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December 17, 2010 43 Servants of air and earth
The Tempest 1.2b – Behind every great sorcerer, you'll find great servants- enter Ariel, and Caliban. Show me the magic! The Mermaid, by Great Big Sea, courtesy of music.mevio.com
59 min
December 01, 2010 42 Dark backward abysm of time
The Tempest 1.2a – Safe on dry land, it's story time as we meet a couple exiles; Prospero and his young daughter, Miranda. If you fall asleep, blame it on the magic. Another Man's Vine, by Tom Waits, courtesy of music.mevio.com

From listener Jackie, we are alerted to free Shakespeare; King Lear, Hamlet, and Macbeth can all be found at: PBS Great Performances
49 min
November 11, 201041 Don't rock the Boatswain
The Tempest 1.1 – A ship bound for Naples, is caught in a violent storm. If you thought Ophelia had "too much of water", you ain't seen nothing yet.

Lovesong, by Dont be a Stranger, courtesy of music.mevio.com

Teri wrote in to recommend a book: The Friendly Shakespeare by Norrie Epstein

G. Robin Smith has brought it to our attention, that The Shakespeare Festival in Stratford Ontario is doing The Tempest with Christopher Plummer as Prospero.
42 min
October 28, 201040 The Tempest blows!
The Tempest – We begin our third series with one of Shakespeare's last plays: on a mysterious island, inhabited by spirits, monsters and survivors… wait, is this about Lost? Leis a lurrighan, by Ceili Moss, courtesy of music.mevio.com

The Tempest coming out, directed by Julie Taymor.
40 min
October 07, 2010 39 Unbated and envenomed since 1600
Hamlet 5.2 – It's the end for Hamlet. But he won't go down quietly, and certainly not alone. He's going to have plenty of company in the hereafter… who could ask for more?
1 hr
September 25, 201038 Two clowns enter, one clown leaves
Hamlet 5.1 – Finally, Hamlet's back in the play, and there are clowns in the graveyard! It doesn't make Ophelia's funeral any more festive though.

Nice email from Tracy, expressing her ideas on "To be, or not to be", and offering a counter point to mine- always room for more.

I'm on CraftLit! Check out the interview on show: Twain-Episode One hundred eighty: CraftLit, meet Bard, Bard, meet CraftLit
54 min
September 20, 2010 37 Ladies of Hamlet
Hamlet special - Guest actor, Kymberly Tuttle, and I speak about the women of Hamlet, Shakespeare, and somehow end up with a little Brecht in the mix. It's difficult to keep on topic with so many ways to play it!
57 min
September 11, 201036 Captured by Pirates is good
Hamlet 4.6 - 4.7 – Horatio gets a letter from Hamlet, and oh joy, he's back in town. Claudius gets a similar letter, but isn't so happy; time to come up with a plan to kill the little @#$% before it's too late! And oh, poor Laertes, I'm afraid we have some bad news…

Three recommendations this episode:

Forgotten Classics– Julie talks about Chop Bard in Episode 132: The Riddle of the Sands, chapter 27 She has some very nice things to say about Chop bard. Listen to her, she knows what she's talking about!

CraftLit – A Podcast for Crafters Who Love Books. You're in good hands with host Heather, as she'll lead you through these dangerous books- you'll be the better for it.

The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare – Julie mentioned she was inspired by Chop Bard to listen to Hamlet in this audio series. I've heard of these, but never listened. I've order one, and can't wait to try it out.
52 min
August 28, 2010 35 Mad world
Hamlet 4.5 – Ophelia goes crazy, (she has her reasons), we're besieged with some really long sentences, and Laertes comes home looking for revenge! It's all Hamlet's fault (except for the sentences)… but he's out of town right now.
51 min
August 19, 2010 34 Crossing Denmark
Hamlet 4.4 – En Route to England, our escorted prince runs into Fortinbras and his army, inspiring him to perform one final soliloquy… we are promised bloody thoughts. Hurray!

How's It Gonna End, by Tom Waits, courtesy of http://music.mevio.com
31 min

About Chop Bard

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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.