Retired ER physician Earl Showerman returns as a guest to speak with Steven about Shakespeare’s advanced and extensive medical knowledge as found within the 700 or more medical references in the canon.
Oxfordian Actors Bucket List
Steven welcomes his wife, Annie, back to the program to discuss some of the roles they both hope to play on stage some day, and the Oxfordian connections to those roles which make them more attractive to an actor's sense of the autobiographical nature of them.
Into the Breach
Actor, fight coordinator, and Society for Creative Anachronism combat veteran, Jesse Durant, joins Steven to talk about medieval and Renaissance combat in connection with the Shakespearean canon.
The French Connection
Steven talks with Elisabeth Waugaman, PhD in medieval French studies, about the evidence of influence upon the works of the Bard derived from French culture, history, and French political intrigue of the time period.
Married Into It
Steven welcomes his wife, Shakespearean actress Annie Freeman Sabel, to the program to describe what it was like to marry an Oxfordian, and share her personal journey with the Shakespeare Authorship Question.
Monumental Conversations
Emmy Award-Winning writer, actor, and author Hank Whittemore returns to discuss his seminal publication on the Shake-Speare sonnets, "The Monument," and his interpretation of the relationships found within the poetry.
Mischievous Minutiae
Returning guest Bonner Miller Cutting joins Steven to discuss her new book, "Necessary Mischief," with chapters on the Earl of Oxford's thousand pound annuity, censorship, torture, and punishment of writers in Elizabethan England, and much more!
Collegiate Questions
Steven welcomes Clark State College theatre professor Theresa Lauricella to discuss the results of her raising the Shakespeare Authorship Question to students and colleagues on a community college campus.
**Minor correction from today’s episode - Theresa misspoke when mentioning Constant Pilgrim - the title she was thinking of was A Lover's Complaint!
Love Boat to Cyprus: Ted Lange shares his journey to Othello
Actor, producer, director, and writer Ted Lange talks with Steven about the voyage from television starring in the iconic "Love Boat" to training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts to becoming the first African American actor to portray Othello on film.
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Shakespeare's Tour, For Sure : Deep Research of Italian Archives
Literature professor, Michael Delahoyde of Washington State University joins Steven to discuss Edward de Vere's trail through Italy. Michael has spent the last five summers delving deep into the archives of the Italian cities where the Earl of Oxford spent his time, and the details are fascinating!
Speaking Daggers
Steven welcomes Actor/Writer/Filmmaker and the producer of the show, Jake Lloyd Bacon onto the podcast to talk about the nature of the Shakespeare authorship conversation and the social habits the conversation tends to trigger. They read and respond to some listener emails and tweets as well as share their feelings and experiences when discussing Shakespeare authorship.
Act Natural : The Actor's Response to the Oxfordian Director
Steven welcomes actors Hilary Weintraub & Alex Wendel into the studio! Hilary and Alex aren't just any actors, though - they've both been in Shakespeare plays that Steven himself directed! What's it like being an actor for an authorship enthusiast director? How does it affect an actor's process or performance? All those questions will be answered and many many more!
Just a Few of the Hundred Reasons
Returning guest and accomplished writer Hank Whittemore talks with Steven about his popular book "100 Reasons Shake-speare was the Earl of Oxford." The two discuss how the book came into existence on Hank's blog as well as a dive into a few select "reasons."
Critical Stages
Returning guest Don Rubin, professor of theatre at York University, Toronto talks with Steven about the special issue of Critical Stages produced by the International Association of Theatre Critics, focused on the "Question That Won't Go Away."
Let's Grill the Messenger
Special guest host and international educator, Patricia Carrelli, puts Steven in the hot seat, and asks him about what it is like to direct Shakespeare plays from an Oxfordian position! How does knowledge of the details of Edward de Vere's life that are so deeply reflected in the plays effect the way he directs and works with his actors?
The Pain to Pen the Book
Returning guest Dr. Roger Stritmatter talks with Steven about the new book: "The Poems of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford...and the Shakespeare Question Volume I: He that Takes the Pain to Pen the Book"
The Bard and the Cards
Steven welcomes back guests, historical researcher Julie Sandys Bianchi and her son, host of the popular podcast Mythunderstood, Paul Bianchi, to discuss images, references, and allusions to playing cards and Tarot within and surrounding the works of Shakespeare.
Sex and the Sonnets
Returning guest Cheryl Eagan-Donovan sits down with Roger Stritmatter and Charles Boynton to talk all about sex! Specifically how much sex is alluded to within the 154 Shakespeare Sonnets and what it tells us about their author.
Declaration of Reasonable Doubt
John Shahan of the Shakespeare Authorship Coalition joins Steven to discuss the famous Declaration of Reasonable Doubt, "Shakespeare Beyond Doubt?" and building scrutiny of the obfuscation perpetuated by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Learn more at doubtaboutwill.org