Even More of the 100 Reason

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Steven welcomes Hank Whittemore back to the show for the second of back-to-back episodes exploring further entries in Whittemore's book, "100 Reasons Shake-Speare Was The Earl of Oxford." In this episode they discuss reasons #53, #61, #69, #85, and #99, touching on topics such as Oxford and Southampton, astronomy, royal suitors, truth, and daughters.

More of the 100 Reasons

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Steven welcomes Hank Whittemore back to the show for the first of a two-part series of episodes exploring further entries in his book, "100 Reasons Shake-Speare Was The Earl of Oxford." In this episode, they discuss reasons #3, #14, #23, #30, and #46, touching on topics such as stage directing, "Beowulf," falconry, poetry, and commedia dellarte.

Epistemic Injustices

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Steven and University of Winnipeg Librarian Michael Dudley talk about Dudley's application of the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education from the Association of College and Research Libraries to analyze and critique standard Stratfordian rhetoric aimed at dismissing and marginalizing the SAQ, and using those standard of scholarly soundness to establish that this rhetoric is profoundly unscholarly and a threat to academic freedom.

Oxfordian 22

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Dr. Earl Showerman and host Steven Sabel record a DQTM episode during the SOF live stream online Shakespeare Authorship Symposium. The focus of their discussion if the research of Ramon Jimenez, who has a featured piece in the 22nd annual peer reviewed The Oxfordian 22, just recently released.

Shakespeare's "Herodotus"

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Ben August, member of the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship Board of Trustees, successful businessman and Napa Valley winemaker, joins host Steven Sabel to explain how Ben became the owner of a 1565 version of "Herodotus" -thought to be the source book for Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus" - that was once owned by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.

One Pretty Secret

Independent researcher Heidi Jannsch joins host Steven Sabel for an intriguing discussion about the writings of Gervase Markham and his references to the "pretty secret" in the deVere family history. Jannsch, who has a degree in English and a background in religious studies, also discusses Ben Jonson, the "30-pound note," and John Davies of Hereford. 

The Bard of War

Retired professor of theatre, English, and political science, with a master's degree in Shakespeare studies from Brunel University Walter Hurst is writing a book about Shakespeare's influence on the players behind World Wars I and II. Host Steven Sabel queries Professor Hurst on his research for the upcoming publication.