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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

Eric, although similarly referential, focused on cinema:

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

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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 Ulysses - 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.

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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”

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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.

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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.