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A podcast tracing the development of theatre from ancient Greece to the present day through the places and people who made theatre happen. More than just dates and lists of plays we'll learn about the social. political and historical context that fostered the creation of dramatic art.
Topics: History , Arts , Performing Arts
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curl -s -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://spoken.md/podcasts/1511388970/episodes \
| jq -r '.episodes[] | "\(.id) \(.title)"' \
| while IFS=' ' read -r id title; do
slug=$(echo "$title" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -cs 'a-z0-9' '-' | sed 's/-*$//')
[ -f "${id}-${slug}.md" ] && continue
curl -s -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
-o "${id}-${slug}.md" \
https://spoken.md/transcripts/$id
sleep 0.34
done
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Example Transcripts
Shakespeare and Biblical Allusion: A Conversation with Paul Fried - Part 2 July 20, 2026
Anthony and Cleopatra: ‘Age Cannot Wither Her, Nor Custom Stale Her Infinite Variety’ June 22, 2026
Masques of Difference: A Conversation with Kristen McDermott part 2 June 15, 2026
The Origins and Development of Masques: A Conversation with Kristen McDermott part 1 June 8, 2026
King Lear Part 2: ‘Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise’ June 1, 2026
King Lear Part 1: ‘How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth it is to Have a Thankless Child!’ May 25, 2026
Reading Shakespeare’s Mind: A Conversation with Steve Sohmer May 18, 2026
Timon of Athens: ‘Nothing Emboldens Sin So Much as Mercy’ May 11, 2026
Much Ado About Numbers: A Conversation With Rob Eastaway May 4, 2026
Volpone: ‘What a Rare Punishment is Avarice to Itself’ April 27, 2026
Collecting Thomas Kyd: A Conversation with Darren Freebury-Jones April 20, 2026
The Dream Factory: A Conversation With Daniel Swift August 25, 2025
William of Stratford, a Coda: The History of New Place June 17, 2024
William of Stratford part 4: ‘With Mirth and Laughter Let Old Wrinkles Come.’ June 10, 2024
The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway: A Conversation with Prof Katherine Scheil June 3, 2024
William of Stratford Part 3: ‘Would I Were in an Alehouse in London’ May 27, 2024
Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: A Conversation with Prof Katherine Scheil May 20, 2024
William of Stratford Part 2: 'He Wears The Rose of Youth Upon Him' May 13, 2024
William of Stratford Part 1: 'To You Your Father Should Be As a God’ April 29, 2024
Shakespeare In His Time April 15, 2024
Dionysus and Xanthias: The First Double Act April 8, 2024
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