Nonrequired Reading: "Colin From Staten Island"
In the last episode of this season, Rey and Mikey answer voicemails and open letters from listeners and friends of the show.
Mar 30, 2025•34 min•Season 3Ep. 9
What Ho...A Rat!!
Shakespeare, stoned. In Season One Rey and Mikey discuss why "Hamlet is an Asshole". New episodes every two weeks beginning 10/4.
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Nonrequired Reading: "Dr. Robin Kello: Two-Beer Drinker"
Rey and Mikey welcome Shakespeare scholar Dr. Robin Kello into the studio to have a few beers and discuss The Tempest, post-colonial readings of Shakespeare, and Fantasy Island.
Mar 15, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 8
S3E7 The Island of Misfit Boys, "Shit. Wipe. DEATH."
The conclusion of Rey and Mikey's discussion of Shakespeare's The Tempest , in which Prospero finally confronts those who've wronged him and finds it in himself to forgive. Act V of the Tempest is covered in full in this special long series-ending episode, in which Rey and Mikey consider the fallout of Prospero's revenge plan and the origin of "Bronzini" as a term for certain fish served in restaurants, which may or may not be relevant.
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 7
S3E6 The Island of Misfit Boys, "Big Chastity"
Rey and Mikey discuss the most batshit act in an already batshit play: Act IV of The Tempest, in which Prospero drops the magical revenge plot for a moment to have his spirits disguise themselves as Roman goddesses in a musical about the benefits of chastity for young couples.
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 6
S3E5 The Island of Misfit Boys, "Uzo Part Two-zo: SUPERTWINK"
The conclusion of Uzodinma Okehi's visit to the studio. Mikey, Rey, and Uzo finish up with Act III, Scene 3 of The Tempest, in which some really weird shit starts to happen on this island.
Jan 30, 2025•44 min•Season 3Ep. 5
S3E4 The Island of Misfit Boys, "Mooncalf w/ Uzodinma Okehi"
Uzo drops by to hang with Rey and Mikey as they discuss Act III of The Tempest. Nobody knows what a mooncalf is, and there are startling revelations about bathhouses and the music of John Cougar Mellencamp.
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 4
S3E3 The Island of Misfit Boys, "Whores and Knaves"
Rey and Mikey discuss Act 2 of The Tempest...Gonzalo explains how to rule without government, and Caliban happens upon two new characters, one of whom is wasted. Rey has more to say about colonialism, and also something about the connection between bath houses and the Vatican.
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 3
S3E2 The Island of Misfit Boys, "Bermudan Dew"
Rey and Mikey finish off Act I of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Rey has some concerns about the needless complexity of Prospero's plan, and someone wears a 'nymph outfit', whatever that is.
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 2
S3E1 The Island of Misfit Boys, "Liberal Arts Wizard"
Rey and Mikey begin discussing Act I of The Tempest. There is a shipwreck, and a wizard, and some magic shit, and the liberal arts. Rey discusses the beheading of Magellan, which has not been fact-checked.
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 1
A MAN CALLED DON Ep. 4, "Thirteen Deep"
Rey and Mikey discuss chapter 4 of Don Quixote, in which our hero fails to right a wrong and then gets his ass beat.
Nov 19, 2024•42 min•Ep. 4
A MAN CALLED DON Ep. 3, "Technical Difficulties"
Derril attempts to sort out some technical difficulties as Don Quixote finally receives the order of knighthood. Rey and Mikey continue to consider the ethical dimensions of gelding.
Nov 05, 2024•41 min•Ep. 3
A MAN CALLED DON Ep. 2, "Sarah Michelle Gelder"
Rey and Mikey attempt to discuss chapter 2 of Don Quixote, but are waylaid by a lengthy discussion about animal husbandry.
Oct 22, 2024•33 min•Ep. 2
A MAN CALLED DON Ep. 1, "Bob Quixote"
Mikey embarks on the unlikely between-seasons project of presenting the entirety of Don Quixote to Rey, one chapter at a time. Rey provides advice for household management and cultivating late-in-life viral success.
Oct 08, 2024•35 min•Ep. 1
S2E6 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Where Heart Doth Hop"
Here it is, folks: the conclusion of Rey and Mikey's discussion of A Midsummer Night's Dream , covering all of Act 5. The mechanicals are finally putting on their ridiculous, shitty play for Duke Theseus and the young lovers, and afterwards everybody is finally going to get laid while the fairies watch, which we must assume wasn't creepy in the Elizabethan era.
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 6
S2E5 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Ballad of the Endless Bottom"
Rey and Mikey discuss Act IV of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Have you ever woken up and had to piece together all the crazy shit you did the night before? Rey and Mikey have, and so will Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena, in this penultimate episode of our series on Midsummer.
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 5
S2E4 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Racist Potion"
Rey and Mikey discuss the unintended side effects of the 'love juice' in this entire episode devoted to Act III, Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream . This is basically the part of the play where everything falls to shit. There will be sword fights, mud-wrestling virgins, and naked invisible voyeurs watching the whole thing go down.
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 4
S2E3 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Donkey Head Boy"
Rey and Mikey are still in the woods, and things keep getting more fucked up for the lost young lovers of A Midsummer Night's Dream . Act II Scene 2 and Act 3 Scene 1 are discussed in exhaustive, digressive detail. I'd list some of the funny shit in this episode, but I actually don't remember what we talked about. And I just listened to it last night, which is disturbing. Either there's something wrong with me or this episode just isn't very memorable. I'm sure Rey says funny things and Mikey do...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 3
S2E2 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Fairy Dimensions"
Rey and Mikey head into the woods with Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena, and meet a bunch of fairies in the darkness and confusion there. All of it relates, in some way, to a kidnapped Ethiopian prince. Act II, Scene I of Shakespeare's most popular rom-com A Midsummer Night's Dream is covered.
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 2
S2E1 Shakespeare's Wet Dream, "Bracelets and Meat"
The first episode in Rey and Mikey's discussion of Shakespeare's immortal rom-com A Midsummer Night's Dream . In this extra-long season premiere, they discuss the patriarchy, ancient Greek courting practices, and "the power of the sea". Special appearance by Jason Statham, as Snug the Joiner.
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Nonrequired Reading: "Introducing Dr. Robert S. Miola"
Dr. Robert S. Miola, editor of the Norton Second Critical Edition of Hamlet , drops in to school Rey and Mikey on scene and act divisions in the play, and also gives a rare glimpse into the nightlife of Shakespearean scholars.
Feb 21, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Nonrequired Reading: "It's Always New Year's Somewhere in the World"
Rey and Mikey relax with friends old and new on New Year's Eve 2022, and consider the choices they've made in their lives. Special guests: Stephanie Crugnola of the "Protest Too Much" podcast, as well as the extended WHAR family. Musical guest: Joe Galuppo, with additional music by Dana Sellers.
Feb 07, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 10
S1E9 Hamlet is an Asshole, "The Rest is Silence"
This is it, kids. Swords are drawn, gems are dropped, and Rey and Mikey finish their discussion of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 9
S1E8 Hamlet is an Asshole, "Not Actually the Last Episode"
Part one of Rey and Mikey's two-part discussion of Act 5 of Hamlet, in which they learn about Danish Funeral Grappling techniques.
Jan 10, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 8
S1E7 Hamlet is an Asshole, "Sponge Talk With Rey and Mikey"
Rey and Mikey finish discussing Act 4 of Hamlet, which does not actually feature any sponges. That was in the last episode, so I'm not sure why they're still talking about that.
Dec 27, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7
S1E6 Hamlet is an Asshole, "Castle Blood"
Ron Paulonius is dead, Hamlet is getting sent to England, and Rey and Mikey put out a call for Enya to get involved, as they discuss what would conventionally be considered Acts 4.1-4.5 of Hamlet. This episode, really, is just for Enya. If you're not Enya, you probably wouldn't be interested.
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 6
S1E5 Hamlet is an Asshole, "The Opposite of Jason"
More curtains. Really, Rey and Mikey just can't stop talking about the curtains, as they finish out Act 3 of Hamlet and witness ultimate the fate of Ron Paulonius.
Nov 29, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 5
S1E4 Hamlet is an Asshole, "The Recorder Question"
If you wanted to hide behind the furniture in a Danish castle, what are the options? Rey and Mikey ponder this and the plight of the working man in Hamlet , as they discuss Acts 3.1-3.2.
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 4
S1E3 Hamlet is an Asshole, "Talk to Your Sex Worker"
Things are heating up in Danmark in Act 2 of Hamlet , as Rey and Mikey discuss Hamlet's love of the theater, the role of sex workers in Danish society, and Ron Paulonius' Real Curtain Boy Energy.
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 3
S1E2 Hamlet is an Asshole, "Large Marge"
In this episode, Rey and Mikey consider the cultural connection between Hamlet, Prince of Denmark and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure , as they discuss Acts 1.3-1.5.
Oct 18, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 2
S1E1 Hamlet is an Asshole, "Ron and Rand Paulonius"
Rey and Mikey discuss Acts 1.1-1.2 of Shakespeare's immortal tragedy Hamlet, Prince of Denmark . Also, mermaids, ghosts, and smoking weed in the basement of a castle Mel Gibson once visited.
Oct 02, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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