Bard Flies

A podcast full of sound and fury, told by two fools (@wc_quinn and James Smith). Dedicated to covering the plays of William Shakespeare in chronological order.

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New Bard Flies episode just dropped: HENRY VIII — #Shakespeare’s last history play, featuring divorce court, skullduggery from many parties, and the birth of the Church of England. https://t.co/5gmdEUh60U

[Will Quinn @wc_quinn]

Just finished reading all of #Shakespeare's plays in chronological order for @BardFlies. Naturally, we had to do an episode with power rankings, character awards, and more. If you have an idea for what author / director / playwright we should cover in Season 2, let us know!

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Just out: our season finale to @BardFlies! Now that we've read all of #Shakespeare's plays, how do they stack up? What did we take away? Plus debates over most diabolical villain, best wingman, worst / best kings, highest body counts, and more! https://t.co/xyuxvMnayd

[Will Quinn @wc_quinn]

Just finished a podcast (@BardFlies) in which we debated the merits every Shakespeare play. Not all are bangers. But the top ten are among the best things ever written. The Bard's batting average is above .500 -- likely infinitely higher than the survival rate of SBF's companies.

[Will Quinn @wc_quinn]

@BardFlies Another controversial opinion: I've come to appreciate Titus Andronicus -- darkly funny, great villains, appalling. It deserves a remake at the hands of an horror director with a sense of humor. Call it "The Titus Chainsaw Massacre." https://t.co/vaMxvv2b1X

[Will Quinn @wc_quinn]

Well, I can now that I've read all of Shakespeare's plays for @BardFlies -- some a bit more closely than others... If you have a suggestion for a bard whose complete works you'd like us to cover for Season 2 of the show, let us know!

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Stay tuned for a recap episode in which we review our comprehensive play rankings and character MVP brackets! And let us know if there's a bard you'd like to hear us explore in Season 2 of @BardFlies.

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New @BardFlies episode on #Shakespeare's final play: "The Two Noble Kinsmen"! https://t.co/LW9df28uDO

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Shakespeare returns to his roots with same themes he explored in his first play ("The Two Gentlemen of Verona"): love triangles and egregious violations of bro code, but this time with a very convenient riding accident that kills off one of the main characters.

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New episode of #BardFlies: check out the culmination of #Shakespeare's history plays with HENRY VIII! https://t.co/JQ2nX8fvxK

[Bard Flies @BardFlies]

New Bard Flies episode just dropped: HENRY VIII — #Shakespeare’s last history play, featuring divorce court, skullduggery from many parties, and the birth of the Church of England. https://t.co/5gmdEUh60U

[Will Quinn @wc_quinn]

This episode on HENRY VIII was a lot of fun — and the second to last in our episodes on all of #Shakespeare’s plays. Pour one out for Hillary Mantel while you listen. Also fun fact: this play was so explosive that @The_Globe burned down during a performance.

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New @BardFlies episode on #Shakespeare's The Tempest where your intrepid hosts discuss Caliban, the Bard's interest in the Americas, and whether a play with an all-powerful protagonist can truly be interesting. (It can!) https://t.co/aMxFrQelLQ

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We're back after a long hiatus. Check out our latest minisode of #BardFlies with Dr. Daniel Normandin, an instructor at @MarshallEngDept and #Shakespeare experts who joins us to explain all things Cymbeline! https://t.co/fziFYlnVF8

[Bard Flies @BardFlies]

We're back after a long hiatus. Check out our latest minisode of #BardFlies with Dr. Daniel Normandin, an instructor at @MarshallEngDept and #Shakespeare experts who joins us to explain all things Cymbeline! https://t.co/fziFYlnVF8

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- Cymbeline forgiving the courtier who kidnapped his infant sons several decades prior and raised them in the woods as his own. (Again, Cymbeline is dumb.)

- The Roman Empire forgiving Cymbeline for refusing to pay tribute and leading a rebellion. (We expect better of Augustus.)

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#Shakespeare's late romance "Cymbeline" has so many crazy plot twists that writers from Samuel Johnson to Lytton Strachey to Harold Bloom think that the Bard must have so bored that he lapsed into self-parody. Learn more through our new @BardFlies episode! https://t.co/8MqRUcgvhO

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- Posthumous immediately believing that his wife was seduced by his new "friend" Iachimo based on circumstantial evidence from a known braggart. (No trust!)