Steven welcomes Professor Paul Raffield from the School of Law at the University of Warwick to discuss his book, "Shakespeare's Imaginary Constitution." Raffield is an accomplished actor and law professor with great insight into the works of Shakespeare and their ability to capture the legal and political aspects of their time.

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Steven welcomes the return of one of his most popular guests, the multilingual polymath Luis Sousa, who joins Steven all the way from Portugal to decipher the pseudonym, "Will Iam Shake Speare" and the over-arching central theme of the Shakespeare canon.

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Steven welcomes his wife, Annie, back for another episode to take a deep dive into what it is like to prepare for tackling the role of Hamlet. Together, they discuss the actor's process, the complexities of the script and the role, famous women who have played the Prince of Denmark, why "Hamlet" is so important to actors, and more.

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Steven dives deep into the origins and history of the Bard's shortest play to reveal the deep layers and themes within the comedic layers of the play while finding clues about why it was written and the audience it was intended for.

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Steven welcomes Italian-Australian lawyer and author, Michael Curtotti, back to the series to discuss his work translating Cinthio's "Desdemona" as a study of the source material for what became Shakespeare's "Othello."

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Steven welcomes the return of actor, producer, director, and playwright Ted Lange to this episode to talk about Ted's prequel to "Othello," and other plays he has written, including "Shakespeare Over My Shoulder," touching on the Shakesperare Authorship Mystery.

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Independent researcher Ian Stockdale joins the series to discuss his book, "Shakespeare: The King James Version," and evidence of the connections between James and the Shakespeare canon.

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Steven and Jake take a look back at 2024 and the sixth season of DQTM to talk about reviews, emails from listeners, fun moments from the series, previews of the coming season and more. This episode was filmed and streamed live on January 14. Find the video replay at our Patreon Page.

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