Edward de Vere: the Man Who Was Shakespeare (Episode 1)

Who was the real William Shakespeare? For centuries, the question of Shakespeare’s true identity has obsessed the world’s brightest minds, consuming intellectuals like Walt Whitman, Frederich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, John Adams, Helen Keller, Vladimir Nabakov, and Malcolm X. Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is the most fascinating man you've never heard of --- and there's a growing scholarly community insisting that this eccentric Elizabethan nobleman was the true genius behind masterpieces like "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet", and "Macbeth". Join host Phoebe Nir on an immersive journey through the Shakespeare Authorship Question, the most fascinating literary conspiracy of all time. Featuring exclusive interviews with: Lyle Colombo Katherine Chiljan Bonner Miller Cutting Dorothea Dickerman Robert Prechter Earl Showerman Alexander Waugh Hank Whittemore ...and more! #shakespeare #oxfordianism #conspiracy