EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 1H 18M
2.38 analysing Cyclops 2
from North London Ulysses · host Russell Raphael
The citizen is getting into his stride now, albeit remaining sedentary on his bar stool. He rampages against the British and lauds the Irish in equal measure. As suits his fictional link to Michael Cusack, he is particularly anxious to support the testosterone inducing goodness of traditional manly Irish sport, the more violent the better, and naturally, also the Irish language, though he does not excel in the latter as much as he insinuates. The racing results are in which does not improve the citizen's mood and his pro-Irish exclamations begin to adopt a whiff of a superior race. A whiff that shall be fully explored next time as the episode crescendos.Penguin Classic: 402Gabler: 255Project Guttenberg: So the citizen begins talking 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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The citizen is getting into his stride now, albeit remaining sedentary on his bar stool. He rampages against the British and lauds the Irish in equal measure. As suits his fictional link to Michael Cusack, he is particularly anxious to support the testosterone inducing goodness of traditional manly Irish sport, the more violent the better, and naturally, also the Irish language, though he does not excel in the latter as much as he insinuates. The racing results are in which does not improve the citizen's mood and his pro-Irish exclamations begin to adopt a whiff of a superior race. A whiff that shall be fully explored next time as the episode crescendos.Penguin Classic: 402Gabler: 255Project Guttenberg: So the citizen begins talking 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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2.38 analysing Cyclops 2
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