Shakespeare Full Circle

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Shakespeare Full Circle episodes

February 01, 2023 Bated Breath
We begin series four of SFC, as Qarie Marshall examines the backstory behind Uncle Will's alliterative phrase, "Bated Breath."
5 min
December 21, 2022 Such Stuff as Dreams are Made of
Today we travel back to Prospero's Island with Humphrey Bogart to uncover such stuff as "Dreams are made of."
5 min
December 14, 2022 Good Riddance
Today we travel back to the Trojan War via a post-punk 90's song to find the origin of "Good Riddance."
5 min
December 07, 2022 Vanished Into Thin Air
Today we manage to keep our feet planted firmly on the ground as we investigate Shakespeare's not-so-ephemeral turn of phrase, "vanished into thin air."
5 min
November 30, 2022 Made of Sterner Stuff
Today we travel back to 44 BCE to find the origins of 'Sterner stuff' at the funeral of Julius Caesar.
5 min
November 23, 2022 Short Shrift
This week on SFC: a trip to confession, an ambitious Hunch-backed king, and some syrup-slathered pancakes – all in our exploration of "short shrift."
5 min
November 16, 2022 A Fool's Paradise
Join us this week for a trip to Verona, where we meet two young lovers caught in a fool's paradise!
5 min
November 09, 2022 The Be-all and the End-all
Today we look into the origin of Shakespearean superlatives by way of a "be-all and the end-all" trip to Scotland.
5 min
November 02, 2022 A Brave New World
Today we take a look into Shipwrecks, Distopias, and Tempests as we uncover the origins of a "Brave New World."
5 min
October 26, 2022 The Devil Incarnate
We take a trip through the dark side of Shakespeare's mind with the story behind the phrase "The Devil Incarnate."
5 min

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Touchstone Award Winner - Best Podcast 2023, Best Podcast 2022 An award-winning weekly series that explores Shakespeare's dramatically rich sonnets and how they remain relevant today. Shakespeare…