Eric leads Wendy and Shinjini—all back together in the same country after a long summer—through discussion of his favorite episode, "Wandering Rocks." Why is the episode about so many random Dubliners we haven't heard of before? Just how much fun is Corny Kelleher, and what is he up to? Why do we briefly follow a piece of paper floating down the River Liffey? Is Wendy coincidentally responsible for the death of Queen Elizabeth II, given the time of her departure from the United Kingdom? We consider answers to all these questions and more, in addition to occasionally bumping into things and claiming they were wandering rocks.

Libations:

• Wendy: Purple Haze, raspberry lager (no good, too sour-y), Abita Beer, Covington, LA
• Eric: Here Gose Nothin', a sour ale with coriander and salt, Destihl Brewery, Normal, IL

Mentions:

• Clive Hart, "Wandering Rocks" in Clive Hart and David Hayman, James Joyce's Ulysses: Critical Essays
• Enda Duffy, The Subaltern Ulysses
• Sam Slote, Marc A. Mamigonian, and John Turner, Annotations to James Joyce's Ulysses

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