Cassidy Cash
Bonus Episode 35: That Shakespeare Life with Cassidy Cash
Podcasting, for me, involves a lot of time reading and sitting at a desk writing and recording, so it can feel quite lonely sometimes, but for other podcasters it’s all about meeting people and talking to them. ‘That Shakespeare Life’ rose up my list of favourite podcasts soon after I discovered it. Each week host Cassidy Cash talks to an expert on some aspect of life during Shakespeare’s lifetime and relates it to his plays. I was keen to talk to Cassidy to discover how she became a Shakespeare devotee, how she developed her podcast, how she saw it adding to popular scholarship, and, of course, to introduce the podcast to anyone who had not already found it.
Cassidy Cash is a Shakespeare historian, historical map illustrator, and host of That Shakespeare Life, the podcast that interviews expert historians to explore people, events, and objects that were living or happening in Shakespeare’s lifetime. That Shakespeare Life is currently ranked the #2 Shakespeare history podcast in the world. In addition to podcasting, Cassidy creates independent films about 16-17th century history and illustrated history maps that diagram life in turn of the 17th century England. Her documentary shorts and animated films about Shakespeare’s history have won international film awards for both history and animation. Cassidy is a member of the National Council on Public History, The American Historical Association, the Renaissance Society of America, the Shakespeare Association of America, and most recently she was elected Associate Fellow at the Royal Historical Society for her contributions to history. Her work and historical map illustrations have been published in multiple academic journals and on major history platforms including History Magazine, HistoryHit, Tudor Places Magazine, and Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Her are links to the items Cassidy mentioned in the episode:
Patreon Page (Educator Resources, Activity Kits): http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelife
Shop Page (Illustrated Maps Available for Purchase): http://www.cassidycash.com/shop
Suggested Episodes of ‘That Shakespeare Life’:
Lucas Tucker/Iron Gall Ink: https://www.cassidycash.com/ep164
Tiffany Stern and Toilet Paper: http://www.cassidycash.com/ep178
Richard III’s crooked spine with Matthew Morris: http://www.cassidycash.com/ep123
Shakespeare’s Skull and Scanning His Grave with Kevin Colls: http://www.cassidycash.com/ep142
You can connect with Cassidy and hear current episodes of ‘That Shakespeare Life’ at: www.cassidycash.com
