Oct. 20, 2026

Twenty Shakespeare Episodes on the History of Literature Podcast

Twenty Shakespeare Episodes on the History of Literature Podcast

Spend time exploring the world of Shakespeare with host Jacke Wilson on the History of Literature Podcast!

Here's a list of the twenty episodes on Shakespeare on the History of Literature Podcast. In these episodes, Jacke talks with eminent scholars of Shakespeare about the enduring legacy of his works. 

Beckwith, Sarah. Shakespeare and Loss, Episode 804

Blanding, Michael. In Shakespeare's Shadow, Episode 430

Brown, David Sterling. Shakespeare's White Others, Episode 571

Edwards, Adrian. Shakespeare's First Folio - The Facsimile Edition, Episode 566

Ghose, Indira. A Defense of Pretence, Episode 770

Ghose, Indira. Shakespeare in Jest, Episode 800

Hahn, Daniel. If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation, Episode 814

Keilen, Sean. Shakespeare's Scholars, Episode 834

Lewis, Rhodri. Shakespeare's Tragic Art, Episode 671

Lithgow, Robin. Lessons from Shakespeare's Classroom, Episode 269

Medina, David. Shakespeare's Greatest Love, Episode 712

Picoult, Jodi. By Any Other Name, Episode 628

Shapiro, James. Shakespeare in a Divide America, Episode 548

Smith, Ian. Black Shakespeare, Episode 506

Smith, Emma. Shakespeare's First Folio, Episode 519

Targoff, Ramie. Shakespeare's Sisters, Episode 631

Tosh, Will. Straight Acting: The Hidden Queer Lives of William Shakespeare, Episode 630

Wells, Sir Stanley. What Was Shakespeare Really Like?, Episode 555

Womersley, David. Thinking Through Shakespeare, Episode 798.5

Winkler, Elizabeth. Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies, Episode 527

 

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