The Hamlet Podcast

By Conor HanrattyArts

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The Hamlet Podcast episodes

May 25, 2025 King Lear | Episode 65 - I Had A Son
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene iv - The scene comes to an end, not before Lear makes some more fantastical references and Edgar matches him with a famous rhyme.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
18 min
May 19, 2025 King Lear | Episode 64 - Flibbertigibbet
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene iv - The Walking Fire - and its bearer - arrives. Edgar continues to perform his role as mad Poor Tom.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
23 min
May 12, 2025 King Lear | Episode 63 - Poor Bare Forked Animal
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene iv - Lear is still fascinated by Edgar, while the Fool still watches.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
19 min
May 04, 2025 King Lear | Episode 62 - All The Plagues
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene iv - Lear is fascinated by Edgar, while the Fool watches what is happening.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
16 min
April 27, 2025 King Lear | Episode 61 - The Foul Fiend
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene iv - Edgar appears as Poor Tom, scaring the Fool but fascinating Lear.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
14 min
April 20, 2025 King Lear | Episode 60 - Poor Naked Wretches
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene iv - Kent tries to get Lear to take shelter in the hovel. Lear does some remarkable soul-searching, in his anger and madness.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
17 min
April 13, 2025 King Lear | Episode 59 - Unnatural Dealing
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene iIi - Gloucester and Edmund discuss some top-secret news, and the unnatural way Lear's family is treating him.
This episode is probably the 400th episode of The Hamlet Podcast! A huge thank you for listening. And do please stay tuned!
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
13 min
April 06, 2025 King Lear | Episode 58 - My Wits Begin To Turn
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene ii - Lear gives in, and the Fool gives us another song - and a prophecy.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
15 min
March 30, 2025 King Lear | Episode 57 - Grace and a Codpiece
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene ii - Kent appears, and Lear continues to cry into the storm.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
17 min
March 23, 2025 King Lear | Episode 56 - Blow, Winds, and Crack Your Cheeks!
The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Act III Scene i - Still out in the storm, Lear rails at the weather while the Fool attempts to suggest that they go back indoors.
Written and presented by Conor Hanratty
13 min

About The Hamlet Podcast

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A weekly podcast now exploring Shakespeare's Othello. Every episode covers approximately 40 lines of the play - two episodes per week, until we finish sometime in 2027!