EPISODE · May 31, 2026 · 1H 1M
2.31 reading Sirens 1
from North London Ulysses · host Russell Raphael
We've a song in our hearts as we move clear of the scary wandering rocks. We just need to breeze past the Sirens, those nice sweet singing mermaids perched on their benign rocks. What could possibly go wrong? Joyce boasted he could do anything with words and some say that in this episode he uses them to write music. Here at North London Ulysses, we'll bear that in mind but won't let it get in the way of a good story. Especially as the clock will chime an adulterous 4 o' clock and with that on his mind, Bloom is not going to be pacified with a nice tune. Here we read the first half of the episode.Penguin Classic: 328Gabler: 210Project Guttenberg: Bronze by gold heard the hoofirons This podcast forms part of an educational reading group and is intended for criticism, discussion, and study. James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922) is in the public domain in the UK. This recording includes commentary, interpretation, and contextual explanation, and is not presented as a standalone audiobook. The readings in this podcast are provided for educational and discussion purposes. They are interwoven with commentary and analysis videos and are not intended to reproduce any specific commercial edition. The underlying text of Ulysses is in the public domain in the UK, and the reading here is part of a broader interpretive session. During sessions I refer to several editions of Ulysses for ease of navigation, including the Penguin Modern Classics edition or the Bodley Head 1993 'Gabler' edition or the Project Gutenberg e-book based on pre-1923 print editions. And may read from each and other editions. Page references are provided to help readers follow along in whichever edition they own. The reading itself is embedded within the broader commentary and discussion of the analysis podcasts and is not intended as a verbatim reproduction of any particular edition. This podcast contains or refers to commentary, analysis, and original discussion.© 2026 North London Ulysses and Russell Raphael. All rights reserved.
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We've a song in our hearts as we move clear of the scary wandering rocks. We just need to breeze past the Sirens, those nice sweet singing mermaids perched on their benign rocks. What could possibly go wrong? Joyce boasted he could do anything with words and some say that in this episode he uses them to write music. Here at North London Ulysses, we'll bear that in mind but won't let it get in the way of a good story. Especially as the clock will chime an adulterous 4 o' clock and with that on his mind, Bloom is not going to be pacified with a nice tune. Here we read the first half of the episode.Penguin Classic: 328Gabler: 210Project Guttenberg: Bronze by gold heard the hoofirons This podcast forms part of an educational reading group and is intended for criticism, discussion, and study. James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922) is in the public domain in the UK. This recording includes commentary, interpretation, and contextual explanation, and is not presented as a standalone audiobook. The readings in this podcast are provided for educational and discussion purposes. They are interwoven with commentary and analysis videos and are not intended to reproduce any specific commercial edition. The underlying text of Ulysses is in the public domain in the UK, and the reading here is part of a broader interpretive session. During sessions I refer to several editions of Ulysses for ease of navigation, including the Penguin Modern Classics edition or the Bodley Head 1993 'Gabler' edition or the Project Gutenberg e-book based on pre-1923 print editions. And may read from each and other editions. Page references are provided to help readers follow along in whichever edition they own. The reading itself is embedded within the broader commentary and discussion of the analysis podcasts and is not intended as a verbatim reproduction of any particular edition. This podcast contains or refers to commentary, analysis, and original discussion.© 2026 North London Ulysses and Russell Raphael. All rights reserved.
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2.31 reading Sirens 1
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