Summary:

"A star of the stage." This week we invite actress Moya O'Connell on to discuss her upcoming performance as Lady Macbeth at Vancouver's Bard on the Beach, as well as other female characters in Shakespeare. Also discussed: Michelle Wolf, Paddington 2 and the Laughing Archive.

Show notes:

The Break with Michelle Wolf

Michelle Wolf at the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner

Moya O'Connell IMDb

Hedda Gabler

Macbeth at Vancouver's Bard on the Beach

The Macbeth curse

Recommendations:   Lisa Christiansen: Paddington 2 (film)   Andrea Warner: The Laughing Archive (website)   Moya O'Connell: I Await the Devil's Crossing by Mary MacLane (book)   Music credits:   "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst From Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist.

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