Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff?

# Stuff You Should Know - Shakespeare Authorship

In this episode, Josh and Chuck dive deep into one of literature's most enduring mysteries: did William Shakespeare actually write all the plays credited to him? They explore the centuries-old debate between those who believe Shakespeare of Stratford-on-Avon was the true author and those who think he may have been a front for someone else—or even that he wrote none of it at all. The hosts carefully navigate the evidence on both sides, from the surprisingly sparse documentation of Shakespeare's life to alternative theories involving famous figures like Francis Bacon, and they discover that this rabbit hole goes way deeper than expected, with neither side having truly ironclad proof.