Don't Quill the Messenger: Shakespeare Authorship Explored
Episodes
Oxford's Voices
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes Robert Prechter to the series to discuss his more than two decades of research into Elizabethan and Jacobean literature to determine h...
Three Year Anniversary!
19 Jan 2022
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Steven welcomes back Actor and Filmmaker and Don't Quill The Messenger producer, Jake Lloyd Bacon, for the Three Year Anniversary of the Podcast! The ...
Or What You Will...
05 Jan 2022
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Steven hosts a special Twelfth Night episode diving into the origins and Oxfordian connections to the Shakespeare play that has two titles and a poten...
Alas, Bloody Titus!
22 Dec 2021
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Steven welcomes back popular guest, Dr. Earl Showerman, to discuss his research into the Bard's bloodiest play, "Titus Andronicus." Together, Steven a...
John Dee and the Power of 3
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven finally welcomes international guest and current president of the DeVere Society, Alexander Waugh, to the series to discuss Waugh's work with c...
Personal Oxfordian Milestones
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven is flying solo this week to share his personal progression as an Oxfordian, from his first introduction to the Shakespeare Authorship Question ...
Begin at the Beguine
10 Nov 2021
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Dorothea Dickerman returns as Steven's guest to discuss why the 3649 lines of poetry in "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece" are well worth th...
Social Media for Skeptics
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Virginia Tech English Professor Shelly Maycock joins Steven to discuss the history and importance of the popular ShakesVere Facebook Group. Together, ...
From the Source's Mouth
29 Sep 2021
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Steven welcomes Mark Andre Alexander, organizational management and development expert, 35-year Oxfordian, and curator of the Shakespeare Authorship S...
Dating Shakespeare
15 Sep 2021
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Steven welcomes Kevin Gilvary, president of the De Vere Society in the UK, and editor of the masterful book, "Dating Shakespeare's Plays," to discuss ...
Going Gonzo
01 Sep 2021
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Steven welcomes Emmy Award-winning composer and Shakespeare Authorship educator, Daniel Steven Crafts, to discuss his creation of Gonzo Opera and the ...
An Honourable Dedication
18 Aug 2021
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Steven welcomes Bonner Miller Cutting, author of "Necessary Mischief," back to the series to discuss her interpretation of the most glowing dedication...
Writer and Director
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven unravels the clues the playwright has embedded in the text to inform actors how to deliver his lines and understand his characters and suspects...
Translating Irish Clues
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes Dublin-based lawyer, Rosemary O'Loughlin, to the series to discuss her discovery of what she believes are Oxfordian allusions containe...
Stratfordianism as Religion
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes John Brooks to the series. Brooks is the host of the podcast, "Hard To Believe," and a Connecticut prep school religious studies teach...
Quiller Clare Conversions
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All the way from the Turks and Caicos Islands, Steven talks with international listener, Clare Jaget (aka Quiller Clare), about how she became an Oxfo...
A Patsy by Any Other Name
26 May 2021
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Steven welcomes back his most popular guest of 2020, researcher and author Katherine Chiljan, to discuss how the man from Stratford became a convenien...
But Mad North-Northwest
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven speaks with investigative journalist Michael Blanding about his new book exploring the research of Dennis McCarthy who points to Sir Thomas Nor...
The Problem Play : Troilus and Cressida
29 Apr 2021
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Steven welcomes Dr. Earl Showerman back to the program to discuss the many mysterious aspects of the providence of Troilus and Cressida and the many a...
Shakespeare on Film
14 Apr 2021
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Steven welcomes his wife, actress Annie Sabel, back to the program to discuss some of their favorite Shakespearean film adaptations, and some of the s...
Shakey's Madness
31 Mar 2021
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Steven welcomes author Robert Boog to the program to discuss his work, "Shakey's Madness," which explores evidence in the works of Shakespeare and the...
Zoom-Posium
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes back Dr. Earl Showerman to discuss the line-up for the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship's April 10 online virtual symposium, featuring an...
Good Night, Sweet Prince?
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes William Boyle, retired librarian and founder of the New England Shakespeare Oxford Library, to discuss his 40-year history with Oxford...
For the Love of Shakespeare
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes back Dorothea Dickerman to discuss the major romantic relationships in Edward de Vere's life, how they are reflected in the Shakespear...
She Will Not Be A Mother
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes back second generation Oxfordian Bonner Miller Cutting to explore the tenth chapter in Bonner's book, "Necessary Mischief," covering h...
Two Year Anniversary
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is the two year anniversary of Don't Quill the Messenger! Steven welcomes back actor, filmmaker, and producer of the show Jake Lloyd Bacon to read ...
Good Alone is Good Without a Guest!
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Steven Sabel takes a suggestion from a listener and uses it to tackle the troublesome, so-called "problem" plays of the Bard's c...
Even More of the 100 Reasons
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
More of the 100 Reasons
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes Hank Whittemore back to the show for the first of a two-part series of episodes exploring further entries in Whittemore's book, "100 R...
Epistemic Injustices
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven and University of Winnipeg Librarian Michael Dudley talk about Dudley's application of the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Educat...
The Italian Job
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes prominent real estate lawyer Dorothea Dickerman to the show to discuss her tactic of actually touring the sites of Italy found in Shak...
Evidently Evidenceless
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes guest Alex McNeill to the podcast to discuss his nearly three decades of involvement with the Oxfordian movement, McNeill's analysis o...
Oxfordian 22
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Earl Showerman and host Steven Sabel record a DQTM episode during the SOF livestream online Shakespeare Authorship Symposium. The focus of their d...
Shakespeare's "Herodotus"
30 Sep 2020
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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 t...
Shakepeare Authorship Symposium
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Earl Showerman returns to join host Steven Sabel to highlight the details of the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship's virtual online Shakespeare Author...
Stratfordian Intolerance
02 Sep 2020
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Dr. Roger Stritmatter, full professor of humanities at Coppin State University and leading Oxfordian, returns to the series to discuss dealing with th...
One Pretty Secret
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Independent researcher Heidi Jannsch joins host Steven Sabel for an intriguing discussion about the writings of Gervase Markham and his references to ...
The Bard of War
05 Aug 2020
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Retired professor of theatre, English, and political science, with a master's degree in Shakespeare studies from Brunel University, is writing a book ...
Shakespeare Auteur
25 Jul 2020
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Filmmaker Cheryl Eagan-Donovan returns to update host Steven Sabel on the global release of her Oxfordian documentary, and share information about her...
Shakespearean Leading Man
08 Jul 2020
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Shakespearean leading man, Christopher Karbo, joins host Steven Sabel to discuss tackling the canon in a 52-week process from live readings to virtual...
Shakespeare's Sexuality
24 Jun 2020
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Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship President John Hamill joins Steven for a discussion about Shakespeare's sexuality and aspects of the plays and poems som...
A Journalist's Curiosity
10 Jun 2020
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Steven welcomes retired Washington Post journalist and president emeritus of the National Press Foundation, Robert Meyers, to discuss how a journalist...
Shakespeare Suppressed
27 May 2020
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Steven is joined by historian Katherine Chiljan, author of "Shakespeare Suppressed," in an intriguing discussion about the suppression of the works of...
Poetry Was the World
13 May 2020
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Guelph University professor of English and theatre, Sky Gilbert, PhD, critically acclaimed novelist and playwright discusses his new book with Steven ...
Prince of the Oxfordian Revolution : Remembering Tom Regnier
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven is joined by his wife, Annie, and Dr. Earl Showerman to honor the passing of colleague, friend, and Prince of the Oxfordian Revolution, Tom Reg...
"My dearest partner of greatness"
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven's wife, Annie, sits in the host's chair and asks compelling questions of Steven and returning guest, Dr. Earl Showerman, including a few curve ...
Shakespeare's Political "Dream"
01 Apr 2020
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Dr. Earl Showerman returns to the program to discuss with Steven the various and very dangerous political aspects of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Supp...
Bring Home the Bacon
18 Mar 2020
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Steven welcomes Carole Sue Lipman, president of the Shakespeare Authorship Roundtable to discuss the her work with the global forum as well as the lif...
Physics of an Oxfordian
04 Mar 2020
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Former physics teacher, now thespian of the stage and converted Oxfordian, native Brit Tom Woosnam, shares his story with with Steven. Support the sho...
What Bloody Tragedy is That?
19 Feb 2020
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Dr. Earl Showerman returns to the show to discuss with Steven the influences of classic Greek Literature as source material for the popular (and rumor...
Beggar's Books & Noble's Blood
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven is flying solo in this very unique episode of Don't Quill the Messenger to discuss his personal library and the books within in that he feels a...
One Year Anniversary
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes actor/film director and producer of the show, Jake Lloyd back to the program to discuss the first year of Don't Quill the Messenger! T...
Is there a Doctor in the House?!
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Retired ER physician Earl Showerman returns as a guest to speak with Steven about Shakespeare's advanced and extensive medical knowledge as found with...
Oxfordian Actors Bucket List
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes his wife, Annie, back to the program to discuss some of the roles they both hope to play on stage some day, and the Oxfordian connecti...
Into the Breach
04 Dec 2019
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Actor, fight coordinator, and Society for Creative Anachronism combat veteran, Jesse Durant, joins Steven to talk about medieval and Renaissance comba...
The French Connection
20 Nov 2019
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Steven talks with Elisabeth Waugaman, PhD in medieval French studies, about the evidence of influence upon the works of the Bard derived from French c...
Married Into It
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes his wife, Shakespearean actress Annie Freeman Sabel, to the program to describe what it was like to marry an Oxfordian, and share her ...
Monumental Conversations
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy Award-Winning writer, actor, and author Hank Whittemore returns to discuss his seminal publication on the Shake-Speare sonnets, "The Monument," a...
Mischievous Minutiae
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Returning guest Bonner Miller Cutting joins Steven to discuss her new book, "Necessary Mischief," with chapters on the Earl of Oxford's thousand pound...
Collegiate Questions
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes Clark State College theatre professor Theresa Lauricella to discuss the results of her raising the Shakespeare Authorship Question to ...
Love Boat to Cyprus
11 Sep 2019
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Actor, producer, director, and writer Ted Lange talks with Steven about the voyage from television starring in the iconic "Love Boat" to training at t...
Shakespeare's Tour, For Sure
28 Aug 2019
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Literature professor, Michael Delahoyde of Washington State University joins Steven to discuss Edward de Vere's trail through Italy. Michael has spent...
Speaking Daggers
14 Aug 2019
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Steven welcomes Actor/Writer/Filmmaker and the producer of the show, Jake Lloyd onto the podcast to talk about the nature of the Shakespeare authorshi...
Act Natural : The Actors Response to the Oxfordian Director
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes actors Hilary Weintraub & Alex Wendel into the studio! Hilary and Alex aren't just any actors, though - they've both been in Shakespea...
Just a Few of the Hundred Reasons
17 Jul 2019
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Returning guest and accomplished writer Hank Whittemore talks with Steven about his popular book "100 Reasons Shake-speare was the Earl of Oxford." Th...
Critical Stages
03 Jul 2019
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Returning guest Don Rubin, professor of theatre at York University, Toronto talks with Steven about the special issue of Critical Stages produced by t...
Let's Grill the Messenger!
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest host and international educator, Patricia Carrelli, puts Steven in the hot seat, and asks him about what it is like to direct Shakespear...
The Pain to Pen the Book
05 Jun 2019
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Returning guest Dr. Roger Stritmatter talks with Steven about the new book: "The Poems of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford...and the Shakespeare Qu...
The Bard and the Cards
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Steven welcomes back guests, historical researcher Julie Sandys Bianchi and her son, host of the popular podcast Mythunderstood, Paul Bianchi, to disc...
Sex and the Sonnets
08 May 2019
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Returning guest Cheryl Eagan-Donovan sits down with Roger Stritmatter and Charles Boynton to talk all about sex! Specifically how much sex is alluded ...
Declaration of Reasonable Doubt
24 Apr 2019
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John Shahan of the Shakespeare Authorship Coalition joins Steven to discuss the famous Declaration of Reasonable Doubt, "Shakespeare Beyond Doubt?" an...
A Compounded Historical Blunder
10 Apr 2019
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Guests Julie Sandys Bianchi, Robert Meyers, and Hank Whittemore discuss the historical implications of the misidentification of the true author of the...
New to the S.A.Q.
27 Mar 2019
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Steven welcomes Actor/Filmmaker Jake Lloyd Bacon and Writer/Poet Alexandra Hoey to the studio on behalf of YOU the listener! Specifically the listener...
The "Truth" of a Documentary
13 Mar 2019
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Documentary Filmmaker Cheryl Eagan-Donovan joins Steven to discuss her new documentary film, "Nothing is Truer Than Truth," covering aspects of the li...
It was all Greek to me...
27 Feb 2019
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Master Scholar Earl Showerman, Theater Professor Theresa Lauricella, and writer and Greek Mythology enthusiast host of the podcast Mythunderstood, Pau...
The Will of Shakspere
13 Feb 2019
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We're joined by Bonner Miller Cutting and Professor Don Rubin to discuss the quirky details of the last will and testament of the man from Stratford. ...
Shakespeare and the Law
30 Jan 2019
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We welcome back special guest Bryan Wildenthal, along with fellow legal eagles Tom Regnier and Mark Andre Alexander to discuss Shakespeare's mastery o...
The Shakespeare Authorship Question 101
16 Jan 2019
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Our first guest Bryan Wildenthal joins Steven to help introduce the Shakespeare Authorship Question; its foundations, and the meteoric rise of a top c...
An Introduction to the Shakespeare Authorship Mystery
02 Jan 2019
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Theatrical Producer/Director/Actor Steven Sabel introduces you to literary history's greatest mystery and tells you what to expect on Don't Quill the ...