Emilia Bassano
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Emilia Bassano has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Chuck BryantCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Bryant says the viral 2015 meme about Emilia Bassano was false, noting she was not of African descent and was a published poet.
“She was a published author, so the whole notion that she wasn't allowed to publish things wasn't right”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff? (May 30, 2026) · Listen from 45:53
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
Selects: Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff?Stuff You Should Know · May 30, 2026 · 56 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant survey the Shakespeare authorship question, weighing the documentary evidence and alternative candidates such as Bacon, de Vere, Marlowe and Bassano.
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