Hosted by Emma Sherr-Ziarko · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 16 episodes
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Pod's the Thing is a Shakespeare Podcast created by actors that shows a glimpse behind the curtain into the process of working on Shakespeare's Text. Whether you're also an actor, a Shakespeare enthusiast, or you're new to the Bard, you're bound to learn something new, laugh a lot, and maybe even be moved. Each episode is part conversation and part performance, as we dive into one Shakespearean scene at a time. We'll talk through the language, historical context, and our experience with the play, and then put all that together and perform the scene. Featuring Emma Sherr-Ziarko, Felix Trench, Beth Eyre, Calder Shilling, and a variety of other actors, directors, scholars, and Shakespeare enthusiasts from around the Globe. Releases every other week on Wednesdays. www.podsthething.com www.patreon.com/PodstheThing
Emma Sherr-Ziarko hosts Pod's The Thing, a arts show with 16 episodes published.
You may think this is one of Shakespeare's most light-hearted comedies, but A Midsummer Night's Dream contains many unexplored darker themes. We welcome author, scholar, podcast creator and Shakespeare teacher Jen Sugden
While we take a small hiatus from Shakespeare, this month we're excited to share an episode from Two Thousand and Late, a new Audio Drama from Lauren Shippen (guest of the show) and Atypical Artists! THIS IS HOW TO PROCR
Surprise! Happy Birthday Shakespeare! We wanted to take a moment to talk about the man himself, his legacy, and why we're all still obsessed with him today. Featuring: The Shakespeare Ladies' Club, the definitive Gattaca
We welcome audio fiction legend Lauren Shippen to the show as we dive into arguably one of the most perfect of Shakespeare's Tragedies, The Scottish Play (or, if you're feeling bold, Macbeth!) We look at two of the great
April Fools! The Hardcore Four (Felix, Beth, Calder, and Emma) reunite for a Shakespearean Fools Episode, looking at two of the most iconic Fools in Shakespeare: Feste in Twelfth Night and The Fool from King Lear. We dis
Things are getting controversial here at Pod's the Thing, as we welcome the Marvelous Dayeanne Hutton to the show to talk about one of Shakespeare's more problematic plays, The Taming of the Shrew. In this scene between
Welcome to Hamlet Part 2: The Gertrude Strikes Back! In our very first Part 2 (of 2), Gabriel Urbina returns and we conclude the closet scene between Hamlet and Gertrude. We dig into questions about the role of the Ghost
It's every actor's dream to play the Dane, and after this episode you'll understand why. Emma, Beth, and Calder are joined by Gabriel Urbina (Wolf 359, The Harbingers) in a very special episode where our actors get direc
Today we welcome the wonderful Lindsay Zana to the show to take a look at one of Shakespeare's latest- and possibly strangest- plays, The Winter's Tale! In looking at Act 2 Scene 3 between Paulina and Leontes, we explore
Today we welcome prolific actor Chris Tester to the show for a more in-depth analysis of one of the most compelling characters in Shakespeare's canon: Iago from Othello. Chris speaks to how his classical training in Brit
Today we welcome actor, director, and writer Caroline Mincks to the show to look at one of the most iconic couples in all of Shakespeare: Beatrice and Benedick from Much Ado About Nothing. Their love is timeless- or at l
How about a little Damnation this Christmas? For our first Christmas Special, we welcome our special guest Ella Watts to take a break from Shakespeare and look at one of his contemporaries: Christopher Marlowe. Ella educ
Step aside Romeo- there’s a new romantic lead in town. His name’s Richard, and he’s got it all: a silver tongue, a smoking falchion, and some serious gaslighting. We welcome to the show Jordan Cobb (No Such Thing Product
In this episode, we take a look at one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, Twelfth Night. Emma, Beth, Felix, and Calder dissect Act 1 Scene 5 between Viola and Olivia, and share their experiences performing in and se
We open the curtain of our show on one of the juiciest scenes in Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act 4 Scene 3 (or sometimes scene 2), between Brutus and Cassius, otherwise known as 'The Tent Scene.' Find out why these Roman
Before we begin, let’s meet the Company, shall we? In this prequel episode you’ll get to meet some of Pod’s the Thing’s usual suspects: Emma Sherr-Ziarko, Felix Trench, Beth Eyre, and Calder Shilling. Hear how the show c
Friends, Nerds, Thespians... Lend us your ears! The Pod's the Thing is a Shakespeare Podcast made by Actors, to show you a glimpse behind the curtain into how we approach Shakespeare's Text. Whether you're an actor, a Sh
Lauren Shippen
Speaker on 'How to Make Art When the World is Burning' · Atypical Artists
2 appearances on this show
Gabriel Urbina
Speaker on 'Audio Fiction You Can Play With' · Zero Hours
2 appearances on this show
Ella Watts
audio director, writer and producer
1 appearance on this show
Jordan Cobb
co-founder and CEO · iVitamin IV Hydration Lounge
1 appearance on this show
Beth Eyre
Lucy Westenra
2 appearances on this show
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