Ear Read This
by Ash CatonEdinburgh based book podcast. Critical appreciations of classic and modern literature. Interviews with academics, authors and perfomers.
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Episodes
Foul Papers: Pray for Mayo
37m · PublishedS1E6 Does Lemony Snicket have a twin brother called Rickety Bucket? Is The Young Ones driving off a cliff a comic ending? Has a radio DJ Me Too'd an Ear Read This presenter? All this and more.
Music: "Not Drunk" by The Joy Drops
The Comedy of Errors (1594) by William Shakespeare
29m · PublishedS1E5 The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare's shortest play, is discussed by Ash and guest co-host Ash. Discover the original sources for this twin-centric farce, how Shakespeare acoustically expresses theme through his verse, and find time for a little existential crisis too.
Music: "Not Drunk" by The Joy Drops
Foul Papers: Shrew or False?
36m · PublishedS1E4 A game of Shrew or False, a discussion about ambergris, spontaneous Tesco observations, tampered with Shakespeare readings, and a famous face-off. All this and more in Ash and Adam's Content Week Special.
Music: "Not Drunk" by The Joy Drops
The Taming of the Shrew (1590-91) by William Shakespeare
31m · PublishedS1E3 The Taming of the Shrewremains a controversial comedy over four hundred years after it first appeared, thanks to its apparent celebration of patriarchal oppression. Today on Ear Read This, Ash discusses the origin of Shrew-Taming narratives, the traditions of farce and cross-gender acting and what life was like for the real women in Shakespeare's time.
Music: "Not Drunk" by The Joy Drops
Foul Papers: Cardio and Admin
28m · PublishedS1E2 With thanks to Mark Wahlberg. In the first Friday "books down" episode, Ash and Adam discuss James Hilton's Lost Horizon, the burden of fame, watching 950 heads explode and an invigorating new celebrity workout schedule.Inspire to be better. Get after it.
Music: "Not Drunk" by The Joy Drops
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1590-91) by William Shakespeare
37m · PublishedS1E1 The Two Gentlemen of Verona is possibly the first play by William Shakespeare. Possibly. Today on Ear Read This, join Ash as he discusses the date of its composition, and argues with E. M. W. Tillyard and a rambunctious Dr. Johnson.
Music: "Not Drunk" by The Joy Drops
Ear Read This has 156 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 114:13:07. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 4th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 14th, 2024 11:11.