousand Daily Votes 21:43 - The Last 15% 23:30 - Script the Beginning and End 24:30 - Feedback Loop Optimization

The KYMN Radio Podcast
Lindsay Ness, Queen of Pop Culture, 6-11-26

The KYMN Radio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 18:53


Lindsay Ness talks some of her favorite Shakespeare pop culture bits, including the films Hamnet and Hamlet. 

Uncommon Sense
How G.K. Chesterton Saw Through False Progress, Freud, and the Screen Age — and Why the World Is Still Catching Up

Uncommon Sense

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 46:57


Two of G.K. Chesterton's most unexpectedly prophetic essays take center stage in this issue of Gilbert Magazine: "An Architect's Nightmare," a 1928 piece that anticipates nearly everything being said today about AI, passive technology, and false progress, and "Freud on Slips of the Pen," a recently unearthed 1921 Daily Express article in which Chesterton dismantles psychoanalysis with surgical wit. Joe Grabowski and Grettelyn Darkey walk through the current issue of Gilbert—the official publication of the Society of G.K. Chesterton —drawing out what Chesterton saw about passive entertainment, the cyclical delusions of optimists and pessimists, and why art remains the irreducible signature of man. In This Episode: What G.K. Chesterton's 1928 essay "An Architect's Nightmare" reveals about spaces built for man vs. spaces man is expected to serve—and why his critique of industrial-age optimism and pessimism maps almost perfectly onto today's conversations about AI The pattern Chesterton exposed over a century ago: enthusiastic builders of terrible things who become pessimists insisting nothing can be done—and why Chesterton holds that human will, not historical inevitability, is what truly separates man from the octopus "Freud on Slips of the Pen": a newly unearthed 1921 essay in which G.K. Chesterton takes apart the Freudian slip using Hamlet, Punch and Judy, and the plain observation that a man who writes something down and doesn't cross it out intended to write it Chesterton on the standardizing effects of the cinema—how the same concerns raised about silent films in the 1920s echo in every conversation about video games, social media, and passive screen entertainment today A tour of the current Gilbert: the Chesterton Schools Network's capstone Rome pilgrimage, an 11th-grader's essay on Dante, a takedown of Paul Ehrlich's famously wrong prophecies, and G.K. Chesterton's poem "After Reading a Book of Modern Verse" Chapters: 00:00: Welcome and Introduction 02:24: Gilbert Magazine and the Legacy of G.K. Chesterton's GK's Weekly 05:30: The Current Issue: Cover Art and the Rome Pilgrimage Feature 11:29: "An Architect's Nightmare": G.K. Chesterton's 1928 Essay on Space, Man, and False Progress 19:05: The Optimist–Pessimist Cycle and What Chesterton Says About the AI Age 23:14: Virginia de la Lastra at the UN and Joe's Editorial on Passive Entertainment 29:10: Chesterton on Cinema, the Toy Theater, and the Imaginative Life 32:14: "Freud on Slips of the Pen": A Newly Unearthed 1921 Chesterton Essay 40:30: A Chesterton Poem, a Student's Essay on Dante, and Paul Ehrlich's Prophecies 44:24: Closing and How to Subscribe to Gilbert Resources Mentioned: Gilbert Magazine 2026 Chesterton Conference—"The Outline of Sanity" What I Saw in America by G.K. Chesterton Chesterton Schools Network Become a Member of the Society FOLLOW US: Instagram Facebook X SUPPORT: Donate Shop Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

Radio Maria Ireland
Catechesis – St Paul and Hamlet’s Lament – Fr Peter George Flynn OFMConv

Radio Maria Ireland

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 24:59


Fr Peter George Flynn continues through the Acts of the Apostles, following Paul through two years of indefinite custody under the governor Felix — a delay that Fr Peter compares to the Black Hole of Calcutta and Hamlet's lament over the law's delay. The discussion continues through Paul before a new governor, Festus, invoking his […] L'articolo Catechesis – St Paul and Hamlet's Lament – Fr Peter George Flynn OFMConv proviene da Radio Maria.

Play On Podcasts
Bonus Content - Actor Randall Duk Kim & Director Annie Occhiogrosso - Pt. 1

Play On Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026 65:29


***⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete our⁠ listener survey⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card!⁠⁠⁠ *** “We Gave Everything We Had”: Actor Randall Duk Kim and Director Annie Occhiogrosso reflect on their lives as artists, creating American Players Theater, how much you can learn from studying “Hamlet” over fifty years, what it takes to be great, where to find the best audiences in the country, how strawberries and chocolate can make all the difference on Press Day, the importance of language, what Keanu Reeves reads between takes, how Laurence Fishburne found his way into “Othello”, why every actor should start a theater, being Asian on an island, how Edwin Booth, Walt Whitman and a slaughtered lamb all played a part in bringing world class productions to a town of 1,200 people in rural Wisconsin, why it's important to plant the seeds of inspiration in young people if we want to have any hope for our future, and much, much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Super S Anime Podcast
Scarlett - Movie Review

Super S Anime Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2026 115:10


Welcome, welcome! We have a movie review for you today. We're way overdue on breaking up our routine with a movie and frankly it's been a busy month which has lead to a decrease in podcasting time. We're getting back into our groove, but that groove needs to expand into an unrecognizable song on the vinyl. This metaphor doesn't work, and neither did this movie!Get ready for Shakesphere's Hamlet, some aferlife discussion... time traveling, the worst medic known to man and a bad ass dragon. This movie has all the makings of something great or something hella confusing. I wondering which it is?Oh and if you came here thinking you could for some reason watch the movie, I don't know how to help you. This is an audio podcast and I even added the word "review" in the title.

Musical Theatre Writer Guy
5 Habits That Fix 95% Of Your Writing Problems (Never Get Stuck)

Musical Theatre Writer Guy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2026 5:38


MUSICAL THEATRE WRITING COLLECTIVE: https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mtwc-aboutWant some FREE TIPS???For Writers:Em's TOP 10 STRUCTURE TIPS - https://michael-radi.mykajabi.com/structure-tips-email—————————————————————————————****GO EVEN DEEPER WITH…****For WRITERS:MUSICAL THEATRE WRITING COLLECTIVE:https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mtwc-aboutLibretto Formatting Guide:https://michaelradi.thrivecart.com/libretto-formatting-guide/Flagship Musical Theatre Writing Workshop Course:https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mt-writing-workshop-courseBook & Beyond Libretto Writing Course:https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/book-and-beyond-courseDo you want to learn *how to write* Musical Theatre? Are you looking for a *warm and welcoming community* of writers? Then check out the collective at the link above!—————————————————————————————One of My Favorite Writing Books:(Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made through this post. I am an affiliate of bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through the title links below and make a purchase. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, and will do so from the Amazon link below.)“The Writer's Journey” by Christopher Vogler:Bookshop.Org link:https://bookshop.org/a/4758/9781615933150Amazon link:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193290736X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=193290736X&linkCode=as2&tag=mtwgrecomme01-20&linkId=e804571516b48d9d6d11853c8765900e————————————————————————Em Radi (any/all) is a Composer-Lyricist, Librettist, Performer, Vocal Coach, Musical Theatre Writing Coach, Musical Director, and the Founder of the Musical Theatre Writing Collective currently residing in New York City. They are an alumnus of the esteemed Lehman Engel BMI Musical Theatre Workshop as a lyricist, and has written six full-length musical theatre pieces in addition to ongoing projects. His original musical The King's Legacy, which received its world premiere production in August 2019 at the Bristol Valley Theater in Naples, NY, and has also been presented in Industry Reading format both in fall of 2019 as part of the Dramatists Guild Friday Night Footlights and in November 2016. Em's original one-person show 'S Wonderful: An Evening with George Gershwin also played its premiere production at BVT in 2021. Other current projects include a musical adaptation of The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, a queer pop-punk adaptation of Hamlet, and a mother-daughter coming of age musical set in the world of competitive baton twirling, based loosely off of their family's history with the sport.Learn more about Em at their website:http://www.michaelradi.comEm's Patreon Community:https://www.patreon.com/michaelradiLearn more about The King's Legacy on the website:https://www.thekingslegacymusical.com/And listen to/watch numbers from The King's Legacy on YouTube starting at:https://youtu.be/YSp0q-6KQeoThe Glamorous Life Blog:http://www.michaelradi.com/the-glamorous-lifeFollow Em on…FB: https://www.facebook.com/michael.radi.54IG: @emmy.radi @mtwriterguyTW: @MichaelRadi88TT: @michaelradi—————————————————————————————Musical Theatre Writer Guy was written and recorded on traditional and unceded territory of the Munsee Lenape and Canarsie People.

The Worst Movie Ever Made
#253 - The Postman

The Worst Movie Ever Made

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 83:45


This week, we will hopefully not spend three hours of our lives talking about the three hour movie we just watched: 1993's The Postman. Starting to realize that Kevin Costner has his own Steven Seagal style-hero's arc with big-budget blockbusters nobody asked for where he's such a hero's hero, that if a hero got in trouble, and needed a hero, the hero would be Kevin Costner. Say it louder for the people in the back!“YOUR DAD IS A MAILMAN, AND SO ARE YOU!!!”Hesitant haberdasher becomes heroic, harangues in Hamlet, handles hefty hauls of hearsay, hating on Holnists, holding hope, hearing Hallelujah however he hears it! Meanie Pants militias! Shakespeare shakeoffs! All they eat in the future is soup! Body father lady throbbers! Abby the spermchaser! Good job, Mr. Sex… Man! Taking a peak in the freezy creek! Post people popped on patrol so he patriots the whole process personally! You spelled tyranny wrong, and much, much more on this week's episode of The Worst Movie Ever Made! www.theworstmovieevermade.com

Scream Scene Podcast
Episode 350 - Temu Shakespeare

Scream Scene Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 81:13


Roger Corman partners with Edward Small for TOWER OF LONDON (1962), starring Vincent Price and Michael Pate! In this blend of Shakespeare's Richard the Third, Macbeth, and Hamlet, Corman challenges the historical record and makes Richard III a "Vincent Price wife guy," but does it succeed as a horror movie? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 38:51; Discussion 45:57; Ranking 1:06:08

Dev Game Club
DGC Ep 474: Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (part three)

Dev Game Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 83:05


Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. We talk about the game's tone, the depth of mechanics and their uses, the spaces, and the use of fidelity. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Up through Displace Issues covered: a wry tone, avoiding technobabble, countering drama with comedy, who various characters are talking to, layering in narrative, setting games in real places, consumer cultures, global customer bases, stepping over a line, getting some Sam time, delivering a variety of types of experience through a game mechanic, detecting player stories, guards becoming keys, different ways to tackle bank lasers, infinitely recursive stacks and punch cards, talking to the old guy, the many uses of a sticky camera, using quick save as a gadget, fire and alt-fire, load-outs, multiplayer asymmetry, pacing of play, whether every role was equally fun to play, office buildings, nuanced level design, a long way around to a briefcase (aka a not-so-brief-case), a high quality bar, cloth sims, high fidelity shadows, integrating new technical features into gameplay, physically-based rendering, making artistic and design choices that support the design. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Metal Gear Solid (series), Hitman (series), Thief (series), Ghost Recon (series), James Franco, Jonah Hill, The Interview, Jack-Ax (series), Sony, Bourne (series), Grand Theft Auto (series), Far Cry (series), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Assassin's Creed (series), America's Army, Evolve, Dead by Daylight, Interstate '76, Xbox, PlayStation, Unreal, Clint Hocking, Harley Baldwin, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.    Next time: Finish the game? Twitch: timlongojr and twinsunscorp YouTube Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com 

AP Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" Meaning & Lyrics Explained: Hamlet, Beauty and the Beast & More | AP Taylor Swift

AP Taylor Swift

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 74:42


"It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me.” This week, we (finally) go line-by-line through what might be Taylor Swift's most psychologically dense song: “Anti-Hero” from Midnights (2022). From the Hamlet-coded antihero definition, to the “Beauty and the Beast” reference lurking in "tale as old as time," to ghosts and Freud, this song keeps delivering new angles. We each came to the song with our own anxieties, and we leave with three potentially different purposes of this high-anxiety, deeply revealing song. Subscribe for free to get episode updates or upgrade to paid to get our After School premium content: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe.  After School subscribers get monthly bonus episodes, exclusive content, and early access to help shape future topics! Stay up to date at aptaylorswift.com Mentioned in this episode: Hamlet, William Shakespeare Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll Beauty and the Beast (Disney) Dexter (Showtime) Younger (Paramount+) 30 Rock, "Seinfeldvision" — the "sexy baby" episode "Blank Space," 1989 (2014) The Miss Americana Documentary (Netflix) Lena Dunham's Substack

Fresh Air
'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land'

Fresh Air

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 46:16


O'Farrell's 2020 novel ‘Hamnet' was adapted into an award-winning film last year. She co-wrote the screenplay. It's about the grief Shakespeare and his wife Agnes struggle with after their son, Hamnet, dies of the plague, and how that grief leads him to write the play Hamlet. O'Farrell's new novel, ‘Land,' is about the lives of an Irish family living in the aftermath of the Great Famine. Even though she writes historical novels, she tries not to lean too much into history: “I find there's nothing that makes me put a book down faster than if somebody is trying to show me that they've done all their homework,” she says. ‘Land' is in part based on her family. Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Classicist Mary Beard's new book ‘Talking Classics.'See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

PRmoment Podcast
Hope&Glory co-founder James Gordon-Macintosh on Nils Leonardgate

PRmoment Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 12:53 Transcription Available


On this PRmoment podcast today we're chatting about the Nils Leonardgate.Is comparing earned media creativity and paid media creativity pointless?I normally have this debate internally in my own head when I watch the annual PR/ad creative bun fight at Cannes but it's come a bit early this year following Uncommon founder Nils Leonard's latest activation of his "let's start a fight' strategy where he says: "The PR industry should be scared, not just of Uncommon but in general."We'll also discuss to what extent paid media creative and earned media creatives are similar, and to what extent are they different. Can they ever be compared with much validity? To talk about all this stuff welcome Hope & Glory co-founder James Gordon Macintosh.Before we start the final entry deadline to The Creative Moment Awards is on Friday 19th June 2026.Key Themes1. Ad Land's Cyclical "Discovery"Gordon-Macintosh believes that this is not a paradigm shift, but rather a predictable, cyclical reaction to macroeconomic pressures. Whenever paid media budgets shrink due to client belt-tightening or shifting algorithms, advertising shops look to colonise PR space to protect their revenue lines. Every decade, advertising "discovers" a discipline PR has been practicing for years—whether it's social media, creator marketing, or culture marketing—and rebrands it as something entirely new.2. Bought vs. Earned Creative ArchitectureThe structural divergence between advertising creativity and PR creativity forms a central pillar of the debate. Advertising is hardwired for absolute control—agencies write a script, buy the slot, and force eyeballs onto the screen. PR, conversely, requires navigating a chaotic, reactive ecosystem of third-party validation, shifting editorial gatekeepers, and genuine cultural conversations where control is surrendered in exchange for authenticity.3. The "Infinite Monkey Cage" of Ad-Led PRWhile acknowledging Uncommon's brilliant output (such as Rat Boot and PAIN), Gordon-Macintosh draws a line between flashy stunts and sustainable communication strategy.Quotes from James Gordon Macintosh:"Every decade, I'd say advertising discovers something PR has frankly been doing for years, and they try to give it a new name.""Advertising is about buying your way into the media space—you buy the eyeballs. PR genuinely has to engage with what people are actually talking about.""If you take an infinite number of monkeys and give them an infinite number of typewriters... mathematically one will eventually write Hamlet. In ad agencies, an earned idea is all too often luck, not skill."

Fresh Air
'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land'

Fresh Air

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 46:16


O'Farrell's 2020 novel ‘Hamnet' was adapted into an award-winning film last year. She co-wrote the screenplay. It's about the grief Shakespeare and his wife Agnes struggle with after their son, Hamnet, dies of the plague, and how that grief leads him to write the play Hamlet. O'Farrell's new novel, ‘Land,' is about the lives of an Irish family living in the aftermath of the Great Famine. Even though she writes historical novels, she tries not to lean too much into history: “I find there's nothing that makes me put a book down faster than if somebody is trying to show me that they've done all their homework,” she says. ‘Land' is in part based on her family. Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Classicist Mary Beard's new book ‘Talking Classics.'See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed
The Back of the Book: Shakespeare's Lessons for the Learned

The Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2026 61:25


Sean Keilen, professor of literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, talks with Chris about his new book, Shakespeare's Scholars: Three Lessons from the Liberal Arts. They discuss how Shakespeare depicts the role of scholars in Hamlet and The Tempest, what Shakespeare can teach us about the scholar's proper relationship to the public, and the current […]

Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show

Guests: Dr. Kelly Williams, Marion L Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech; Dr. Meryem Yilmaz Soylu, research scientist at the Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U); Alison Valk, the Emerging Technologies Librarian at the Georgia Tech Library.  First broadcast May 29 2026. Playlist "That's as you like it."

No Script: The Podcast
"untitled hamlet play" by Rory O'Neill | Special Summer Episode

No Script: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2026 63:55


Director Cora Therber joins the podcast to talk about "untitled hamlet play" by Rory O'Neill, which opens this weekend by LOVECHILD Theater in NYC.  See the show at the John DeSotelle Studio, May 29 - 31, 2026.  Get tickets through the LOVECHILD Insta (@lovechildtheaterco) or here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lovechild-presents-untitled-hamlet-play-tickets-1988245208942 ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.

The /Filmcast (AKA The Slashfilmcast)
Ep. 876 - Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

The /Filmcast (AKA The Slashfilmcast)

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2026 110:07


David, Devindra, and Jeff assess the price of pop stardom in Mother Mary, check out Riz Ahmed's take on a classic in Hamlet, and try to find the perfect pitch with Tuner. Then they return to a galaxy far far away with Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: STORYWORTH: This year, give Dad a gift that captures who he really is, before the stories get harder to remember. Order RIGHT NOW and save up to $20 at storyworth.com/FILMCASTWeekly PlugsDavid - Decoding Everything: Stephen David Miller's Cannes DispatchesDevindra - Engadget Podcast on RGB TVs, OLED and what to buy this weekendJeff - Jeff's Cameo PageShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:16:46)David - Mother Mary, Hamlet (2025)Devindra - Hamlet (2025), Nemesis, Star Wars: Maul – Shadow LordJeff - Tuner, Maximum Pleasure GuaranteedFeatured Review (~01:05:29)    Star Wars: The Mandalorian and GroguSPOILERS (~01:28:46)Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata's podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com.Credits: Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris. If you'd like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Movie Roulette Tuesday: The Podcast

Send us Fan MailWe continue our theme of "Movies That Couldn't Be Made Today" with one that literally couldn't (for TECH-nical reasons). . .  we are watching something filmed in vibrant, beautiful, and now extinct TECHNICOLOR!!!  Our shining example of this format is 1947's "Black Narcissus."  Directed by the duo of Powell and Pressburger, starring Deborah Kerr and David Farrar, this film is about a group of nuns tasked with setting up a convent high in the Himalayas, leaving familiarity behind and grappling with the mysticism and other-worldliness of this strange setting.We also review in layman's terms what the Technicolor process is, what made it so special, and why it is not possible to recreate it in today's world.So, as Hamlet tells Ophelia, so we advise you, "Get thee to a nunnery... go!"

The History of Literature
804 Shakespeare and Loss (with Sarah Beckwith) | My Last Book with Caroline Lea

The History of Literature

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2026 63:57


It's Memorial Day in the United States, a day devoted to remembering the soldiers who have died in service. Together, the society grieves, mourns, and attempts to unite. Similarly, communities can come together through actions like loving; giving; marrying; conversing; acting and doing; and speaking to one another. But what happens when individuals are blocked from the processes that bring a community together? In this episode, Jacke talks to author Sarah Beckwith about her book Shakespeare and Loss: The Late, Great Tragedies, which looks at Shakespeare's use of protagonists who are driven out (or drive themselves out) of family and society in plays like Hamlet, King Lear, Timon of Athens, Macbeth, Coriolanus, and Antony and Cleopatra. How (and why) does Shakespeare portray individuals who have lost their access to these vital concepts of human bonding? And what can we learn from Shakespeare's examples? PLUS Caroline Lea (Love, Sex, and Frankenstein) stops by to discuss her choice for the last book she will ever read. The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gabrielruizbernal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Help support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/literature⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofliterature.com/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The History Of European Theatre
King Lear Part 1: ‘How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth it is to Have a Thankless Child!'

The History Of European Theatre

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2026 33:41


Episode 217:‘King Lear', the play that is now often regarded as Shakespeare's finest and deepest work is most often compared to the other two great tragedies of this period in Shakespeare's writing, ‘Hamlet' and ‘Othello', and of course there are thematic comparisons that can be made with those plays, but it has to be pointed out that ‘King Lear' is also a very different play in tone and structure. Whether we rate ‘King Lear' as Shakespeare's best play or not it is a play that has deeply affected audiences and critics through the centuries and I can only imagine the mark it leaves on actors who take on the main roles. Sadly, what we lack is much detail about initial reactions to the play.The early performance and publishing history of the playThe influences and sources for the playThe opening scene of the play and the abandonment of the natural orderThe questions of judgement and miscommunication in the playThe character of GonerilEdmund as one of Shakespeare's truly evil charactersKent as the voice of reason and loyaltyLear and the Fool in the stormLear's moral awakeningSupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.patreon.com/thoetpwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpYou can find an advertisement free version of the latest podcast episodes by joining on Patreon at the lowest paid tier level – that's for just £1 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: Reviews, Interviews, and Discussion About All the Romance Novels You Love to Read

We're sampling Tropetails cocktail mixes, discussing what we're reading and playing, and what books we're looking forward to in the coming months.We were not paid to promote them, but we did receive free samples and they are delicious.We also mentioned:Manta: Flower of Allure aka Flowers are Bait Game: Winter BurrowGame: Librarian – Tidy Up the Arcane LibraryElyse's review of YesteryearMy review of Platform Decay...This episode is brought to you by Ophelia — an original audio drama, inspired by Hamlet, where Ophelia finally gets to be the main character.Forbidden magic, a crumbling kingdom, a slow-burn love triangle with a prince and his very guarded, very intriguing, best friend. The kind of love triangle where you will absolutely pick a side and you will not be quiet about it. Learn more at Hatch.co/ophelia ...Support for this episode comes from The Undergrads: Student Union by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Julie Murphy–a sexy new rom com about a college marriage of convenience that goes way beyond chemistry 101. Ali Hazelwood calls The Undergrads: Student Union “one addictively swoony book.” Available now wherever books are sold!...You can get 10% off of Tropetails drink mixes with code SBTBTROPES!Find all the books and games we discuss at SBTB! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: Reviews, Interviews, and Discussion About All the Romance Novels You Love to Read

We're sampling Tropetails cocktail mixes, discussing what we're reading and playing, and what books we're looking forward to in the coming months.We were not paid to promote them, but we did receive free samples and they are delicious.We also mentioned:Manta: Flower of Allure aka Flowers are Bait Game: Winter BurrowGame: Librarian – Tidy Up the Arcane LibraryElyse's review of YesteryearMy review of Platform Decay...This episode is brought to you by Ophelia — an original audio drama, inspired by Hamlet, where Ophelia finally gets to be the main character.Forbidden magic, a crumbling kingdom, a slow-burn love triangle with a prince and his very guarded, very intriguing, best friend. The kind of love triangle where you will absolutely pick a side and you will not be quiet about it. Learn more at Hatch.co/ophelia ...Support for this episode comes from The Undergrads: Student Union by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Julie Murphy–a sexy new rom com about a college marriage of convenience that goes way beyond chemistry 101. Ali Hazelwood calls The Undergrads: Student Union “one addictively swoony book.” Available now wherever books are sold!...You can get 10% off of Tropetails drink mixes with code SBTBTROPES!Find all the books and games we discuss at SBTB! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fluent Fiction - Danish
Ghosts & Giggles: Courage Under Siege at Kronborg Slot

Fluent Fiction - Danish

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2026 15:45 Transcription Available


Fluent Fiction - Danish: Ghosts & Giggles: Courage Under Siege at Kronborg Slot Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/da/episode/2026-05-21-07-38-19-da Story Transcript:Da: Solen skinnede blidt ind gennem de store, blyindfattede vinduer i Kronborg Slots Børneafdeling.En: The sun gently shone through the large, leaded windows in Kronborg Slot's Children's Department.Da: Tapeter fyldt med motiver af sværd og skjolde dekorerede væggene, og de tunge gardiner svajede svagt i den lune forårsvind.En: Wallpapers filled with motifs of swords and shields decorated the walls, and the heavy curtains swayed slightly in the warm spring breeze.Da: Blandt børnene stod Søren, en frivillig med et stort smil og endnu større historier om Hamlet og Danmarks fortid.En: Among the children stood Søren, a volunteer with a big smile and even bigger stories about Hamlet and Denmark's past.Da: Søren elskede at fortælle om slottets historie og spøgelseshistorierne, som knyttede sig til dets vægge.En: Søren loved telling the castle's history and the ghost stories tied to its walls.Da: Men hvis sandheden skulle frem, var Søren faktisk lidt bange for spøgelser, selvom han bramfrit hævdede det modsatte.En: But to tell the truth, Søren was actually a bit afraid of ghosts, even though he boldly claimed otherwise.Da: Lise og Jens, to drilske børn på børnehjemmet, besluttede sig for at drage nytte af Søren's praleri.En: Lise and Jens, two mischievous children at the orphanage, decided to take advantage of Søren's boasting.Da: De mente, han trængte til en lærestreg og planlagde en spøg.En: They thought he needed a lesson and planned a prank.Da: De lod sig inspirere af slotsets sagn og skabte falske spøgelser ved hjælp af lagner, lys og snore.En: They drew inspiration from the castle's legends and created fake ghosts using sheets, lights, and strings.Da: En eftermiddag inviterede Søren børnene til en rekonstruktion af en berømt slotscene.En: One afternoon, Søren invited the children to a re-enactment of a famous castle scene.Da: Han svingede sin legetøjssværd med entusiasme, mens han spillede rollen som Hamlet.En: He swung his toy sword with enthusiasm as he played the role of Hamlet.Da: Lise og Jens ventede spændt på det rette øjeblik, og da Søren nåede klimaks i sin fortælling, udløste de deres plan.En: Lise and Jens waited eagerly for the right moment, and when Søren reached the climax of his tale, they set their plan in motion.Da: Pludselig svævede "spøgelser" gennem rummet.En: Suddenly, "ghosts" floated through the room.Da: Søren sprang forskrækket op, men vendte det hurtigt til en del af showet.En: Søren jumped in fright but quickly turned it into part of the show.Da: "Se!En: "Look!Da: Endda spøgelserne vil lære noget nyt!"En: Even the ghosts want to learn something new!"Da: råbte han, mens han kæmpede mod de usynlige fjender med sit legetøjssværd.En: he shouted, as he battled the invisible enemies with his toy sword.Da: Børnenes latter fyldte rummet, men Søren stod fast.En: The children's laughter filled the room, but Søren stood firm.Da: Han smilede, svingede sværdet en sidste gang og bukkede dybt.En: He smiled, swung the sword one last time, and bowed deeply.Da: "En sand ridder frygter aldrig spøgelser, kun uvidenhed!"En: "A true knight fears no ghosts, only ignorance!"Da: proklamerede han, stadig med et stædigt glimt af mod i øjnene.En: he proclaimed, still with a stubborn glimmer of courage in his eyes.Da: Da spøgelsen sivede væk, samlede Søren børnene omkring sig.En: As the "ghosts" faded away, Søren gathered the children around him.Da: Han forklarede, hvordan spøgelseshistorier stammer fra rigtige hændelser og folkets forestillinger gennem tiden.En: He explained how ghost stories come from real events and people's imaginations over time.Da: Børnene lyttede interesseret; hans frygt var forvandlet til fascination.En: The children listened intently; his fear had been transformed into fascination.Da: "Det er sådan, vi lærer," sagde han blidt.En: "That's how we learn," he said gently.Da: Fra den dag af var Søren kendt som "Sir Skrig-Meget" blandt børnene, men nu med et stolt smil.En: From that day on, Søren was known as "Sir Screams-a-Lot" among the children, but now with a proud smile.Da: Hans oplevelse viste, at læring kan være sjov, og at det er helt okay ikke altid at være så modig, som man gerne vil tro.En: His experience showed that learning can be fun, and that it's perfectly okay not always to be as brave as you want to believe.Da: Børnenes beundring for ham voksede, og Søren opdagede, at ægte mod betyder at stå over for sine frygter, alle sammen, med et åbent hjerte og et grin.En: The children's admiration for him grew, and Søren discovered that true courage means facing your fears, all of them, with an open heart and a laugh. Vocabulary Words:gently: blidtleaded: blyindfattedewallpapers: tapetermotifs: motiverswayed: svajedebreeze: forårsvindvolunteer: frivilligboasting: pralerimischievous: drilskeorphanage: børnehjemmetprank: spøginspiration: lod sig inspirereenthusiasm: entusiasmeeagerly: spændtclimax: klimaksfright: forskækketlaughter: latterfaded: sivede vækgathered: samledeimagination: forestillingeradmiration: beundringcourage: modignorance: uvidenhedtransformed: forvandletfascination: fascinationembrace: åben hjerteknight: ridderintently: interesseretproclaimed: proklameredelesson: lærestreg

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: Reviews, Interviews, and Discussion About All the Romance Novels You Love to Read

We're back in the time machine, heading back to December 2012 to see what new books were reviewed in Romantic Times magazine.We've got “multicultural” books, beefy paragraphs, big thorns, Schroedinger's baby, and “charming vulgar nonsense.” Plus, we ask a very important question: if you were suddenly the heroine of an Inspirational romance, how would you know?TW/CW for the erotica section at the end. It was a time, y'all.If you want to watch this episode with images of the covers and Amanda and I cracking up a lot, head over to our YouTube page.We also mentioned:SNL: Dylan McDermott or Durmot Mulroney?Goodreads: The Folly of the World review...Support for this episode comes from Labyrinthine by CJ Holmes, a dark, myth-inspired romantasy—where love is dangerous, desire is a risk, and monsters don't always look like monsters.Princess Azhara was born cursed. Marked by ancient magic. Promised in an unholy bargain sealed in blood, she is the prize. When the Reaping begins, suitors will descend into the labyrinth beneath the palace—each one fighting to win her hand or die trying.A “beautifully woven tale of love, magic, and sacrifice,” Labyrinthine is available now in paperback, ebook, and audio, wherever books are sold. Learn more at CJHolmesWriting.com, or check the link in the show notes to find your copy today!...This episode is brought to you by Ophelia — an original audio drama, inspired by Hamlet, where Ophelia finally gets to be the main character.Forbidden magic, a crumbling kingdom, a slow-burn love triangle with a prince and his very guarded, very intriguing, best friend. The kind of love triangle where you will absolutely pick a side and you will not be quiet about it. Learn more at Hatch.co/ophelia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: Reviews, Interviews, and Discussion About All the Romance Novels You Love to Read

We're back in the time machine, heading back to December 2012 to see what new books were reviewed in Romantic Times magazine.We've got “multicultural” books, beefy paragraphs, big thorns, Schroedinger's baby, and “charming vulgar nonsense.” Plus, we ask a very important question: if you were suddenly the heroine of an Inspirational romance, how would you know?TW/CW for the erotica section at the end. It was a time, y'all.If you want to watch this episode with images of the covers and Amanda and I cracking up a lot, head over to our YouTube page.We also mentioned:SNL: Dylan McDermott or Durmot Mulroney?Goodreads: The Folly of the World review...Support for this episode comes from Labyrinthine by CJ Holmes, a dark, myth-inspired romantasy—where love is dangerous, desire is a risk, and monsters don't always look like monsters.Princess Azhara was born cursed. Marked by ancient magic. Promised in an unholy bargain sealed in blood, she is the prize. When the Reaping begins, suitors will descend into the labyrinth beneath the palace—each one fighting to win her hand or die trying.A “beautifully woven tale of love, magic, and sacrifice,” Labyrinthine is available now in paperback, ebook, and audio, wherever books are sold. Learn more at CJHolmesWriting.com, or check the link in the show notes to find your copy today!...This episode is brought to you by Ophelia — an original audio drama, inspired by Hamlet, where Ophelia finally gets to be the main character.Forbidden magic, a crumbling kingdom, a slow-burn love triangle with a prince and his very guarded, very intriguing, best friend. The kind of love triangle where you will absolutely pick a side and you will not be quiet about it. Learn more at Hatch.co/ophelia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flights of Fantasy
Introducing: OPHELIA by Hatch | A Romantasy Audiobook Series

Flights of Fantasy

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2026 1:27


OPHELIA is an original romantasy audio drama from Hatch: a sweeping trilogy inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet, where Ophelia finally takes center stage. Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, ACOTAR, and enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance. Produced to help you unwind for sleep. Book 1 begins in a kingdom where magic is outlawed and the land itself is dying. Ophelia has always been expected to stay silent—agreeable, invisible, safe. But on the eve of her twenty-first birthday, something within her awakens.As she reconnects with Prince Hamlet, heir to a crumbling throne, and his brilliant, guarded friend Horatio, Ophelia is drawn into a dangerous world of court intrigue, hidden power, and forbidden attraction. Caught between love, loyalty, and a magic she cannot deny, she must decide: remain hidden… or risk everything for freedom, desire, and the fate of her kingdom.Narrated by Genevieve Gaunt, this immersive audio drama blends fantasy romance, forbidden magic, and slow-burning desire into a richly cinematic listening experience, perfect for unwinding at the end of the day. Ideal for fans of romantasy, fantasy romance, Shakespeare retellings, and narrative fiction podcasts, OPHELIA is a bold reimagining of a classic story told across a sweeping trilogy, thoughtfully designed for sleep.Book 1 is free wherever you listen. Books 2 and 3 available exclusively on Hatch+. Discover more at hatch.co/ophelia.

That Shakespeare Life
Painting Your Lips, Bleaching Your Skin, and Other Cosmetic Treatments for Renaissance Women

That Shakespeare Life

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 30:31


In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet declares "Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek" Katharina in Taming of the SHrew talks about painting your face, and Timon of Athens makes a connection between painting and your face saying "wear them, betray with them: whore still; Paint till a horse may mire upon your face, A pox of wrinkles!" And of course, Hamlet has the most famous facial disguise quote when he says "God has given you one face but you make yourself another." All of these references underpin what we know about cosmetics and facial care in Shakespeare's England. Famously, Queen Elizabeth herself kept her face quite decadently forever striving after that porcelain skinned ideal that was a hallmark of the Elizabethan Era. But what did women use to take care of their faces in the Elizabethan era, and in a. Culture where people like Hamlet were suspicious of women who disguised their true form, how was makeup received? Was it something normal and every day, or were there instances when applying makeup, or perhaps even the wrong makeup, could get someone into trouble? To find out more and explore the intricate and complex world of makeup, cosmetics, and facial care for women of Shakespeare's lifetime, we're delighted to welcome historian and author of Beauty and Cosmetics, 1550–1950, Sarah Jane Downing to the show this week. She's here to take us behind the makeup counters of Tudor women and share with us what we might there.

Survivor: 46 - Recaps from Rob has a Podcast | RHAP
Purple Pants Podcast | Survivor News  50 Ep 11 Recap: Survivor Hamlet ft Jawan Pitts

Survivor: 46 - Recaps from Rob has a Podcast | RHAP

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 95:18


Purple Pants Podcast | Survivor News  50 Ep 11 Recap: Survivor Hamlet ft Jawan Pitts The baby boys, Jack, and Brice are back this week with special guest Jawan Pitts from Survivor 49 breaking down Survivor Season 50 Episode 11. After the fallout from last week's chaotic Tribal, the game gets flipped upside down with a shocking immunity controversy that leaves everyone scrambling. A brutal split Tribal forces players to adapt quickly as alliances crack, paranoia spreads across camp, and one massive blindside leaves the players and jury speechless. Brice, Jack, and Jawan dive into the Tiffany immunity drama, Ozzy's emotional downfall, who is gaining momentum heading into the endgame, and how this double elimination could completely reshape the season. Tickets and updates for Brice and Wen 50 events:https://briceandwenpresent.flite.city/ You can also watch along on Brice Izyah’s YouTube channel to watch us break it all down https://youtube.com/channel/UCFlglGPPamVHaNAb0tL_s7g LISTEN: Subscribe to the Purple Pants podcast feed  WATCH: Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT: Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Previously on the Purple Pants Podcast Feed: Purple Pants Podcast Archives

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Purple Pants Podcast | Survivor News  50 Ep 11 Recap: Survivor Hamlet ft Jawan Pitts

Reality TV RHAP-ups: Reality TV Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 95:18


Purple Pants Podcast | Survivor News  50 Ep 11 Recap: Survivor Hamlet ft Jawan Pitts The baby boys, Jack, and Brice are back this week with special guest Jawan Pitts from Survivor 49 breaking down Survivor Season 50 Episode 11. After the fallout from last week's chaotic Tribal, the game gets flipped upside down with a shocking immunity controversy that leaves everyone scrambling. A brutal split Tribal forces players to adapt quickly as alliances crack, paranoia spreads across camp, and one massive blindside leaves the players and jury speechless. Brice, Jack, and Jawan dive into the Tiffany immunity drama, Ozzy's emotional downfall, who is gaining momentum heading into the endgame, and how this double elimination could completely reshape the season. Tickets and updates for Brice and Wen 50 events:https://briceandwenpresent.flite.city/ You can also watch along on Brice Izyah’s YouTube channel to watch us break it all down https://youtube.com/channel/UCFlglGPPamVHaNAb0tL_s7g LISTEN: Subscribe to the Purple Pants podcast feed  WATCH: Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT: Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Previously on the Purple Pants Podcast Feed: Purple Pants Podcast Archives

Purple Pants Podcast
Survivor News  50 Ep 11 Recap: Survivor Hamlet ft Jawan Pitts

Purple Pants Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2026 99:40


Survivor News  50 Ep 11 Recap: Survivor Hamlet ft Jawan Pitts The baby boys, Jack, and Brice are back this week with special guest Jawan Pitts from Survivor 49 breaking down Survivor Season 50 Episode 11. After the fallout from last week's chaotic Tribal, the game gets flipped upside down with a shocking immunity controversy that leaves everyone scrambling. A brutal split Tribal forces players to adapt quickly as alliances crack, paranoia spreads across camp, and one massive blindside leaves the players and jury speechless. Brice, Jack, and Jawan dive into the Tiffany immunity drama, Ozzy's emotional downfall, who is gaining momentum heading into the endgame, and how this double elimination could completely reshape the season. Tickets and updates for Brice and Wen 50 events:https://briceandwenpresent.flite.city/ You can also watch along on Brice Izyah's YouTube channel to watch us break it all down https://youtube.com/channel/UCFlglGPPamVHaNAb0tL_s7g Previously on the Purple Pants Podcast Feed:Purple Pants Podcast Archives LISTEN: Subscribe to the Purple Pants podcast feed WATCH: Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTubeSUPPORT: Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: Reviews, Interviews, and Discussion About All the Romance Novels You Love to Read

Nalini Singh is back to talk about Archangel's Eternity, which I have been calling “Archangel's Finale.”We've got questions from readers and listeners, and some behind the scenes details about how Nalini organizes the massive worlds she's built in her series.Plus she teases some major surprises for the next Psy-Changeling book, and what she's working on right now.You can find the video of this episode on our YouTube channel if you'd like to watch us!You can find Nalini Singh at her website, NaliniSingh.com, and on Instagram and Facebook as AuthorNaliniSingh.Do not miss the chance to sign up for her newsletter!We also mentioned:Nalini's virtual event with the Ashland Public Library on Wednesday, June 10!The next Psy-Changeling book is Cold Redemption, coming out in December 1, 2026.Nalini's prior episodes:676. Exploring Atonement Sky with Nalini Singh489. Archangel's Light with Nalini Singh409. Alpha Night and Alpha Women With Nalini Singh361. Playing Verbal Poker with Nalini Singh356. Our Book Club Discussion of Rebel Hard by Nalini Singh24. An Interview with Nalini Singh...Support for this episode comes from The Undergrads: Student Union by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Julie Murphy–a sexy new rom com about a college marriage of convenience that goes way beyond chemistry 101. Ali Hazelwood calls The Undergrads: Student Union “one addictively swoony book.” Available now wherever books are sold!...This episode is brought to you by Hatch, producers of Ophelia, an original audio drama, inspired by Hamlet, where Ophelia finally gets to be the main character. Book one of the three part series is now available for free wherever you stream, with new chapters dropping every Tuesday. For books 2 and 3, check out hatch.co/Ophelia.Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a sample of Ophelia, brought to you by Hatch.co! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daily Radio Bible Podcast
May 7th, 26: 2 Samuel chapters 13-14, Matthew 24; Daily Bible in a Year

Daily Radio Bible Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 23:39


Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel chapters 13-14, Matthew 24 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible! On this 6th day of May, join Hunter, your Bible reading coach, as we journey through pivotal passages: 2 Samuel 11–12, Psalm 51, and Matthew 23. Today's episode confronts the story of David's great fall—from his secret sins with Bathsheba to his confrontation by the prophet Nathan—and explores the power of repentance and restoration found in Psalm 51. As we listen to Jesus' sharp words to the religious leaders in Matthew 23, we're invited to reflect on the themes of humility, the dangers of hypocrisy, and God's unfailing love and desire to restore us. Let's dive into the Scriptures together, pray, and be reminded that no matter what, you are deeply loved. TODAY'S DEVOTION: A story exposes the heart. In the play Hamlet, Shakespeare wrote, "The play is the thing wherein I'll capture the conscience of the king." Stories hold a certain power—a way of reaching into hidden places and bringing truth to the surface. This is exactly what happened in the encounter between the prophet Nathan and King David. Nathan did not confront David with a simple accusation; he told him a story—a story about a rich man's cruelty toward a poor man, a story of broken trust, of taking what wasn't his, of conspiracy and the covering up of wrongdoing. Through this story, Nathan captured David's conscience and exposed his heart 17:14. And David saw it. He saw the depth of his sin—his betrayal, his adultery, his conspiracy, his murder. He saw how he had despised the word of the Lord, not just as a book of rules, but as the very presence and blessing of God, the union that God had given him—an anointing that David once cherished and then cast aside. David turned away from God in a moment of self-indulgence, as if he could separate himself from the God who called and blessed him 18:40. Yet, what this story reveals is that though we may despise or deny our union with God, God does not despise us—he will not abandon or reject us. God's discipline is not about retribution; it is about restoration. He sends his prophets and his word not to condemn, but to restore us, to recall us to himself. Psalm 51 is David's cry for restoration—a pleading for a renewed and healed heart, for the joy of God's salvation to be his once again 19:43. Even if we find ourselves far from God, in denial, in brokenness, God's word comes to heal, to renew, to draw us back. He will make us whole. That's the heart of God—to restore and not reject, to draw near rather than cast out 20:09. May we not deny the union we have with God. Instead, let us embrace it and live out of the wholeness and restoration that only he gives. May his love, his discipline, and his relentless pursuit bring us home, renew our hearts, and make us instruments of his peace and grace. That's a prayer I have for my own soul. That's a prayer I have for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that's my prayer for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL  

Daily Radio Bible Podcast
May 6th, 26: 2 Samuel 11–12, Psalm 51, Matthew 23; Daily Bible in a Year

Daily Radio Bible Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 24:53


Click here for the DRB Daily Sign Up form! TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel 11–12, Psalm 51, Matthew 23 Click HERE to give! One Year Bible Podcast: Join Hunter and Heather Barnes on the Daily Radio Bible, a daily Bible‑in‑a‑year podcast with 20‑minute Scripture readings, Christ‑centered devotion, and guided prayer.This daily Bible reading and devotional invites you to live as a citizen of Jesus' kingdom, reconciled, renewed, and deeply loved. TODAY'S EPISODE: Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible! On this 6th day of May, join Hunter, your Bible reading coach, as we journey through pivotal passages: 2 Samuel 11–12, Psalm 51, and Matthew 23. Today's episode confronts the story of David's great fall—from his secret sins with Bathsheba to his confrontation by the prophet Nathan—and explores the power of repentance and restoration found in Psalm 51. As we listen to Jesus' sharp words to the religious leaders in Matthew 23, we're invited to reflect on the themes of humility, the dangers of hypocrisy, and God's unfailing love and desire to restore us. Let's dive into the Scriptures together, pray, and be reminded that no matter what, you are deeply loved. TODAY'S DEVOTION: A story exposes the heart. In the play Hamlet, Shakespeare wrote, "The play is the thing wherein I'll capture the conscience of the king." Stories hold a certain power—a way of reaching into hidden places and bringing truth to the surface. This is exactly what happened in the encounter between the prophet Nathan and King David. Nathan did not confront David with a simple accusation; he told him a story—a story about a rich man's cruelty toward a poor man, a story of broken trust, of taking what wasn't his, of conspiracy and the covering up of wrongdoing. Through this story, Nathan captured David's conscience and exposed his heart 17:14. And David saw it. He saw the depth of his sin—his betrayal, his adultery, his conspiracy, his murder. He saw how he had despised the word of the Lord, not just as a book of rules, but as the very presence and blessing of God, the union that God had given him—an anointing that David once cherished and then cast aside. David turned away from God in a moment of self-indulgence, as if he could separate himself from the God who called and blessed him 18:40. Yet, what this story reveals is that though we may despise or deny our union with God, God does not despise us—he will not abandon or reject us. God's discipline is not about retribution; it is about restoration. He sends his prophets and his word not to condemn, but to restore us, to recall us to himself. Psalm 51 is David's cry for restoration—a pleading for a renewed and healed heart, for the joy of God's salvation to be his once again 19:43. Even if we find ourselves far from God, in denial, in brokenness, God's word comes to heal, to renew, to draw us back. He will make us whole. That's the heart of God—to restore and not reject, to draw near rather than cast out 20:09. May we not deny the union we have with God. Instead, let us embrace it and live out of the wholeness and restoration that only he gives. May his love, his discipline, and his relentless pursuit bring us home, renew our hearts, and make us instruments of his peace and grace. That's a prayer I have for my own soul. That's a prayer I have for my family, for my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that's my prayer for you. May it be so. TODAY'S PRAYERS: Lord God Almighty and everlasting father you have brought us in safety to this new day preserve us with your Mighty power that we might not fall into sin or be overcome by adversity. And in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose  through Jesus Christ Our Lord amen.   Oh God you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth and sent your blessed son to preach peace to those who are far and those who are near. Grant that people everywhere may seek after you, and find you. Bring the nations into your fold, pour out your Spirit on all flesh, and hasten the coming of your kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.   And now Lord,  make me an instrument of your peace.  Where there is hatred let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon.  Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope.  Where there is darkness, light.  And where there is sadness,  Joy.  Oh Lord grant that I might not seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love.  For it is in the giving that we receive, in the pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in the dying that we are born unto eternal life.  Amen And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray... Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen.  OUR WEBSITE: www.dailyradiobible.com We are reading through the New Living Translation.   Leave us a voicemail HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/dailyradiobible Subscribe to us at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dailyradiobible/featured OTHER PODCASTS: Listen with Apple Podcast DAILY BIBLE FOR KIDS DAILY PSALMS DAILY PROVERBS DAILY LECTIONARY DAILY CHRONOLOGICAL  

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Riz Ahmed is back on Bullseye! He chats with us about his role in the new Hamlet film and his personal relationship with Shakespeare's work. We also get into his early days as a battle rapper, if he plans to keep rapping as he gets older, and much more!See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy