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The Merchant of Venice: Bonus with Sparky Roberts (rerun)
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- The Play's the Thing
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- Apr 24, 2026
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- 3103
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Summary
Was Shakespeare anti-semitic? In this bonus episode, Tim chats about this question with special guest Judith "Sparky" Roberts. Sparky comes from a Jewish background and was a theatre teacher at the University of Oregon and Lane Community College. Her graduate study, at Brandeis University, was under the great American Shakespearean actor, Morris Carnovksy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.