357: Hamlet
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Alas, poor Hamlet! We haven’t talked about him yet, Horatio. We’re getting close to wrapping up our Supernatural Shakespeare series, but of course we have to talk about Horatio, ghosts, “madness”, and grief with Hamlet.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, suicide, murder, psychosis and ‘madness’, grief, and poisoning.
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- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin
- Editor: Brandon Grugle
- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod
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About Us
Spirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh... |
| 0:27.1 | Whoa! |
| 0:28.7 | Welcome to Spear It's podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:32.8 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:35.6 | I'm Amanda, and I'm Julia. |
| 0:37.4 | Today, Julia, we're a little more than can a little less than kind, because we have Hamlet |
| 0:42.7 | on the docket. |
| 0:44.4 | We do indeed. |
| 0:45.4 | Now, Hamlet's an interesting one, because I think in many ways it's not as supernatural |
| 0:51.4 | as the other episodes that we've done so far in our Supernatural Shakespeare series. |
| 0:57.0 | And really, the only supernatural element is the ghost of Hamlet's father. |
| 1:02.4 | And because both the ghost and one of the most important themes of Hamlet is Hamlet's |
| 1:07.4 | kind of obsession with death, it seems like it's going to be a really interesting topic |
| 1:11.9 | for us to discuss. |
| 1:12.9 | But first, Amanda, tell me about your experience with Hamlet. |
| 1:16.5 | Yes, this is one that I first encountered reading it in high school, like I think a lot |
| 1:22.4 | of us in the US do. |
| 1:24.4 | Because we were performing Shakespeare at the same time, Romeo Juliet, Macbeth, other |
| 1:29.6 | shows, I felt like I was kind of had a way in and a way to appreciate reading it. |
| 1:35.4 | That wasn't just like these words make no sense going to look at the spark notes and |
| 1:39.0 | get on with my day. |
| 1:40.4 | And I relate to Hamlet a lot. |
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