Countless decisions, large and small, aided The Beatles’ ascent to the top of popular culture. The release of their debut single, “Love Me Do,” in the UK in the fall of 1962 was one of those decisions. Their debut on American television was ano

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Introducing McCartney: A Life in Lyrics

Oct 4th, 2023 19m 1s

Here’s a preview from a podcast from iHeart Media, MPL and Pushkin Industries, McCartney: A Life in Lyrics.Face cream, a Bristol liquor business, and a lifelong reverence for the elderly are just a few of the rather ordinary and disparate insp

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Introducing Wild and Precious, A New Audiobook from Pushkin

Apr 27th, 2023 14m 24s

Today, we’re bringing you a preview of a new audiobook, Wild and Precious. A celebration of the beloved, award-winning poet Mary Oliver, narrated by actress and activist Sophia Bush featuring selections from the late poet’s work, in her own voi

Episode 8: Faith And Wonder

Jan 12th, 2023 39m 4s

What happens when William Shakespeare walks into a Yom Kippur service? We take a deep dive into how Shakespeare informs contemporary religious practices and faith traditions, and explore one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays—host Barry Edelstein'

Episode 7: Thinking Shakespeare Live

Jan 5th, 2023 34m 19s

What happens when a regular person has to publicly speak Shakespeare for a wedding or funeral or bat mitzvah? Barry coaches two listeners through their moments in the spotlight, and along the way illuminates how Shakespeare’s language works. Al

Episode 6: Teenaged Shakespeare

Dec 22nd, 2022 29m 41s

Is a Shakespeare-obsessed 15 year-old geeky, or totally cool? We meet a group of teens who’ve immersed themselves in Shakespeare to hear why they believe this writer speaks to them more clearly than any other. And we also hear about even younge

Episode 5: Shakespeare and Presidents

Dec 15th, 2022 32m 30s

To be, or not to be President? Shakespeare is a longtime ally of America’s Commanders-in-Chief, and for good reason: there's plenty to be found in his plays about leadership and how it works. We eavesdrop in the Oval Office to hear how Shakespe

Episode 4: Shakespeare and Gender

Dec 8th, 2022 26m 54s

Where men are women, women are men, and gender is As You Like It. Co-host Em Weinstein leads an exploration of how Shakespeare bent gender on the stage and in his writing, and how that inspired Em—and others—to step into their own truth.See omn

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Introducing Macbeth from Play On Podcasts

Dec 1st, 2022 12m 23s

Today, we want to share a preview of another Shakespeare podcast we think you will enjoy, Play On Podcasts, which reimagines Shakespeare's timeless tales into epic audio adventures. Each episode explores plays from Macbeth to A Midsummer Night'

Episode 3: 4 Hamlets

Nov 17th, 2022 34m 3s

Hamlet is everywhere right now. But this isn't the same play you read in high school English. We meet the minds behind a singing Hamlet, The Northman's Amleth, and Pulitzer prizewinner Fat Ham's Juicy – and ponder what makes this Shakespearean

Episode 2: Becoming King

Nov 10th, 2022 28m 23s

Host Barry Edelstein takes us into California’s Centinela State Prison for a one-of-a-kind production of Shakespeare’s English history plays performed by incarcerated individuals. What makes Shakespeare a force of transformation and transcenden

Episode 1: Is Shakespeare American?

Nov 10th, 2022 36m 10s

The year is 1849, and a riot at a Shakespearean theater has left dozens of people dead. But as it always is with the Bard, there's more here than meets the eye. Why did some people think Shakespeare was important enough to die for? How did the

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Where There's a Will: Finding Shakespeare

Oct 27th, 2022 3m 8s

Where There’s a Will searches for the surprising places Shakespeare shows up beyond the theater. Barry Edelstein, artistic director at The Old Globe, one of the country’s leading Shakespeare theaters, and co-host Em Weinstein ask what is it abo