ShakesPod

About ShakesPod

Silicon Valley Shakespeare is innovating, illuminating, and inspiring with a mix of exclusive performances, behind-the-scenes interviews, and an exploration into the weird and wonderful world of William Shakespeare.

Publisher

Silicon Valley Shakespeare

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Oct 2020

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

62 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Episode 58--All the World's A Stage--Eventually!

   Special Guests: Shawn Andrei Janine Burgener James Lucas Today we take a dive into the first published French version of Hamlet, written by Jean Francois Ducis. We hear a scene in the original French, we translate it and see how it compares to Shakespeare's scene.

2. 

   1 Aug 2026

   Episode 57--The Importance of Being Sara Kannen Dean

   Special Guests: Sara Kannen Dean--Artistic Director of the Pear Theater, and director of The Importance of Being Earnest. Alycia Adame--plays Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest. Annalisa Tkacheff--plays Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest Drew Benjamin Jones--plays Algernon Montcrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest Kyle Dayrit--Plays Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest

3. 

   1 Jul 2026

   Episode 56--Much Ado About Kunal

   This episode is an interview with Kunal Prasad, director of this summer's South Asian inspired Much Ado About Nothing!!

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

13,396

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.