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Curious Minds: Shakespeare Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

9 Episodes 2015 - 2015

Episode 1

Dost Thou Tweet?

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, describes how a love of clever language unites Shakespeare's audiences with Twitter users.

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Episode 2

In the Vault with Will

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, describes how the world's largest collection of Shakespeare materials lies protected in a bank like vault.

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Episode 3

Shakespeare's Creativity

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, regards Shakespeare's genius as a deep and abiding mystery.

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Episode 4

Shakespeare's Media Wave

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, sees a parallel between modern media and the emergence of public theatre in Shakespeare's time.

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Episode 5

The Thief of Stratford

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

Shakespeare worked with and borrowed from other writers, submits Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

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Episode 6

The Two Faces of Will

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

Shakespeare dared to appeal to audiences both common and elite, says Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

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Episode 7

Whores... Or Shakespeare?

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

Shakespeare's plays were among the many amusements available to Londoners in 1600, explains Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library.

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Episode 8

You Are Hamlet

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

For Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Shakespeare's characters embody the mystery of human behavior.

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Episode 9

You Are Quoting from This Book

Wed, Mar 4, 2026

Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, explains how the first folio of 1623 "gave the world Shakespeare."

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