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We discuss the history of St. Michan's Church in Dublin Listen to the full episode and find a video version at patreon.com/barnaclecast

History lessons, now with gin! Topics in this episode include Tom Kernan, the 1798 Rebellion in brief, Robert Emmet's rebellion in detail, the Speech from the Dock, Emmet's trial and death, Emmet's legacy beyond the grave, Emmet as a political cult figure, Emmet's legacy in 1904, and the location of Emmet's final resting place.   Support us on Patreon to listen to episodes early and access video episodes and bonus content!  Blooms & Barnacles Social Media:Facebook | BlueSky | Instagram Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

We discuss Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's novel Venus in Furs Listen to the full version at patreon.com/barnaclecast

Put on your costliest frillies! Topics in this episode include Bloom's literary interest, Aristotle's Masterpiece, Fair Tyrants, Victorian flagellation literature, Molly's desire for some decent erotica, the origins of Sweets of Sin, why Bloom chooses Sweets of Sin, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the novel Venus in Furs, masochism in literature, Bloom's inclination towards masochism, Joyce's interest in masochism, the influence of Venus in Furs on Ulysses, Joyce's love letters, and why it matters that Bloom is a "womanly man." On the Blog:Sweets of Sin Blooms & Barnacles Social Media:Facebook | BlueSky | Instagram Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

We tell the story of Silken Thomas' rebellion in 1534. To listen to the full episode or watch a video version, please visit patreon.com/barnaclecast

All you need is Love. Topics in this episode include tertiary Ulysses characters, Ned Lambert, J.J. O'Molloy, the many lives of St. Mary's Abbey, the Reverend Hugh C. Love, the Fitzgeralds, Silken Thomas' rebellion, what Reverend Love gets right and wrong about history, how Church and State are allies rather than rivals, Irish history through a Protestant lens, the Great Earl burning down Cashel Cathedral, pretenders to the throne, the Tholsel, and the Ford of the Hurdles. Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast. On the Blog: The Most Historic Spot in All Dublin Blooms & Barnacles Social Media: Facebook | BlueSky | Instagram Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

I hope you didn't expect us to know Italian. Topics in this episode include the real Almidano Artifoni, why he wears such stiff trousers, what he and Stephen are talking about in "Wandering Rocks," James Joyce's early passion for the Italian language, Joyce's early days in Trieste, his friendship with Artifoni, the Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Stephen's search for a father, and Joyce's brief music career. On the Blog: Who was the real Almidano Artifoni? Blooms & Barnacles Social Media: Facebook | BlueSky | Instagram Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

We discuss the history of two historic houses in Ireland -- Aldborough House and Belvedere House.   To listen to the complete episode or watch a video version, visit patreon.com/barnaclecast

What is Dublin without Church and State? Topics in this episode include Stephen/Joyce's past with Father Conmee, what Father Conmee represents, the eternal battle between Church and State (is it even a battle?), the collusion between Church and State, Father Conmee's fondness for high-class women, which children Father Conmee likes, Father Conmee's love of the aristocracy, the pawnbrokers of souls, Father Conmee's love of missions to Africa, St. Peter Claver, joybells in gay Malahide, Old Times in the Barony, Mary Rochfort, the parable of the unjust steward, Father Conmee's uncharitable charity, the General Slocum, Fr. Bernard Vaughan, and the Lady Maxwell question. Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast. On the Blog: The Superior, The Very Reverend John Conmee S. J. Blooms & Barnacles Social Media: Facebook | BlueSky | Instagram Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

We discuss the June 15, 1904 General Slocum disaster. To listen to or watch the full episode, visit patreon.com/barnaclecast

Here be dragons. Topics in this episode include why “Wandering Rocks” is the least Homeric episode of Ulysses, why the name “Wandering Rocks” isn’t quite right, how Jason escaped the Wandering Rocks, how Leopold Bloom is a mightier hero than Odysseus, correspondences for “Wandering Rocks,” the “blind mechanism” of the Wandering Rocks, clockspeed, how to escape the labyrinth, Joyce’s favorite board game, whether or not Joyce would have been a David Bowie fan, traps in “Wandering Rocks,” blood and currency, the precision of “Wandering Rocks,” and re-creating “Wandering Rocks” as street theater. Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast.   On the Blog: Ulysses & The Odyssey - Wandering Rocks Blooms & Barnacles Social Media: Facebook | BlueSky | Instagram Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

This month, we tell the story of how Dubliners got published and read Joyce's most scorched-earth poem, "Gas from a Burner." Listen to the full episode and see a video version at patreon.com/barnaclecast

…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

We complete our three-part series on Laurence Olivier's Shakespeare adaptations with a discussion of his 1944 version of Henry V.   Listen to the full episode at patreon.com/barnaclecast

Agenbite of Lapwing. Topics in this episode include Shakespeare’s coat of arms, the significance of Cassiopeia to Stephen’s Shakespeare theory, the auspicious stars heralding the births of Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom, and Rudy Bloom, Stephen’s Hamlet dialectic fully unravels, the real Dedalus of myth, the charge of adultery against Susanna Shakespeare Hall, lapwings, a lapwing mentioned in Hamlet, the lapwing’s survival strategy, medieval slander against the lapwing, what the lapwing has in common with Agenbite of Inwit, William Blake on the lapwing, Wandering Aengus of the birds, augury, and Stephen’s gift of prophecy. Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast. On the Blog: Lapwing Blooms & Barnacles Social Media: Facebook | BlueSky | Instagram Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube