Eric, Wendy, and Shinjini make their long-awaited return, discussing what's useful to know about Joyce's life to understand Ulysses and the particulars of Bloom's parents' deaths and his family life in response to listener questions.

Libations:

• Eric and Shinjini: black tea (with some honey in Eric's)
• Wendy: Fancy Kilt (bourbon barrel-aged Drafty Kilt, Scotch ale), Monday Night Brewing, Atlanta, GA

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Theme Song: "Come on Over" by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

As if we had the option of using any other quote for this episode’s title. Eric leads a discussion of the end of “Penelope” and the end of Ulysses. Specifically, this episode covers sentences 7 and 8 (pages 633-41 and lines 1149-1611 in the Gabler edition).

The episode covers superstition, friendship (or the lack thereof), and the most famous passage in Ulysses. It concludes with what Eric considers the dirtiest bit we’ve covered yet.

Libations:

• Eric: Black Widow Cider (blackberry and apple cider, Original Sin Cider, New York, NY)

• Wendy: Dunkel (Dunkel with bourbon overtones, Blue Stallion Brewing, Lexington, KY)

• Shinjini: green tea 

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Shinjini leads a discussion of sentences 4, 5, and 6 of “Penelope” (pages 621-33 in the Gabler edition). They’re long sentences, obviously.

In a shockingly efficient, less than an hour long conversation, we cover internalized misogyny, marital intimacy, marital infidelity, farts, anulingus, and the Barbie movie.

Libations:

• Eric: Deliria (Belgian ale, Brouwerij Huyghe, Melle, Belgium)

• Wendy: May the Schwarzbier Be With You (schwarzbier, Wrecking Bar Brewing, Atlanta, GA)

• Shinjini: a warm blueberry infusion 

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Wendy leads Eric and Shinjini through a discussion of the first third of “Penelope,” or at least the first chunk of the episode to fall out of her decaying Gabler edition. They discuss: 

• The episode’s style and structure

• The Blooms’ marriage

• Sex on public transit

• And, of course, all the naughty bits

Libations:

• Eric: Panic Button (cherry sour, Monday Night Brewing, Atlanta, GA)

• Wendy: Discipline (dubbel Belgian ale, Bold Monk Brewing, Atlanta, GA)

• Shinjini: surprisingly good non-Darjeeling Indian black tea 

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Wendy and Eric discuss themes in Ulysses, drawn at random out of a bowl: family, entrails, Irishness, and loyalty.

Beverages:

• Eric: Protea rosé (Antonij Rupert Wyne, Franschhoek, South Africa)
• Wendy: Moretti, pale lager (Udeni, Italy)

Wendy leads Eric and Shinjini through a discussion of the second half of “Ithaca,” the penultimate episode of Ulysses. They discuss: 

• The differences between the episode’s two halves

• Parsing difficult passages

• The what and why of some of Bloom’s actions

• The events of Molly’s tryst with Blazes Boylan

• And Molly and Bloom’s sex lives and marriage.

Please pardon the occasional dryer noise in the background. It fades quickly after its first appearance.

Mentions:

• Vicki Mahaffey, The Everyday Joyce (forthcoming)

• My Dad Wrote a Porno

Libations:

• Eric: Voodoo Ranger (imperial IPA, New Belgium Brewing Company, Asheville, NC)

• Wendy: Old Crafty Hen (strong ale, Greene King/Morland Brewery, Abingdon, UK)

• Shinjini: an unspecified chocolate milkshake thing

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Shinjini and Eric finally return to the text of Ulysses to begin discussing "Ithaca," reputedly Eric's favorite episode. They discuss the episode's alienating question-and-answer format, focus, and language; its depictions of loneliness and Bloom's schemes for a happy marriage; and the scene in which Stephen sings Bloom an anti-Semitic ballad (and Ulysses provides sheet music). Just what's going on there?

Beverages

• Eric: Blackberry Crumble Imperial Brown (Captain Lawrence/Thin Man Brewery, Alameda, CA)

• Shinjini: Earl Grey tea

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Wendy, Shinjini, and Eric celebrate Bloomsday by reminiscing about Bloomsdays past, discussing potential Bloomsday cosplay, drinking special drinks, and–of course–selecting, reciting, and discussing some beloved passages from Ulysses!

Beverages

• Eric: Sournova Barrel-Aged Peach Sour (Almanac Beer Company, Alameda, CA)

• Wendy: Black Sheep Ale (Black Sheep Brewery, Masham, North Yorkshire, UK)

• Shinjini: watered-down orange soda

Mentions

• Davy Byrne’s Pub (21 Duke St., Dublin, Ireland)

• Peach melba

• Strict Scrutiny (Supreme Court podcast)

• Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White (1860)

• NOT E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, but Wendy promises better recommendations!

• Hugh Kenner, “Molly’s Masterstroke”

Eric, Wendy, and Shinjini discuss some excellent questions at length. If you want to pick and choose questions and answers to listen to, consult the timestamps below.

Question Timestamps:

1. Jonathan: What’s so great specifically about the Gabler edition? (16:01-41:42)
2. Terry: Can you sympathize with Stephen if you don’t know A Portrait? (41:42-59:57)
3. Terry: Tell me, why do I enjoy hearing you talk about the book more than reading it? It stymies me! I would love to hear you all talk about how the  novice reader can best reap the benefits of this almost-impossible book. (59:57-1:18:56)
4. Jonathan: If you could go back and tell yourself one thing prior to first reading Ulysses to help you navigate the text, what would it be? (1:18:56-1:28:05)
5. Terry: Why is "Oxen" like that? I loved what Wendy said about it being like the gestation. More on that? (1:28:05-1:35:17)
6. Rick: Lacking a specific love/hate/don’t-get passage, I’ll share what I may like  most about the episode: that it brings all of Bloom’s characteristics to their utmost. Here, he is most defensive of perceived quirks and faults; most expansive of his proposals to improve society; and, of course, most  immersed in his sexual and other idiosyncrasies. (1:35:17-1:42:09)

Mentions:

• Michael Groden, “Perplex in the Pen-and in the Pixels: Reflections on ‘The James Joyce Archive,’ Hans Walter Gabler’s ‘Ulysses,’ and ‘James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ in Hypermedia.’ Journal of Modern Literature, 1998, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 225-44. JSTOR, jstor.org/3831733.
• Various editions of Ulysses: the Gabler, Jeri Johnson’s OUP 1922 Text, Catherine Flynn's The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses, and Sam Slote, Mark A. Mamigonian, and John Turner's Ulysses: Annotated Edition
• Joyce's Ulysses: Philosophical Perspectives (especially Wendy's chapter!)
• Margot Norris, Virgin and Veteran Readings of Ulysses
• Ulysses in 80 online reading group (@Ulysses80 on Twitter)
• Terence Killeen, Ulysses Unbound: A Reader's Companion to James Joyce's Ulysses
• Joseph Heller, Catch-22
• Billy Collins, "Introduction to Poetry"

Libations:

• Eric: Movie Snacks Sour (TrimTab Brewing Company, Birmingham, AL)
• Wendy: Stella Artois (pilsner, Leuven, Belgium)
• Shinjini: Earl Grey tea

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Wendy, Eric, and Shinjini get together to discuss some fan mail. What episode of Ulysses should you read, if you'll only read one? What is some essential Joyce scholarship? Finally, what most excites three Ulysses podcasters about sharing Ulysses with others?

Question Timetamps:

1. Terry: If you had to choose one episode that everyone should read, even if they don’t  read the whole book, what would it be? (4:20-18:14)
2. Ryan: What Joyce studies articles/monographs are your favorites and how did they  contribute to your areas of focus as academics? (18:14-35:56)
3. Jonathan: What excites you most about teaching Ulysses/sharing it with people for the first  time? (35:56-46:45)

Mentions:

The RTE recording of Ulysses

Libations:

• Eric: Islandia (fruited sour, Southbound Brewing Company, Savannah, GA)

• Wendy: London's Pride (Pale Ale, Fuller's Brewery, Chiswick, London, UK)

• Shinjini: a sweet and spicy herbal warm drink (because humbled by a cold)

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

In a rushed but nonetheless delightful episode, Shinjini and Eric catch up with Barry McCrea, their Ph.D. advisor, and introduce Wendy. Together, the four discuss the queerness, sadness, and persistent optimism of "Eumaeus."

Barry is the Keough Family Chair of Irish Studies, Professor of Comparative Literature, and Concurrent Professor of both Romance Languages and Literatures and Irish Language and Literature. (We joked off-mic that the long list of repetitive, overlapping titles is itself very much like "Eumaeus."

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Eric leads Wendy and Shinjini through the third-to-last episode of Ulysses, an ugly duckling episode defined by tiredness, cliché, and bad writing. According to Eric, it's all beautiful.

Libations

• Eric: Alice Blend, Green Bench Brewing
• Wendy: Royal Blend Team, Fortnum & Mason
• Shinjini: fake Earl Grey tea, from a tea bag

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Yorkshire girl Wendy ( ‘e by gum she’s a champion) leads the TTU team towards the closing scene of Circe. Unusually, Wendy finds something nice to say about Stephen and the team are excited to discover his playful, funny side (“Mark me. I dreamt of a watermelon”). Their heads “simply swirl” as they discuss music, dancing, and the significance of Shakespearean ventriloquy in this episode (“Hamlet, I am thy father’s gimlet”). Wendy, Shinijni and Eric illuminate the power of Stephen’s defiant spirit, his articulation of anti-colonial sentiment, and his inability to “retain the perpendicular.” Join the TTU team as they dance, sing, and fight their way to the end of our time on Circe’s magical isle.

Libations:

• Eric: Kaldi's coffee
• Wendy: Yorkshire tea (because she's a Yorkshire girl)
• Shinjini: Earl Grey tea (bagged rather than looseleaf, unfortunately)

Mentions:

• “My Girl’s a Yorkshire Girl” (song)

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Eric leads Wendy and Shinjini through a second episode breaking down the subconscious of Ulysses in "Circe." They discuss Bloom's gender identity as the new womanly man, joy in the body, and Stephen's Telemachian interactions with various potential mentors throughout the day.

Mentions:

• The final episode of HBO's The White Lotus, season 1, in which a character evinces Ulyssean joy in the body and defecation, although according to Shinjinii, that one scene doesn't make the show worth watching
• My Dad Wrote a Porno—an inspiration for tipsyturvy Ulysses that surprisingly illustrates similarly exaggerated misunderstandings of female anatomy, albeit for different reasons

Libations:

• Eric: Ever Clever (double IPA, Bearded Iris Brewing, Nashville, TN)

• Wendy: Smilin' Eyes, Vol. 2 (dry Irish stout, Wild Heaven Beer, Avondale Estates, GA)

• Shinjini: nothing, because we recorded too late for caffeine

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Eric, Wendy, and Shinjini break down the first third of “Circe,” the longest and arguably strangest episode of Ulysses. Along the way, they discuss Bloom's best friend (a bar of soap), naughty letters, Venuses in Furs, the unconscious of the text, and just who—if anyone—understands any of what is happening.

Also, Eric and Shinjini discover just how talented of an actor Wendy is.

Mentions:

Like “Circe” itself, Wendy got referential and sing-songy in this one:

• The theme to Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected
• “Walk on the Wild Side,” Lou Reed

Eric, although similarly referential, focused on cinema:

• George Méliès, "A Trip to the Moon"
• The baby in the Sun on The Teletubbies

Libations:

• Eric: Gates of S’Mordor (s’mores-inspired imperial stout, Westbrook Brewing Company, Mount Pleasant, SC)
• Wendy: Wake and Bake (coffee oatmeal imperial stout, Terrapin, Athens, GA)
• Shinjini: nothing, because we recorded too late for caffeine

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

This episode is an absolute classic, or should we say classicist? The team is joined this week by a teacher of classics, Shane Forde. We return to the National Maternity Hospital and the “Oxen of the Sun” episode where we discuss some of the source texts for the episode, from The Odyssey to anthologies, from Sallustian preludes to a speculative Jane Austen reference.

Shane tells us the surprising story of how he came to read Ulysses as a young lad in Ireland, and his story leads us to a new “Mark thesis” when reading some of the denser parts of the episode--tune in to find out what that is! Join Shane and the TTU hosts as they debate style and sources, reflect on why there are no women writers in the "birth of literature" episode, and discuss the philosophies and politics of the chapter.

Beverages

Shane: Ramsbury 506,’Currahee’ Blonde Beer

506 Ale | Blonde Beer | Shop | Ramsbury Estate (ramsburyestates.co.uk)

Wendy: Iron Maiden’s Trooper, Trooper – Premium beers from Iron Maiden (ironmaidenbeer.com) and the music video

Eric: Athena Paradiso, cherry and black currant sour, Creature Comforts, Athens, GA

Shinjini: a nice cup of tea

Mentions

Donna Tartt, The Secret History, https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-history-donna-tartt/7827917?ean=978140003170

Imagining Ulysses, Documentary

IFI International | Imagining Ulysses

tipsyturvy Ulysses, Episode 14 Oxen of the Sun I https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HOfBpj3d0XDRx5T491xwh?si=ab7af9334eaf4788

Annotations to James Joyce’s Ulysses, edited by Slote, Mamigonian, Turner,

Annotations to James Joyce's <em>Ulysses</em> - Sam Slote; Marc A. Mamigonian; John Turner - Oxford University Press (oup.com)

The Book About Everything: Eighteen Artists, Writers, and Thinkers on James Joyce’s Ulysses, edited by Kiberd, Terrinoni, Wilsdon

https://www.amazon.com/Book-About-Everything-Declan-Kiberd-ebook/dp/B097VVJ58L

Eric and Wendy reverse and complicate the gender roles in this maternity hospital-set episode as they discuss their complicated mixed feelings about it. This is our last major boundary for first-time readers: an episode about a drunken hangout that is presented in successive parodies tracing the development of literary style in English. It’s a metaphor for the gestation of a fetus, in an episode set in a maternity hospital–get it? Eric and Wendy each have things they love and things they hate, often in direct conflict with each other, and ultimately have a lot of fun discussing a difficult episode.

Libations:

• Eric: a “cup of what was temporarily supposed to be called coffee” (16.360), Donut Café Gourmet Coffee Medium Roast (a Kuerig K-Cup) with Land O’Lakes Half and Half (no refrigeration required)
• Wendy: Camden Hells Lager (Camden Town, London, UK)

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

February 2 is the birthday of Ulysses, James Joyce, tipsyturvy Ulysses, and one of our hosts! Coincidence? Ulysses is 101, tipsyturvy Ulysses is 1, and we won't specify anyone else's ages. To maintain that ratio of 101 to 1, if our podcast is as successful as Ulysses and is still listened to and discussed at the age of 101 in 2123, Ulysses will be obliged to be 10,201 years old and have been published in 8078 BCE. (Those of you who have read ahead to "Ithaca" are more likely to appreciate this joke.)

In this episode, Wendy, Eric, and Shinjini reflect on podcasting about Ulysses for a year, learning more about the novel and podcasting in the process, and having so much fun together. Fingers crossed it's not too self-indulgent!

Thanks for joining us to celebrate Ulysses this past year, and we look forward to continuing to do so with you!

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

“At it again” indeed. Wendy, Shinjini, and Eric revisit the "Nausicaa" episode but not before Eric exorcizes a few Cyclopian ghosts. Wendy leads the episode and goes rogue by selecting the themes she loves and hates rather than the extracts. This leads to a passionate defense of Gerty MacDowell, a titillating discussion of female pleasure and fantasy, and the friends "getting angry at all the right things." Join them for an in-depth discussion of love and lurid literature that might just be a bit “cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo.”

Libations

Wendy - immune-boosting herbal infusion (that includes blackcurrants!)

Eric - Athena Paradiso, Berliner Weisse, German-Style Tart Wheat Ale with Fruit, specifically blackberries and black currants (his new favorite!), Creature Comforts, Athens, GA

Shinjini - green tea with a literary twist

Mentions - “Why you couldn’t eat something p5oetical like violets or roses”

• What in God’s name is a currant?
• Black currants and red currants? Now it’s just getting silly.
• Eccles Street - O.K., but what is an Eccles Cake?

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.

Wendy loves “Cyclops.” Eric loves “Cyclops.” But do they love it for the same reasons? In a follow-up to our previous “Cyclops” episode, we discuss the parodies that interrupt the scene in Barney Kiernan’s pub.

Libations:

• Eric: Dad’s Original Scotch Oatmeal Cookie Stout (O’Fallon Brewery, Maryland Heights, MO)
• Wendy: A bit of Baileys Irish Cream

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Theme song: “Come on Over” by Scalcairn, via Blue Dot Sessions

Special thanks to Carin Goldberg, whose cover design for the Gabler edition of Ulysses inspired our logo.