The Hamlet Podcast

A weekly podcast now exploring Shakespeare's Macbeth. Every episode covers approximately 30 lines of the play - week by week, until we finish sometime in 2023!

King Lear | Episode 78 - Tigers, Not Daughters

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act IV Scene ii - Albany arrives but does not give Goneril the welcome she is expecting. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

09-07
14:59

King Lear | Episode 77 - A Woman's Services

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act IV Scene ii - Goneril arrives back to her home, with Edmund by her side. She has plans for him... Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

08-31
11:17

King Lear | Episode 76 - There Is A Cliff

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act IV Scene i - Gloucester asks Edgar (as Poor Tom) to lead him to Dover. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

08-17
13:31

King Lear | Episode 75 - Wanton Boys

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act IV Scene i - Gloucester and Edgar find each other, but it is not the recognition we might imagine. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

08-10
09:05

King Lear | Episode 74 - I Have No Way

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act IV Scene i - We are back out on the heath, and Edgar appears, before Gloucester is led on by a kind Old Man. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

08-03
10:10

King Lear | Episode 73 - Let Him Smell His Way to Dover

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act III Scene vii - The scene concludes with more violence, but also a trace of kindness. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

07-27
09:42

King Lear | Episode 72 - Thy Cruel Nails

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act III Scene vii - Cornwall and Regan turn violent. A servant attempts to help Gloucester. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

07-20
12:20

King Lear | Episode 71 - Such A Traitor

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act III Scene vii - Gloucester is brought before Regan and Cornwall, and tied up. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

07-13
09:39

King Lear | Episode 70 - Pluck Out His Eyes

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act III Scene vii - Cornwall starts plotting Gloucester's punishment, while Goneril leaves to rejoin her husband. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

07-06
12:26

King Lear | Episode 69 - A Plot of Death

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act III Scene vi - Gloucester comes back and hurries Lear and the others away to safety. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

06-29
13:34

King Lear | Episode 68 - My Tears Begin

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act III Scene vi - Lear madly attempts to prosecute his daughters for the way they have treated him. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

06-15
21:52

King Lear | Episode 67 - The Lake of Darkness

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act III Scene vi - Gloucester brings the others to shelter. Edgar and the Fool vie for Lear's attention. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

06-08
13:41

King Lear | Episode 66 - Evil Disposition

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act III Scene v - Cornwall appears, with Edmund in tow. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

06-01
11:26

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

05-25
17:35

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

05-19
22:27

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

05-12
18:47

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

05-04
15:24

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

04-27
13:34

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

04-20
16:22

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

04-13
12:12

Confused Heathen

I'm so in love with this podcast!

10-09 Reply

_.Immax Mango

These episodes are SO helpful! I was wondering if there would be an episode on hendiadys? Or if someone could give a breif explanation in their importance in hamlet?

06-06 Reply

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