The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Act V, Scene ii - Horatio and Fortinbras speak, and determine what must happen next. We have reached the end of the play, and the end of our journey together. 

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 182 - With Sorrow I Embrace My Fortune

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene i - We begin the play as Gloucester and Kent discuss matters, while Edmund listens. 

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 01 - Is Not This Your Son?

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene ii - Edmund, alone, has a very different view of heredity and tradition...

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 10 - Our Father's Love

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene ii - Gloucester appears, and tries to get a look at the letter that Edmund is trying to hide. 

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 11 - A Letter From My Brother

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene ii - Gloucester reads the letter that Edmund has been trying to hide. 

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 12 - Reverence of Age

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene ii - Gloucester responds to the letter, but Edmund has a plan to suggest...

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 13 - Abominable Villain!

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene ii - Gloucester agrees to Edmund's plan and laments the state of the world. 

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 14 - Eclipses

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene ii - Edmund mocks his father and hints about what he will do next. 

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 15 - Under The Dragon's Tail

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene ii - Edgar arrives, and Edmund tells him how much trouble he's in.

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 16 - Some Villain

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene ii - Edmund sends Edgar into hiding, and then hints at his true plans. 

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 17 - No Honest Man

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene iii - Goneril is losing temper with her father and his hundred knights. 

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 18 - Old Fools

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene iv - Kent enters in disguise, followed by Lear. Kent begs for a job. 

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 19 - Honest Counsel

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene iv - Lear wants to know why nobody is paying attention to him.

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty


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King Lear | Episode 20 - I Think The World's Asleep (Repaired)

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene iv - Lear and Oswald trade insults.

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 21 - Base Football Player

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene iv - The Fool appears, telling barbed truths and singing a song to entertain the king. 

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 22 - Enter Fool

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's King Lear.

Act I Scene iv - The Fool continues to mock Lear and question what he's done.

Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

King Lear | Episode 23 - Two Crowns

The Hamlet Podcast - launching on August 13th, 2017.

The Hamlet Podcast - Trailer

Episode 01 - Who's There? 

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
Act I, Scene i - on the battlements (!)

Presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 01 - Who's There?

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
Act I, Scene i - on the battlements (!)

Presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 02 - This Thing

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
Act I, Scene i - on the battlements.

Presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 03 - Enter Ghost

Episode 04 - Instruments of War

Episode 05 - The Motive of our Preparations

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
Act I, Scene i - on the battlements. 

Presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 06 - Precurse of Fierce Events

Episode 07 - The Cock Crows

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
Act I, Scene i - on the battlements. We reach the end of the scene. 

Presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 08 - But look, the Morn!

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
Act I, Scene ii - The Danish Court appears, and we meet the new King. 

Presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 09 - Enter Claudius

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
Act I, Scene ii - The Danish Court  - King Claudius sends ambassadors to Norway. 

Presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 10 - Good Cornelius, and Voltimand

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
Act I, Scene ii - The Danish Court - King Claudius grants a request from his young courtier, Laertes.

Presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 11 - What wouldst thou have, Laertes?

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
Act I, Scene ii - The Danish Court - Claudius responds to Hamlet's grief.

Presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 13 - A Fault Against the Dead

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
Act I, Scene ii - Hamlet, alone. 

Presented by Conor Hanratty

Episode 15 - The First Soliloquy

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