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...
by CCash | Jun 2, 2025 | Blog, Castle of Shakespeare Episodes, Podcast Episodes
Shakespeare uses the word “castle” over 40 times in his works. He talks about sieging a castle, the power of castle walls, and even mentions specific real life castles by name including Berkley Castle and “Pomfret” castle which is another name for Pontefract Castle,...
by CCash | Jun 2, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes, Macbeth
Note from Cassidy: After writing this article (and putting together this episode) I discovered that we had only covered 14 of the over 20 castles I was able to find in Shakespeare’s plays. I will share with you a complete list here along with my apologies that...
by CCash | May 5, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
Below is a rough outline of our conversation with images and history bonus content interspersed. The replies to the questions are a rough transcript of Laurie’s responses. There is more content in the episode itself than what’s represented here, and anyone...
by CCash | Feb 17, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
Google Maps Screenshot, taken by Cassidy Cash, of the location of The Curtain theater in Shoreditch. Source At the excavation site, a section of brick walls was discovered that were determined to be the foundations of The Curtain theater. We started work on the...
