Chemists rarely move.

from Blooms & Barnacles · host Kelly Bryan

Is a bar of soap just a bar of soap?Topics in this episode include Leopold Bloom’s visit to Sweny’s Pharmacy, how often chemists move, Dublin geography, Bloom’s forgetfulness, the shrunken skull of Sweny the pharmacist, lotuses in the chemist’s, the philosopher’s stone, doing drugs, distilled water prices, Bloom’s filthy bath plans, the lemon soap, the Victorian virtue of cleanliness, perpetual power through consumer goods, Victorian soap ads, the politics of soap advertising, Bloom’s judgement of Bantam Lyons, magical soap, Brooke’s Monkey Brand soap, Mr. Plinkett, moly and Molly.Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe!On the Blog & PodcastSweny the AlchemistEp. 5 - Sweny’s PharmacyEp. 30 - Sweny’s Revisited (w/ PJ Murphy & Jack Walsh)Social MediaFacebook | TwitterSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

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