Ruff Radio

About Ruff Radio

A podcast by Shakespeare in the Ruff dedicated to the exploration of the characters, themes, and people of the season. Shakespeare in the Ruff is a collectively run not-for-profit theatre company building a community and a cultural hub in Toronto's East End.

Publisher

Shakespeare in the Ruff

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Apr 2023

Latest episode

25 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Aug 2026

   2026 - Ep5. Reimagining Disability Representation with Hannah Bonam-Young

   Hannah Bonam-Young catapulted onto the literary romance scene with Out on a Limb, a love story between two physically disabled leads that challenges stereotypes and expands representation in the genre. Join Ruff Leadership Collective member Patricia Allison as she sits down with Hannah to discuss disability representation across her novels, why authentic representation matters, and the importance of reimagining + beyond!

2. 

   22 Aug 2026

   2026 - Ep.4 What's in a name? with Susan Dwyer Amussen

   Join Leadership Collective member Christine Horne as she sits down with historian and author Susan Dwyer Amussen to talk about her newest book, What’s in a Name?: How Historians Know Shakespeare Was Shakespeare. This episode is a wonderful dive into the world Shakespeare was raised in, exploring the people, places, and circumstances that shaped the man behind the legend we know today!

3. 

   17 Aug 2026

   Editing the Arden Fourth Series of As You Like It with Tom Bishop

   Join Ruff Collective Member Nathaniel Hanula-James as they sit down with the As You Like It Arden Fourth Series editor Tom Bishop to talk about editing the edition, what to expect from the Fourth Series, and all things Shakespeare. Tom is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Aukland. Pastoral By Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho) runs in Withrow Park August 18th - 30th, 2026. Find out more at shakespeareintheruff.com

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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