Live Interview
And why does that matter?
This is how a Mato agent talks. Take the other seat: answer a few and feel it follow the thread.
Podcast charts
Published by Dr Varsha Panjwani
'Women and Shakespeare' features conversations with diverse creatives and academics who are involved in making and interpreting Shakespeare. In the conversations, we find out both how Shakespeare is used to amplify the voices of women today and how women are redefining the world's most famous writer. Series 1 was sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund Award.
On the charts
Every published chart this podcast appears in, in the snapshot behind this page. Each one links to the chart it came off.
From the feed
The latest episodes published to this podcast’s own RSS feed. Titles and descriptions are the publisher’s.
Send us Fan Mail Laura Seymour discusses her work on Shakespeare and Neurodivergence. For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Laura Seymour Researchers: Madison McAllister, Isabelle Kamikawa, Caitlin Lambros Producer: Andrew Defrin & Madison McAllister Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Seymour, Laura, in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2026). Laura Seymour on Shakespeare and Neurodivergence. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.6. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Dame Harriet Walter discusses and recites from her poetry book, She Speaks! What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said . For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Harriet Walter Producer: Stefano Masi Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Walter, Harriet in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2026). Harriet Walter on She Speaks! What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.5. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail S6: E4: Jyotsna G. Singh on Shakespeare, Postcoloniality, and Global Interconnectedness For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer and Producer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Jyotsna G. Singh Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Singh, Jyotsna G. in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2026). S6: E4: Jyotsna G. Singh on Shakespeare, Postcoloniality, and Global Interconnectedness. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.4. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Lubaaba Al‑Azami discusses her book, Travellers in the Golden Realm: How Mughal India Connected England to the World For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Lubaaba's Book: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/lubaaba-al-azami/travellers-in-the-golden-realm/9781529371321/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Lubaaba Al‑Azami Producer: Yu-Kuan Miao Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Al‑Azami, Lubaaba in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2026). Lubaaba Al‑Azami on Travel and Exchanges between India and England. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Hanh Bui discusses how Shakespeare's plays can make us rethink ageing. For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Hanh Bui Researcher: Julia Patterson Producers: Caitlin Cusack & Grace Kunik Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Bui, Hanh in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Hanh Bui on Ageing in Shakespeare. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.2. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Sophie Duncan discusses her book, Searching for Juliet — a love letter to this wonderful and beloved heroine. For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Sophie Duncan Researchers: Irene Hao and Rose Hayward Producer: Tayphath Thyagaraj Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Duncan, Sophie in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Sophie Duncan on Searching for Juliet. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.1. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Michelle Ephraim discusses memoir writing, Jewish women in Shakespeare’s time, teaching Shakespeare, and her moving memoir Green World —a powerful dialogue between lived experience and The Merchant of Venice For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Michelle Ephraim's Website: https://michelleephraim.com/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Michelle Ephraim Producer: Bryony Fishpool Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Ephraim, Michelle in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Michelle Ephraim on her memoir Green World —a powerful dialogue between lived experience and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice. Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.6. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Claudia Mayer discusses designing for Shakespeare plays, including Macbeth , The Tempest , and The Merchant of Venice . For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Claudia Mayer's co-production company: https://jvproductions.co.uk/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Claudia Mayer Researcher: Iris Kobrock Producer: Caroline Lehman Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Mayer, Claudia in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Claudia Mayer on Designing for Shakespeare Plays [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.5. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Dominique Le Gendre discusses composing music for Shakespeare plays, including Richard II at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare audio recordings. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Dominique Le Gendre's Website: https://www.dominiquelegendre.com/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Dominique Le Gendre Researcher: Grayson Yuzon Producers: Alyssa Goodwin Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Le Gendre, Dominique in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Dominique Le Gendre on Composing Music for Shakespeare Plays [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.4. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Kerry Frampton (Splendid Productions) discusses her show Midsummer Mechanicals , Clowning, and the importance Working-Class Shakespeare Theatre. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Splendid's Website: https://splendidproductions.co.uk/about/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Kerry Frampton Researcher: Eleanor Goetz Producers: Tino Ngorima, Isis Henderson, Kynnedi Smith Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Frampton, Kerry in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Kerry Frampton on Midsummer Mechanicals, Clowning, and Working-Class Shakespeare Theatre [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Alexa Alice Joubin discusses Shakespeare and East Asia, Trans as Method, and AI in Shakespeare Studies and performance. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Alexa's Website: https://ajoubin.org/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Alexa Alice Joubin Researchers: Riley Coffman, Caitlin Finch, Alexandra Bianco Producers: Bianca Thakur Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Joubin, Alexa Alice in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Alexa Alice Joubin on Shakespeare & East Asia, Trans as Method, and AI in Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.2. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Dr Poonam Trivedi discusses Shakespeare in India and talks about her germinal co-edited collections, such as India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation and Performance , Shakespeare and Indian Cinemas: Local Habitations , Re-playing Shakespeare in Asia . For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Poonam Trivedi Researchers: Amira Motair & Aidan Hughes Producers: Kendall Beitler & Casey Bachner Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Trivedi, Poonam in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Poonam Trivedi on Shakespeare & India [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.1. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Professor Tiffany Stern discusses her books and tells us about rehearsal practices, ballads, and popular entertainments in Shakespeare's day. She also tells us about being a general editor and editing The Tempest. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Tiffany Stern Researchers: Sonia Kukula & Annika Suderburg Producers: Isabella DeJoy & Emma Munson Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Stern, Tiffany in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Tiffany Stern on Rehearsal Practices, Ballads, Popular Entertainments [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 6. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, playwright and actress, Lolita Chakrabarti, talks about her plays, Red Velvet and Hamnet . For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Lolita Chakrabarti Researchers: Marie Tagbo & Sophie Massey Producers: Audrey Kim Chung & Niraj Nair Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Chakrabarti, Lolita in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Lolita Chakrabarti on Red Velvet and Hamnet [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 5. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the artistic-director of 'Some Kind of Theatre', Emily Ingram, talks about Shakespeare, Popular Culture, and Props. Find out more about her company here: https://www.somekindoftheatre.co.uk For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Emily Ingram Researcher: Farah Elrakhawi Producers: Isabella DeJoy & Chance Ortiz-Sorrenti Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Ingram, Emily in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Emily Ingram on Shakespeare, Popular Culture, and Props. Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 4. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ella Hawkins talks about her book on 'Period Dress' in contemporary Shakespeare performance and about her biscuit art. Her book is available in different formats: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/shakespeare-in-elizabethan-costume-9781350234420/ Check out her Instagram: ellamchawk For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Ella Hawkins Producer: Varsha Panjwani Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Hawkins, Ella in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Ella Hawkins on Period Dress in Contemporary Shakespeare Performance & Biscuit Art. Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Playwright Hannah Khalil talks about her adaptation of Henry VIII at Shakespeare's Globe. Check out the first anthology of her plays: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hannah-khalil-plays-of-arabic-heritage-9781350242197/ Check out her website: https://hannahkhalil.com/ For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Hannah Khalil Producers: Trixie Rodriguez & Sydney Partin Research Consultant & Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Khalil, Hannah in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Hannah Khalil on adapting Henry VIII for Shakespeare's Globe . Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 2. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Professor Emma Smith talks about her podcast *Approaching Shakespeare* and her wonderful books *This is Shakespeare*, *Shakespeare's First Folio*, and *Portable Magic*. Her podcast can be accessed from here: https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/approaching-shakespeare For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Emma Smith Producer: Peyton Harmon Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Academic Wendy Lennon talks about Shakespeare, Race, and Pedagogy. Find out more about her work here: https://www.shakeracepedagogy.com/ For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Wendy Lennon Producers: Emily Pepper & Marisa Valentino Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Theatre critic, Lyn Gardner, talks about reviewing Shakespeare, theatre, and culture. Read her reviews & column here: https://www.thestage.co.uk/author-lyn-gardner For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Lyn Gardner Producer: Hannah Kasko Artwork: Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Ranking source
Apple Podcasts rankings via the Mato Topic Intelligence Platform.
Observed September 20, 2026.
Apple and Apple Podcasts are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Pairs with
Bring this source into Mato to read its transferable patterns, then turn them into an original show for your own audience.