Shakespeare Unlimited podcast
William Shakespeare and his works are woven throughout our global culture, from theater, music, and films to new scholarship, education, amazing discoveries, and more. In our Shakespeare Unlimited podcast, Shakespeare opens a window into topics ranging from the American West, to the real history of Elizabethan street fighting, to interviews with Shakespearean stars. As you’ll hear, he turns up in surprising places, too—including outer space. Join us for a “no limits” tour of the connections between Shakespeare, his works, and our world.
Throughlines, with Ayanna Thompson and Ruben Espinosa
Explore Throughlines, a free resource offering teaching materials to help educators integrate discussions of race into Shakespeare and other premodern texts in college classrooms.
Juliet, Then and Now, with Sophie Duncan
Discover how our perceptions of Juliet have evolved over centuries, as Sophie Duncan explores the lasting legacy of Shakespeare’s first tragic heroine.
Barry Edelstein on The Old Globe's Henry 6
Go behind the scenes with Artistic Director Barry Edelstein as San Diego’s Old Globe becomes one of less than a dozen American theaters who have performed the entire Shakespeare canon.
Colman Domingo on the Power of Theater
Actor Colman Domingo takes us behind the scenes of the making of his new film, Sing Sing, the inspiring true story of the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at the maximum security prison.
The Brief Life and Big Impact of the Federal Theatre Project, with James Shapiro
James Shapiro explores the cultural and political impact of the New Deal theater program in The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War.
A Tour of the Newly-Reopened Folger | Part 2
We take a look at how research happens at the Folger, from Folger Institute fellowships to the chairs in our Reading Room.
A Tour of the Newly-Reopened Folger | Part 1
Join Shakespeare Unlimited host Barbara Bogaev on a personal tour of the Folger’s newly-renovated public spaces, opening June 21.
Fred Wilson on His New Work for the Folger
The contemporary artist reflects on his new piece for the Folger’s Shakespeare Exhibition and how his work uses museums’ collections to explore their histories.
Second Chances, Shakespeare, and Freud, with Adam Phillips and Stephen Greenblatt
Lots of Shakespeare’s characters long for second chances. That desire is also at the heart of Freudian psychotherapy, Stephen Greenblatt and Adam Phillips tell us.
Mary Zimmerman on Adapting Ovid and Directing Shakespeare
Theater-maker Mary Zimmerman joins us on our podcast to talk about creating her award-winning adaptation of Metamorphoses.
Dame Judi Dench and Brendan O'Hea on Seven Decades of Shakespeare
Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea talk about Dench’s experiences playing Ophelia, Gertrude, Lady Macbeth and Titania. Plus, parrots, Polonius, dirty words, hijinks with Sir Ian McKellen, and more.
Shakespeare and the Environment, with Todd Andrew Borlik
Todd Andrew Borlik’s book explores the ways that the ecological concerns of Jacobean England appear in Shakespeare’s plays.