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What Ho...A Rat!!
Rey and Mikey
Shakespeare, stoned. In Season One Rey and Mikey discuss why "Hamlet is an Asshole". New episodes every two weeks beginning 10/4.
S2E6 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Where Heart Doth Hop"
Here it is, folks: the conclusion of Rey and Mikey's discussion of A Midsummer Night's Dream, covering all of Act 5. The mechanicals are finally putting on their ridiculous, shitty play for Duke Theseus and the young lovers, and afterwards everybody is finally going to get laid while the fairies watch, which we must assume wasn't creepy in the Elizabethan era.
Jan 2, 2024
1 hr 35 min
S2E5 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Ballad of the Endless Bottom"
Rey and Mikey discuss Act IV of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Have you ever woken up and had to piece together all the crazy shit you did the night before? Rey and Mikey have, and so will Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena, in this penultimate episode of our series on Midsummer.
Dec 18, 2023
1 hr
S2E4 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Racist Potion"
Rey and Mikey discuss the unintended side effects of the 'love juice' in this entire episode devoted to Act III, Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream. This is basically the part of the play where everything falls to shit. There will be sword fights, mud-wrestling virgins, and naked invisible voyeurs watching the whole thing go down.
Dec 5, 2023
1 hr 16 min
S2E3 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Donkey Head Boy"
Rey and Mikey are still in the woods, and things keep getting more fucked up for the lost young lovers of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act II Scene 2 and Act 3 Scene 1 are discussed in exhaustive, digressive detail. I'd list some of the funny shit in this episode, but I actually don't remember what we talked about. And I just listened to it last night, which is disturbing. Either there's something wrong with me or this episode just isn't very memorable. I'm sure Rey says funny things and M...
Nov 21, 2023
1 hr 16 min
S2E2 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Fairy Dimensions"
Rey and Mikey head into the woods with Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena, and meet a bunch of fairies in the darkness and confusion there. All of it relates, in some way, to a kidnapped Ethiopian prince. Act II, Scene I of Shakespeare's most popular rom-com A Midsummer Night's Dream is covered.
Nov 7, 2023
1 hr 24 min
S2E1 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Bracelets and Meat"
The first episode in Rey and Mikey's discussion of Shakespeare's immortal rom-com A Midsummer Night's Dream. In this extra-long season premiere, they discuss the patriarchy, ancient Greek courting practices, and "the power of the sea". Special appearance by Jason Statham, as Snug the Joiner.
Oct 24, 2023
1 hr 39 min
Nonrequired Reading: "Introducing Dr. Robert S. Miola"
Dr. Robert S. Miola, editor of the Norton Second Critical Edition of Hamlet, drops in to school Rey and Mikey on scene and act divisions in the play, and also gives a rare glimpse into the nightlife of Shakespearean scholars.
Feb 21, 2023
42 min
Nonrequired Reading: "It's Always New Year's Somewhere in the World"
Rey and Mikey relax with friends old and new on New Year's Eve 2022, and consider the choices they've made in their lives. Special guests: Stephanie Crugnola of the "Protest Too Much" podcast, as well as the extended WHAR family. Musical guest: Joe Galuppo, with additional music by Dana Sellers.
Feb 7, 2023
48 min
S1E9 Hamlet is an Asshole, "The Rest is Silence"
This is it, kids. Swords are drawn, gems are dropped, and Rey and Mikey finish their discussion of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
Jan 24, 2023
1 hr 17 min
S1E8 Hamlet is an Asshole, "Not Actually the Last Episode"
Part one of Rey and Mikey's two-part discussion of Act 5 of Hamlet, in which they learn about Danish Funeral Grappling techniques.
Jan 10, 2023
48 min
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