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Blooms & Barnacles

by Kelly Bryan

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Bonus Ep. 45 - Venus in Furs [TEASER]

September 29, 2026 · 11 min

We discuss Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's novel Venus in Furs Listen to the full version at patreon.com/barnaclecast
For Raoul!

September 24, 2026 · 54 min

Put on your costliest frillies! Topics in this episode include Bloom's literary interest, Aristotle's Masterpiece, Fair Tyrants, Victorian flagellation literature, Molly's desire for some decent erotica, the origins of Sweets of Sin, why…
Bonus 44 - Silken Thomas [TEASER]

August 24, 2026 · 11 min

We tell the story of Silken Thomas' rebellion in 1534. To listen to the full episode or watch a video version, please visit patreon.com/barnaclecast
The Reverend Hugh C. Love

August 19, 2026 · 56 min

All you need is Love. Topics in this episode include tertiary Ulysses characters, Ned Lambert, J.J. O'Molloy, the many lives of St. Mary's Abbey, the Reverend Hugh C. Love, the Fitzgeralds, Silken Thomas' rebellion, what Reverend Love…
Almidano Artifoni

July 22, 2026 · 56 min

I hope you didn't expect us to know Italian. Topics in this episode include the real Almidano Artifoni, why he wears such stiff trousers, what he and Stephen are talking about in "Wandering Rocks," James Joyce's early passion for the…

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Bonus Ep. 42 - Big Houses [TEASER]

June 30, 2026 · 11 min

We discuss the history of two historic houses in Ireland -- Aldborough House and Belvedere House. To listen to the complete episode or watch a video version, visit patreon.com/barnaclecast
Father Conmee

June 24, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

What is Dublin without Church and State? Topics in this episode include Stephen/Joyce's past with Father Conmee, what Father Conmee represents, the eternal battle between Church and State (is it even a battle?), the collusion between…
Bonus Ep. 41 - The General Slocum [TEASER]

May 31, 2026 · 10 min

We discuss the June 15, 1904 General Slocum disaster. To listen to or watch the full episode, visit patreon.com/barnaclecast
Wandering Rocks

May 20, 2026 · 46 min

Here be dragons. Topics in this episode include why “Wandering Rocks” is the least Homeric episode of Ulysses, why the name “Wandering Rocks” isn’t quite right, how Jason escaped the Wandering Rocks, how Leopold Bloom is a mightier hero…
Bonus Ep. 40 - Gas from a Burner [TEASER]

April 30, 2026 · 9 min

This month, we tell the story of how Dubliners got published and read Joyce's most scorched-earth poem, "Gas from a Burner." Listen to the full episode and see a video version at patreon.com/barnaclecast
Medical Dick and Medical Davy

April 23, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

…Gravy? Topics in this episode include the grande finale of Stephen’s Hamlet theory, he finally proves by algebra that Shakespeare is the ghost of his own father, dio boia, James Joyce’s reaction to Karl Bleibtreu’s Shakespeare conspiracy…
Bonus Ep. 39 - Henry V [TEASER]

March 31, 2026 · 10 min

We complete our three-part series on Laurence Olivier's Shakespeare adaptations with a discussion of his 1944 version of Henry V. Listen to the full episode at patreon.com/barnaclecast