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The Psychic Tyranny of Shakespeare's Tyrants

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Virginia Heffernan is joined by Isaac Butler, host of Slate's new podcast "Lend Me Your Ears," to talk about his show and what inspired it. Plus, Isaac and Virginia talk to the author of Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics, Stephen Greenblatt, about the psychic tyranny of of Shakespeare's tyrants and what the work of the playwright can tell us about Trump and our era. Go check out Lend Me Your Ears! And join us for our live show in Brooklyn, New York on May 30th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Nautic nature is ever changing and unpredictable.

0:05.1

Shifting between wind, sun and rain, but one thing is certain, this landscape shares its

0:10.8

goodness with us all.

0:12.6

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0:18.5

and organic oats grown and harvested in Nordic fields.

0:22.4

Yard, inspired by Nordic nature, find it in the chill, derri alternative's aisle.

0:30.4

I'm fascinated by Trump because he is a classic Shakespearean character.

0:35.6

The Dem Scream Death as O'Kare dies.

0:39.5

It's almost Shakespearean.

0:41.4

You're absolutely right, Joe.

0:42.6

You know, if you're sought into play, you think that the playwright was sort of over-contriving

0:46.5

this.

0:47.5

The Lady Duffer says too much, unless you're a star, then they let you do it.

0:57.0

Hello and welcome to Trumpcast.

0:58.3

I'm Virginia Heffernan.

0:59.8

Today we're doing a little bit of Shakespeare cast.

1:03.0

If you're interested in Trump, you're interested in Shakespeare.

1:07.0

My guest today is going to be Stephen Greenblatt, who has a new book out called Tyrant Shakespeare

1:12.4

on Politics.

1:13.7

I am in the studio first, though, with Isaac Butler, Slate's own Isaac Butler, who has

1:19.3

his own investigation into Shakespearean politics called Lend Me Your Ears, a new slate

1:26.0

podcast.

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