Tue. 12/06 - Gory, Graphic Shakespeare & Those Who Tried to Erase Him in the 1800s

<p><strong><em>Candles will play stunt double for actors in a new staging of Shakespeare’s most violent play. Plus, we take a detour down the path of Shakespearean conspiracies. And, in other news, the moon just got its own infrastructure package.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Uncommon Goods, Get 15% off your next gift at <a href="http://uncommongoods.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">uncommongoods.com/cool</a></li><li>Up First from NPR, Listen wherever you get your podcasts</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/nov/27/candles-take-the-brunt-in-gore-free-production-of-titus-andronicus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Candles take the brunt in gore-free production of Titus Andronicus</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/shakespeare-bill-bryson/6438701" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shakespeare</a> by Bill Bryson&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-year-of-lear-shakespeare-in-1606-james-shapiro/8865188" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606</a> by James Shapiro</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/contested-will-who-wrote-shakespeare-james-shapiro/16652416" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?</a> by James Shapiro&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2022/11/nasa-awards-57m-contract-build-roads-moon/380291/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NASA Awards $57M Contract to Build Roads on the Moon</a> (Nextgov)</li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-icon-advance-lunar-construction-technology-for-moon-missions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NASA, ICON Advance Lunar Construction Technology for Moon Missions</a> (NASA)</li><li><a href="https://www.iconbuild.com/newsroom/icon-to-develop-lunar-surface-construction-system-with-57-2-million-nasa-award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ICON To Develop Lunar Surface Con