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Blooms & Barnacles

Kelly Bryan

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

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#178
Yesterday · 53 min
For Raoul!
Put on your costliest frillies!
August 24 · 10 min
Bonus 44 - Silken Thomas [TEASER]
We tell the story of Silken Thomas' rebellion in 1534.
#177
August 19 · 56 min
The Reverend Hugh C. Love
All you need is Love.
#176
July 22 · 56 min
Almidano Artifoni
I hope you didn't expect us to know Italian.
June 30 · 10 min
Bonus Ep. 42 - Big Houses [TEASER]
We discuss the history of two historic houses in Ireland -- Aldborough House and Belvedere House.
#175
June 24 · 1 hr 11 min
Father Conmee
What is Dublin without Church and State?
May 31 · 10 min
Bonus Ep. 41 - The General Slocum [TEASER]
We discuss the June 15, 1904 General Slocum disaster.
#174
May 20 · 46 min
Wandering Rocks
Here be dragons.
April 30 · 9 min
Bonus Ep. 40 - Gas from a Burner [TEASER]
This month, we tell the story of how Dubliners got published and read Joyce's most scorched-earth poem, "Gas from a Burner."
#173
April 23 · 1 hr 2 min
Medical Dick and Medical Davy
...Gravy?
March 31 · 9 min
Bonus Ep. 39 - Henry V [TEASER]
We complete our three-part series on Laurence Olivier's Shakespeare adaptations with a discussion of his 1944 version of Henry V.
#172
March 25 · 51 min
Lapwing
Agenbite of Lapwing.
February 27 · 9 min
Bonus Ep. 38 - Richard III [TEASER]
We discuss the 1955 film version of Richard III.
#171
February 25 · 55 min
Richard and Gilbert and Edmund and Will
What if the Shakespeares were really a bunch of crumb-bums?
#170
February 18 · 49 min
Rutlandbaconsouthamptonshakespeare
In which, Stephen proves through algebra that Hamlet’s grandson is Shakespeare’s grandfather.
January 31 · 10 min
Bonus Ep. 37 - Hamnet [TEASER]
We review the 2025 Chloe Zhao film, Hamnet.
#169
January 28 · 1 hr 7 min
Pray for us, Saint Thomas
Ora pro nobis! Pogue mahone! Acushla machree!
#168
January 14 · 1 hr
Why Stephen Talks about Shylock
Isn’t Carrotty Bess great?
#167
Dec 3, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
Secondbest Bed
Sometimes the secondbest bed is the better bed.
Nov 27, 2025 · 11 min
Bonus Ep. 35 - The Portrait of Mr. W.H. [TEASER]
We discuss Shakespeare's sonnets, the identities of the Fair Youth and Dark Lady, and the Oscar Wilde short story "The Portrait of Mr. W.H."

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