{"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 IV (rerun)","slug":"coriolanus-act-iv-rerun","published_at":"2026-05-29T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-play-s-the-thing-404897/coriolanus-act-iv-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-iv-rerun","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5b7320b16f81f0781975bfd7/e/69827a08143ae987af4cb55d/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode Tim and Sarah-Jane discuss Act IV of Coriolanus, focusing in particular on some ancient Roman history (especially the Roman Republic), the complexity of the plot in this act, and much more. Get ready to dig deep! Oh, and please do rate and review if you like the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode Tim and Sarah-Jane discuss Act IV of Coriolanus, focusing in particular on some ancient Roman history (especially the Roman Republic), the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4324,"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-iv-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-iv-rerun.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}