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EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 5 MIN

Why do stories about broken families and aging leaders still resonate hundreds of years later?

from The Scoot Show with Scoot

John Neisler, who stars as King Lear in "King Lear" at New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane, joins Scoot to talk about the fast-paced, ensemble-driven take on Shakespeare’s tragedy of power, family, betrayal, and madness.

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