North London Ulysses

Here Russell analyses the final and explosive third of the Cyclops episode. Racism, nationalism, fiery chariots and flying biscuit tins. It's all here and washed down with lashings of Guinness's porter. And through the madness, Bloom tries to make a case for love, which the citizen takes as symptomatic that the likes of Bloom, who has temporarily left the scene, whom have been allowed into the country, are not proper men, let alone proper Irishmen. We sense the dark shadow of suggestion that certain races are stronger, more manly and superior to others. Penguin Classic: 426Gabler: 269Project Guttenberg: Hanging over the bloody paper 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.

The final part of the Cyclops episode is a personal favourite part of the book and I doubt I'm alone in this. Whether it's Bloom's stress of Molly's adultery or his exasperation at the side swipes (and front swipes) at his Jewishness and his perceived lack of manhood, that he has faced all day and perhaps all of his life, the levee finally breaks. Accompanied in equal measure by hilarious and poignant parody, we read to the end of the episode. Penguin Classic: 426Gabler: 269Project Guttenberg: Hanging over the bloody paper 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.

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.

This is the middle third of the Cyclops episode. The citizen has used the reference to Joe Brady's erection to segue into all things Irish nationalist and we ended last time with the Parodist narrator spoofing on what may have been Robert Emmet's execution. Now the citizen, increasingly drunk, has a full head of steam, and drawing on his inner Michael Cusack, extolls all things Irish and lambasts all things British. And Bloom, increasingly bold (perhaps it's the cigar fumes), takes him on, which really triggers the citizen who, perhaps drawing on his inner Arthur Griffith, becomes increasingly racist and homophobic. Exciting stuff!Penguin Classic: 402Gabler: 255Project Guttenberg: So then the citizen begins talking about 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.

This is a really fun episode but with some very serious undertones, that as it progresses, spill into overtones. We meet the citizen, holed up in the pub, an Irish hero, waiting for what the sky would drop by way of drink. He does not wait in vain as punters queue up to buy him pints - 'wine of the country'. He holds court and spouts forth to his audience. He is assumed to be based on Michael Cusack, an Irish hero, then and to this day, and indeed he resembles him in certain characteristics, especially his pugnaciousness. But not entirely though, for his increasingly racist views, where to give benefit of the doubt, blame might need to be apportioned. Anyway, in walks Bloom...This time we'll look at the first third of an episode which gathers pace and an increasingly sinister aspect as it evolves.Penguin Classic: 376Gabler: 240Project Guttenberg: I was just passing the time of dayHere is a link to the Birth of St Patrick poem referenced.The Birth Of Saint Patrick by Samuel LoverThis 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.

Here we begin the Cyclops episode and this time Russell will read about one third of the chapter. As per usual, his accent is diabolical. It's such an interesting episode in which the style changes yet again. We now have two narrators, both unnamed, perhaps reflecting Noman, the pseudonym Odysseus selects in The Odyssey. We meet the first as the episode begins, and immediately observe him to be both narrator and participant in the proceedings, an early evening drinking session in Barney Kiernan's pub in north central Dublin. The second parodies the proceedings so we'll call him the parodist and he interjects throughout to lampoon events as they occur. We meet another unnamed person, known only as the citizen, one of the most memorable and controversial characters in the novel. A strident bombastic and racist nationalist into whose purview, walks Bloom. Penguin Classic: 376Gabler: 240Project Guttenberg: I was just passing the time of dayThis 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.

Today we I hope not too controversially, examine the touchy subject of nationalist sentimentality. The second half of the episode centres on the song The Croppy Boy and Ben Dollard's trenchant rendition has the pub audience welling up with emotion. Save Bloom, who pays attention to the siren song, but is not swept up onto its rocks. He has other things on his mind. Whether or not you agree that it is sentimental, is besides the point as Mr. Joyce suggests that it may well be and so this is an important aspect of the chapter. Further, it tees up the next episode perfectly, when we embark upon a dark path to which such sentimentality, if one is not careful, might lead. Penguin Classic: 356Gabler: 227Project Guttenberg: Blazes Boylan's smart tan shoes 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.

Last time our song M'Appari concerned love and loss, which of course resonated so powerfully with poor Bloom, sitting disconsolate in the restaurant area, now that Boylan is on his way to see Molly. So much so, he almost couldn't manage to write to Martha. In the second half of Sirens, with Dollard's rendition of The Croppy Boy, the atmosphere turns political. Joyce displays the nationalist sentimentality for all to hear and see. Teeing up the Cyclops episode beautifully. Penguin Classic: 356Gabler: 227Project Guttenberg: Blazes Boylan's smart tan shoesThis 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.

Here we analyse the first half of the Sirens episode. Joyce endeavours to write music with words...well, sort of. If you are technically musical, you might get a kick out of that. For the rest of us, we will work with that but not get over concerned. Of greater import is that the feted hour of 4 o'clock occurs in this episode. Bloom is worried. Why is Boylan still in the bar and where is he going when he leaves a few minutes after? The Sirens episode turns on two songs, this time M'Appari, a song of love and loss from the opera Martha. Next time, The Croppy Boy, a song to rouse a nationalist tear in the eye of even the most hardened among us. Penguin Classic: 328Gabler: 210Project Guttenberg: Bronze by gold heard the hoofironsThis 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.

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.

Russell analyses vignettes #13-19 of the Wandering Rocks episode. What is the health of the city's arteries? Clean and open, allowing the smooth passage of the populace, the life blood of any city? Or congested and clogged, stifling and slowly but surely paralysing it in a labyrinth? Here we meet Stephen in the challenging #13 - it's Stephen, what do you expect? his father and other layabouts in #14, Parnell's brother in #16 and finish with some grandeur and the viceregal cavalcade through the city. We started the chapter in #1 by considering how the church dominates the city; either or both positively and negatively. This time in the final vignette, we do likewise with an institution of state. Penguin Classic: p. 310Gabler: 198Project Guttenberg: Stephen Dedalus watched The Fine Trousers of Almidano Artifoni and Other Poems: A Rhyming Romp Through Joyce's Wandering Rocks: Amazon.co.uk: Raphael, Russell: 9798374768787: BooksThis 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.

Russell concludes the airing of his holiday video, I mean very serious poetry, I mean, well...you know. Now calm down and take your seats for vignettes #13-19, this is supposed to be educative and shall illuminate the Wandering Rocks episode. Honest. Thank you very much. Should you wish to acquire this awful collection, surely destined for the library in Alexandria, there's a link to do so. It's been 'improved' since this recording in 2025.The Fine Trousers of Almidano Artifoni and Other Poems: A Rhyming Romp Through Joyce's Wandering Rocks: Amazon.co.uk: Raphael, Russell: 9798374768787: BooksThis 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.

Russell is supposed to be on holiday but he just cant keep away. Can't escape his ego at any rate. To keep pace with our discussion of the first twelve Wandering Rocks vignettes, Russell reads his so-called poems, one per vignette. Even the glorious countryside cannot entirely offset the awful poetry. But hey, art is all about the striving. Right?Should you wish to acquire this awful collection, surely destined for the library in Alexandria, there's a link to do so. It's been 'improved' since this recording in 2025.The Fine Trousers of Almidano Artifoni and Other Poems: A Rhyming Romp Through Joyce's Wandering Rocks: Amazon.co.uk: Raphael, Russell: 9798374768787: BooksThis 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.

This is the reading of vignettes #13-19 of Wandering Rocks. #13 features Stephen, #16 Buck Mulligan and it concludes with #19, one of Russell's favourite passages in the book.Penguin Classic: p. 310Gabler (can't believe I said Gifford again!): p. 198Project Guttenberg: Stephen Dedalus watchedThe Fine Trousers of Almidano Artifoni and Other Poems: A Rhyming Romp Through Joyce's Wandering Rocks: Amazon.co.uk: Raphael, Russell: 9798374768787: BooksThis 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.

Russell, on location at the seaside, considers vignettes 2-12. Highlights include meeting Blazes Boylan in #5, #6 is largely in Italian, Bloom makes an appearance in #10 and Russell even makes a bold claim for some original thought in #7. Hang on to your hats.Penguin Classic: p. 288Gabler: p. 184Project Guttenberg: Corny Kelleher closed The Fine Trousers of Almidano Artifoni and Other Poems: A Rhyming Romp Through Joyce's Wandering Rocks: Amazon.co.uk: Raphael, Russell: 9798374768787: BooksThis 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.

Our tenth episode, Wandering Rocks is like no other in Ulysses. Following nebeneinander (space) as opposed to nacheinander (time), words we learned in episode 3, it follows 19 scenes in various places across Dublin at broadly the same time, around 3.15 in the afternoon. Stephen and Bloom fall back among a cast of many, as the city itself becomes the central character. At the pub and/or in the last podcast, we read the first 12 scenes, each separate, yet somehow interlinked as we sense moving from the first to the second half of the book. The analysis for these will be spread over two podcasts, 2.27 and 2.28. This one will be concerned only with the first quite long vignette, centred on Fr. John Conmee SJ. A Jesuit educator, he was extremely significant in the lives of young James and younger Stanislaus Joyce.Penguin Classic: p. 280Gabler: 180Project Guttenberg: The Superior, the Very Reverend Fr John Conmee. The Fine Trousers of Almidano Artifoni and Other Poems: A Rhyming Romp Through Joyce's Wandering Rocks: Amazon.co.uk: Raphael, Russell: 9798374768787: BooksThis 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.

Our tenth episode, Wandering Rocks is like no other in Ulysses. Following nebeneinander (space) as opposed to nacheinander (time), as we learned in episode 3, it follows 19 scenes in various places across Dublin at broadly the same time, around 3.15 in the afternoon. Stephen and Bloom fall back among a cast of many, as the city itself becomes the central character. Here we read the first 12 scenes. Each separate yet somehow interlinked as we sense moving from the first to the second half of the book. Penguin Classic: p. 280Gabler (did I say Gifford?!): p. 180Project Guttenberg: The Superior, the Very Reverend Fr John Conmee The Fine Trousers of Almidano Artifoni and Other Poems: A Rhyming Romp Through Joyce's Wandering Rocks: Amazon.co.uk: Raphael, Russell: 9798374768787: BooksThis 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.

We conclude our analysis of Scylla & Charybdis, a very tricky chapter but somehow we get through it. We may now consider ourselves experts not only in Ulysses but in Shakespeare's entire oeuvre! Yeah, right..Penguin Classic: 263-280Gabler: 169-179Project Guttenberg: Coleridge called him myriadminded. 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.

Had Shakespeare up to here? Surely room for a little more...and a tilly. Russell concludes the reading of the Scylla & Charybdis episode.Penguin Classic: 263-280Gabler: 169-179Project Guttenberg: Coleridge called him myriadminded. 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.

Existentialism. What is it? Is it relevant to Ulysses? To the Scylla chapter especially? If so, why, how and so what? And why aren't you outside getting on with something?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.

Stephen' s library literati lancing lingers. In this podcast we dissect the middle segment of the chapter. It's not in the microscopic detail of the two previous analysis podcasts because armed with all that, we can proceed, if not surefooted, then better than Bambi. Stephen continues to dazzle on Shakespeare and is getting on reasonably well, when who walks in to undermine him? Yes... The Buck. Penguin Classic: pages 248-263Gabler: pages 159-168Project Guttenberg or similar ' A vestal's lamp..'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.

Russell reads the middle segment of the Scylla episode. Stephen is pushing his Hamlet theory. Having controversially postulated that it is King Hamlet, rather than the Prince that may resonate more with Shakespeare, Stephen raises the stakes further by exploring whether infidelity might be involved not only at Ellsinore but back in Stratford. Gosh! Oh, and the Buck is back.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.

Our reading of the first 12 or so pages of this episode (podcast 2.19) is sufficiently challenging as to warrant two analysis podcasts (2.20 and 2.21). The aim is to provide a decent base of understanding to enable much quicker future progress through this dense episode. Stephen continues to ponder whether Shakespeare draws from his own life experiences to produce the plays generally and Hamlet in particular (Scylla) or whether they are all products of his own imagination (Charybdis). And of course, as Stephen talks of Hamnet, we think of poor Rudy Bloom.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.

Introducing the 'Shakespeare' episode. We are in the National Library of Ireland and Stephen is there to explain his Hamlet theory to the Dublin literati. As a bi-product, if not the main product, he's hoping to dazzle them with his intelligent and intellectual breadth, so that they may let him join their little gang. It's a dense chapter. So much so, that in this podcast, we take around an hour to consider just the first few pages. There will be similarly detailed analysis next time, but with all that knowledge tucked safely away, we can after that, proceed at a more normal pace. 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.

We heard Mulligan reference Stephen's Hamlet theory way back in episode 1. Now in the National Library of Ireland he gets to explain it, not only to us but to the great and good of literary Dublin. Chapter 9 of Ulysses is considered one of the most challenging and so the accompanying analysis videos, are more detailed than usual. The first two at any rate. The episode will be read in three parts. Here's the first.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.

From Lestrygonians onward, Joyce drops hints of a link between Leopold Bloom and the Old Testament prophet Elijah. It is not really spelt out in the text but we feel something's going on. Here without expectation of firm conclusions, we take a closer look. 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.

Bloom it turns out, is a fussy eater, so he kisses a frog or two before alighting on the right place for lunch. A light lunch, it transpires. There he'll ponder, a little forlornly we might think, on his marriage and its place in the world; in the universe. And succoured by a sandwich and a glass of burgundy, he perks up. His mind is set, today of all days, on securing that ad and so earn money to buy Molly a present. Mulling over goddesses' rear ends, also helps.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.

After realising The Burton is not for him, Bloom decides on a light lunch at Davy Byrne's, where he will recall first love and contemplate both dodgy food and the rear ends of Greek goddesses. Then after a good deed and a scary near miss, it's off to Dublin's national library and museum.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.

In the Lestrygonians part of The Odyssey, Ulysses strays into the land of the cannibals, with disastrous consequences, especially for those of his crew that become lunch. In this first part of the chapter, Bloom is not eaten. So that's good. But let's consider what is going on.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.

Lunchtime! Bloom is hungry and don't we just know it. We noticed last time that the book began to adapt its style to the character of the protagonist and more of the same here. Food, lunch, hunger, salivation drips from the words. Russell, having eaten beforehand, maintains his composure while reading the first half of the episode.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.

In Aeolus, there's a segment under the headline Rhymes and Reasons that readers struggle with, to the extent that the vast majority ignore it and pretend it never happened. Not here at North London Ulysses! Have the passage to hand and Russell will guide you step by step to reveal what Joyce may have been saying about the respective merits of the Irish Literary Revival generally and Douglas Hyde in particular, and how they compared to Dante, Joyce's favourite author. 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.

Let's get to grips with all this fabulous oratory. Is it so good? The Art of the chapter is rhetoric. What even is that? And what on earth is Stephen going on about with the two women ascending Nelson's Pillar? Panic not, the winds are favourable and the clouds of obscurity shall part. 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.

We read the second part of Aeolus. Stephen arrives at the newspaper office to pass Deasy's letter to the editor, Myles Crawford. While there, he hears the second two of three examples of supposedly good oratory. On the way to the pub, he presents his own effort. Bloom has come and gone in trying to place the advert, and does not meet Stephen. He's a rare example of someone actually trying do some work!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.

In the first Extra Video Series post relating to Aeolus, Russell discusses the art and rules of rhetoric with Siobhan McElduff, Assoc. Professor of Latin Literature and Roman Culture at The University of British Colombia.

Stephen & Bloom are in the same building and hopes rise that after six episodes, they will meet. It's at 4-8 Prince's Street North at the offices of sister newspapers, The Freeman's Journal and the Evening Telegraph. It's central Dublin, by Nelson's Pillar and the General Post Office. Here we'll find journalists and various hangers-on discussing the best form of oratory but is anyone doing any work? Let's hope so, the paper is due out in a few hours.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.

Episode 7. Aeolus, King of the Winds is in Dublin, and more precisely at the offices shared by the Freeman's Journal and the Evening Telegraph. Both Bloom and Stephen will blow in. Russell reads the first half of the chapter.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.

Male funeral etiquette. What does it reveal, what does it stifle and where's all the women?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.

At the graveside Bloom reflects on poor Rudy, poor Papa and less personally, poor Parnell. And yet, resilient Bloom is life affirming. He accesses his inner cricketer and they're not getting him this innings. 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.

At the cemetery Bloom ponders life, death, love, loss and the point of it all, as did Stephen at a similar time, walking along Sandymount Strand. This is our last chapter where the first three and second three episodes run in parallel. Bloom's analysis seems much more relatable and even surrounded by death, he is strangely upbeat.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.

Bloom is in company. He sits with three other Dublin gents as they travel soberly, respectfully, to Prospect cemetery, Glasnevin, north west Dublin, for the funeral of Paddy Dignam. The Hades episode falls into two parts, getting to Glasnevin and at Glasnevin. Here we look at the first part and observe our hero. We've seen him deal perfunctorily with McCoy and Bantam Lyons before moving on, but here he is stuck in the cab and must properly interact with his fellow humans. Let's see how he does.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.

Poor Paddy Dignum. Let's go pay our respects. This time, the carriage ride to Glasnevin cemetery as we read the first half of the Hades episode.`

Need a fix? Keep it quiet, but there's a fella in the alley selling a copy of Ulysses. Nod, nod. Wink, wink. In Lotus Eaters, Bloom faces narcotic temptation at every turn and he's somewhere along the spectrum of resistance. Somewhere. For sometimes you've just got to give in.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.

Bloom is trying to resist the intoxication swirling around him. Is he that stoic? A careful read of Martha's letter, then to church (to give his feet a rest), the chemist and if he's quick, he'd like to squeeze in a visit to the Turkish baths before the funeral at eleven. He' s not helped by Bantam Lyons.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.

Bloom has wandered. We know this because we find him on Sir John Rogerson's quay. There's a whiff of narcotic temptation as though the city has imbibed the fruit of the lotus plant. His wandering takes him to the Post Office in Westland Row from which he'll receive a cryptically addressed letter. What is he up to? Is this James Joyce or Graham Green?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.

Bloom wanders the Dublin streets trying to avoid narcotic temptation in various guises. Or does he seek it out? Naughty Bloom. We expect our readers have greater resolve. Surely?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 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.

This is a podcast version of an Extra Video Series video, so whilst inspired by the Calypso episode, it is broader in scope. Russell looks at Bloom's relationship with animals and what this tells us about Bloom and the book generally. We have cats, dogs, gulls, rats and a panther. The book also heavily features cattle and less so, a bat. Those may get their own episode. Whilst we will consider aspects relating to parts of Ulysses beyond Calypso, it will be in general terms and not so as to spoil what is coming. Ulysses is not a whodunnit. 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 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 videos 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.

Our consideration of Calypso continues as does the formulation of our initial impressions of Leopold Bloom. What was that newspaper leaflet all about? What was revealed by the post delivered through the Blooms' unlocked front door? And, what the blazes is metempsychosis?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 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 videos 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.

Now that we've met our Odysseus, Leopold Bloom, arguably the greatest character in fiction (we may be a little biased..), we ought to consider him a little, and what he might bring to our novel. In the first of two analytical videos relating to Calypso, Russell does just that. But it's just the start, for we've many episodes ahead in the company of this gentle-man. 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 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 videos 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.

Good morning Mr. Bloom. We begin part two of the book, The Wanderings of Ulysses, with an introduction to our main protagonist, Leopold Bloom. It also begins Season 2 in our podcast series. We've re-wound the clock to 8.a.m to synchronise with Stephen. Here's the whole Calypso chapter.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 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 videos 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.

This podcast in the EVS series is inspired by Proteus in episode three and concerns the mythology of shapeshifting. Using the Tam Lin myth in the eponymous Fairport Convention track and the Norse mythology underling Wagner's Ring Cycle we look at shapeshifting and what if anything it tells us about Ulysses.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 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 videos 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.