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Books by William Shakespeare mentioned on podcasts
William Shakespeare's works frequently emerge across various podcasts. On Stuff You Should Know, Josh Clark brought up the famous tragedy Richard III to explain how the historical figure became popularly known as an evil character. Monday Morning Podcast featured a discussion where a listener suggested the No Fear Shakespeare line of books to understand the plays, and Bill confirmed he was reading them. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know hosts mentioned Julius Caesar as the origin of the phrase beware the Ides of March, with Ben Bowlin also highlighting it. On People I (Mostly) Admire, the host discussed a line from Hamlet with incarcerated women. How I Write touched upon Abraham Lincoln's obsessive reading of Shakespeare's Sonnets and the King James Bible as influences on his writing. The Tucker Carlson Show featured a host quoting a famous line from Macbeth as a reflection on why spirituality is important, while The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast referenced Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Romeo and Juliet in a discussion about classic tragedies that cannot be improved upon.
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Hamlet, tells the timeless story of a Danish prince seeking revenge against his uncle for murdering his father.
Discussed“and Hamlet and we were holding up Hamlet when he said blah blah”
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Macbeth
Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a classic tragedy exploring ambition, guilt, and the darker side of human nature.
Discussed“and at some point they may never say it out loud They think I am living in a tale told by an idiot Right that's that famous quote about why spirituality is important”
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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a timeless tragedy about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.
Discussed“Yeah, and then there's another CIA historian who wrote a best-selling biography of Allen Dulles, called The Devil's Chessboard. He wrote a book about the involvement of the CIA in the assassinations, called Brothers. He's an historian named David Talbot; he was the founder of Salon.”
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King Henry V
King Henry V by William Shakespeare is a classic historical play exploring leadership, warfare, and the responsibilities of monarchy.
Discussed“Well, first of all, it's not true that nobody had ever heard of me, because I wrote a biography of John Stuart Mill a few years ago—last time I checked, at least 17 people had read it, so that's very rude of you.”
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Much Ado About Nothing
Discussed“Looks look for the No Fear Shakespeare line of books. So, go enjoy the play. Yeah, that's what I'm reading. Uh, no fear Shakespeare.”
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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a celebrated romantic comedy exploring mistaken identity, unrequited love, and complex deceptions through vibrant theatrical dialogue.
Discussed“I did this play, I did Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in high school! I didn't understand a word I was saying! And I... and until there was an audience!”
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Julius Caesar
Discussed“uh and then later a guy named William Shakespeare real up incoming writer had a thing he wrote called Julius Caesar and and that's where there's a line in that where they say beware the eyeses of March”
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Sonnets
Discussed“I more or less OBS the King James Bible more or less obsessively that in shakes”
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Richard III
Discussed“Um, so Richard III is the you may his name may ring a bell if you're not already familiar with him because there's a very very famous play by Shakespeare called the tragedy of Richard III.”
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Tempest
Discussed“Whitaker Chambers tells this amazing story in his book about how he tried to out himself to the U.S. government as a Soviet military intelligence recruiter and it took him six years to be taken seriously by the FBI and the Justice Department.”
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The Merchant of Venice
Discussed“I'm thinking of a passage in the book of The Prophet Jeremiah where the Prophet is complaining to God. He's saying, 'You give me your word and I speak it, and everyone hates me and insults me.”
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Timon of Athens
Discussed“I remember discussing Shakespeare’s 'Timon of Athens' today, a work many dismiss as worthless because it doesn’t fit typical artistic criteria.”
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