An album-by-album analysis of the great man's back catalogue - the Shakespeare tag is in reference to the incomparable influence he has. We consider not just his music but the culture and politics surrounding his recordings.
22 Available Episodes (22 Total)Average duration: 00:50:35
Dec 19, 2022
Christmas Special 2022 - Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 22 (Bob Dylan: Reflections)
00:15:01
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The twenty second episode is a departure; it's a fun (and speedy) look back at some of the albums we've discussed over the last 18 months.
Oct 28, 2022
Live Special 2022 - Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 21 (Bob Dylan: Live in Cardiff)
00:29:14
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The twenty first episode is a departure; it puts Bob Dylan's Cardiff show (26th October 2022) under the microscope.
Oct 11, 2022
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 20 (Bob Dylan: Street Legal)
01:03:43
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The twentieth episode puts the nineteenth album - 1978's Bob Dylan: Street Legal under the microscope.
Sep 04, 2022
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 19 (Bob Dylan: Hard Rain)
00:50:29
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The nineteenth episode puts the eighteenth album - 1976's Bob Dylan: Hard Rain under the microscope.
Jun 21, 2022
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 18 (Bob Dylan: Desire)
01:10:36
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The eighteenth episode puts the seventeenth album - 1976's Bob Dylan: Desire under the microscope.
May 24, 2022
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 17 (Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes)
01:00:58
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The seventeenth episode puts the sixteenth album - 1975's Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes under the microscope.
Mar 31, 2022
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 16 (Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks)
01:36:50
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The sixteenth episode puts the fifteenth album - 1974's Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks under the microscope.
Feb 24, 2022
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 15 (Bob Dylan: Before The Flood)
01:02:55
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The fifteenth episode puts the fourteenth album - 1974's Bob Dylan: Before The Flood under the microscope.
Jan 24, 2022
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 14 (Bob Dylan: Planet Waves)
00:55:30
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The fourteenth episode puts the thirteenth album - 1974's Bob Dylan: Planet Waves under the microscope.
Dec 12, 2021
Christmas Special 2021 - Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 13 (Bob Dylan: Christmas in the Heart)
00:30:40
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare takes a look at the Dylan canon in an album-by-album approach and considers not only the music but also the politics and culture that surround his recordings. The thirteenth episode festively breaks the sequence - it's a Christmas Special that puts 2009's Bob Dylan: Christmas in the Heart under the microscope.
Dec 19 | 00:15:01
Christmas Special 2022 - Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 22 (Bob Dylan: Reflections)
Oct 28 | 00:29:14
Live Special 2022 - Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 21 (Bob Dylan: Live in Cardiff)
Oct 11 | 01:03:43
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 20 (Bob Dylan: Street Legal)
Sep 04 | 00:50:29
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 19 (Bob Dylan: Hard Rain)
Jun 21 | 01:10:36
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 18 (Bob Dylan: Desire)
May 24 | 01:00:58
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 17 (Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes)
Mar 31 | 01:36:50
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 16 (Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks)
Feb 24 | 01:02:55
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 15 (Bob Dylan: Before The Flood)
Jan 24 | 00:55:30
Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 14 (Bob Dylan: Planet Waves)
Dec 12 | 00:30:40
Christmas Special 2021 - Bob Dylan: American Shakespeare - Episode 13 (Bob Dylan: Christmas in the Heart)
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