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Blooms & Barnacles

A blog and podcast that discuss James Joyce"s Ulysses from a non-academic point of view. Less snooty, more movie references.

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Ep. 126 - ITALIA, MAGISTRA ARTIUM

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2024/01/04

Sufficient for the day is the newspaper thereof.Topics in this episode include Grattan and Flood, Seymour Bushe and the Childs murder case, Hamlet references, Michelangelo’s Moses and where to find it, Lenehan’s cigarette scheme, J.J. O’Molloy’s love of forensic rhetoric, the shortcomings of memoria, court cases appearing in the works of Joyce, Samuel Childs and Thomas Childs, James Joyce’s youthful interest in the law, a surprise appearance by Alexander Keyes, a Joyce family connection to the

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00:10:07

Bonus Ep. 12 - At Swim-Two-Birds (w/ Paul Fagan)...

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/12/26

We welcome Paul Fagan (founder of the International Flann O'Brien Society) to Blooms & Barnacles to discuss a work heavily influenced by James Joyce - Flann O'Brien's 1939 novel, At Swim-Two-Birds.To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/barnaclecast

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00:57:32

Why aren’t there any black characters in Ulysses? (w/...

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/12/20

Ryan Kerr joins the Blooms & Barnacles podcast to discuss the racial politics of Ulysses. Topics include the minstrel show performer Eugene Stratton, the absence of black characters in Ulysses, and the depiction of anti-black racism within the novel.Support us on Patreon to access episodes early, bonus content, and a video version of our podcast.Check out Ryan's article here:Kerr, R. (2022). James Joyce, Eugene Stratton, and Spectrality: The Absent Presence of Racial Politics in Ulysses. James Joyce

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00:55:46

RHYMES AND REASONS

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/12/06

Clamn dever.Topics in this episode include Dublin journalism minutiae, pallindromes, Lenehan’s spoonerisms, the sad history behind the real-life inspiration for Professor MacHugh, the return of Stephen Dedalus’ extremely erudite daydreams, Stephen punches up Douglas Hyde’s poem, poetic meter and foot, rhyme and rhythm, the nightmare of history, Joyce’s love of Dante, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Francesca and Paolo’s eternal damnation, a secret wind motif, Kelly and Dermot attempt to speak Italian,

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00:59:38

THE GREAT GALLAHER

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/11/22

What opera is like a railway line?Topics in this episode include MacHugh's love of Greek, kyrie eleison, Lenehan's riddle and limerick, the legendary Ignatius Gallaher, the real-life Gallaher, the Phoenix Park murders and the Invincibles, what Crawford gets wrong about the Invincibles, Gumley and Skin-the-Goat, Gallaher's great scoop in the New York World, the Bransome's coffee map, the nightmare of history, and James Joyce's views on political violence.Support us on Patreon to access episodes

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01:01:12

A Hungarian it was one day...

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/11/08

What do Stephen and Bloom have in common with Austria-Hungary?Topics in this episode include Stephen delivering Mr. Deasy’s letter, Stephen’s vampire poem, Crawford dunks on Mr. Deasy, a cure for foot and mouth disease, the assassination attempt against Emperor Franz Josef, Maximilian Karl O’Donnell, graf von Tirconnell’s heroic defense of the Emperor, the Flight of the Earls and the Wild Geese, the Habsburgs, Ireland’s historic affinity for Hungary, Arthur Griffith’s Hungary Policy, hypostasis,

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01:31:12

Tales From the Tower Live (w/ Vivien Veale Igoe,...

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/10/25

Kelly talks with former James Joyce Tower & Museum curators Vivien Veale Igoe and Robert Nicholson, and editor Breandan O'Broin about their experience curating the tower, how Dublin's relationship with Joyce has changed over the years, and their new book, Tales from the Tower.Tales from the Tower will be available to purchase November 1, 2023 You can find a video version of this episode at our YouTube channel and our Patreon page

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00:51:40

THE GRANDEUR THAT WAS ROME

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/10/11

How often does James Joyce think about the Roman Empire?Topics in this episode include Leopold Bloom bullied by children and adults, stealing upon larks, the Oval, The Rose of Castille, Lenehan’s riddle unfulfilled, the Roman Empire as an analogue to the British Empire, puns, cloacae, the origin of the phrase “cloacal obsession,” H.G. Wells’ review of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, MacHugh’s anti-imperial oratory, Stephen Dedalus’ favorite smells, “The Holy Office,” the British love of the

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00:07:52

Why aren't there any black characters in Ulysses? w/...

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/10/03

Ryan Kerr joins the Blooms & Barnacles podcast to discuss the racial politics of Ulysses. Topics include the minstrel show performer Eugene Stratton, the absence of black characters in Ulysses, and the depiction of anti-black racism within the novel.Listen to the full episode at patreon.com/barnaclecast

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00:57:11

MEMORABLE BATTLES RECALLED

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/09/27

“... it would be a shrewd dialectician indeed who would make much sense out of the editor’s crowings about North Cork militia with Spanish officers in Ohio.” - Robert M. AdamsTopics in this episode include the North Cork Militia, the Battle of Oulart, Ned Lambert’s superior improv skills, Bloom’s professionalism, Myles Crawford as a mirror to Mr. Deasy, what any of this has to do with Ohio, perfect cretics, incipient jigs, the symbol of the harp, why Lenehan is the worst, Lenehan’s outing in “Two

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00:08:33

[TEASER]Lizzie Twigg (w/ Elizabeth Foley O'Connor)

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/09/15

A discussion with scholar Elizabeth Foley O'Connor about a minor but fascinating minor Ulysses character, Lizzie Twigg, and what her satirical depiction in "Lestrygonians" tells us about early 20th century politics and literature in Dublin, and whether or not she deserved Joyce's ire (she didn't). Also, a brief discussion of the art and legacy of Pamela Colman Smith. Listen to the full episode at patreon.com/barnaclecast

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00:56:37

The Sham Squire

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/09/13

—And here comes the sham squire himself! professor MacHugh said grandly.Topics in this episode include the last vestiges of Doughy Daw’s effulgence, the mysterious identity of Wetherup, Myles Crawford, the real men behind Myles Crawford, red the correpsondent color of “Aeolus”, the Egyptian god Thoth, Crawford’s birdlike qualities, the birds of augury, banter, Francis Higgins the sham squire, the great scammers of history, the origin of the “sham squire” epithet, how Higgins took over the Freemen’s

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01:26:27

A Reign of Uncouth Stars (Live w/ Conner Habib)

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/08/30

This is a recording of our live show from the 2023 Bloomsday Festival at the James Joyce Centre in Dublin. We discuss the occult influences on Ulysses with special guest Conner Habib.Support us on Patreon to access episodes early, bonus content, and a video version of our podcast.Conner Habib:https://connerhabib.com/Blooms & Barnacles Social Media:Facebook | Twitter | InstagramSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

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00:01:28

September Live Show Announcement

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/08/23

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming live show as part of the Joycenights Festival at the Joyce Tower and Museum. We will be welcoming special guests Vivien Igoe and Robert Nicholson to talk about their upcoming book, "Tales from the Tower."You can get your tickets here: https://joycetower.ie/events/blooms-barnacles-tales-from-the-tower-live-podcast/

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00:44:10

ERIN, GREEN GEM OF THE SILVER SEA

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/08/16

Inspired by your beauty…effulgent.Topics in this episode include lemon soap, Ned Lambert, Wilson Ruttledge, Hedges Eyre Chatterton, waiting for your rich uncle to die, Dan Dawson and “Our Lovely Land,” Aristotle’s Rhetoric, epideictic speeches, encomia for Helen, what Dan Dawson’s speech has in common with classical rhetorical treatises, making fun of subpar art, masturbatory art, Dan Dawson’s true identity, biscuitfully, misidentifying the Sacred Heart, weathercocks, getting to know J.J. O’Molloy,

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00:07:00

[Teaser] Drawing This Thing w/ Robert Berry

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/08/09

Dermot chats with Ulysses Seen artist Robert Berry about the joys of drawing Ulysses. To listen to the full episode and see a video version (very much recommended for this episode!), visit patreon.com/barnaclecast

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01:16:24

AND IT WAS THE FEAST OF THE PASSOVER

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/08/02

Why is this Bloomsday different from all other Bloomsdays?Topics in this episode include orthography, Dermot’s recollections of working in graphic design, the saving grace of calligraphy, spellingbee conundrums, dayfathers, nightfathers, Old Monks, unions, an obituary surprise, Passover and how it shows up in Ulysses, Rudolph Bloom’s Haggadah, how Charlton Heston traumatized us as children, seders, the oddity of a Catholic seder, embroideration, Bloom’s youthful atheism, the wisdom to be found in

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01:03:21

HOUSE OF KEY(E)S

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/07/19

We finally unlock the secrets of Ulysses!Topics in this episode include Joseph Nannetti Sr. and Jr., the debts of Joe Hynes, Bloom’s passivity, the real Alexander Keyes, his struggle to advertise in print in Dublin, advertising in late Victorian Ireland, an innuendo of Home Rule and the Manx Parliament, heraldic imagery in Bloom’s ad, how our Dubliner friends have been double crossed by economics, the paralyzing economics of colonialism, the Vatican, St. Peter and the keys of heaven, the Urim and

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00:12:33

Ulysses (1967) [TEASER]

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/07/17

Kelly and Dermot discuss Joseph Strick's 1967 film adaptation of Ulysses. To hear the rest of the show, support us on Patreon:patreon.com/barnaclecast

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01:06:26

IN THE HEART OF THE HIBERNIAN METROPOLIS

Blooms & Barnacles ·

2023/07/05

All aboard for the heart of the Hibernian metropolis!Topics in this episode include HEADLINES, trams, Nelson’s Pillar, The GPO, the mythic kingdom of Aeolia, post boxes, Joyce’s portrayal of his uncle John “Red” Murray, excessive piety, reformed atheists, Ruttledge the ghost, Davy Stephens the king’s courier, the creeping threat of native advertising, William Brayden’s neck, lungs and the rhythm of breathing, Mario the Tenor, Martha, croziers, the rivalries of bishops, and who will save the

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