What Josh Clark has said about Shakespeare authorship question

Clark says he is truly agnostic about the authorship question and can see both sides.

“this is one of the few things I've ever come across like this that I am truly agnostic about”

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Clark argues that neither side has really good evidence and the debate quickly becomes conspiracy theory.

“neither side actually has really good evidence to support their claim. It's all just they have to get so granular”

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Clark considers the varied spellings of Shakespeare's name an insignificant argument.

“the different spellings of the names is about as big a boondoggle as you're going to find in the Shakespeare authorship argument”

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Clark argues that dismissing doubters as elitist ignores their genuinely good points.

“They're not just cranks and crackpots. Like they have some pretty good evidence”

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Clark concludes the debate has shown both camps on shaky ground, making it largely a matter of belief.

“in doing so, it's kind of revealed that both of them are kind of on shaky ground. It's almost just a matter of belief”

Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff? (May 30, 2026) · Listen from 52:07