{"podcast":{"title":"The Play's the Thing","slug":"the-play-s-the-thing-404897","podcast_index_feed_id":404897,"rss_url":"https://feed.pippa.io/public/shows/5b7320b16f81f0781975bfd7","website_url":"https://www.closereadspods.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5b7320b16f81f0781975bfd7/1610457976076-3cec5087603a16f5f26ec2e2a795434f.jpeg","author":"CiRCE Institute","episode_count":208,"summary":"The Play's the Thing is the ultimate podcast resource for lovers of Shakespeare. Dedicating six episodes to each play (one per act, plus a Q&A episode), this podcast explores the themes, scenes, characters, and lines that make Shakespeare so memorable. In the end, we will cover every play The Bard wrote, thus permitting an ongoing contemplation and celebration of the most important writer of all time. Join us. The Play’s the Thing is presented by The CiRCE Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T14:19:02.164997+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-play-s-the-thing-404897"},"episode":{"title":"Coriolanus: Act I (rerun)","slug":"coriolanus-act-i-rerun","published_at":"2026-05-08T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-play-s-the-thing-404897/coriolanus-act-i-rerun","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-play-s-the-thing-404897","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-plays-the-thing/episodes/coriolanus-act-i-rerun","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5b7320b16f81f0781975bfd7/e/6982775f8ac0563acb64b219/media.mp3","summary":"Join Tim McIntosh and Sarah-Jane Bentley for a spirited discussion about one of Shakespeare's underrated (but most interesting) plays,  Coriolanus.  In this episode they chat about Act I, introducing the play, the characters, the themes, and much more. They also discuss how Coriolanus is almost an anti-type to a play like  As You Like It. Please note: this episode was originally recorded back in April 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Join Tim McIntosh and Sarah-Jane Bentley for a spirited discussion about one of Shakespeare's underrated (but most interesting) plays, Coriolanus.&n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3910,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-play-s-the-thing-404897/episodes/coriolanus-act-i-rerun/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-play-s-the-thing-404897/coriolanus-act-i-rerun.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}