Frank Delaney's Re: Joyce

Episode 38: Hammocks and Holdfasts

We have a bit of a breather while Stephen and Buck debate what, if anything, Stephen's aphorisms are worth.

Episode 37: A Touch of Inwit

Stephen's inner voice, a presumption of remorse, and a few words on Ireland's climate.

Episode 36b: Joyce's Early Life

Literature and lore in Joyce's Dublin.

Episode 36: Quarts and Florins

In a rare uncomplicated passage, milk is measured, and Frank describes the various types of junkets.

Episode 35: Mulligan's Milk

Levels of respect: for women, doctors, and the Irish language.

Episode 34: The Re: Joyce Rap

Frank Delaney offers a special surprise in honor of James Joyce's Birthday.

Episode 33: Silken Kine

The old woman carries, not just milk, but an allegory of Ireland herself - at least in the eyes of both Stephen and Joyce himself.

Episode 32: Old Mother Ireland

More scholarship of folklore. The milk arrives, and its bearer is mocked by Mulligan and venerated by Stephen.

Episode 31: Something Fishy

Mulligan gets mythic, and mocks exactly the sort of thing this podcast is doing.

Episode 30: Joking Joyce

Petulance for breakfast, "pet" and "kip," and a dirty joke about the tea.

Episode 29: James Street

A key is found, a door opened, breakfast is served, and various profanities are narrowly avoided, for once.

Episode 28: The Black Panther Returns

We sit down to a fortified breakfast, and meet Haines and his dream. Also: more blasphemy.

Episode 27: Who's Serving Whom?

Stephen sees ceremony and symbolism in a shaving bowl.

Episode 26: The Buck is Back

Stephen is called to breakfast by Buck, and hit up for a loan at the same time. All is not forgiven.

Episode 25: Prayers for the Dying

We translate Stephen's prayers for the dying from the Latin, and return immediately to both Homer and Shakespeare.

Episode 24a: 2nd Bonus Edition- Formation

In his second bonus podcast, Frank discusses Joyce's formation on the Island of Saints and Scholars.

Episode 24: Don't Be Afraid

Stephen's mother is placed in the structure of the cosmos.

Episode 23: Thanks for the Memory

Stephen, still brooding, summons memories of his mother's life, and we learn something of pantomime.

Episode 22: Of Beads and Birdcages

Stephen remembers, poetically and tragically, his mother's deathbed.

Episode 21: Watch The Cloud

As Stephen stands alone on the tower, we muse upon the painterly language of the seascape.

Episode 20: Fergus and Friends

Mulligan, descending the stairs, trivializes his own insults - and musters considerable literary resources to do so.

Episode 19: Bacon and Hamlet

Stephen absorbs Mulligan's insults and, standing upon the tower by the sea, once again recalls his Shakespearean precedent.

Episode 18: Who's The Impossible Person?

Mulligan boldly defends himself against Stephen's charge, and dissects death - and Stephen himself - in the process.

Episode 17: Ideas and Sensations

We touch on one of the most important themes of Ulysses, and perhaps in all of writing.

Episode 16: Now You See It, Now You Don't

A few thoughts on the Celtic spirit, and on what, exactly, can be seen from Martello tower.

Episode 15: The Worst of Mulligan

Episode 14: What's in a Name?

We dig through some more insults, and ponder the names of characters who don't, in fact, appear in the novel.

Episode 13: Is it All Greek to You?

A single word produces lessons on the Greek language, politics, and cultural criticism.

Episode 12a: Baker's Dozen - James Joyce's Origins

Stepping away from the narrative for a moment, Frank gives us a look at Joyce's education, his family, and his conflicted relationship with the Catholic church.

Episode 12: The Schmoozing Buck

Stephen and Mulligan fence - or, alternately, joust.