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

We discuss the history of two historic houses in Ireland -- Aldborough House and Belvedere House.

Bonus Ep. 42 - Big Houses [TEASER]

Father Conmee

We discuss the June 15, 1904 General Slocum disaster.

This month, we tell the story of how Dubliners got published and read Joyce's most scorched-earth poem, "Gas from a Burner."

We complete our three-part series on Laurence Olivier's Shakespeare adaptations with a discussion of his 1944 version of Henry V.

We discuss the 1955 film version of Richard III.

What if the Shakespeares were really a bunch of crumb-bums?