Podcasts about Buck Mulligan

Es gibt so Bücher, da quält man sich. Ob man das muss, gerade als freier, unbezahlter Rezensent, aber auch als schnöder Leser von Büchern, es ist ein ewiger Streit. Ein Streit, in dem Anzahl und Vehemenz bejahender Argumente reziprok mit dem Alter des Argumentierenden korrelieren. Ok, man kann auch formulieren: Je näher man dem Grabe ist, desto weniger ist man geneigt, einen Autor langsam zur Sache kommen zu lassen. Aber das klingt grausam, oberflächlich, und Anne Findeisen setzt gerade zum “OK Boomer” an.Und es ist tatsächlich ungerecht dem Autor gegenüber, einschränkend: sobald man ihm ein Niveau zugesteht oberhalb des seit ein paar Jahren aufgrund irgendeines Marketingkurses so heftig promoteten “Deutschen Krimis mit Lokalkolorit”, ein Genre, in dem arbeitslose Redakteure von regionalen Tageblättern ihr Gehalt aufbessern, indem sie uns weiß machen wollen, dass es in Berlin-Marzahn fast genauso zur Sache ginge wie in Chicago Southside.Gehen wir also von den guten Autoren aus.Ein Autor schreibt auf leerem Blatt eine Story, und je ferner sie von der Lebenswirklichkeit des Lesers entfernt ist, desto größer des Autor-Dilemma: Erklärt er mit Begriffen, die dem Leser nahe sind, die ferne Seltsamkeit seiner Phantasie, oder lässt er es den Leser selbst herausfinden? Ersteres vergrößert die Chance auf die Bahnhofsbuchhandlung und erhöht die Anzahl der Bücher, die der Leser bis zum Grabgang, siehe oben, lesen kann, enorm, aber es ist auch potentiell langweilig, bricht die Magie, nicht zu reden von der künstlerischen Integrität des Auteur.Kann man also Regeln finden, die man anwenden kann, wenn man auf Seite 10 eines Buches noch kein Wort verstanden hat?Statt theoretisch zu salbadern, greifen wir in den Fundus der aktuellen Falschgoldschen Buchliste “in progress”. Der Punkt, dass darunter ein Buch aus Papier ist, so zum Blättern, mit Rascheln und so, macht deutlich, dass wir hier nicht von anekdotenhafter Beweisführung, sondern regelrecht von Empirie reden können, so alt ist der Rezensent, so viele Bücher las er schon. Dem Zuhörer kommen die Tränen.Das papierne Buch ist dunkelgrün, ein Paperback, und öffnet sich automatisch auf Seite 374/375 - Ein Eselsohr! Wenn man genau hinschaut, sieht man, dass der Papierschnitt, also die Außenseite des geschlossenen Buches, von dieser Stelle an bis zur Seite 1014 glatt ist, die Seiten davor uneben. Denn ich habe Ulysses von James Joyce schon so oft angefangen, und bin so oft nur bis zur Hälfte gekommen, dass ich einmal den Traum hatte, dass der Quizmaster unseres monatlichen Kneipenquiz die Frage stellt, welches Buch folgendermaßen beginnt:Erste Seite UlyssesSTATTLICH UND FEIST erschien Buck Mulligan am Treppenaustritt, ein Seifenbecken in Händen, auf dem gekreuzt ein Spiegel und ein Rasiermesser lagen. Ein gelber Schlafrock mit offenem Gürtel bauschte sich leicht hinter ihm in der milden Morgenluft. Er hielt das Becken in die Höhe und intonierte: “Introibo ad altare Dei.”Woraufhin ich meinem Kollegen beruhigend zuzwinkere “Hab ich”. Im Sinne von “die Antwort”, aber auf keinen Fall “verstanden”. Denn jetzt, auf Seite 374 sitzt Leopold Bloom immer noch am 16.6.1904 und frühstückt Leber. Sehr sympathisch, und das mit dem Frühstück ist nur ein educated guess, ein Drittel im Buch, das berühmterweise einen Tag im Leben eines Anzeigenverkäufers in Dublin beschreibt, das muss noch Frühstück sein.Ach, ich lese mal kurz rein..Dreißig Minuten später habe ich noch keine Ahnung, ob es Frühstück, Brunch oder Mittag ist, aber mehr als eine davon, warum ich das Buch immer wieder beginne: Es ist ein Rätsellabyrinth. Zusammengehalten von der Einfachheit der Prämisse: Ein Mann, ein Tag, eine Stadt, und damit unkompliziert reinzukommen, ist es fast unmöglich, wieder rauszufinden: So viele Fragen gestellt in bildlichster Sprache, man sieht sie vor sich, die verrückten Dubliner, immer etwas schmuddlig, nie unter 3,8 im Turm und dennoch gebildet, klug und rätselhaft. Wenn man weiß, dass man etwas nie ganz verstehen wird, befreit das ungemein, und wenn man weiß, dass das Literaturprofessoren so geht, nicht zu reden von Übersetzern und Rezensenten, ist das ein Argument, das Buch immer wieder zu beginnen, ohne das Ziel, es jemals zu beenden.Ein weiteres Beispiel, ein ganz anderes: Am 20.1. diesen Jahres 2020 kam der neue William Gibson raus, “Agency”, und der Vorbestellen-Knopf war schon halb gedrückt, als ich aus den Augenwinkeln das Cover sah, mh.. erinnert an etwas, und auch die “Kunden kauften sonst noch”-Zeile des bösen Onlinebuchhändlers erinnerte an Bekanntes. Genauer an Gibsons 2014er Roman “Peripherie” und daran, dass ich trotz heftigem Fanboyseins das Buch nicht nur nicht zu Ende gelesen habe, nein, dass ich kaum über Seite 30 hinweggekommen war. Was zumindest für diesen Rezensenten, der eine Buchserie von vorn bis hinten lesen muss, ohne Lücken, es unmöglich macht, den neuen Gibson zu lesen, ohne den alten Gibson gelesen zu haben. Anne Findeisen murmelt übrigens gerade wieder “Ok Boomer”, bekanntermaßen kann sie Simon Beckets David-Hunter-Serie Buch 6 lesen und Buch 5 mal eben so locker überspringen. Sie ist ein Monster.Ich bin keines, also holte ich mir “Peripherie” von William Gibson auf den E-Reader und kann berichten, ich bin sechs Jahre älter, nicht weiser. William Gibson ist ein allgemein anerkannter Visionär und Erfinder des allgegenwärtigen Begriffes “Cyberspace”, der, wie sich das gehört für unsere oberflächliche Zeit, mit dem “Cyberspace” in Gibsons Newromancer nichts, aber auch gar nichts gemein hat. Daraus scheint mir Gibson sein Lehren gezogen zu haben und erklärt nun einfach gar nichts mehr. Wir springen aus dem Wohnwagen eines Kriegsveteranen in ein Computerspiel, Fragezeichen, gespielt mit einem faltbaren, Fragezeichen, Handy als Controller und dargestellt auf mehreren, Fragezeichen, Displays, physischen, Fragezeichen. Eine Welt aus Fragezeichen, aber noch hat Gibson drei Bücher minus 30 Seiten, von denen eines noch nicht mal geschrieben ist, Zeit, uns zu erklären, wie wir bald leben werden, und schon jetzt spüre ich, dass er ziemlich weit daneben liegen wird, denn schon lange ist es nicht mehr möglich, ein Buch in der nahen Zukunft anzusiedeln, ohne von dieser bei Veröffentlichung überholt zu werden. Aber William Gibson muss gelesen werden, er ist Kanon, und kein Weg führt an der Tatsache vorbei, dass es aktuell keinen genaueren Beobachter unserer gegenwärtigen Zukunft gibt. Ich ignoriere also zunächst die Fragezeichen und werde mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit in Kürze hier an dieser Stelle berichten können, ob Gibson recht hat, ob Periphery und Agency uns helfen, uns zu verstehen.Sich zu verstehen, ist das Hauptproblem des titelgebenden Haupthelden in einem Buch, welches kaum diametraler sein könnte als die bisher angesprochenen “schwer lesbaren” Werke. “The Death and Life of Schneider Wrack” ist kein Bestseller, es spielt weder an einem Tag noch in naher Zukunft. Es ist ein Roman in einer fremden und seltsamen Welt. Geschrieben wurde er von Nate Crowley, einem Briten, den mein Lieblings-Online-Computerspielmagazin mit Namen “Rock, Paper, Shotgun” letztes Jahr eingestellt hat. Ja, Herr Falschgold liest nicht nur seit 25 Jahren Ulysses, sondern auch Computerspielmagazine. Clearly the most interesting man in the world. Gleich nach Nate Crowley muss er jedoch neidlos anerkennen. Nicht nur hat er, wie Herr Falschgold, eine Vorliebe für eine Nische im Computerspielkosmos, in der sich Games an ein Publikum wenden, das nicht reaktionsschnell das fünfhundertachtzigste x-beliebige Monster zu Brei ballern will, sondern stattdessen, das Kinn in die Hand gestützt, stundenlang virtuellen Figuren zuschaut, wie sie nur geringst von ihrem ihnen zuschauenden Gott beeinflusst ihrem Leben nachgehen. Für fantasielose Träumer von Eigentumswohnung und Minivan sind das die Sims, in dem sich realistische 3d-Instagrammodels in realistischen Mietwohnungen realistisch langweilen, für milde fantasiebegabte das aktuelle Lieblingsgame des Rezensenten namens “Rimworld”, in dem drei zufällige und meist ziemlich gestörte Raumfahrer auf einem Planeten stranden und versuchen, ohne dem Kannibalismus zu verfallen, von diesem wieder wegzukommen, dargestellt in der Draufsicht von liebevoll gezeichneten kleinen Pixelmenschen in einer Welt voller Gefahren. Nate Crowley jedoch machte auf sich aufmerksam durch das, was er aus dem Spielen des Programmes “Dwarf Fortress”, also “Zwergenburg”, machte. Ein Spiel, in dem die Personen nicht in 3d gezeigt werden oder pixelsüß animiert sind, sondern einfach nur verschiedenfarbige Buchstaben auf einem schwarzen Bildschirm, die sich blinkend von A nach B bewegen und deren Tun und Sein in Statistiken und gelegentlichen Beschreibungen aufgezeigt wird. Klingt trocken, aber mit dem fantasievollen Kopf eines Nate Crowley wurde daraus eine 23-Folgen-Fortsetzungsstory über “The Basement of Curiosity”, in dem Nate seine alphanumerischen Zwerge die wildesten, lustigsten Abenteuer bestehen lässt und darüber in solch schillernden Farben berichtete, als ginge es um den neuesten photorealistischen Blockbuster unter den Spielen und nicht um eine Textwüste in Grün auf Schwarz. Dazu hat Nate Crowley einen Twitteraccount, auf dem er Fotos seines Terrarium/Aquarium zeigt, welches statt mit den üblichen Fischen und Fröschen komplett mit Krabben, Langusten und ähnlich vielbeinigem Krustengetier bewohnt wird.Wenn man solcherlei seltsames Hobby mit derlei ausschweifender Phantasie kombiniert, muss ein Roman rauskommen. 2017 war es soweit, und es ist ein Trip. Unser Hauptheld Schneider Wrack war gerade noch Bibliothekar in einer postapokalyptischen Hafenstadt und erwacht auf einmal auf.. einem Schiff? Er weiß es nicht. Er weiß so gut wie gar nichts mehr. Er weiß noch nicht mal, ob er lebt. Er bewegt sich, er sieht und fühlt, aber.. er atmet schon mal nicht. Zumindest muss er es nicht. Um ihn herum sind ein paar hundert Menschen, die einen riesigen Wal mit Äxten und Messern traktieren und das rausgehackte Fleisch in Wagons verladen. Das Ganze passiert auf hoher See, so viel scheint klar, aber das Schiff ist so groß, dass er nicht sieht, wo es beginnt und endet. Auch sagt keiner ein Wort, zunächst noch nicht mal er selbst. Es scheint sich niemand um ihn zu kümmern, also beginnt er, auf dem Schiff zu wandern, und sieht die seltsamsten Dinge. Aufseher mit zugewachsenen Mündern, als Wachtiere begleiten sie Haie auf metallenen Beinen. Die Arbeiter haben alle Verletzungen, die auf einen gewaltsamen Tod hindeuten - und doch bewegen sie sich wie.. Zombies! In einer abgelegenen Halle finden sich in eine Ecke gestapelt so kaputte Exemplare, dass sie nicht mehr zur Arbeit zu gebrauchen sind, aber, Horror, sie bewegen sich noch. Auf Händen, so noch welche dran sind, oder sie schauen verwirrt von links nach rechts, wenn der Kopf noch dran ist, der Rest aber schon ab. Es ist eine Freakshow und nichts für schwache Gemüter. Es ist einem permanent ein bisschen schlecht. Es wimmelt von Worten, die ich nicht kenne und Wikipedia auch nicht, Fischarten vermutet man, halb-lateinisch klingend, aber auch Namen von Orten und Städten, bei denen man ob der Tatsache, dass sie so klingen, als müsste man sie kennen, Google Maps aber nichts findet, noch verwirrter ist als unser Hauptheld Schneider Wrack.Endgültig fertig macht Schneider, einige Seiten im Buch, dass er mit niemandem kommunizieren kann, sich niemand um ihn kümmert. Bis er eine Frau mit einem Loch in der Brust trifft, typische Säbelwunde, die leise vor sich hin jammert. Er tauft sie Moana und spricht leise auf sie ein. Bis sie ihm antwortet..Nate Crowley hat einen der abgefahrensten Romane in einer der abgefahrensten Settings ever geschrieben - und ich habe jetzt schon fünf Bücher von Jasper Fforde gelesen, wir erinnern uns, die Detektivin Thursday Next, die in Büchern lebt. Wir müssen unser Vorstellungsvermögen anpassen, alles ist größer als man denkt, und dann noch ein Stück. Wale so groß wie Fußballfelder werden von Kraken gefressen, so groß wie kleine Ostseeinseln. Wir bereisen den Amazonas und bemerken als Leser spätestens dann, warum Nate Crowley dazu neigt, deutsche Worte einzubauen, man sieht die Inspiration zum Buch in dem fiktiven Werk, welches Schneider Wrack, unser Protagonist, auf einmal im Körper einer Krabbe, fragt nicht, liest, es ist der Bericht einer Amazonasexpedition wie geschrieben von Alexander von Humboldt. Wir können das Buch, obwohl lange nicht explizit geschrieben, nur als Parabel auf eine Ökokatastrophe lesen und werden dazu mit moralischen Dilemmata konfrontiert - wann ist man tot und wann ist man so richtig tot? Und was passiert, wenn dann künstliche Intelligenz ins Spiel kommt. All das ist kaum zu greifen durch bestsellergewohntes eiliges Lesen. Man muss sich Zeit nehmen, man muss das Buch weglegen, schon weil einem manchmal ein bisschen übel ist. Aber man wird es immer wieder aufnehmen, man will mehr wissen von dieser fremden und seltsamen Welt des Schneider Wrack und Nate Crowley.Und das ist am Ende das Kriterium für jedes “schwere Buch”. Will man mehr wissen? Und da ist es egal, ob man mehr wissen will, weil man kaum etwas versteht, wie bei Joyces Ulysses, ob man mehr wissen will, weil man weiß, dass der Autor viel zu sagen hat, wie bei jedem Roman von Will Gibson, oder weil man einfach wissen will, ob sich Moana und Schneider, zu Beginn des Romans Zombies und zur Hälfte der eine eine Krabbe und die Andere ein Kampfroboter, am Ende doch bekommen und warum die Welt des Nate Crowley so abgefuckt ist, wie sie ist.Ja, Bücher sind manchmal schwer, inhaltlich, sprachlich, emotional, aber wir haben ein Leben Zeit, oder um es mit James Joyce zu sagen: “„Der längste Umweg ist der kürzeste nach Hause.“ - und hätte ich den Ulysses zu Ende gelesen, hätte ich vielleicht ein wirklich passendes Zitat gefunden. This is a public episode. 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The Daily Quiz - Art and Literature Today's Questions: Question 1: Which book contains the character 'Eugene Henderson'? Question 2: Which piece of written work starts with the line ''Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents''? Question 3: What playwright wrote "A Streetcar Named Desire"? Question 4: Which artist painted "The Triumph of Galatea" Question 5: Which author wrote 'Krakatit'? Question 6: Which piece of written work starts with the line 'Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.'? Question 7: Which author wrote 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'? Question 8: Which author wrote 'The Swineherd'? This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

…Gravy? Topics in this episode include the grande finale of Stephen's Hamlet theory, he finally proves by algebra that Shakespeare is the ghost of his own father, dio boia, James Joyce's reaction to Karl Bleibtreu's Shakespeare conspiracy theories, Dana, Fred Ryan, the poetry and theatrical stylings of Buck Mulligan, Oliver St. John Gogarty's play Blight, and the origin story of Medical Dick and Medical Davy. Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast. On the Blog: Poetry in Ulysses: Medical Dick and Medical Davy Blooms & Barnacles Social Media: Facebook | BlueSky | Instagram Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

In which, Stephen proves through algebra that Hamlet's grandson is Shakespeare's grandfather.Topics in this episode include Puritanism, whether or not Anne Hathaway became a religious fanatic late in life, Shakespeare's daughter Susanna and her Puritan husband, the squandering of Shakespeare's estate after his death, “Venus and Adonis,” the mystical estate of paternity, Hamlet and paternity, the Sabellian heresy, the authorship question, possible Shakespeare ghost writers, Buck Mulligan's roasts, and James Joyce proves through algebra that he is his own father, just like Jesus and Shakespeare.Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast. Blooms & Barnacles Social Media:Facebook | BlueSky | InstagramSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

“—Do you think it is only a paradox? the quaker librarian was asking. The mocker is never taken seriously when he is most serious.”Topics in this episode include Oscar Wilde's “The Portrait of Mr. W.H.,” Shakespeare's sonnets, the identity of the Fair Youth, the dedication on the folio of Shakespeare's sonnets, the identity of Mr. W.H., Willie Hughes, homoeroticism in Sonnet 20, camp, the meaning of “ephebe,” Wilde's connection of same-sex relationships in ancient Greece and the work of Shakespeare, gay coding in “Scylla and Charybdis,” the chilling effect of Oscar Wilde's trial, Oscar Wilde as a model for Buck Mulligan, Lyster and Eglinton as foils for Mulligan, homophobia in “Scylla and Charybdis,” and Joyce's thoughts on Oscar Wilde and homosexuality.Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast.On the Blog:An Intimate Portrait of Mr. W. H.Blooms & Barnacles Social Media:Facebook | BlueSky | InstagramSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

You will serve that which you laugh at.Topics in this episode include how to pronounce “Szombathely,” Buck Mulligan's incredible entrance into “Scylla and Charybdis,” Nicolas Cage, the heresies of Photius and Sebellius, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, why the other men must be relieved to see Buck Mulligan, whether we agree with Joyce's claim that Mulligan wears on the reader throughout the course of Ulysses, Buck Mulligan playing the role of a Shakespearean fool in Ulysses, Will Kempe, why Mulligan's tomfoolery must be directed at Stephen, why Mulligan's clowning is ultimately hollow, Buck Mulligan as God's messenger, why Stephen doesn't accomplish anything on Bloomsday, Mulligan's shifting identity, and joking for joking's sake.Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast.On the Blog:Puck Mulligan: A Joycean-Shakespearean FoolBlooms & Barnacles Social Media:Facebook | BlueSky | InstagramSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

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În cadrul book clubului "paralel" (pentru nerds), eu cu câțiva membri din comunitate am început a citi una din cele mai influente (și dificile) cărți din literatura secolului XX. Ulise a fost publicat în 1920, fiind scris în decurs de 7 ani și depictând o singură zi în Dublin (în foarte multe detalii). În primele 3 capitole sunt introduși Stephen Daedalus - unul din protagoniști, un tânăr de 22 de ani erudit și straniu, carismaticul "nietzschean" Buck Mulligan și "naivul englez din Oxford" Mr. Haines. Lucrul cu care e cel mai dificil să te obișnuiești e stilul narării - sunt multe pasaje în care suntem în conștiința lui Daedalus, de aici și proza e haotică, cu paranteze și subparanteze, cuvinte aparent aruncate aleatoriu (dar care, uitându-te la adnotări, au sens) și multe referințe la mitologii, istoria religiei, foclor irlandez, literatură (Shakespeare, Homer), filosofie (Aristotel, Nietzsche), jargoane locale ș.a. Dacă vrei să mențin regularitatea acestor întâlniri, susține-mă pe Patreon: www.patreon.com/meditatii ▶DISCORD: – Comunitatea amatorilor de filosofie și literatură: discord.gg/meditatii ▶DIALOGURI FILOSOFICE: – Română: soundcloud.com/meditatii/sets/dialoguri-pe-discord – Engleză: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL…NYNkbJjNJeXrNHSaV ▶PODCAST INFO: – Website: podcastmeditatii.com – Newsletter: podcastmeditatii.com/aboneaza – YouTube: youtube.com/c/meditatii – Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/medi…ii/id1434369028 – Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1tBwmTZQHKaoXkDQjOWihm – RSS: feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundclo…613/sounds.rss ▶SUSȚINE-MĂ: – Patreon: www.patreon.com/meditatii – PayPal: paypal.me/meditatii ▶TWITCH: – LIVE: www.twitch.tv/meditatii – Rezumate: www.youtube.com/channel/UCK204s-jdiStZ5FoUm63Nig ▶SOCIAL MEDIA: – Instagram: www.instagram.com/meditatii.podcast – Facebook: www.facebook.com/meditatii.podcast – Goodreads: goodreads.com/avasilachi – Telegram (jurnal): t.me/andreivasilachi – Telegram (chat): t.me/podcastmeditatii ▶EMAIL: andrei@podcastmeditatii.com

Joyce Carol Oates is the Rogers S. Berlind '52 Professor Emerita in the Humanities at Princeton University with the Program in Creative Writing. She is among the most widely-recognized and respected writers of our time, and has written in a wide variety of media and genres, from poetry and fiction in the former category to horror and Gothic in the latter. Her work has also been adapted into various other media, from plays to film. Joyce is the recipient of two O. Henry Awards and the National Book Award, among many others. In this conversation, Robinson and Joyce talk about various dimensions of fiction and poetry. Their discussion largely centers on technique and form, and touches on the work of James Joyce, Stephen Crane, Vladimir Nabokov, and Edgar Allan Poe, in addition to Joyce's own novels and short stories. Errata: In the section marked “Edgar Allan Poe and James Joyce”, Joyce says “Blazes Boylan” when she intends to refer to Buck Mulligan. Joyce's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoyceCarolOates Joyce's Substack: https://joycecaroloates.substack.com OUTLINE 00:00 In This Episode… 00:55 Introduction 05:39 On Stephen Crane and The Bitter Heart 31:22 Literature as a Distillation of Life 42:53 Repetition and other Techniques 53:07 Edgar Allan Poe and James Joyce 01:08:14 Stephen Crane's Many Red Devils Robinson's Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

Bloomsday as we know it owes its existence to Brian O'Nolan, otherwise Myles na gCopaleen, otherwise Flann O'Brien. In 1954, he was the catalyst for gathering together a number of Dublin McDaidsian types who embarked on an epic journey of their own in honour of Leopold Bloom, Buck Mulligan and the cast of Ulysses. They didn't make it too far.

We have to abandon Fitzgerald because time is short, so mainly on to Modern Love, with some context, then Hopkins's "Binsey Poplars," Swinburne (and Buck Mulligan quoting The Triumph of Time in Ulysses), and an intro to "The Garden of Proserpine," via Spenser's "Garden of Adonis" in The Faerie Queene (which I discussed a little while ago here), and Milton's account of how Eden is even greater than the fair field of Enna where Persephone gathering flowers by gloomy Dis was gathered. 

I'll tickle his catastrophe, believe you me!Topics include Ulysses tarot cards, incubism, the system of correspondences found in Ulysses, Martin Cunningham, Mr Power, Simon Dedalus, armstraps, caring for corpses, women's role in caring for the dead, hats as identities, economic incubism, Bloom's outsider status, Irish funeral customs, embalming, why Dignam's widow doesn't attend his funeral, keening, Rudy, 9 Newbridge Avenue, circulation and the heart, Dublin through a corpse-eye-view, funerals traveling through the center of town, Six Feet Under, an anonymous Englishman, kippers, Bloom as a defier of custom, fidus Achates, hat etiquette, Strumpet City, a wild Stephen appears, Latin Quarter hat, Richie Goulding, Bright's disease, Simon Dedalus' way with words, Ignatius Gallaher, “A Little Cloud,” the incubus of alcohol, Simon's hatred of Buck Mulligan, Elizabethan insults, and the Joyce family's connection to Clery's.Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe!On the Blog:IncubismSocial MediaFacebook | TwitterSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce's Ulysses, 7H10H goes into the diabolical, blasphemous, and heretical elements of one of the funniest frenemies in English lit: stately, plump Buck Mulligan, the carousing, poetical medical student based on the historical figure of Oliver St. John Gogarty, Joyce's one-time roommate and rival.RTÉ's amazing podcast version of Ulysses from the 1982 production recorded by Marcus Mac Donald, directed by William Styles, and performed by the RTÉ Players. (RTÉ is the public broadcasting company of Ireland.)The companion “Reading Ulysses” podcast hosted by Gerry O'Flaherty and Fritz Senn from 2004. Gifford Annotations, Corrected. From the James Joyce Online NotesPatrick Hastings, Ulysses Guide

"Buck Mulligan frowned at the lather on his razonblade ... O, an impossible person! he exclaimed." This is a reading of about five pages from the start of James Joyce's novel. There are a few words that are new to me: "scutter" - "Epi oinopa ponton" - "Thalatta" - "hyperborean" - "breeks" - "Dottyville" - "oxy" - "jalap" - "Ades of Magdalen" - "motes of grasshalms" - "omphalos" - "Lalouette" Recorded on 4th June - #AudioMo Day 4 - in Lagos, Portugal

Five Irish writers each take a passage from James Joyce's Ulysses and, through a close reading, explore its meaning and significance within the wider work, as well as what it means to them. February 2022 marks the centenary of the novel's publication. Reading Ulysses is a famously challenging experience for most readers, so can our Essayists help? In the first essay of the series, award-winning Irish writer Anne Enright explores the first couple of pages of Joyce's epic. She examines the characters of Buck Mulligan and Stephen Dedalus - the two men we first meet at the top of a tower overlooking Dublin Bay. She tells us from where Joyce drew his inspiration in creating his protagonists and she reveals a little about how she first discovered the famous tome. Part of Radio 3 and Radio 4's season of programme marking the Modernist movement. Presenter: Anne Enright Producer: Camellia Sinclair

Bloomcast │Episode 1│Telemachus, Nestor, and Proteus Welcome to Bloomcast, a ten-part plunge into James Joyce's Ulysses presented by Adam Biles, Alice McCrum, and Lex Paulson, live from Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris. Join them as they muddle through this radical, sublime, and often misunderstood novel first published one hundred years ago, in 1922. Voilà! Here is episode one, in which they discuss: the reasons to read Ulysses (and how not to); Joyce's ambitions, gifts, and wiles; the historical, cultural, and biographical context of the novel; the women that brought his epic to life; as well as the first three episodes of the novel,, featuring Stephen Dedalus, Buck Mulligan, William Shakespeare, Leo Taxil, and the most famous nose-picking in Western literature. Please share your thoughts on the book and anything you'd like to hear us discuss: ulysses@shakespeareandcompany.com A student of environmental policy at Sciences Po-Paris, Alice McCrum runs programming at the American Library in Paris. In between fits of Joycean nerdery, Dr. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the School of Collective Intelligence at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in Morocco. An adopted Parisian, he teaches at Sciences Po-Paris and writes on the past and future of democracy. Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company, Paris. He is the author of the novel Feeding Time, available in French as Défense de nourrir les vieux.*SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR EARLY EPISODES AND BONUS FEATURESAll episodes of our Ulysses podcast are free and available to everyone. However, if you want to be the first to hear the recordings, by subscribing, you can now get early access to recordings of complete sections.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/shakespeare-and-company/id6442697026Subscribe on Spotify here: https://anchor.fm/sandcoSubscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoIn addition a subscription gets you access to regular bonus episodes of our author interview podcast. All money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit.*Discover more about Shakespeare and Company here: https://shakespeareandcompany.comBuy the Penguin Classics official partner edition of Ulysses here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/d/9780241552636/ulyssesFind out more about Hay Festival here: https://www.hayfestival.com/homeAdam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Find out more about him here: https://www.adambiles.netBuy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeDr. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the School of Collective Intelligence at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in Morocco.Hear more from Alex Freiman here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1Follow Alex Freiman on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alex.guitarfreiman/Hear more of Flora Hibberd here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EFG7rqfVfdyaXiRZbRkpSHear more from Adrien Chicot here: https://bbact.lnk.to/utco90/Follow Adrien Chicot on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/adrienchicot/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Drugs? Absolutely. Buck Mulligan is the author Adventures on Drugs: A Sober Irishman, Six Countries, Six Drugs. In the book, Buck discusses his adventures taking various drugs and what he learned from each experience. Also, Ryan and Buck connect over MMA. If you interested in getting his book, make sure to https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Drugs-Sober-Irishman-Countries/dp/1736251015/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=adventures+on+drugs&qid=1618631184&sr=8-1 (check it out on Amazon)! don't buy the hardcover. "it's not worth it" - Buck Mulligan

Colombia, Amsterdam, Stonehenge, Magic Mushrooms and more dubious stuff with Irishman Buck Mulligan. Buck is also a teetotaler, which in the whole scheme of things seems rather eccentric  or perplexing, but that is just my candid opinion. Author of the book "Adventures on Drugs" which tells the story of visiting 6 countries to take the 6 drugs that they are associated with seems a little embarrassing for those nations in question, maybe. However, after listening to Buck, any hint of embarrassment disappeared pretty quickly.  There is reason and some logic to these escapades, even the part about attending Solstice at Stonehenge. With regards to the prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England , it's  actually a "thing to do." Suffice to say, I must have led a rather sheltered life growing  up there, because I have never heard of it.Regardless, listen to the stories surrounding his travels to places for reasons every else  does not.Buck does have a "BUCKet List" also, which includes Iran, Thailand, and others.Keep up the good work and enjoy the experiences.  Reach out to Buck here:thatbuckmulligan@gmail.com 

Buck Mulligan was a teetotaler who had never had a sip of alcohol.  Then after a particularly rough breakup he decided to go on an adventure around the world so that he could experiment with drugs that he had never used before.  Buck and Vance Crowe talk about using drugs, the dangers of addiction and the claims people make about the healing power of drugs.The Merch Store: https://teespring.com/stores/thevancecrowepodcast To buy Buck Mulligan's book: Adventures on Drugs: https://amzn.to/37IY6xjSubscribe to the podcast for email notifications on new episodes, invites to events and other exclusive content — http://eepurl.com/gSTfk5About the Vance Crowe Podcast — Vance Crowe interviews people with an expertise that you would want to know about, but might not think to ask. He prompts his guests to think about their work in novel ways, discusses how it applies to regular people and has fun sharing stories and experiences.Want to support the podcast?  https://ratethispodcast.com/vcpJoin the Articulate Ventures Network | https://network.articulate.ventures/ —We are a patchwork of thinkers that want to articulate ideas in a forum where they can be respectfully challenged, improved and celebrated so that we can explore complex subjects, learn from those we disagree with and achieve our personal & professional goals.Contact Vance for a Talk | https://www.vancecrowe.com/ —Vance delivers speeches that reveal important aspects of human communication.  Audiences are entertained, engaged, and leave feeling empowered to change something about the way they are communicating.  Vance tells stories about his own experiences, discusses theories in ways that make them relatable and highlights interesting people, books, and media that the audience can learn even more from. Join the #ATCF Book Club | https://articulate.ventures/category/atcf-book-club

It’s Halmstead Havresack number four as Swampy packs his bags and heads for our imaginary Stonertopia. Emails from Hammy, Hop Head and Buck Mulligan. Cannabis kindly supplied by Rustledust. 

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The end is nigh.Kelly and Dermot discuss in the depth the drowning motif of “Proteus”. Other topics include The Tempest and Ariel’s Song, the wily nature of the sea, Stephen’s estrangement from his father Simon, the role of alcohol in the lives of Ulysses characters, quitting alcohol, rising corpses, sea change, porpoises, the ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth, spongy titbits, Stephen’s connection to a corpse, looking for a way out of a suffocating home life, why Buck Mulligan is a terrible friend, Stephen’s fear of failure and of becoming his father, Stephen’s guilt at abandoning his sisters, the mentality of a bucket of crabs, and why Dermot thinks the Dedalus family would have been great on The Jerry Springer Show.On the Blog:Decoding Dedalus: Full Fathom FiveSocial Media:Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

“Toda vida consiste en muchos días, día tras día, caminamos a través de nosotros mismos encontrando ladrones, fantasmas, gigantes, viejos, jóvenes, esposas, viudas….”. Fragmento de 'Ulises', de James Joyce. Nacido en 1.882 en un suburbio de Dublín, James Joyce creció en la pobreza desde que su padre perdió su trabajo como recaudador de impuestos. En la Universidad de esta ciudad estudió inglés, francés e italiano; luego se trasladó a París con la intención de estudiar medicina. Regresó a Dublín al morir su madre, y malvivió como reseñista y maestro. En 1.904 se fugó a Zurich con Nora Barnacle. Más tarde obtendría un puesto de maestro en Triestre. Su libro de relatos “Dublineses”, se publicó en 1.914, y en 1.916 la novela “Retrato del artista adolescente”.”Ulises” salió a la luz en 1.922. Cuando la revista estadounidense “The little Review”publicó fragmentos de la novela, fue demandada por obscenidad. En 1.920 Joyce se trasladó a París, donde vivió veinte años. Allí escribió su obra maestra final, “Finnegans Wake”. En 1.940, huyendo de la invasión nazi, regresó a Zurich, donde falleció en 1.941. La acción de “Ulises” tiene lugar en Dublín y sus alrededores el 16 de Junio de 1.904, y son tres los principales personajes: Stephen Dedalus, de 22 años, maestro y aspirante a escritor; Leopold Bloom, agente de publicidad, medio judío húngaro y medio irlandés, de 38 años; y su esposa Molly, una cantante de 34 años de la que Leopold sospecha, acertadamente, que le es infiel con un vividor conocido como Blazes Boylan. La novela presenta otros muchos personajes, y de la vida interior de Stephen, Bloom y Molly surge un Dublín caleidoscópico, condensado en un cuarto de millón de palabras de inventiva microscópicamente detallada. Al desnudar la multiplicidad de pensamientos, emociones y acciones, incluidas las fisiológicas, de los tres personajes a lo largo de un día y su noche, “Ulises” hace público lo privado a una escala nunca vista antes en la narrativa. Además de las calles de Dublín los escenarios principales de la obra son una torre defensiva habitable, un colegio, una playa, una casa, una carnicería, un cementerio, la redacción de un periódico, una biblioteca, una funeraria, una sala de conciertos, una taberna, un hospital, un burdel y el llamado Refugio del Cochero. Los primeros capítulos tienden un puente con la novela previa, autobiográfica, “Retrato del artista adolescente”, que narra como Stephen Dedalus adquiere la confianza necesaria para liberar su talento de las presiones conformistas de la Iglesia católica, de su formación y de su país. En “Ulises”, Stephen reaparece por la mañana enfrascado en un duelo verbal con su cínico amigo Buck Mulligan en la torre donde viven, en Sandycove. Recuerda a su madre en su lecho de muerte y, sintiéndose culpable, reflexiona sobre su rechazo a rezar por ella, basado en sus principios ateos. Luego imparte una lección de historia y camina por la playa. La narración retrocede a las ocho de la mañana y adopta por completo el estilo del flujo de conciencia mientras el lector sigue a Leopold Bloom planeando el desayuno en casa, comprándolo en la carnicería, preparándolo y subiéndolo en una bandeja a Molly. Joice utiliza el monologo interior en grados diversos para relatar las experiencias de Stephen, Boom y Molly; pero para hacer avanzar la acción, entrelaza hábilmente el monólogo interior y la narración en tercera persona. Leopold Bloom es uno de los personajes más conseguidos de la literatura. Es un hombre corriente con los apetitos normales, inteligente pero lejos de ser un intelectual. Tiene un carácter afable, muestra gusto por la comodidad y procura evitar la confrontación. En su presentación, la sencilla relación que mantiene con sus funciones corporales y con algunas personas de su entorno lo distinguen claramente del cerebral y susceptible Stephen. El último episodio de “Ulises” es una obra maestra del monólogo interior. Revela los pensamientos más íntimos de Molly por la noche, tumbada en la cama al borde del sueño. Hasta ese momento, hemos visto a Molly a través de los ojos de su celoso marido, Leopold Bloom. El cambio de punto de vista, o sea de masculino a femenino, que aquí se produce es uno de las más brillantes de la literatura moderna. Tras haber descrito la cultura patriarcal de la ciudad, en la que las mujeres tienen un papel clave como esposas, madres y prostitutas, fuentes de sustento emocional y de satisfacción física, sin que su voz sea escuchada, Joyce restaura el equilibrio dando a Molly una voz propia. Permitir que su protagonista femenina tenga la última palabra es un testimonio de la imaginación omnímoda de Joyce. Con todo algunas críticas feministas ven a Molly, en su pasividad, como una criatura hecha de malas interpretaciones masculinas. Mientras Molly yace en la cama, el monólogo interior puede alcanzar su forma más pura, sin interrupciones narrativas. La puntuación desaparece. Los recuerdos se empujan entre sí. El lenguaje franco, con vulgares coloquialismos, cede el paso a un recuerdo de juventud en Gibraltar y del cortejo posterior por parte de Bloom, expresado en el estilo de la narración romántica. Este estilo no es un mero recurso literario: forma parte del lenguaje interior de la sensibilidad romántica, si bien carnal, de Molly. La experimentación lingüística no es el único recurso literario que apuntala esta obra multidimensional. El título, “Ulises”, es la pista de una elaborada subestructura simbólica. Ulises es el nombre latino de Odiseo, el rey griego de Ítaca protagonista de la “Odisea” de Homero, que pasó los diez años posteriores a la guerra de Troya como aventurero errante antes de regresar a su hogar. Joyce identifica a Leopold Bloom con Odiseo y a Stephen con su hijo, Telémaco, que en los cuatro primeros libros de la Odisea busca en vano a su padre perdido; y asocia a Molly con Penélope, esposa de Odiseo, quién cree que su marido aún vive y que regresará. Cada uno de los dieciocho episodios o capítulos de la novela se corresponde con una aventura de la epopeya homérica. Los tres primeros se centran en Stephen y siguen una estructura que recuerda a la de la “Odisea”. En el tercer episodio, Stephen cuestiona la institución de la paternidad mientras piensa en una discusión en una biblioteca. El pasaje traduce los aprietos de Telémaco como hijo sin padre en un debate abstracto sobre la noción moderna de la relación padre-hijo. En el episodio doce, el Cíclope de la “Odisea” toma la forma de un patriota agresivamente xenófobo que discute a gritos con Bloom. El estrecho chovinismo de este ciudadano es un reflejo de la limitada vista del Cíclope. Más tarde, el narrador sin nombre hace referencia a un deshollinador que casi le metió la herramienta en un ojo, lo que trae a la memoria el ataque de Odiseo al Cíclope. El valor temático del paralelismo homérico es más fuerte en los roles míticos adjudicados a Stephen y a Bloom. Stephen busca de forma inconsciente el apoyo de una figura paterna para poder convertirse él mismo en padre, tanto literal como artísticamente. Los pasajes sobre la Santísima Trinidad, que contiene la más compleja de todas las relaciones paterno-filiales, y sobre el Hamlet de Shakespeare, desgarrado por los pensamientos de venganza contra el asesino de su padre, que ahora es su propio padrastro, suman capas de significado a la búsqueda de Stephen. Recíprocamente, Bloom (cuyo hijo Rudy murió once años atrás) tiene la profunda necesidad psicológica de un hijo. Esto añade patetismo a la dinámica Odiseo-Telémaco. Bloom y Stephen se encuentran por casualidad en el hospital de maternidad de la calle Holles; la asociación del lugar con el nacimiento y la paternidad no es accidental. A su debido tiempo, Bloom salva a Stephen de ser arrestado tras una reyerta en el barrio rojo. Cuando, más tarde esa misma noche, se sientan a beber cacao en la cocina de Bloom, Stephen vislumbra el pasado en Bloom, mientras que este ve el futuro en Stephen. De acuerdo con la sutileza narrativa propia de Joyce, este reconocimiento mutuo es una insinuación fugaz, más que un clímax evidente. Además de proporcionar un juego de correspondencias simbólicas, el marco homérico permitió a Joyce insinuar que Bloom, el hombre corriente, podía tener una dimensión heroica. Se trata de un heroísmo, o antiheroísmo, de lo cotidiano, que se demuestra principalmente en el interior de la mente, palestra de los miedos y anhelos del individuo. Es aquí donde uno combate los celos, la ira, la vergüenza y la culpa, y donde abriga la esperanza y el amor que dan a la vida su significado. Tras el punto final de la novela, James Joyce dejó un recordatorio de su propio viaje odiseico como autor: “Triestre-Zúrich-París, 1.914-1.921”. Pese a su talante cosmopolita, el autor sentía el tirón del exilio. Pero vivir en el extranjero le permitió recrear Dublín, en toda su vulgaridad y vitalidad, como el hogar de su imaginación. En 1.904, año en que se sitúa la obra, los sentimientos políticos estaban exaltados tras el fracaso de la Home Rule, un intento de dotar de autogobierno a Irlanda. En 1.922, el año en que se publicó “Ulises”, y tras una sangrienta guerra civil, se formó el Estado Libre Irlandés. Como reflejo de esta realidad política, los personajes del Dublín ficticio de Joyce están llenos de inquietud en su relación con las instituciones y movimientos: el Imperio británico, la Iglesia católica, el nacionalismo irlandés y el renacimiento céltico. Así, a la vez que “Ulises” presenta los detalles de la experiencia individual con una franqueza sin precedentes, también traza un resuelto retrato del agitado microcosmos de la sociedad irlandesa. Sin embargo, todos los temas de la novela están subordinados a la viva riqueza de su mundo ficticio. La verdadera fuerza de la obra procede de la vida vertida en ella, más aún que de sus elaborados artificios literarios. En el corazón de “Ulises” están las vidas y los amores de los dublineses, plasmados con una verosimilitud asombrosa. Los muchos recursos que Joyce se atrevió a poner en juego en esta obra constituyeron un revulsivo para la novela burguesa convencional. Sus atrevimientos fueron tantos que la censura existentes en los países anglosajones la emprendió con “Ulises”; el sentido puritano de la moral protestante consideró obscenas muchas de las referencias sensuales que llenan la novela. A la moral imperante le molestaron no ya sólo las escenas sexuales, que no son pocas, sino todo aquello que sonase a sensorial. Y, en “Ulises”, todo suena; toda palabra tiene en ella una sensorialidad muy acusada: tanto, que su lectura puede llegar a saturar los sentidos y, en determinadas escenas, a enardecerlos o desagradarlos. Pero, desde luego, como no puede quedar el lector es indiferente: había nacido una nueva forma de novelar.

Kelly helps Dermot remember why he drew James Joyce wearing red, killer heels. Topics include subtle Homeric correspondences, Dermot’s allegiance to Mr. Kipling’s cakes, Stéphane Mallarmé’s ‘L'après-midi d'un faune’ (The afternoon of a faun), more ire directed at that mocker Buck Mulligan, Stephen’s tiny feet, Stephen’s erstwhile friendship with Cranly, Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, John Francis Byrne, Cranly’s feelings for Stephen, Wilde’s love that dare not speak its name, themes of masculinity and male friendships, Senator David Norris on gay themes in Ulysses and Dedalus/Mulligan slash fiction.On the Blog:Decoding Dedalus: A Dedalus Never Pays His DebtsThe Love That Dare Not Speak Its NameSocial Media:Facebook|TwitterSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts| Google Play Music| Stitcher

Quizmasters Lee and Marc are joined by Seth to ask, suss and answer a general knowledge quiz with topics including U.S. History, Geography, Famous Books and Authors, Secret Identities, German Language, Classic Television, Cereal Mascots, Football, Classic Films, Birds, Musical Instruments, World War II, Song Copycats and more! Introduction U.S. HISTORY - What was Malcolm X’s last name? Round One GEOGRAPHY - Sometimes referred to as “The Heart of America”, which city’s name is believed to come from an Ojibwa word for a type of wild onion or skunk? FAMOUS BOOKS - “Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed” is the opening line of what novel? SECRET IDENTITIES - What superhero, first appearing in 1980, is also known as Princess Koriand’r? GERMAN LANGUAGE - What movie character’s mononymous name translates “terror” or “fright” in German? CLASSIC TELEVISION - Which Mississippi born author had two works, A Fable (in 1954), and his last novel, The Reivers (in 1962), win the Pulitzer Prizes for fiction? FAMOUS AUTHORS - Which Mississippi born author had two works, A Fable (in 1954), and his last novel, The Reivers (in 1962), win the Pulitzer Prizes for fiction? Round Two CEREAL MASCOTS - Bob, Quello and Wendell were three animated bakers that were the mascots for what cereal? FOOTBALL - Terry Bradshaw was a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970’s; how many Super Bowl rings does he have? MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS - What song by Willie Nelson debuted on the soundtrack of the 1980 film Honeysuckle Rose, which starred the singer-songwriter? MEASUREMENTS - The Modified Mercalli Scale (also known as the M.M. Scale) of 1931 is used to measure what? PRIVATE JET OWNERSHIP - In 2017, the United States led the world in private jet ownership; who was second? BIRDS - Which family of birds, which includes the Allen’s, Anna’s and Costa’s species, uses its tongue as an elastic micropump to feed? Rate My Question MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - The Jackyl song "The Lumberjack" features a solo from a rather unorthodox musical instrument. What is that instrument? - submitted by Aaron Dyer Final Questions WORLD WAR II - In World War II, Germany had an exclave that was called what? CLASSIC FILMS - After a settlement acknowledged a likeness to “Standing in the Shadows of Love” by the Four Tops, Motown songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland are credited as co-writers on a 1990 hit for which song by Aerosmith? SONG COPYCATS - After a settlement acknowledged a likeness to “Standing in the Shadows of Love” by the Four Tops, Motown songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland are credited as co-writers on a 1990 hit for which song by Aerosmith? Upcoming LIVE Know Nonsense Trivia Challenges September 24th, 2020 - Know Nonsense Trivia Challenge - Live on Twitch 8pm - 10pm EDT You can find out more information about that and all of our live events online at KnowNonsenseTrivia.com All of the Know Nonsense events are free to play and you can win prizes after every round. Thank you Thanks to our supporters on Patreon. Thank you, Quizdaddies – Dylan, Tommy (The Electric Mud) and Tim (Pat's Garden Service) Thank you, Team Captains – Shaun, Lydia, Gil, David, Rachael, Aaron, Kristen & Fletcher Thank you, Proverbial Lightkeepers – Lisa, Alex, Jenny, Logan, Spencer, Kaitlynn, Manu, Mo, Matthew, Luc, Hank, Justin, Cooper, Elyse, Sarah, Karly, Kristopher, Josh, Lucas and Max Thank you, Rumplesnailtskins – Kevin and Sara, Tiffany, Allison, Paige, We Do Stuff, Mike S. ,Kenya, Jeff, Eric, Steven, Efren, Mike J., Mike C. If you'd like to support the podcast and gain access to bonus content, please visit http://theknowno.com and click "Support." Special Guest: Seth.

Kelly and Dermot discuss one of the most metal passages in all of Ulysses! You can find it at the end of “Proteus” beginning with “A side eye at my Hamlet hat.” Topics include Hamlet (so much Hamlet), Stephen’s creative spark, more resent for Buck Mulligan, more grief for Stephen’s mother, the shifting protean nature of language and tides, various Biblical allusions, Stephen’s poem, Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Hellas, Dermot’s grudge against Galileo, the philology of colors, did the sea really look like wine in ancient Greece?, the Annunciation and Mary’s connection to the sea, the requiem Mass death, vampires, ghouls, anti-semitism and homophobia in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Joyce’s (possible) dig at Douglas Hyde’s Love Songs of Connacht, the music of the spheres and how libraries used to work.Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe!On the Blog:Decoding Dedalus: Pale VampireSocial Media:Facebook|TwitterSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts| Google Play Music| Stitcher

This episode I am joined by Eamonn Hennessy, owner of Buck Mulligan's, a Specialty Irish Whiskey Bar and Bookshop in the heart of Northcote. Buck Mulligan's is a lovely space with a cosy snug as well as a leafy courtyard. There are books for sale as well as some available for borrowing or reading whilst enjoying a drink. Eamonn joined me to share three of his favourite whiskeys and talk about his love of books and of whiskey! The pairings: The Irish Whiskey - The Hyde 6 year old single grain aged in bourbon casks. The Lord Of The Rings by JRR Tolkien This epic fantasy tells of a great and perilous quest undertaken to fight evil and to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord himself, and destroy the Ring of Power by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. This is a fabulously complex and yet utterly simple story. It is sweeping in scope and world-building, a whole language was created for this world too - Elvish - and whilst there is a darkness within this story there are so many sweet moments to cherish. It is one of the most satisfying books I have ever read. Also The Fire Starters by Jan Carson The Australian Whiskey - Bakery Hill Double Wood Eamonn chose a Victorian author to pair with this Victorian whiskey ... Barley Patch by Gerald Murnane The book begins with the question, 'Must I write?' What follows is both a chronicle of the images that have endured in the author's mind, and an exploration of their nature. The clarity of the images is extraordinary, as is their range, from Mandrake the Magician to the bachelor uncle kicked in the 'stones' as a child, from the country cousin's doll's house to the mysterious woman who lets her hair down, from the soldier beetle who winks messages from God to the racehorses that run forever in the author's mind, beyond the grasslands, to the place where the characters of fiction dwell before they come into existence in books. The Scottish Whiskey - Laphroaig Quarter Cask The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern The circus arrives without warning, It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. A fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. So of course they soon tumble headfirst into love. This book is not as dark and gritty as you might expect with this whiskey but it is beautifully descriptive and is a story which lives in the night and the dark and speaks to the chocolate, the cinnamon, to the sweet, mouth-coating and spice flavours and is definitely a story which lingers. Also The Fireman by Joe Hill Eamonn recommends the Inspector Rebus series by Ian Rankin

Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe!On the Blog:Decoding Dedalus: PretendersDogsbodySocial Media:Facebook|TwitterSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:iTunes| Google Play Music| StitcherFurther Reading:Atura, A. & Dionne, L. Proteus - Modernism Lab. Retrieved from https://modernism.coursepress.yale.edu/proteus/Delaney, F. (2012, Dec 18). Episode 132: Barking at Boccaccio. Re:Joyce. [Audio podcast].Gifford, D., & Seidman, R. J. (1988). Ulysses annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses. Berkeley: University of California Press.Gilbert, S. (1955). James Joyce’s Ulysses: a study. New York: Vintage Books.Joyce, P.W. (1910). A Concise History of Ireland. Retrieved from https://www.libraryireland.com/JoyceHistory/Contents.phpSchama, S. (2011, Feb. 17). Invasions of Ireland from 1170 - 1320. The BBC. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/ireland_invasion_01.shtml#topStolze, D. (2017, Jun. 8). Cold case chronicles: The unsolved mystery of the princes in the tower. Forensic Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.forensicmag.com/article/2017/06/cold-case-chronicles-unsolved-mystery-princes-towerWebb, A. (1878). A Compendium of Irish Biography. Retrieved from https://www.libraryireland.com/biography/index.php

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**Now accepting submissions for our Bloomsday 2020 episode. ** Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe! On the Blog:DogsbodyForm of Forms Social Media:Facebook|Twitter Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:iTunes| Google Play Music| Stitcher Further Reading:Budgen, F. (1972). James Joyce and the making of Ulysses, and other writings. London: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=header&id=JoyceColl.BudgenUlysses&isize=MGifford, D., & Seidman, R. J. (1988). Ulysses annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses. Berkeley: University of California Press. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/vy6j4tkEllmann, R. (1972). Ulysses on the Liffey. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.65767/page/n39Joyce, S. (1958). My brother’s keeper: James Joyce’s early years. New York: The Viking Press.Nicholson, R. (2015). The Ulysses guide: tours through Joyce’s Dublin. Dublin: New Island Books.  Music:Noir - S Strong & Boogie Belgique

Spirit of Punk Live storytelling The final part of our two-part series of live stories we recorded in conjunction with the Spirit of Punk at the end of last year at Buck Mulligan's bar in Melbourne. The principle of Spirit of Punk is simple. All you need to do is show up and read a piece of your work no longer than the duration of a Ramones song. How easy is that? The recordings are live so there are some little mic disturbances here and there. But more than anything there is the unmistakeable courage of writers taking to the stage to read their non-fiction stories. Writers in this episode  Confessions of a Boarder by Lacey Smith I came to write this piece to answer the main questions everybody asks me when I mention that I endured boarding school. Many people have an idealistic view of boarding house life: beautiful buildings, a good education, working air conditioning etc.; I felt the need to set the record straight. Lacey Smith is an Australian-Canadian writer and podcaster, currently working on her first novel. At 14 she was selling merchandise for a satanic metal band but has now put those wild days behind her. She lives in Melbourne with her long-suffering husband and their Westie, Maisie.   Hell Bent by Noeleen Ginnane End 2019, nearly a wrap on my Diploma Writing/Editing, Swinburne. I’d relocated on 15 November, before which 15 June. Exhausted. Broke as a freak. ‘Provide 500 words, memoir,’ teach said, as if you could whip that up with a thought, pause and muse. I panicked, pulled out past sufferances; re-felt, altered, submitted it. ‘I’ve written since forever,’ Noeleen Ginnane tells us. ‘It kept me sane, teen years. If I hadn’t wagged school so much to write, I’d never have failed it as well as I did.’ Modestly published in Australia, and (erotica) in the U.K. and U.S., Noeleen’s ‘only recently confessed to/begun living the writer I am.’ She has been published in: I can’t Breathe - Fremantle Arts Review, The TV - Western Word, Mother In Top Gear - Perth Child Magazine, Quiet – Oz Poetic Society,  Sweet Selection, Army Style, Blossoms Full Bloom, Sweatbox, Aunty Said - In The Buff (UK), Aunty Said - Best Women's Erotica (USA), Batman and The Fisherman, My Mother's Torment - Reader's Digest   The Stink by Laura Wild I have terrible taste in romantic partners. This memory always makes me laugh and it’s a story I tell friends when we get bogged down. At least our pillows are clean, mate. Poorly navigating the internet one LiveLeak video at a time, Laura Wild is an Australian writer currently studying at Swinburne University of Technology. She lives in Melbourne, Victoria with her partner and the four houseplants that have managed to survive her ineffectual care. She has been published in Backstory Journal and Other Terrain Journal.    Acknowledgements: Memoria is written,  produced, edited and presented by Natalie V. Special thanks go to Jen Farrow for her recording tech on the night and Nic Brasch for letting us record his event. Thank you to the writers who took part in this episode: Lacey Smith, Noeleen Ginnane and Laura Wild. The stories in this episode are sound edited by Natalie Vella. Music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions,   Sage the Hunter, When in the West and The Envelope. Illustrations by Peta Manning. Her book, See Me Doodle, is out now. Support the show.

Spirit of Punk To begin our new season, we have something very special for you. A series of live stories we recorded in conjunction with the Spirit of Punk at the end of last year at Buck Mulligan's bar in Melbourne. The principle of Spirit of Punk is simple. All you need to do is show up and read a piece of your work no longer than the duration of a Ramones song. How easy is that? The recordings are live so there are some little mic disturbances here and there. But more than anything there is the unmistakeable courage of writers taking to the stage to read their non-fiction stories.. So to kick it all off, here is Nic Brasch to tell us how he started the Spirit of Punk. And as with every Spirit of punk event, Nic follows his introduction by reading one of his own pieces. Tonight, Nic reads his flash memoir, I Can Tell Anyone Anything. Writers in this episode I Can Tell Anyone Anything by Nic Brasch My story is prompted by some advice I got from the writer, Christos Tsiolkas, who told me, ‘You can tell anyone anything’, after I had related an experience related to my sister’s suicide. His advice was spot on. Nicolas is a writer, a teacher of writing, Chair of Writers Victoria, and the founder and host of Spirit of Punk, an open mic event for emerging writers. Mind Your Own Business by Erica Murdoch You think that you know everything there is to know about your parents. You have them pigeonholed and all worked out. Or so you think. Then life throws a curveball and you are left breathless, skeptical and scared. And underneath it all maybe not surprised. Maybe the clues were there all along and you just chose to ignore them. Erica is a freelance writer and has completed an Associate Degree of Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT She has been published in Fairfax Media, Weekend Notes and N-scribe. Kindness by Annie Drum Kindness is a story about somebody in her family. Annie Drum is a Ballarat-based writer whose work has appeared in anthologies and poetry chapbooks. She writes short stories and poetry and is working on a novel as well as a young adult novel. Purchase her short story collection, Like Trees. Nadine by Helena Spyrou Harking back to my youth when almost every week I would listen and dance to live music in pubs around Melbourne. Helena Spyrou is a Melbourne-based writer. She has been previously published in a number of journals, including Meanjin and Going Down Swinging. She works for the Union movement. Support the show.

Dermot and Kelly get an insider's view of the Sandycove Martello Tower - the Omphalos of Dublin itself! Maggie Fitzgerald, James Holohan and Andrew Basquille give Blooms & Barnacles a tour of all the museum's nooks and crannies. Discussions include the Joycean historical items on display in the museum, the history of the tower, what really went down the night Joyce stormed out of the museum, how to get a milk can up a ladder, the work of maintaining a Joycean landmark, an original song by Andrew, and why exactly a museum in Dublin is flying the Munster flag.  A special thanks to Michael Steen. Sweny's Patreon helps keep a marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe! Visit Sandycove! James Joyce Tower & Museum Fitzgerald's of Sandycove - cosy pub with Ulysses-themed stained glass and the world's largest Finnegans Wake reading club Blooms & Barnacles Social Media: Facebook|Twitter Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles: iTunes| Google Play Music| Stitcher Music Noir - S Strong & Boogie Belgique Calm Seashore - No Copyright Sound Effects - Audio Library

Buck Mulligan riferisce insinuazioni sulla salute mentale e fisica di Stephen Dedalus. Ma Stephen sembra essere più che altro interessato alla propria immagine riflessa nello specchio di Buck. La lettura in inglese del testo originale è ad opera di Frank Delaney / podcast ReJoyce: https://blog.frankdelaney.com/re-joyce/ Il testo originale è tratto da "Ulysses" di James Joyce (1922); i brani letti delle traduzioni citate sono ad opera di: Giulio De Angelis (1960 Mondadori), Enrico Terrinoni (2012 Newton Compton), Gianni Celati (2013 Einaudi) Il testo del brano in originale, delle relative traduzioni e tutti gli altri riferimenti, fonti ed eventuali approfondimenti sono disponibili sul blog: https://www.ritrattodiulisse.com/ Per guardare i video del canale youtube, clicca qui sotto: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJBcZmWWmlya9nyJ_RDBq3WOnW6twdmYo

L'abito fa il monaco? Osserviamo i vestiti consunti di Stephen. Il loro colore lugubre. Ci parleranno di lui e della sua condizione, sotto l'occhio impietoso di Buck Mulligan. La lettura in inglese del testo originale è ad opera di Frank Delaney / podcast ReJoyce: https://blog.frankdelaney.com/re-joyce/ Il testo originale è tratto da "Ulysses" di James Joyce (1922); i brani letti delle traduzioni citate sono ad opera di: Giulio De Angelis (1960 Mondadori), Enrico Terrinoni (2012 Newton Compton), Gianni Celati (2013 Einaudi) Il testo del brano in originale, delle relative traduzioni e tutti gli altri riferimenti, fonti ed eventuali approfondimenti sono disponibili sul blog: https://www.ritrattodiulisse.com/ Per guardare i video del canale youtube, clicca qui sotto: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJBcZmWWmlya9nyJ_RDBq3WOnW6twdmYo

Cos'hanno a che fare un fazzoletto, la poesia e il mare con il colore verde? Scopriamolo ascoltando le farneticazioni di Buck Mulligan, affacciato dalla torre di Sandycove, sulla baia di Dublino. La lettura in inglese del testo originale è ad opera di Frank Delaney / podcast ReJoyce: https://blog.frankdelaney.com/re-joyce/ Il testo originale è tratto da "Ulysses" di James Joyce (1922); i brani letti delle traduzioni citate sono ad opera di: Giulio De Angelis (1960 Mondadori), Enrico Terrinoni (2012 Newton Compton), Gianni Celati (2013 Einaudi) Il testo del brano in originale, delle relative traduzioni e tutti gli altri riferimenti, fonti ed eventuali approfondimenti sono disponibili sul blog: https://www.ritrattodiulisse.com/ Per guardare i video del canale youtube, clicca qui sotto: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJBcZmWWmlya9nyJ_RDBq3WOnW6twdmYo

Dopo esserci concentrati la volta scorsa sul nome assurdo Dedalus, oggi lo facciamo su "Malachi", il nome di Buck Mulligan. Anche questo approfondimento ci porterà lontano: dal profeta ebreo Malachia, fino a Mercurio, il messaggero alato degli Dei. Ma soprattutto sentiremo un nuovo nome, di un nuovo personaggio del romanzo. Quello di Haines. La lettura in inglese del testo originale è ad opera di Frank Delaney / podcast ReJoyce: https://blog.frankdelaney.com/re-joyce/ Il testo originale è tratto da "Ulysses" di James Joyce (1922); i brani letti delle traduzioni citate sono ad opera di: Giulio De Angelis (1960 Mondadori), Enrico Terrinoni (2012 Newton Compton), Gianni Celati (2013 Einaudi) Il testo del brano in originale, delle relative traduzioni e tutti gli altri riferimenti, fonti ed eventuali approfondimenti sono disponibili sul blog: https://www.ritrattodiulisse.com/ Per guardare i video del canale youtube, clicca qui sotto: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJBcZmWWmlya9nyJ_RDBq3WOnW6twdmYo

I tratti somatici del volto di Buck Mulligan e il nome di Stephen Dedalus, rievocheranno illustri personaggi del passato: incontreremo, storicamente dal più recente, Papa Alessandro VI di Borgia, Santo Stefano protomartire e infine Dedalo e Icaro. Sempre dal passato scomoderemo (e sarà solo la prima di tante occasioni) i versi del sommo poeta, Dante Alighieri, per la cui Divina Commedia Joyce provava una profonda ammirazione. La lettura in inglese del testo originale è ad opera di Frank Delaney / podcast ReJoyce: https://blog.frankdelaney.com/re-joyce/ Il testo originale è tratto da "Ulysses" di James Joyce (1922); i brani letti delle traduzioni citate sono ad opera di: Giulio De Angelis (1960 Mondadori), Enrico Terrinoni (2012 Newton Compton), Gianni Celati (2013 Einaudi) Il testo del brano in originale, delle relative traduzioni e tutti gli altri riferimenti, fonti ed eventuali approfondimenti sono disponibili sul blog: https://www.ritrattodiulisse.com/ Per guardare i video del canale youtube, clicca qui sotto: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJBcZmWWmlya9nyJ_RDBq3WOnW6twdmYo

In questo brano siamo Buck Mulligan dà il meglio di sé esibendosi in un'irriverente parodia della liturgia eucaristica. Troveremo in queste righe riferimenti blasfemi e addirittura satanici. Mentre Stephen Dedalus assiste suo malgrado alla parodia, ci troveremo alle prese con il primo accenno di monologo interiore del romanzo, anche se il monologo è composto forse di una sola parola: Crisostomo. La lettura in inglese del testo originale è ad opera di Frank Delaney / podcast ReJoyce: https://blog.frankdelaney.com/re-joyce/ Il testo originale è tratto da "Ulysses" di James Joyce (1922) I brani letti delle traduzioni citate sono ad opera di: Giulio De Angelis (Ulisse, 1960, Mondadori) Enrico Terrinoni (Ulisse , 2012, Newton Compton) Gianni Celati (Ulisse, 2013, Einaudi) Il testo del brano in originale, delle relative traduzioni e tutti gli altri riferimenti, fonti ed eventuali approfondimenti sono disponibili sul blog al seguente link: https://www.ritrattodiulisse.com/2019/03/3-un-po-di-blasfemia.html Per guardare questo video su youtube, clicca qui sotto: https://youtu.be/sbTSXgSzZRk

Incontriamo per la prima volta Stephen Dedalus, uno dei protagonisti del romanzo. Leggeremo subito dei suoi rapporti con Buck Mulligan e del suo soprannome Kinch. Ma solo per poco, perché Buck Mulligan gli ruba ancora la scena: parleremo della sua vestaglia, dei suoi capelli. Conosceremo chi sono gli alter ego dei due personaggi. Ma soprattutto individueremo il luogo di svolgimento della scena: la torre Martello di Sandycove. La lettura in inglese del testo originale è ad opera di Frank Delaney / podcast ReJoyce: https://blog.frankdelaney.com/re-joyce/ Il testo originale è tratto da "Ulysses" di James Joyce (1922) I brani letti delle traduzioni citate sono ad opera di: Giulio De Angelis (Ulisse, 1960, Mondadori) Enrico Terrinoni (Ulisse , 2012, Newton Compton) Gianni Celati (Ulisse, 2013, Einaudi) Il testo del brano in originale, delle relative traduzioni e tutti gli altri riferimenti, fonti ed eventuali approfondimenti sono disponibili sul blog al seguente link: https://www.ritrattodiulisse.com/2019/02/2-incontriamo-stephen-dedalus.html Per guardare questo video su youtube, clicca qui sotto: https://youtu.be/RHvHmfcNwYc

In questo primo appuntamento ascolteremo l'incipit dell'Ulisse per iniziare subito il confronto fra le tre traduzioni italiane e il testo originale. Vi parlerò della prima parola del romanzo, l'aggettivo "Stately". E faremo conoscenza col personaggio che apre la narrazione, il bizzarro Buck Mulligan: la sua vestaglia, i suoi capelli, e le sue irriverenti parodie 'sacerdotali'. Daremo inoltre i primi rudimenti per approcciarsi al primo episodio del romanzo. La lettura in inglese del testo originale è ad opera di Frank Delaney / podcast ReJoyce: https://blog.frankdelaney.com/re-joyce/ Il testo originale è tratto da "Ulysses" di James Joyce (1922) I brani letti delle traduzioni citate sono ad opera di: Giulio De Angelis (Ulisse, 1960, Mondadori) Enrico Terrinoni (Ulisse , 2012, Newton Compton) Gianni Celati (Ulisse, 2013, Einaudi) Il testo del brano in originale, delle relative traduzioni e tutti gli altri riferimenti, fonti ed eventuali approfondimenti sono disponibili sul blog al seguente link: https://www.ritrattodiulisse.com/2019/04/1-incontriamo-buck-mulligan.html Per guardare questo video su youtube, clicca qui sotto: https://youtu.be/6ITsrPGiYX0

Kelly and Dermot discuss the recurring phrase "Agenbite of Inwit" and why Stephen repeats it over and over on June the sixteenth. Other topics included in the discussion are Buck Mulligan as nagging conscience, the gothic horror of growing up Irish, Catholic guilt and whether or not Stephen would have been better off praying at his mother's bedside. Read the Trieste notebook for free here. Consider subscribing to Sweny's Pharmacy's Patreon here. On the Blog: Agenbite of Inwit Social Media: Facebook|Twitter Subscribe to Blooms and Barnacles: iTunes| Google Play Music| Stitcher Further Reading & Listening: Beplate, J. (2007). Stephen's lyrical language: memory and imagination in Ulysses. Études anglaises, vol. 60,(1), 42-54. https://www.cairn.info/revue-etudes-anglaises-2007-1-page-42.htm?contenu=article Burgess, A. (1968). ReJoyce. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Ellmann, R. (1959). James Joyce. New York: Oxford University Press. Gibbons, L. (2015, Dec. 3). The ghosts in James Joyce’s modern machine. The Irish Times. Retrieved from https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-ghosts-in-james-joyce-s-modern-machine-1.2451708 Gifford, D., & Seidman, R. J. (1988). Ulysses annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses. Berkeley: University of California Press. Gilbert, S. (1955). James Joyce’s Ulysses: a study. New York: Vintage Books. Music: Our theme is: Noir - S Strong & Boogie Belgique

Kelly and Dermot get deep talking about arch heresies, alchemy, Buck Mulligan's blasphemy, James Joyce's love of sacred music,  and what the Council of Trent had in common with the classic film Footloose. Listen to The Mass for Pope Marcellus. For more info on gnosticism, Dermot recommends The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels. On the Blog: Decoding Dedalus: Heresies in "Telemachus" Social Media: Facebook|Twitter Subscribe to Blooms and Barnacles: iTunes| Google Play Music| Stitcher Further Reading & Listening: Burgess, A. (1968). ReJoyce. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Delaney, F. (2011, May 24). Episode 50: Weaving the Wind. Re:Joyce [Audio podcast]. Ellmann, R. (1959). James Joyce. New York: Oxford University Press. Gifford, D., & Seidman, R. J. (1988). Ulysses annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses. Berkeley: University of California Press. Lang, F. (1993). Ulysses and the Irish God. London and Toronto: Associated University Presses. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=6QCulpmdz6wC&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=joyce+on+mass+for+pope+marcellus&source=bl&ots=v-SBCVX84a&sig=5BSecDhNK_P6RIYl65dVHGfLLeo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj75YrKoKfdAhWBI3wKHT2HBTgQ6AEwDXoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=joyce%20on%20mass%20for%20pope%20marcellus&f=false Music Our theme is: Noir - S Strong & Boogie Belgique

Kelly and Dermot discuss Stephen's tower-mate, the Englishman Haines. Haines was based on a real-life roommate of James Joyce's - Dermot Chenevix Trench. Did Joyce's personal dislike of Trench color his characterization in the novel? What's up with that black panther mentioned in 'Telemachus?' Why does Dermot (our host) have bad memories of learning Irish in school? These questions and more will be answered. Other topics include: Irish identity in 1904 and now, Joyce's bad attitude, and Gogarty, the unreliable narrator of his own autobiography. Consider subscribing to Sweny's Pharmacy's Patreon here. On the Blog: Say 'Hello' to Martello Towers Who Was the Real Haines? Social Media: Facebook|Twitter Subscribe to Blooms and Barnacles: iTunes| Google Play Music| Stitcher Further Reading: Ellmann, R. (1959). James Joyce. New York: Oxford University Press. Fletcher, A. (2006, Apr 6). A young nationalist in the Easter Rising. History Today. Retrieved from https://www.historytoday.com/anthony-fletcher/young-nationalist-easter-rising Gogarty, O. (1948). Mourning became Mrs. Spendlove and other portraits grave and gay. New York: Creative Age Press. Trench, C. (1975). Dermot Chenevix Trench and Haines of "Ulysses". James Joyce Quarterly,13(1), 39-48. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25487234 Turner, J., & Mamigonian, M. (2004). Solar Patriot: Oliver St. John Gogarty in "Ulysses". James Joyce Quarterly, 41(4), 633-652. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25478099 Zingg, G. (2013). Is there Hiberno-English on them? Hiberno-English in modern literature: the use of dialect in Joyce, O’Brien, Shaw and Friel. Bern: Peter Lang AG. Music Our theme is: Noir - S Strong & Boogie Belgique

Kelly and Dermot talk about the allegory of the old milk woman who visits Stephen and the boys in the Martello Tower. Topics covered include Hiberno-English, the importance of tea in Irish culture and who the hell Mother Grogan was. On the Blog: The Women of Ulysses: Mother Grogan and the Milk Woman Social Media: Facebook|Twitter Subscribe to Blooms and Barnacles: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher Further Reading: The full lyrics of the song "Ned Grogan" can be found here. More on Mother Grogan:    http://web.sas.upenn.edu/ulysses-test/tag/mother-grogan/ Blamires, H. (1985). The Bloomsday Book. New York: University Paperbacks. Burgess, A. (1968). ReJoyce. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Gifford, D., & Seidman, R. J. (1988). Ulysses annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Kelly and Dermot talk about page #1 of Ulysses, taking a deep dive into the symbolism of the Catholic Mass in the opening scene. There's lots of talk about blasphemy, transubstatiation, saints and why Kelly was a terrible altar server back in the day. We finish off with wild speculation about why kids don't learn Latin and Greek these days. On the Blog: Ulysses CCD - Mulligan Mocks Mass Social Media: Facebook|Twitter Subscribe to Blooms and Barnacles: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher Further Reading: Burgess, A. (1968). ReJoyce. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Gifford, D., & Seidman, R. J. (1988). Ulysses annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses. Berkeley: University of California Press. Turner, J., & Mamigonian, M. (2004). Solar Patriot: Oliver St. John Gogarty in "Ulysses". James Joyce Quarterly,41(4), 633-652. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25478099 Trieste Notebook: http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=div&did=JOYCECOLL.SCHOLESWORKSHOP.I0013&isize=text 

Dermot and Kelly discuss the connections between Ulysses and The Odyssey. We take on the Gilbert schema, how to market a book like Ulysses, what exactly happens in the opening chapters of The Odyssey, and how it corresponds to the "Telemachus" episode of Ulysses. On the Blog: Ulysses & The Odyssey: Telemachus Social Media: Facebook|Twitter Further Reading: Burgess, A. (1968). ReJoyce. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. Gifford, D., & Seidman, R. J. (1988). Ulysses annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses. Berkeley: University of California Press. Homer., translated by Palmer., G.H. (1912). The Odyssey. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications. Frank K. (2013, April 2). Stephen and Telemachus. Retrieved from: http://ulyssesetc.blogspot.com/2013/04/stephen-and-telemachus.html Kenner, H. (1987). Ulysses. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=Ajlz5rzPBOkC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q&f=false Lennon, J.M. (2015, Feb. 18). Telemachus: The first chapter of Ulysses. Retrieved from https://medium.com/world-literature/telemachus-ba574b16f304 Music Noir - S Strong & Boogie Belgique

In this episode we tackle the falling out between James Joyce and Oliver St John Gogarty, the origins of the character Buck Mulligan, what really happened in the Martello tower, blasphemous poetry and how Joyce found his sense of humor. On the Blog: Say 'Hello' to Martello Towers Who was the Real Buck Mulligan? Poetry in Ulysses: The Ballad of Joking Jesus Social Media: Facebook|Twitter Further Reading: Ellmann, R. (1959). James Joyce. New York: Oxford University Press. Gogarty, O. (1948). Mourning became Mrs. Spendlove and other portraits grave and gay. New York: Creative Age Press. Lyons, J. (1984). Oliver St. John Gogarty. Dublin Historical Record,38(1), 2-13. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/30100748 Riley, M. (1984). Joyce, Gogarty, and the Irish Hero. The Canadian Journal of Irish Studies,10(2), 45-54. doi:10.2307/25512607. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/25512607?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior%3Aafd1aaaa4471f11ab4207fabb5556216&seq=9#metadata_info_tab_contents Trieste Notebook: http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=div&did=JOYCECOLL.SCHOLESWORKSHOP.I0013&isize=text Turner, J., & Mamigonian, M. (2004). Solar Patriot: Oliver St. John Gogarty in "Ulysses". James Joyce Quarterly,41(4), 633-652. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/25478099 Music Noir - S Strong & Boogie Belgique

Durée : 59:13 - LA SÉLECTION DES CONCERTS A VOIR CETTE SEMAINE: The Skanky Combo - Don't You Know (Jeudi 3 Mai au Buck Mulligan's Nantes) Friendly Yours - The Girl Who Always Says Yes (Jeudi 3 Mai au Ferrailleur Nantes) The Stetsons - Dark Clouds -EXCLU Du Bruit à Nantes- (Jeudi 3 Mai au Ferrailleur Nantes pour la Release Party de l'album Both Sides) Jekyll Wood - Dance Again (Vendredi 4 Mai au Black Shelter Carquefou et Samedi 5 Mai au Café de la Gare Tharon) Cachemire - Come On Baby (Le 19 Mai au Festin' Gesvres Treillières) Allez écouter le titre de l'album "Qui est la Punk ?" en exclusivité sur la webradio SUN Nouvo:  http://nouvo.mysun.mx/ et gagnez ce nouvel album qui sort le 4 Mai sur la page Facebook SUN Nouvo ! The Redneck Steel Riders - Mama Told Me (Vendredi 4 Mai au Bistrot du Cheval Blanc Couëron) Red Cabbage - You Shook Me All Night Long -AC/DC cover- (Vendredi 4 Mai à V&B Cholet) Jérémie Renoir - The Rock (Vendredi 4 Mai à l'Altercafé Nantes) TAUR - The Constant (Vendredi 4 Mai à l'Altercafé Nantes) Mou - Chemise (Samedi 5 Mai au Bar à Sons du Pannonica Nantes) Tonus - Sanctus (Samedi 5 Mai au Bar à Sons du Pannonica Nantes) Lenparrot - Inner Place (Samedi 5 Mai au Bar à Sons du Pannonica Nantes) Très belle semaine dans les salles et à Lundi 7 Mai 19H, en direct de SUN pour une nouvelle sélection !

Durée : 59:13 - LA SÉLECTION DES CONCERTS A VOIR CETTE SEMAINE: The Skanky Combo - Don't You Know (Jeudi 3 Mai au Buck Mulligan's Nantes) Friendly Yours - The Girl Who Always Says Yes (Jeudi 3 Mai au Ferrailleur Nantes) The Stetsons - Dark Clouds -EXCLU Du Bruit à Nantes- (Jeudi 3 Mai au Ferrailleur Nantes pour la Release Party de l'album Both Sides) Jekyll Wood - Dance Again (Vendredi 4 Mai au Black Shelter Carquefou et Samedi 5 Mai au Café de la Gare Tharon) Cachemire - Come On Baby (Le 19 Mai au Festin' Gesvres Treillières) Allez écouter le titre de l'album "Qui est la Punk ?" en exclusivité sur la webradio SUN Nouvo:  http://nouvo.mysun.mx/ et gagnez ce nouvel album qui sort le 4 Mai sur la page Facebook SUN Nouvo ! The Redneck Steel Riders - Mama Told Me (Vendredi 4 Mai au Bistrot du Cheval Blanc Couëron) Red Cabbage - You Shook Me All Night Long -AC/DC cover- (Vendredi 4 Mai à V&B Cholet) Jérémie Renoir - The Rock (Vendredi 4 Mai à l'Altercafé Nantes) TAUR - The Constant (Vendredi 4 Mai à l'Altercafé Nantes) Mou - Chemise (Samedi 5 Mai au Bar à Sons du Pannonica Nantes) Tonus - Sanctus (Samedi 5 Mai au Bar à Sons du Pannonica Nantes) Lenparrot - Inner Place (Samedi 5 Mai au Bar à Sons du Pannonica Nantes) Très belle semaine dans les salles et à Lundi 7 Mai 19H, en direct de SUN pour une nouvelle sélection !

Durée : 59:37 - LA SÉLECTION DES CONCERTS A VOIR CETTE SEMAINE: You Man - When We Fall -feat. Jérôme Voisin- (Mercredi 25 Avril à Stereolux Nantes, pour la soirée Stereotrip Lille) Vertigo - I'm Yours (Mercredi 25 Avril à Stereolux Nantes, pour la soirée Stereotrip Lille) Nouveaux Climats - Attrape moi si tu peux (Mercredi 25 Avril à Stereolux Nantes, pour la soirée Stereotrip Lille) Rumble 2 Jungle - The Next Round (Jeudi 26 Avril au Joker's Pub Angers) Oliver Light - AKA... The Machine (en formule Duo, Jeudi 26 Avril au Buck Mulligan's Nantes et Vendredi 27 Avril au Public House Pornichet) Salut C'est Cool - Crocosmaute (Jeudi 26 Avril au Warehouse Nantes) From Constellation - Path To Joy (Jeudi 26 Avril au Ferrailleur Nantes) Astoria Dogs - Insurgents (Jeudi 26 Avril au Ferrailleur Nantes) 70's Pornographik Men - J'veux pas d'venir un Hippie (Vendredi 27 Avril au Dynamo Café Nantes) Lame Shot ! - Orange Van (Vendredi 27 Avril au Dynamo Café Nantes) The Jones - Carry On (Vendredi 27 Avril au Black Shelter Carquefou) Tomy Lobo - Motherhood (Samedi 28 Avril au Zinor Montaigu, pour le Cactus Fest) Ask After B - Lay Down -feat. JVNO- (Dimanche 29 Avril au Nid Nantes) Excellente semaine dans toutes ces salles, et à Lundi 30 Avril, dès 19H, en direct sur SUN !

Durée : 59:37 - LA SÉLECTION DES CONCERTS A VOIR CETTE SEMAINE: You Man - When We Fall -feat. Jérôme Voisin- (Mercredi 25 Avril à Stereolux Nantes, pour la soirée Stereotrip Lille) Vertigo - I'm Yours (Mercredi 25 Avril à Stereolux Nantes, pour la soirée Stereotrip Lille) Nouveaux Climats - Attrape moi si tu peux (Mercredi 25 Avril à Stereolux Nantes, pour la soirée Stereotrip Lille) Rumble 2 Jungle - The Next Round (Jeudi 26 Avril au Joker's Pub Angers) Oliver Light - AKA... The Machine (en formule Duo, Jeudi 26 Avril au Buck Mulligan's Nantes et Vendredi 27 Avril au Public House Pornichet) Salut C'est Cool - Crocosmaute (Jeudi 26 Avril au Warehouse Nantes) From Constellation - Path To Joy (Jeudi 26 Avril au Ferrailleur Nantes) Astoria Dogs - Insurgents (Jeudi 26 Avril au Ferrailleur Nantes) 70's Pornographik Men - J'veux pas d'venir un Hippie (Vendredi 27 Avril au Dynamo Café Nantes) Lame Shot ! - Orange Van (Vendredi 27 Avril au Dynamo Café Nantes) The Jones - Carry On (Vendredi 27 Avril au Black Shelter Carquefou) Tomy Lobo - Motherhood (Samedi 28 Avril au Zinor Montaigu, pour le Cactus Fest) Ask After B - Lay Down -feat. JVNO- (Dimanche 29 Avril au Nid Nantes) Excellente semaine dans toutes ces salles, et à Lundi 30 Avril, dès 19H, en direct sur SUN !

What is Science? A culmination of the best ways we have so far developed to understand the nature of our universe? Or perhaps is it another imperialist white man social construct which seeks to invalidate cultural knowledge and principles. At one point this question would have been rightly laughed out of any serious place but […]

This week Buck breaks out his nunchucks focuses his Qi and transcends to clear his mind of all distractions. With the adequate number of montages Buck is ready to talk with his Guest Mr the Pinkman about martial Artist frauds. P.s – did you know Chuck Norris was really Carlos Norris?!? Download Podcast Watch Episode on […]

This week Buck talks to the guys from ‪Mythicist Milwaukee about a topic that stopped being relevant 2 months ago. A few months ago the guys and their skeptics conference found themselves at the wrong end of an angry mob. We talk about the controversy, urine, free speech and future plans. Download Podcast Watch Episode on […]

The self proclaimed best British author (seriously) Thomas Baden-Riess joins Buck to talk about why he believes that 9/11 was an inside job. Download Podcast Watch Episode on YouTube

This week Buck joined by Christine Price the former president of her High School Free Thought Club and talk about how censorship isn’t just a thing the Left do. Also some sexy some sexy Sorority stories… not really Download Podcast Watch Episode on YouTube

Buck is joined by Jody Tomchishen a Philosophy PhD candidate and he and Buck talk over is there something specially or inherently ‘bad’ or dangerous, or violent about Islam more say that other judo based religions. Download Podcast Watch Episode on YouTube

In an attempt to have a fatwa issued on his life Buck and Terry McDermott sit down and talk about how islam may drive extremist Islamic terrorism. Terry is the author of Perfect soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It. Download Podcast Watch Episode on YouTube

Woke yeah? What even is a Red pill? Buck tries his best not virtue signal himself to death. I say how dare someone hold a complex set of opinion based on evidence and reflection. No you must be in my camp or you’re a Nazi/femaniazi. Download Podcast Watch Episode on YouTube

Yeah I guess this week Buck bores C0nc0rdance for 50 mins or so about his inane ideals and politics. The topic, politic and science two low key and none hot button topics at all. What are the lines of where scientists should engage in politics, do they even exist? Is everything politics? Should Scientists be […]

This week Jesse and Kevin talk about important books, holidays in June, Buck Mulligan, new holidays, moon shoes, MILF Island, the assassination of JFK, a potato stool sculpture, pants that get hot in the summer, empty cities, two Six Flagses, butter sculpture, day trippin', kolaches, confederate monuments, communicating through Crazy Ex-Girlfriend songs, shaving Jesse's legs, losing library books, losing cats, tearing tyvek, the volume of a sphere, keychain cards, the beach. (Recorded on June 19, 2017.) Links Ulysses is arguably the most important, or best, novel in the English language. Jesse learns about Juneteenth. Rhode Island state holiday, Victory Day, celebrates killing millions of Japanese people. Jesse and Kevin invent Moon Day to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing. Jesse gets very upset about Dallas, TX. Big Tex is a large robot demon cowboy. Pegasus is not a phoenix. Kevin has lots of fun with a new app. Kevin describes a recent textmergency. Kevin got a new wallet made out of Tyvek.

If you've ever wondered about giving that strange old man a piggy-back ride in the woods, the philosophical nuances of way too much grave robbing, or how many people are necessary to take down a four-story-tall baby bird, well, then this is the episode for you. Sinbad finishes up his epic tale of epicness and we see what led to him falling back on his plan "B" of living a life of leisure on his near-infinite wealth. The creature this time is the reason you should take a giant bat with you everywhere you go. Sponsors: Casper Mattresses. They are really comfortable mattresses that you will miss when you are away from home and want to letters to telling them such but that would be for naught because mattresses don't possess thumbs or sentience. If you want to give this whole "amazingly comfortable mattress" thing a try, you can for 100 days risk free at home. Check out casper.com/legends (code LEGENDS) to get $50 off a mattress purchase. Dollar Shave Club. You can get razors for only a few dollars a month. They are super-smooth, close shaves and you don't even need to leave your house to get them. Well, the razors, that is. You generally don't leave your house to shave. Unless you're stately, plump Buck Mulligan shaving on the roof. Don't be Buck Mulligan, though. That guy was a jerk. If you're interested in really great razors and not hassling tortured artists, check out dollarshaveclub.com/myths. You can get a $15 value for only $5. Music: “Decompression” by Blue Dot Sessions “Liptis” by Blue Dot Sessions   “Sunday Lights” by Blue Dot Sessions   “Toppler” by Blue Dot Sessions   “Across the River” by Podington Bear   “All the Ways” by Podington Bear   “Just Watching” by Podington Bear  

Buck talks to a Sandy Hook Truther. https://theleagueofnerdsradio.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/fubm-004.mp3 Download Podcast

It is that time of the month again, time to bolt the doors, delete youtube and scream ‘Fuck you Buck Mulligan’. Buck speaks with the affable Natalie about cults I guess. Download Podcast

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In our first episode, comedian Noah Cannon chats with host Chris Ivey at Buck Mulligan's about movies. Topics include: - Noah's Experience at Sundance... - Our Favorite Directors... - Movies to Watch in 2017... Plus, much much more! You can follow on Soundcloud and subscribe on iTunes. Special thanks to Birmingham's own Fathom for letting us use his track Mein Kampf! Talk to you soon!

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tSE 032 - James Williams and Buck Mulligan talk about... Cannibalism Be like James, James, Alice, the *four* Michaels, Kris, Sarah, Janet, Amanda, Astrid, Andrew, Susan, and Trevor! Become a patron at patreon.com/tSEpodcast! Hosts: Natalie Newell (Skeptical Parenting) and Dan Broadbent (A Science Enthusiast)! Login to access this episode's bonus-level content! God of the week: Dagda: Celtic Ruler-God Interview: James Williams and Buck Mulligan! We are thrilled to be joined by James Williams and Buck Mulligan. Because who doesn't want to start their day by discussing cannibalism with two dudes from across The Pond? You can follow Buck on Twitter as @ThatBuckGuy and contact James at Jim42dot@gmail.com!

Brilliant Shane joins the stately and plump Buck Mulligan to talk about three topics he finds interesting. Mental Health, Serial Killers, and The Beatles. Enjoy, you beautiful bastards. Download Podcast

tSE 018 - Buck Mulligan, host of 'Things That I Find Interesting' Hosts: Natalie Newell (Skeptical Parenting) and Dan Broadbent (A Science Enthusiast)! Login to access this episode's bonus-level content! We're doing a bit of a different format for this week's episode: Interview: Buck Mulligan! According to his Twitter profile, Buck Mulligan is a professional adventurer in the making, and the host of the podcast Things That I Find Interesting. Because we find Buck interesting, we're thrilled to have him join us this afternoon (well, evening for him). We're going to a Buck-style episode today, as each of us has chosen a topic that we find interesting. Be sure to follow tSE on Twitter at @SciEnthusiasts and on Facebook as @ScienceEnthusiastPodcast! Follow Natalie on Twitter as @ncnewell or Dan as @aSciEnthusiast! The music you heard tonight was written and performed by Adam Johnson, and was used with his permission. You can contact Adam at AdamJohnsonDC@gmail.co

Buck Mulligan trashes the Playboy.

Simon Dedalus, Stephen's father, threatens dire action against Buck Mulligan. 

This lecture explores the Holyhead Road as a cultural corridor along which people, books, and ideas move, and is part of a larger project examining infrastructural links as sites of cultural exchange between Britain and Ireland from Swift to Joyce. The lecture begins by following Buck Mulligan's invitation in the opening of Ulysses to 'come and look' at the sea, and at the mailboat crossing from Kingstown to Holyhead. Looking at the sea takes us to questions of boundaries and connections, to the local, national, and global scales of identity and belonging, and to the contested and diverse meanings of routine journeys between Ireland and Britain. The representation of different aspects of this route by Katharine Tynan, W.B. Yeats, Sean O'Casey, Thomas Kinsella, Emyr Humphries and R.S. Thomas highlights the affective dimensions of the crossings and journeys made through Ireland, Wales and England, and suggests the lines of influence, connection, and contest that travel along these transport routes.

This lecture explores the Holyhead Road as a cultural corridor along which people, books, and ideas move, and is part of a larger project examining infrastructural links as sites of cultural exchange between Britain and Ireland from Swift to Joyce. The lecture begins by following Buck Mulligan's invitation in the opening of Ulysses to 'come and look' at the sea, and at the mailboat crossing from Kingstown to Holyhead. Looking at the sea takes us to questions of boundaries and connections, to the local, national, and global scales of identity and belonging, and to the contested and diverse meanings of routine journeys between Ireland and Britain. The representation of different aspects of this route by Katharine Tynan, W.B. Yeats, Sean O'Casey, Thomas Kinsella, Emyr Humphries and R.S. Thomas highlights the affective dimensions of the crossings and journeys made through Ireland, Wales and England, and suggests the lines of influence, connection, and contest that travel along these transport routes.

Frank Delaney begins with the first chapter of Ulysses and introduces the character of Buck Mulligan.