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Dancing in Shakespeare’s Lifetime

by CCash | Aug 18, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes

with Emily Winerock From the lively galliard to the intimate volta, dancing was more than entertainment—it was a statement of identity, politics, and even resistance. In the world Shakespeare inhabited, dance could reveal your rank, signal your intentions in...

How Did People Deal with Fleas in the 16th Century?

by CCash | Aug 18, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes

with Andrea Zuvich “I think this be the most villanous house in all London road for fleas..." - Henry IV Part I (II.1) So complains one of Shakespeare’s characters in The Merry Wives of Windsor, voicing what was surely a common frustration in the 16th and 17th...

Wilt Break My Heart? Shakespeare, Emotion, and the Science of Broken Hearts

by CCash | Aug 4, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes

In King Lear, Shakespeare gives us the haunting line, “Break, heart; I prithee, break!”—a cry of grief so intense it seems to carry physical weight. And indeed, it might. Today, doctors recognize Takotsubo Syndrome, or “broken heart syndrome,” a condition where...