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Shakesqueer

Shakesqueer

Released: 2026-02-05
© Rubie Butler and Kirsten Vanderspek
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2 Episodes
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2 Episodes
Audio
Listen on Apple Podcasts
Released: 2026-02-05
© Rubie Butler and Kirsten Vanderspek
Most Recent Episode
"A Green Carnation" Twelfth Night's Antonio and Sebastian

"A Green Carnation" Twelfth Night's Antonio and Sebastian

Our Twelfth Night series continues with one of Shakespeare’s most famous gays of all time—Antonio—and his relationship with Sebastian.  Read Along: Twelfth Night: Act 2 Scene 1 https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read
Time: 47:36
Our Twelfth Night series continues with one of Shakespeare’s most famous gays of all time—Antonio—and his relationship with Sebastian. 
Chapters:
(1:08): 2.1 Scene Context 
(1:50): Act 2 Scene 1 Read
(4:05): 2.1 Commentary: Prose & Pronouns (follow along with the notes below!)
(9:48): 2.1 Commentary: Plot & Performance 
(15:30): 3.3 Scene Context 
(16:17): Act 3 Scene 3 Read
(18:30): 3.3 Commentary (see our notes for extra comments [what Kirsten forgot to say])
(29:00): 5.1 Scene Context 
(30:00): Act 5 Scene 1
(31:15): 5.1 Commentary: Prose & Pronouns
(36:00): 5.1 Commentary: Plot & Performance
(38:30): Overall Commentary
(45:24): Rubie’s Poem (also in our notes—check the link below!)
Our Notes! (a.k.a. what’s on the table in front of us)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Pns9vK_nVQd3RObykf82CwexUcb-kj1G?usp=sharing
Read Along:
Twelfth Night: Act 2 Scene 1 https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/2/1/
Twelfth Night: Act 3 Scene 3
https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/3/3/
Twelfth Night: Act 5 Scene 1 (starting at line 69)
https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/twelfth-night/read/5/1/#line-5.1.69
“We’ll put this in the description.”
Elam, Keir (ed.) (2008) Twelfth Night. The Arden Shakespeare.
Twelfth Night (2017) Christopher Luscombe [Film]. Royal Shakespeare Company.
Episode ID: 1000748383624
GUID: a1a4bb1c-10c9-4b2c-b917-ae2ed8ce7943
Release Date: 05/02/2026, 14:04:37

Description

Shakespeare—from boring to brilliant, everyone has their thoughts. For us, those thoughts just happen to be about how gay everyone is. Join Rubie and Kirsten—two queer drama students—on their journey to uncover the inherent LGBTQ+ themes in Shakespeare’s work. Enjoy scene performances, character analysis, and a little more on thou/thine pronouns than you ever thought you needed.

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