Lend Me Your Ears: Reading Julius Caesar in Modern Context

Slate Plus members get a bonus episode of Lend Me Your Ears, the new Slate podcast on Shakespeare and politics, every month. Here, we offer a preview of the Julius Caesar extra, in which host Isaac Butler, The Handmaid's Tale screenwriter Dorothy Fortenberry, and Vanity Fair film critic K. Austin Collins chat about the themes of elitism and the power of persuasion in the play. To listen to the full episode—plus receive benefits like ad-free Slate podcasts and discounts to Slate Live events—sign up for Slate Plus at slate.com/shakespeare. Lend Me Your Ears will return with Richard II on June 12.