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Chop Bard episodes

January 13, 2012 73 Willing Expansion of Belief
It's the Iambic Pentameter episode, where guest G.Robin and I discuss the heartbeat of shakespeare's verse. Hold On, by Tom Waits, courtesy of music.mevio.com
53 min
December 01, 2011 72 Closing Accounts
Macbeth 5.4-5.9 – The blood of innocence is not spilt without a heavy price to be paid, and Macbeth has worked up quite a tab. It's time to face the man, not of woman born.

Song of Sixpence, by 4 and 20 blackbirds, courtesy of music.mevio.com
1 hr 6 min
November 18, 2011 71 Speaking of Macbeth...
In this episode I sit down with G.Robin Smith to talk Macbeth- everything from death and transformation, to "Whatever Happened to Baby Thane?"

The Wind and The Rain, by Trilsean, courtesy of G.Robin Smith
45 min
November 12, 201170 No fear till Birnam!
Macbeth 5.1-5.3 – Lady Macbeth is sleepwalking and the Thanes fly from Macbeth as he prepares for the coming war. Suddenly, it's not so good to be the King. See it as it Ends, by Confession of Faith, courtesy of music.mevio.com

Jackie R's Blog
1 hr 6 min
October 29, 201169 Breaking Macduff
Macbeth 4.3 – We find Macduff in England, trying to convince Malcolm to save Scotland and things get weird.

New podcast from G.Robin Smith:

Ben Franklin for PresidentNew Much Ado About Nothing movie, coming soon.
1 hr 4 min
October 14, 201168 Blood in the Nest
Macbeth 4.2 – Lady Macduff and her children put in a brief appearance in one of the darkest scenes in the play. Sleep with the Angels, by (De La Vega) Ivy League, courtesy of music.mevio.com

Dracula on CraftLit
52 min
September 24, 2011 67 Cauldron Fever
Macbeth 4.1 – The weird sisters lay down some freaky dark magic as Macbeth returns to them for a dose of "good news, bad news". This is way beyond putting the lime in the coconut. stars burn out, by lacunae, courtesy of music.mevio.com
47 min
September 16, 2011 66 The Live Episode!
Variations on Taming of The Shrew, performed by Ehren Ziegler and Kymberly Tuttle- Recorded live at CraftLit live: New York by Knit! Hosted at Soho Gallery for Digital Art. A good time was had by all! www.sohodigart.com
1 hr 13 min
September 08, 2011 65 Between the lines
Macbeth 3.5-3.6 – Hecate gets snubbed, Lennox gives us a wonderful example of irony without the humor, and there's a hint of war in the air. The Witch, by Clinic, courtesy of music.mevio.com
32 min
August 26, 2011 64 Dead Man's Party
Macbeth 3.3-3.4 – A bloody murder is carried out while Macbeth's grand feast gets underway- hey, who invited the bloody ghost? Zombie Dance Party, by Beware The Dangers Of A Ghost Scorpion, courtesy of music.mevio.com
1 hr 2 min

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The show dedicated to revealing the plays of William Shakespeare as tasty entertainment for today's hungry audience. Be you actor or observer, this show offers a fresh look at some very old goods.