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Episode 5: Shakespeare and Presidents

Episode 5: Shakespeare and Presidents

FromWhere There's a Will: Finding Shakespeare


Episode 5: Shakespeare and Presidents

FromWhere There's a Will: Finding Shakespeare

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

To be, or not to be President? Shakespeare is a longtime ally of America’s Commanders-in-Chief, and for good reason: there's plenty to be found in his plays about leadership and how it works. We eavesdrop in the Oval Office to hear how Shakespeare shapes the thinking and feeling of political leaders, and how they draw on him for wisdom and solace. Just don't forget to keep an eye out for Brutus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Dec 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (11)

Where There’s a Will searches for the surprising places Shakespeare shows up outside the theater. Host Barry Edelstein, artistic director at one of the country’s leading Shakespeare theaters, and co-host writer and director Em Weinstein, ask what is it about Shakespeare that’s given him a continuous afterlife in all sorts of unexpected ways? You’ll hear Shakespeare doing rehabilitative work in a maximum security prison, helping autistic kids to communicate, shaping religious observances, in the mouths of U.S. presidents, and even at the center of a deadly riot in New York City. Join Barry and Em as they uncover the ways Shakespeare endures in our modern society, and what that says about us. From Pushkin Industries and The Old Globe.