Everyday Shakespeare

Caroline Bicks & Michelle Ephraim
Monthly podcast.
Hosts Caroline Bicks and Michelle Ephraim are Shakespeare professors and close friends who love to bond over the ways Shakespeare's plays help them through their everyday dramas.

In each episode, they go back to Shakespeare's day to bring you some funny, fresh insights into a pressing modern problem. They'll explore popular Renaissance writings – from parenting books to cosmetics manuals – and, of course, plays – and talk about their uncanny connections to our everyday struggles. Whether you're dealing with an aging libido, a pandemic, or a dysfunctional family gathering, you'll feel a little bit better when Bard meets life.

Caroline is the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine, and Michelle is Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. They've shared their unique brand of Bard-meets-life humor everywhere from the New York Times and the Moth Radio Hour to McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and are the co-authors of Shakespeare, Not Stirred: Cocktails for Your Everyday Dramas.

Who says an English major is useless?



"The Everyday Shakespeare Podcast" is produced by Jill Ruby.
30 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
January 9
January 9
48 mins
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Sep 15, 2025
Sep 15, 2025
39 mins
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Jul 7, 2025
Jul 7, 2025
39 mins
S3·
Feb 13, 2025
Feb 13, 2025
31 mins
S3·
Dec 2, 2024
Dec 2, 2024
27 mins
S3·
Oct 28, 2024
Oct 28, 2024
36 mins
S2·
May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024
40 mins
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Apr 29, 2024
Apr 29, 2024
26 mins