Best Philip Rowe Podcasts (2025)

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Fiduciary Duty, Participant Engagement & Personalization w/ Katrina Berishaj | Tao of Chao 30 49:37

1h ago49:37

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How well do employers really know their plan participants — and are they using that data in participants' best interests? In this episode of the Tao of Chao podcast, Philip Chao welcomes Katrina Berishaj, Chair of ERISA and Employee Benefits at Stradley Ronon, for a deep discussion on the evolving responsibilities of fiduciaries, especially in the …

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Shakespeare in the Restoration: A Conversation with Stephen Watkins 39:09

1d ago39:09

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Episode 171: For today’s guest episode it is a warm welcome to Stephen Watkins who is going to take us a little way forward in the timeline to the world of Restoration England where after fourteen years of closures theatres were again legally opened and where, as we shall hear, performance of Shakespeare plays formed a significant part of the reper…

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Tom Dolan: ‘The Flying Irishman’, From Farm to Figaro 48:50

6d ago48:50

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Irish Sailor Tom Dolan from Co. Meath has carved a most unexpected career for himself on the high seas. Winner of the 2024 Solitaire du Figaro Paprec, Tom sailed himself into the history books as the first Irish sailor and only the third non-French competitor to win this prestigious race in its fifty five year history, cementing his position and re…

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The Merry Wives of Windsor: ‘Wives May be Merry and Yet Honest Too’ 35:07

9d ago35:07

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Episode 170: The dating of the play The tradition of the queen Elizabeth commission The tradition of the connection to the Garter Ceremony The Question of who played Falstaff A summary of the plot The early publication history of the play in short quarto editions The sources for the play The very specific location of the play The character of Falst…

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Rowing into Entrepreneurship with James Lamb 34:36

11d ago34:36

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Join us for a powerful conversation between Gauri Lamb and her co-founder and husband, James Lamb, as they open up about the leaps of faith, career shifts, and life defining moments that shaped their journey. In this episode, they dive into: From Pedicab to Purpose – James’ journey began as a pedicab taxi driver and evolved into co-founding a stude…

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Performing Medieval Theatre: A Conversation with Kyle Thomas 29:50

16d ago29:50

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Episode 169 A welcome return for Kyle Thomas to the podcast where we discussed Kyle’s work on preparing three of the York Cycle plays for performance this summer in Toronto. As you will hear Kyle is part of a team that are going to perform the fifty-play cycle on the 7th June 2025 in the grounds of the University of Toronto. Link to the York Cycle …

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Henry IV Part 2: ‘We Have Heard the Chimes at Midnight’ 35:29

23d ago35:29

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Episode 168: Although Shakespeare's completion of the events of Henry IV’s reign is very much a continuation of the story from part one it is a play with a very different vibe. The vigour of the battle scenes and the exuberance of prince Hal and Falstaff’s relationship are replaced in part two with a more sombre and elegiac tone. The effects of old…

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Navigating a New Global Order: U.S.–China Dynamics, Geopolitical Complexity, and the Future of Capitalism w/ Dr. Brian Wong | Tao of Chao 29 56:28

25d ago56:28

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How stable is today's world order — really? In this episode of the Tao of Chao podcast, Philip Chao sits down with Dr. Brian Wong, Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong and geopolitical strategist, to unpack the evolving dynamics between the United States and China. Together, they explore the fragile nature of the so-called unipolar wo…

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17. Lady Pamela's Life Lessons 35:13

30d ago35:13

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From a life shaped by duty, service, family and faith, Lady Pamela shares the values that have guided her through extraordinary chapters of history: unwavering loyalty, quiet endurance, curiosity, kindness, and a deep belief in understanding others. With warmth, wit and wisdom, she reflects on the lessons passed down through generations which have …

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The Origins of Medieval Theatre: A Conversation with Kyle Thomas 51:20

30d ago51:20

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Episode 167 A conversation with Kyle Thomas where we discussed the long transition period between Roman theatre and medieval theatre. As you may remember from my episodes on the medieval theatre this is a very opaque period where details are few and far between. In my episodes in season three of the podcast I mostly followed the view that medieval …

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Laura McEvoy: Redefining Limits, Thriving Beyond Trauma 50:34

1M ago50:34

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In October 2022 at the age of 20, Laura McEvoy from Northern Ireland was involved in a devastating car accident that changed her life forever, leaving her with a spinal cord injury at L1, fractured vertebrae in her neck, and a cracked skull. Told she might never walk again, Laura refused to accept defeat. Through sheer determination and the unwaver…

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Henry IV Part 1: ‘Nothing Can Seem Foul to Those Who Win’ 34:26

1M ago34:26

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Episode 166: As with 'Richard II' 'Henry IV part 1' handles some complex English history as it examines the relationships between the King, his son and the powerful Percy family. After the deposition of Richard II Henry ruled for fourteen years until his death. Having ended 'Richard II' with Henry’s accession to the throne and Richard’s death in pr…

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Shakespeare’s Tutor: A Conversation with Darren Freebury-Jones 28:48

1M ago28:48

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Episode 165 In today’s guest episode it is a very welcome return to the podcast for Darren Freebury-Jones. Darren appeared previously to discuss his book ‘Shakespeare’s Borrowed Feathers’ and I asked him back on this occasion because his earlier book ‘Shakespeare’s Tutor: The Influence of Thomas Kyd’ is now published in a paperback edition by Manch…

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The Merchant of Venice: ‘The Quality of Mercy is not Strained’ 34:30

2M ago34:30

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Episode 164 Fate, as in Romeo and Juliet, plays a large part in ‘The Merchant of Venice’, as do deep seated grudges, but these are more societal than familial. We are still in Italy, but no longer in close knit Verona, but mercantile and outward looking Venice. As Shakespeare wrote this play London was becoming orientated around increasing global t…

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A Statue in Verona: The Afterlife of Romeo and Juliet 32:04

2M ago32:04

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Episode 163 My background reading while preparing the episode on Romeo and Juliet took me to many stories about and thoughts on the afterlife of the play and its continuing influence on western culture, what follows is just a few stories and thoughts that illustrate that continuing influence. Verona and Juliet’s Statue Juliet’s tomb Cibber’s Juliet…

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Leading without Ego: Building Growth, Culture and Real Value with Nick Johnson 55:36

2M ago55:36

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Join us for an insightful conversation with Nick Johnson who has experience in retail, hospitality and residential sectors. He has contributed to winning competitions and awards throughout his career, both in projects in the UK and overseas. He leads the management team at Johnson Pinney Architects. In this episode, we explore: Managing the busines…

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Romeo and Juliet:‘These violent delights have violent ends.’ 36:42

2M ago36:42

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Episode 162 In today’s episode I look at Shakespeare’s early tragedy and one of his enduringly popular plays ‘Romeo and Juliet’. The dating of the play The early printings of the play in quarto editions The origins of the story and Shakespeare’s direct sources The opening chorus Violence and the hand of fate underlying the action The opening brawl …

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Everyday is a school day: Learning from the life & work experiences with Charlotte Whincup 46:06

2M ago46:06

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Join us for an insightful conversation with Charlotte Whincup who is a Co-owner and Director at Bloom Building Consultancy. Charlotte began her career with the built environment with a degree in Architectural Environment Engineering, which quickly led on to an interest in Building Surveying. In this episode, we explore: Role Models – Charlotte’s pa…

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Poor Naked Wretches: A Conversation with Stephen Unwin 40:58

2M ago40:58

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Episode 161 In today’s guest episode I will be discussing Shakespeare’s characterisations of the lower classes and looking at the role they play with Stephen Unwin, who’s book ‘Poor Naked Wretches’ explores the variety of working people in Shakespeare's plays as well as a vast range of cultural sources from which they were drawn and argues that the…

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Above and Beyond: The highs and lows of Engineering with Philip Wagstaff 43:28

3M ago43:28

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Join us for a fascinating conversation with Philip Wagstaff, the man behind a thriving engineering business in London. His journey is anything but ordinary—shaped by music, role models, risks and challenges face as well as flying his own plane across the world! In this episode, we dive into: From passion to profession – How Milverdene became an eng…

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King John: ‘New Made Honour Doth Forget Men’s Names’ 32:44

3M ago32:44

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Episode 160 A synopsis of the play The sources and dating of the play The problems with a historical drama in verse The historical accuracy of the play King John as neither a hero nor anti-hero Philip the bastard as a central character in the play The theme of self-identity and changing fortune in the play Blanche as a representation of innocence m…

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Solving the Retirement Income Puzzle: T. Rowe Price's 5-Dimensional Approach w/ Jessica Sclafani | Tao of Chao 28 28:21

3M ago28:21

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Retirement income planning requires balancing competing priorities and understanding crucial trade-offs. In this episode, Jessica Sclafani, Global Retirement Strategist at T. Rowe Price, introduces their innovative five-dimensional framework for evaluating retirement income solutions. Traditional retirement planning often focuses solely on accumula…

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Not Sleepwalking Your Career: How to Take Control & Lead with Gaelle Blake 53:23

3M ago53:23

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Join us for an insightful conversation with Gaelle Blake who is a Managing Director for Groupe Adéquat who provide global Human Resources solutions temporary recruitment, fixed-term and permanent contracts, professional integration, HR consulting and risk prevention through 7 strong and complementary brands such as Adéquat, Adsearch, Sigmar recruit…

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Amanda Rae - The Kingston Clan and Escaping Polygamy 1:19:13

3M ago1:19:13

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Today our guest is Amanda Rae, host of YouTube channel by the same name and former member of the Kingston Clan, or the Order, a polygamist group in Utah, not to be confused with the FLDS. Some of you may remember our previous guest Priscilla from the same group - both of these gals were on Escaping Polygamy. Amanda’s going to tell us who the Kingst…

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The Theatre Couple in Early Modern Italy: A Conversation with Serena Laiena 44:33

3M ago44:33

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Episode 159 For today’s guest episode we are going back to the Italian renaissance theatre and the world of the Commedia Dell’arte. You will remember that I covered the Commedia and other early Italian theatre in season five of the podcast, but in this conversation with Serena Laiena we have much more detail about a particular theatrical couple and…

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Building Bonds: The Power of Workplace Relationships 50:27

3M ago50:27

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In this episode, we explore how meaningful workplace relationships shape careers, foster growth, and create a supportive environment for success. Su Sharma, a seasoned construction lawyer, and Gemma Prior, an expert in cost management and quantity surveying, share how mentorship, friendship, and professional networks have played a pivotal role in t…

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Maggie Rowe - Sinning Bravely and Moral Scrupulosity 1:20:12

3M ago1:20:12

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Today our guest is Maggie Rowe, former writer on Arrested Development and author of Sin Bravely, a book about her experiences with moral scrupulosity, or sin-focused OCD. We talk a lot about OCD on this show, so here’s a guest who wrote an entire book about growing up with religious obsessions! She’ll tell us about her first obsessions about what w…

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Richard II: ‘Sad Stories of the Death of Kings’ 35:52

3M ago35:52

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Episode 158 Picking up the journey through Shakespeare's plays with 'Richard II' A brief summary of the play The early performance history of the play The early print history of the play The variations in the quarto editions concerning the deposition scene The sources for the play The role of the play in the Essex rebellion The historical accuracy …

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Nora 'Nono' McHugh: Leadership, Legacy And A Love of Sport 1:00:56

3M ago1:00:56

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Nora 'Nono' McHugh from Galway is a true pioneer in Irish sport. She made history in 1973 as the first-ever captain of the Irish Women's National Football Team, leading her squad to a memorable victory against Wales. But her love of sport began long before that, from kicking a ball on the streets of the Claddagh to playing every game imaginable in …

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Caleb Ward, Part 2 - Disneyland for Christians and Exiting the Church 54:14

3M ago54:14

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Former evangelical Christian and pastor's son Caleb Ward continues his story of growing up in evangelical culture in the early 2000s. We discuss some of the touchstones of his youth including Heritage USA (Disneyland for Christians) and Christian rock event Creation Festival, as well as his fear of losing his virginity before marriage, what hell to…

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Woke Shakespeare: A Conversation with Ian McCormick 38:22

3M ago38:22

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In the fifth part of this short series of guest episodes before we get back to continuing the journey through the Shakespeare and Jonson cannon I had the chance to speak with Dr Ian McCormick about the collection of essays he edited, which pulls together recent Shakespeare criticism in the framework of woke and anti-woke culture and the culture war…

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Caleb Ward, Part 1 - Kingdom Life Ministries and Evangelical Youth Culture 57:07

4M ago57:07

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Former pastor's son Caleb Ward joins Lola and Meagan to share his experience about the height of evangelical culture in the early 2000s in a church called Kingdom Life Ministries. Caleb discusses growing up in an environment where everyone was speaking in tongues and having loud prophecies in the middle of church, the pressures that come with being…

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Trackers of Oxyrhincus: A Reprised Conversation with Jimmy Walters 40:01

4M ago40:01

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In the fourth part of this short series of guest episodes before we get back to continuing the journey through the Shakespeare and Jonson cannon today’s episode is a repeat of episode 32 of the podcast, first released in late 2020. Having just produced an episode on satyr play on the main podcast and another on the papyologists who rediscovered the…

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Master Your Money Mindset: Smart Retirement Strategies Revealed w/ Anne Lester | Tao of Chao 27 32:52

4M ago32:52

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Why is saving money so hard? Why is retirement planning so complicated? Gen Z and Millennials are anxious about their future, including their financial planning. Behavioral finance expert Anne Lester, author of "Your Best Financial Life: Safe, Smart Steps to the Future You Want" and former head of retirement solutions at JP Morgan Asset Management,…

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Uriah Wesman, Part 2 - Growing Up in Three Cults (The Hearts Center and The Ideal Society) 1:05:00

4M ago1:05:00

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Today is part 2 with Uriah Wesman, former member of THREE different cults. This week he’ll talk to us more about cult #2, the Hearts Center (which was an offshoot of cult #1 from last week), what it was like being a rebellious emo kid slowly starting to realize inconsistencies in the church, and how his dad discovered cult #3 in Canada, the Ideal S…

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Boy Actors: A Conversation with Roberta Barker 40:55

4M ago40:55

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In the third part of this series of guest episodes before we get back to continuing the journey through the Shakespeare and Jonson cannon, we are going deep into the world of the renaissance period boy actors, or perhaps, as they should more properly be called, apprentice players. The habit of the period of young actors playing female roles is well…

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Dr. Ariel Ekblaw: How We Might Live in Space 40:56

4M ago40:56

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What would it take for humanity to truly live and thrive in space? Not just surviving, but creating a life worth living—complete with culture, comfort, and connection. And how might those innovations in space transform life here on Earth? To answer these questions, few people are better to ask than Dr. Ariel Ekblaw. I am confident you’ve never met …

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Uriah Wesman, Part 1 - The First Cult: Church Universal and Triumphant 53:05

4M ago53:05

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Creator of the one man show 3 Cults Walk Into a Bar, Uriah Wesman, shares about his FIRST cult experience in Church Universal and Triumphant, how they combined Christianity and New Age ideas, the paranoia that was created by beliefs surrounding demons, his mom's mental deterioration that led her to accuse his father of being a demon, and his parent…

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The Development of Roman Theatre: A Reprised Conversation with Dr Elodie Palliard 41:25

4M ago41:25

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Episode 154 As you know form last week’s episode I’m running a short series of guest episodes before we get back to continuing the journey through the Shakespeare and Jonson cannon. Today’s episode is a repeat of episode 30 of the podcast, first released in late 2020. At the time I was discussing the early theatre of Rome and with the Ancient Greek…

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Philip Doyle Olympian: Rowing, Resilience and the Relentless Pursuit of Excellence 1:12:43

4M ago1:12:43

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Two time Olympian Philip Doyle secured a historic bronze medal for Ireland in Rowing at the Paris Olympics with his teammate Daire Lynch. With an impressive resume that includes two World Cup Silver Medals, a World Championship Bronze and Silver Medal, and a Tokyo Olympic Semi-Final appearance, it was Paris 2024 where Philip's Olympic Medal dreams …

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Playing with Shakespeare: A Conversation with Charles Moseley 56:13

4M ago56:13

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Episode 153 Today’s guest episode serves as a great precursor to what is to come. The discussion that you are about to hear with Charles Mosely focusses on Shakespeare as a man of the theatre and discusses how the plays were created for and affected by the Theatre, the Audience and the conventions of the time. And that brief description does not do…

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Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin - 3HO,Kundalini yoga, & Yogi Bhajan 1:33:07

4M ago1:33:07

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Today our guests are historian Philip Deslippe and writer Stacie Sutkin, who together have done investigative reporting on 3HO (“happy, healthy, holy organization”), Kundalini yoga, and Yogi Bhajan. They’re going to tell us how they got started writing about 3HO, both interacting with Kundalini yoga in different ways, who Yogi Bhajan was and whethe…

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Conversation With Rachel Aanstad 35:23

5M ago35:23

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Episode 152 Following on from my thoughts on A Midsummer Night’s Dream last time I’m very pleased to welcome back Rachel Aanstad to the podcast for further thoughts on the play. You may remember from our previous conversation about Twelfth Night that Rachel has devoted a lifetime to both the study and presentation of Shakespeare plays and as with T…

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