Shakespeare Anyone? Podcast
We are two Shakespeare nerds who decided to make a podcast about our love for Shakespeare. In this podcast, we will tackle as many dimensions to Shakespeare’s plays as we can by looking at the text and how the text is viewed through modern lenses of feminism, racism, classism, colonialism, nationalism… all the-isms. We will discuss how his plays shaped both the past and present. And, as actors, we will look at how his work was performed throughout various periods of time. All while trying our best to approach his works without giving in to bardolatry. So...Shakespeare Anyone?
(belated) August Updates from Shakespeare Anyone? + a merch sale!
Shakespeare Anyone? What we've been up to in the month of August Well, if we thought July was busy, August didn't lighten up either, and now all of a sudden, it is September. August saw both of us finding time to travel for rest and relaxation--which is something we are trying to find more time to do (more on that over on Patreon). Shakespeare Anyone? Merch Sale This summer, we debuted several new merch designs! And now, we're celebrating with a sitewide sale on our merch store. Run to the...
Whoops--July's email got stuck in our drafts
Shakespeare Anyone? What we've been up to in the month of July Whoops! Our monthly newsletter for July got stuck in drafts--our apologies. This month, in addition to starting to dive into As You Like It (and celebrating our 150th episode!), we have been consciously trying to find some work-life-podcast balance. If you follow us on Instagram, you may have seen us feature some Shakespeare-themed board games that we've both played in our free time this month. We also quietly added some new merch...
Shakespeare Anyone? June Updates
Shakespeare Anyone? What we've been up to in the month of June This month, we kicked off our twelfth (!!!!) play series with As You Like It. We are so excited to explore the Forest of Arden through the rest of the year! Summer Travels We try to take a little break behind-the-scenes around December and June each year. This month, we both took trips and ended up somewhere Shakespeare-adjacent. Elyse travelled to Ashland, Oregon, home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Kourtney travelled to...
Shakespeare Anyone? Updates for April
Shakespeare Anyone? What we've been up to in the month of April Happy April! We're trying something a little different this month and including more information about our episodes that came out this month. It's also birthday season at Shakespeare Anyone? as both of our birthdays and Shakespeare's are within two weeks of each other. So, we are celebrating by giving our listeners and followers 10% off of everything in our merch store (it's also the 1-year anniversary of launching our merch...
March Shakespeare Anyone? Updates
Shakespeare Anyone? What we've been up to in the month of March Happy March! This has been a HUGE month for us...we won an award! Shakespeare Anyone? has been awarded the 2026 Shakespeare Publics Award (Large Scale) by the Shakespeare Association of America. The Shakespeare Association of America (SAA) is a non-profit professional organization for the advanced academic study of William Shakespeare’s plays and poems, his cultural and theatrical contexts, and the many roles these have played in...
Whoops this got stuck in drafts: Shakespeare Anyone? February 2026 Updates
Shakespeare Anyone? What we've been up to all February Whoops! February was over before we knew it, and this email got stuck in our drafts. Thanks for your patience! This month's episodes Mini: Astrology in Shakespeare's Time Julius Caesar: The “Falling Sickness" and Shakespeare's Understanding of Epilepsy One year ago: Mini: English Nobility and Titles in Shakespeare's Time King Henry V: Military Life in Shakespeare's England Two years ago: Mini: Shakespeare and Petrarch Romeo and Juliet:...
Shakespeare Anyone? Updates for January 2026
Shakespeare Anyone? What we've been up to lately Welcome to 2026! It's been an exciting month as we officially celebrated the podcast's 5th birthday! Here's a photo of us on the first day of recording the podcast in 2020 and a recent session at the end of 2025. We have also been working on some projects behind-the-scenes. First up: we've done a little redesign on our website! This month's episodes Julius Caesar: Stuff to Chew On Julius Caesar: Honor and Virtue of Brutus and Portia in...
December Updates from Shakespeare Anyone?
Shakespeare Anyone? A re-cap of our past month! Happy almost 2026! We hope that your end of 2025 has been filled with joy. This month, we got to wrap up production for the year and enjoy a slower end of the month once all episodes were recorded and scheduled for release. We also were able to re-do our Twelfth Night: Wrap-Up episode since the majority of our original episode was lost due to audio issues. It was so much fun to revisit what we watched 4 years ago and finally share our thoughts...
November Updates from Shakespeare Anyone? (plus discounts for Shakespeare-themed or bookish gifts)
Shakespeare Anyone? A re-cap of our past month! First, thank you for opening this email--we know that if your inbox is anything like ours, you've got a LOT of emails this weekend about sales. If you are shopping for gifts this time of year, we want to share a few sales that also support the podcast (most sales are through December 1) Save 20% on all Shakespeare Anyone? Merch: use code CHEERS25 at checkout Libro.fm's Shop Small Sale: Audiobooks as low as $5.99 Bookshop.org: 25% off of...
October Updates from Shakespeare Anyone?
Shakespeare Anyone? A re-cap of our past month! All of a sudden, October is over! As listeners know, this has been a busy fall, and it feels like we just started reading The Tempest but our Wrap-Up episode will come out next week. And soon, we will be starting our next play! This month's episodes The Tempest: Grimoires, Alchemy, and the Making of Prospero’s Art Mini: Interview with Ana Davis on My Keen Knife, a Young Adult Dark Fantasy Retelling of Macbeth One year ago: Much Ado About...
We are two Shakespeare nerds who decided to make a podcast about our love for Shakespeare. In this podcast, we will tackle as many dimensions to Shakespeare’s plays as we can by looking at the text and how the text is viewed through modern lenses of feminism, racism, classism, colonialism, nationalism… all the-isms. We will discuss how his plays shaped both the past and present. And, as actors, we will look at how his work was performed throughout various periods of time. All while trying our best to approach his works without giving in to bardolatry. So...Shakespeare Anyone?