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Create Yourself: Imagery. Intimacy. Innovation.Create Yourself featuring Kelly Schuknecht, Chief Elevation OfficerKelly Schuknecht 'accidentally' built a personal brand that has now created a robust team of employees, consistent clients, and an amazing community for women authors worldwide. The talented publishing and marketing expert transitioned from the corporate world, gained clarity around her strengths and skill sets, and leaned into her true calling. She has two fantastic businesses, a wealth of knowledge, and an upcoming writer's retreat, so get on board asap! This episode is filled with gems for business and life. Authors and business owners (aspiring to seasoned), this episode is definitely for you. About Kelly:K...
2025-09-0534 min
Blooms & BarnaclesBonus Ep. 32 - Giacomo Joyce [TEASER]We discuss the James Joyce short story, Giacomo Joyce.To listen to the full episode, or see a video version, check out patreon.com/barnaclecast
2025-09-0110 min
Beyond the BestsellerWhat Color Is Your Elephant: Embracing Inner Truth & Transformational Conversations with Joyce KylesWhat if the elephant in the room is actually a mirror of what’s going on inside of you? In this episode, Kelly talks with author, speaker, and coach Joyce Kyles about her book What Color Is Your Elephant and the deeper conversations it inspires. Joyce shares how elephants both external and internal, can hold us back when we don’t name them, and how self-awareness, empathy, and communication are the keys to transformation.
We dive into:
• How the idea of the elephant in the room evolved into a metaphor for internal growth
• The link between...
2025-08-0428 min
Create Yourself: Imagery. Intimacy. Innovation.Create Yourself featuring Dr. Kelly DrummondDr. Kelly Drummond offers a unique, personable approach to career coaching. shares her amazing full-circle transition from assistant to director in her work profession and now, founder in her own right! And did she say Thailand??? Lean in and listen as she offers insights to guide your professional journey to the next level.About Dr. Drummond:Dr. Kelly Drummond is the founder of My Soul In Bloom, a career, professional, and personal development service dedicated to helping high achievers and driven individuals live, work, and grow in alignment with their soul’s purpose. Wit...
2025-05-0929 min
Blooms & BarnaclesWho Were the Real Men in the Library from "Scylla and Charybdis"?Eglinton knows Best.Topics in this episode include the real-life versions of John Eglinton and Richard Best, Best’s contribution to the study of Irish mythology, how Best supported James Joyce’s abandoned music career, what his portrayal in Ulysses gets right and wrong, how the real Best felt about his fictional counterpart in Ulysses, gay-coding and homophobia in the fictional portrayal of Best, Oscar Wilde, the ancient Greeks, Joyce’s misguided attempt to re-connect with Best in 1909, William Kirkpatrick Magee (aka John Eglinton) and his contribution to Irish literature, Eglinton as an outsider, stories of Joyce and Go...
2025-04-2447 min
The Veterinary Rehabilitation PodcastBehind the Vet Rehab Practice Podcast with Hayleigh JoyceHayleigh joins Megan to talk about her fascinating journey in veterinary rehabilitation. Hayleigh has worked in multiple countries each offering her unique experiences and valuable lessons. She has recently started telemedicine, which has been a massive success. Learn more about Hayleigh Joyce: https://www.instagram.com/equinephysios.sa_hg/ Sign up for our free birthday webinars: https://onlinepethealth.com/gift/ Bookmark the Vet Rehab Summit: https://vetrehabsummit.com/ Learn more about CuraCore: https://curacore.org/vet/ To learn about Onlinepethealth, watch a free webinar, or join any of our Facebook groups, click...
2025-02-2528 min
Blooms & BarnaclesJames Joyce Community Groups (w/ Zoe Patterson)Zoe Patterson of Trinity College Dublin joins Blooms & Barnacles to talk about about her research into James Joyce community groups.Support us on Patreon to access episodes early, bonus content, and a video version of our podcast.Blooms & Barnacles Social Media:Facebook | Twitter | InstagramSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
2024-12-2559 min
Blooms & BarnaclesBonus Episode #22 - James Joyce Community Groups w/ Zoe Patterson [TEASER]Zoe Patterson of Trinity College Dublin joins Blooms & Barnacles to talk about about her research into James Joyce community groups. To listen to the full episode, check out patreon.com/barnaclecast
2024-10-1310 min
Performotion PodcastAthlete Things - Episode 52: Maybelle Thieu & Joyce Solis, Team DanDan takes on the World!In this episode of "Athlete Things: Road to Junior Worlds," Bobby chats with Maybelle Thieu and Joyce Solis, who recently competed at the APA Junior Nationals 2024, placing first in the U69 Juniors and second in the U63 Juniors, respectively, with Maybelle also claiming the title of Junior Best Female Lifter. Both athletes, coached by Danny, share their experiences of balancing seriousness with fun in their training. As teammates and close friends, Maybelle and Joyce discuss how their bond strengthened, with Maybelle even helping Joyce at her meet despite having to compete the next day. They op...
2024-08-0153 min
Blooms & BarnaclesFROM THE FATHERSFeaturing a surprise historical cameo!Topics in this episode include our final example of Aristotelian rhetoric, the only passage of Ulysses recorded by James Joyce, the battle of wits between Mr. Justice Fitzgibbon and John F. Taylor, misperceptions about Taylor’s oratory, the Gaelic Revival, Dreamy Jimmy, ferial tone, a Moses for Ireland, MacHugh can’t catch a break, the analogy of the Irish and the biblical Israelites, The Shade of Parnell, Irish Orientalism, antisemitism in the Irish Nationalist movement of the early 20th century, The Language of the Outlaw and Roger Casement, Joyce’s punch-up of Taylor...
2024-02-0142 min
Blooms & BarnaclesA MAN OF HIGH MORALE“Speaking about me. What did he say? What did he say? What did he say about me? Don’t ask.”Topics in this episode include a rumor about Stephen, Professor Magennis, Æ the mastermystic, drama within Dublin’s occult circles, how Æ helped James Joyce get published, the opal hush poets, Joycean tarot cards, D.P. Moran and The Leader, the horror of a truly clever nickname, mocking bad poetry, the Opal Hush cocktail, Pamela Colman Smith, Helena Blavatsky’s old bag of tricks, theosophy, an American professor’s visit to Dublin, Joyce’s debut in the Dublin literary scene, microcosm...
2024-01-171h 03
Blooms & BarnaclesEp. 126 - ITALIA, MAGISTRA ARTIUMSufficient for the day is the newspaper thereof.Topics in this episode include Grattan and Flood, Seymour Bushe and the Childs murder case, Hamlet references, Michelangelo’s Moses and where to find it, Lenehan’s cigarette scheme, J.J. O’Molloy’s love of forensic rhetoric, the shortcomings of memoria, court cases appearing in the works of Joyce, Samuel Childs and Thomas Childs, James Joyce’s youthful interest in the law, a surprise appearance by Alexander Keyes, a Joyce family connection to the Childs murder, James Joyce’s lifelong grudge against Tim Healy, Charles Stewart Parnell, lex talionis, th...
2024-01-0456 min
Blooms & BarnaclesWhy aren’t there any black characters in Ulysses? (w/ Ryan Kerr)Ryan Kerr joins the Blooms & Barnacles podcast to discuss the racial politics of Ulysses. Topics include the minstrel show performer Eugene Stratton, the absence of black characters in Ulysses, and the depiction of anti-black racism within the novel.Support us on Patreon to access episodes early, bonus content, and a video version of our podcast.Check out Ryan's article here:Kerr, R. (2022). James Joyce, Eugene Stratton, and Spectrality: The Absent Presence of Racial Politics in Ulysses. James Joyce Quarterly, 59(2), 231. https://www.academia.edu/92573371/James_Joyce_Eugene_Stratton_and_Spectrality_The_Absent_Presence_of...
2023-12-2057 min
The Modern Yoga PodcastMeet Kelly Vali: The Girl From CanadaThis week's special guest is Kelly Vali, a fellow yogi from Canada who discovered The Modern Yoga Podcast by chance and is now an avid listener! Join Joyce & Mary Beth as they get to know our new international friend and hear about her journey through yoga. Kelli shares her initial struggle with understanding yoga and her path to becoming a teacher. She also shares her recent choice to enroll in a yoga therapy program. They'll also take a humorous detour into Canadian delicacies, her heartwarming encounter with a COVID pup, and her favorite types of yoga classes. As...
2023-11-021h 23
Blooms & BarnaclesTales From the Tower Live (w/ Vivien Veale Igoe, Robert Nicholson, & Breandan O'Broin)Kelly talks with former James Joyce Tower & Museum curators Vivien Veale Igoe and Robert Nicholson, and editor Breandan O'Broin about their experience curating the tower, how Dublin's relationship with Joyce has changed over the years, and their new book, Tales from the Tower.Tales from the Tower will be available to purchase November 1, 2023 You can find a video version of this episode at our YouTube channel and our Patreon page
2023-10-251h 31
SecondWind with JoyceFueling the Fight Against Cancer: Uncovering the Role of Food in Treatment and Prevention with Kelly LutmanKelly Lutman grew up in a military household, moving frequently and living in multiple countries as well as the US. She originally trained in accounting at Bentley College and UT El Paso, earning her CPA, but after starting a family, she chose to stay home to homeschool her sons. It was then that she discovered one of them had ADHD, and she has been fascinated by the power of food ever since resolving his ADHD by simply changing what he ate. A health coach certified in Applied Functional Medicine, Kelly firmly believes that symptoms are the body’s...
2023-08-1539 min
The Moon Under Water: A Pubcast with Kelly Daniels and Steve JonesShould James Joyce's "Eveline" Stay, or Should She Go?Epiphanies galore in this simonistic discussion of Joyce's sad and frustrating story of paralysis. Also, negative stereotypes of drunken Irishmen and their downtrodden women.
Full text of Joyce's Dubliners here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2814-h/2814-h.htm
2023-07-1046 min
The Ready State PodcastJoyce Shulman: Intentional Walking for Health, Creativity, and LongevityJoyce Shulman is Co-Founder and CEO of 99 Walks and Jetti Fitness, two wellness and walking lifestyle brands on a mission to forge connection and inspire millions to walk their way to better.Throughout her personal and professional life, Joyce’s regular walking practice has been her key for managing stress, fueling creativity, and maintaining her health. After discovering that the research bears out all that she knew instinctively, Joyce and her husband, Eric Cohen, founded 99 Walks and Jetti Fitness to help others experience what recent studies have shown: walking can improve decision-making and executive function, combat depression, in...
2023-06-0153 min
Kelly Corrigan WondersThanks For Being Here - Alex Mallonee's Essay About His Mom Joyce
Alex Mallonee wrote this meaningful essay: “Things I Learned From My Mother Through the Art We Made Together”. It’s a look at Alex’s beautiful relationship with his incredible mom Joyce, her 25-year cancer journey and the art project they created together called “Deconstruction”. Joyce’s creativity, desire to collaborate, love and sense of humor fueled the project but more importantly, showed Alex how to live well.
You can experience the “Deconstruction” Virtual Art Show here: https://deconstructionart.live/
If you would like to support the project, you can do so here: https://deconstructionartshow.wedid.it/
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2023-05-2109 minSecondWind with JoyceForgiveness Is For Everyone with Kelly BrowneMindful forgiveness and paying attention to who we want to be in the world is essential to a healthy relationship with self and others. This episode tackles the topic of forgiveness and how to mindfully explore it through a different lens. Whether you are apologizing or asking for forgiveness, being mindful of your intention to create healing is key. Los Angeles native, Kelly Browne grew up in the entertainment industry, and attended California State University Northridge - School of Cinema and Television Arts, earning a Master of Arts degree in Communication/Screenwriting. She was awarded the Presidential...
2023-05-0938 min
Murder, Mayhem, & MerlotMurder, Mayhem, & Merlot Episode 9: The Coleman FamilyIn 2008, Chris Coleman was the body guard for Televangelist Joyce Meyer. Dealing with hate mail and threatening emails towards Joyce, was just part of the job. When Chris himself started getting emails and letters, no one could figure out why Chris was the target. Why were him and his family being stalked? When tragedy strikes, piece by piece, everything starts to become crystal clear. Police start to realize that the stalker was closer than they thought. Sources: https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/chris-coleman-a-mans-secret-life-ended-in-the-2009-murder-of-his-family/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOiFLW8_TDQ&t=498s
2023-04-1129 min
Teen CreepsJoyce Carol Thomas's JourneyThis week Kelly and Katai read "Journey" by Joyce Carol Thomas, the story of a girl who escapes a body snatching thanks to the help of spiders! They talk lyrical writing, youths vs. olds, people who shouldn't be teachers, susceptibility to cults, MILF Manor, Mrs. Hillary Baldwin, and how it's never just lying about being in 9/11.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TEEN CREEPS PATREON to get ad free episodes, bonus episodes, merch, and more:https://www.patreon.com/teencreepsCONNECT W/ TEEN CREEPS:https://twitter.com/teencreepspodhttps://www...
2023-02-011h 06SecondWind with JoyceHow to Not Let Setbacks Define Your Journey with Kelly MarkeyLife often brings multiple forks in the road. What unravels is due to expectation and choice and planning to deal with risk and change. Today's episode focuses on one woman's journey to choose to soar through life. A sassy South African native transitioned to a proud citizen of New Zealand and now happily domiciled in Australia, Kelly Markey's life and knowledge has touched and conveyed remediable to souls globally. Kelly is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and see herself as a channel - a conduit for insights, lessons gleaned and inspiration. Markey...
2022-12-0643 min
Blooms & BarnaclesReuben J. DoddHow long can you hold a grudge?Topics in this episode include Mr. Power’s kept woman, hot 1904 gossip, rumpsteak, Reuben J. Dodd the Younger’s plunge into the Liffey, Bloom’s storytelling ability, pre-decimal currency, petty score settling, Elvery’s elephant, our favorite vegetarian restaurant in Dublin, Barabbas, chisellers, gombeens, usury, antisemitic stereotypes, whether Bloom is a self-loathing Jew, Benjamin Disraeli, the relationship of the real Reuben J. Dodd and John Joyce, the relationship of the real Reuben J. Dodd Jr. and James Joyce, Dodd’s story as told in the Irish Worker, Reuben J. Dodd’s lawsuit ag...
2022-11-2359 min
Blooms & BarnaclesHenrik IbsenDo you have the address of Henry Gibson?Kelly and Dermot welcome special guest Paul Ringo to Blooms & Barnacles. Topics include Joyce’s love of Henrik Ibsen, Paul’s love of Finnegans Wake via the stage, Joyce’s study of Norwegian, realism as seen in the works of Joyce and Ibsen, the artist as a conduit for the world’s filth, Joyce’s dream to Europeanize Ireland, the search for Henry Gibson, Joyce’s attempt to introduce Ibsen to Ireland, Joyce’s letter to Ibsen on his birthday, Joyce’s review of When We Dead Awaken, Hedda Gabler’s influen...
2022-11-0952 min
Know Your FireSurviving near death experiences and the power of extraordinary leadership with Joyce AnastasiaSend us a textKelly speaks today with leadership consultant and author Joyce Anastasia who has survived 3 near death experiences. Joyce Anastasia is a transformational leadership consultant, a peace ambassador of social healing and a top trusted intuitive advisor. With advanced degrees/training and extensive hands-on experiences in psychology, consciousness/psi research, and innovative business processes/governance/“global ways of leading/healing/being in the world,” Joyce evokes the best in people, encouraging “Power With” collaborations, emotional intelligence, and ethically responsible decision-making from the personal-to-global. As a confidant, bridging the seen and unseen realms, she builds re...
2022-09-081h 31
Love at First SightingGobblin' Nob: Kelly Green Men (EP 10)Have you heard of the Kelly-Hopkinsville encounter? Joyce brings us this wild story before Jem reads us their masterpiece in which Holler Goblins come 'round to give out mushrooms and...other things that are also fun. Plus a new cryptid watch for Hank and his many children. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/lafspod) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-04-221h 18
ComebaCKComebaCK INTERVIEW #330 - Joyce Le - Endometriosis Awareness And Content CreationJoyce Le is a Singaporean/Vietnamese content creator, currently based and working in Ho Chi Minh, and joins the podcast to discuss her content creation journey, evolving over time, her intrinsic motivation, shedding light on exploring Saigon’s hidden gems, and how she manages her content for herself alongside her audience.
Joyce also sheds light on her experiences with endometriosis, an incurable condition that 1 in 10 women experience, and are often misdiagnosed with. She shares how the chronic pain condition has affected her diet, daily lifestyle and mental health, and how she manages her symptoms.
Thank you to Joyce for sharing he...
2022-03-0537 min
Blooms & BarnaclesEating Bits of a Corpse (w/ Russell Raphael)Is the Eucharist tantamount to cannibalism? Let’s ask Thomas Aquinas.Topics in this episode include: Fr. Conmee, Martin Cunningham, why Molly wasn’t admitted to the choir, bluey specs, Jesuit rock stars, Bloom’s skepticism of priests, a story from James Joyce’s 50th birthday party, the Eucharist, transubstantiation, the romantic possibilities of Mass, scapulars, nuns, everything Leopold Bloom doesn’t know about Holy Communion, blasphemy galore, what the Mass has in common with Hogwarts, Vatican II, the horrors of biting into the Communion wafer, the Latin Mass, the Eucharist as a lotus, practical uses for Latin, a p...
2022-01-051h 15
Blooms & BarnaclesThe Buddha in the MuseumWhat did James Joyce think of Buddhism?Topics in this episode include: All Hallows or St. Andrew’s Church?, why Bloom hangs out in a church, the very reverend John Conmee S.J., sectarian scorekeeping, prayers for Gladstone, St. Peter Claver, the Opium Wars, racist poetry, the reclining Buddha statue in the National Museum of Ireland, Leopold Bloom misconceptions about Buddhism, Walter White’s misconceptions about Buddhism, depictions of the Buddha in art, what Joyce did and didn’t know about Buddhism, Buddhism viewed through lens of Western spiritualism, Joyce’s 1903 review of H. Fielding Hall’s A Soul of...
2021-12-221h 07
Blooms & BarnaclesNo rose without thorns.Did James Joyce once covertly suggest a new Guinness slogan?Topics in this episode include Mary Lost the Pin of her Drawers, flat Dublin voices, the Coombe, Bloom’s preoccupation with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement, Jesus in the house of Martha and Mary, a famlus forgery, Ashtown and the trottingmatches, a famous hole in the wall, alcohol has the ultimate lotus, Barons Iveagh and Ardilaun, whether or not Jeff Bezos’ skin produces lice and vermin, whether or not Joyce had a vendetta against the Guinness family, whether or not Joyce tried to outdo the classic slogan “Guinness is good f...
2021-12-1246 min
Blooms & BarnaclesThe Language of Flowers“Angry tulips with you darling manflower punish your cactus if you don’t please poor forgetmenot how I long violets to dear roses when we soon anemone meet all naughty nightstalk wife Martha’s perfume.”Kelly and Dermot untangle the mysterious language of flowers. Topics include James Joyce’s affair with Marthe Fleischmann, the pitfalls of method acting, Kate Bush, the tonal shifts in Martha Clifford’s letter to Henry Flower, narcissism and self-gratification, Martha’s connection to the Otherworld, whether or not Bloom will ever meet Martha in person, the Victorian language of flowers, an angry vagina, a manf...
2021-11-1957 minThe Ready State PodcastDavid Joyce: The Modern Super Coach, Good (Not Best) Practices, and Curating the Environment for Others to SucceedDavid Joyce is an internationally recognized leader in human performance, strategy and decision making. He holds Masters degrees in both Sports Physiotherapy and Strength & Conditioning, as well as an MBA. He has worked with hundreds of elite athletes, including multiple world and Olympic champions and in multiple sports around the world.Nowadays, Dave’s focus has shifted much more towards enabling major sporting organizations, corporations and start-ups navigate through the choppy seas of complexity, and set themselves up to thrive in an increasingly uncertain future.He has written and co...
2021-10-2850 min
ODFMS5, E11: One Derelict From Murder: Joyce McKinneyA story ripped right out of the... tabloids. You won't believe this story could be true, but it is. An absolute example of how life is crazier than fiction. This is the story of Joyce McKinney.Hosted by Jenna Swanson and Kelly DeVriesProduced and edited by Kelly DeVriesTheme music by Erik SwansonIntro music: News Room News by Spencehttps://linktr.ee/odfmpodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/odfm--5500021/support.
2021-10-111h 04
De Kelly Smit Podcast114 - Interview met Joyce van Gelder, holistisch fysiotherapeutJoyce en ik spreken in deze podcast over de onbewuste invloed van angst in business en gezondheid. Want deze 2 hebben enorm veel met elkaar gemeen. We praatten over de systemen die draaien in de maatschappij die voor desempowerment zorgen. Waarbij je bij je gevoel en jezelf wegblijft en bij een ander zoekt voor antwoorden. Antwoorden waarvan wij geloven dat deze in jezelf liggen. In de podcast geven we ook tips over hoe je die antwoorden bij jezelf kunt halen. Meer over Joyce: https://to-the-core.nl/index.php/wie-zijn-wij/joyce-van-gelder/ --- Deel...
2021-09-2858 min
Blooms & BarnaclesTitbitsDoes Leopold Bloom seem a bit anal retentive to you?Content Warning: We talk an awful lot about poo in this one. If that’s not your cup of tea, use your own discretion. In this episode, Dermot and Kelly finish Ulysses’ fourth episode - “Calypso.” Topics include Ezra Pound’s sense of propriety, the number of toilets in the Bloom household, Titbits, using dung to clean kid gloves, James Stephens, Dlugacz’s mere enthusiasm, jakes v. jacks, cuckstools, Matcham’s Masterstroke and Mr. Philip Beaufoy, Bloom’s desire to write his own prize Titbits sto...
2021-08-111h 07
Blooms & BarnaclesAgendath NetaimLeopold Bloom contemplates the purchase of immense melonfields north of Jaffa.Topics covered in this episode include the Zionist movement of the early 20th century, how to pronounce Agendath Netaim, why Joyce might have changed Agudat to Agendath, hypostasis, the business sense (or nonsense) of buying farmland in Palestine, Bleibtreustrasse 34, morphic resonance, Dlugacz the porkbutcher as Hermes, whether or not Bloom is a Zionist, Citron, Mastiansky, and St. Kevin’s Parade, why Bloom’s rejection of Zion makes him more like Odysseus, James Joyce’s thoughts on Zionism, and toxic nostalgia.Sweny's Patreon helps keep this ma...
2021-07-141h 00
The Innovative Mindset with Harrison KellyThe Future of Entrepreneurship: Remote Start-Ups with Chris JoyceChris Joyce
2021-04-0530 min
The Canna Mom ShowJoyce and Dave Talk Pot, Politics and ReligionThis week we are mixing things up a bit! Joyce and Dave sit down to talk pot, politics and religion. Learn a little more about The Canna Mom Show team as they share stories about Purim, famous Jews and Jewish Boston history. Joyce and Dave kibitz on topics ranging from the best movies about Purim to why September 20 is mushroom day.This episode of The Canna Mom Show is sponsored by Earth Sunflower, a woman-owned, small business striving to reduce single-use plastic pollution by providing eco-friendly, reusable options. You can learn more at the Earth Sunflower...
2021-03-0448 min
The YOGI M.D. PodcastEmotional Health - Express Anger - with Joyce MarterJoyce Marter has been a licensed psychotherapist for over twenty years and is the Founder of Urban Balance, an insurance-friendly counseling practice that currently has over 160 therapists working from seventeen locations in six states. She is an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University and a Past-Chair of the Midwest Region of the American Counseling Association.Joyce is routinely consulted as a mental health expert in the media, featured in such outlets as The Wall Street Journal, CNN and MTV. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and is a national keynote speaker. Her book, The Financial Mi...
2021-03-0342 min
Blooms & BarnaclesAltman the Saltman (w/ Vincent Altman O'Connor)In our last episode, we discussed people from James Joyce’s life who influenced the creation of Leopold Bloom. However, we left one question unanswered - why were none of these men from Dublin? Didn’t Joyce know any Jewish people in Dublin? Vincent Altman O’Connor’s research into this very question and the biography of his grandfather Albert Altman may very well be the answer to this riddle.Topics discussed in this episode include Glasnevin’s many Joycean connections, the story of Albert Altman as a successful salt merchant and politician, Altman’s connection to the Invincib...
2021-02-241h 00
Blooms & BarnaclesWho Was the Real Leopold Bloom?James Joyce based many characters in Ulysses on friends, family, acquaintances, and enemies, but what about Leopold Bloom? Who were the real people in Joyce’s life who inspired the creation of one of literature’s greatest protagonists?Topics in this episode include people who Joyce thought looked like Leopold Bloom, the story of Alfred Hunter, why Joyce chose the address 7 Eccles St., how many pounds are in a stone, the inspiration for Bloom’s kindly-curious personality, Ettore Schmitz (Italo Svevo), how true friendship influenced Ulysses, why Bloom is Hungarian, why he’s called Leopold, how Leopold Bloom em...
2021-02-1156 min
Blooms & BarnaclesThe Holy OfficeThey both lived in a Martello Tower, sure, but what else do James Joyce and Bono have in common?We take a short break from analyzing Ulysses to take a look at one of Joyce’s early poems - “The Holy Office.” If you love 100+ year old gossip, strap in! This one gets dishy. Topics include the significance of the year 1904 in James Joyce’s life, the Irish Literary Revival, a young Joyce’s penchant for writing angry poetry, Joyce’s desire for artistic Truth rather than mere aesthetics, why you should care about “The Holy Office” and how it will...
2021-01-271h 09
Shot of Digital Health TherapyShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - Joshua HaynesHappy New Year! This is our first 2021 episode of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy and Jim Joyce & I decided to start it off with a focus on #mentalhealth. Joshua Haynes at Masawa was kind enough to join us and chat all things brain:🧠 Biology, technology, humans and impact of each to #mentalhealth🧠 Some crazy stats on #startup founders and #mentalhealth🧠 Funding into #mentalhealth space🧠 Is the silver lining of #COVID = reduced stigma around #mentalhealth ?🧠 Importance of gratitude🧠 oh and Jim Joyce's conclusion that #entrepreneurship = #psychotherapy ....Fun mentions as always: Brian Dolan and...
2021-01-0649 min
Shot of Digital Health TherapyShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - 2020 Wrap-up Special2020 is almost OVER!!! woot woot! In our longest episode EVER, Jim Joyce and I recap the crazy 2020 and why we started #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy, its positive impact on our own #mentalhealth (and hopefully other's) plus:🧠 Mental Health stats compliments of Joshua Haynes at Masawa🧠 2021 #digitalhealth predictions🧠 Our hopes for "return of the smile" (as well as hugs)🧠 Jim Joyce's recipe for mental health🧠 some show stats: the crazy ~500 hours that all of you have spent watching us! Huge thanks and virtual hugs to all of our followers and 38 guests on our show including...
2020-12-3058 min
Hello BeautyVolto Urbano: The Solution and Defense to Aging Caused by Climate Change with Lela KellyHi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.-----From a teen single mom with two young children surviving on food stamps and local government aid, to being able to graduate law from UCLA with high honors, as well as working at a prestigious law firm, Jones Day, and eventually starting her own businesses- technology and legal consulting business called Tennenbaun & Kelly, inc., and Volto Urbano- Founder, Lela Kelly, chats with Hello Beauty's Joyce Platon about her incredibly inspiring background and th...
2020-12-181h 04
Big God Small BusinessInterview #6 Joyce KellyInterview #6 with Joyce Kelly
Joyce Kelly, Founder of "I Am Freedom Girl" is a bible teacher who has a calling and passion to teach God’s word. She has been transformed by the power of the word and has an unstoppable passion to bring others to the knowledge that they too can study the bible and it can transform their life! She was the teaching director of Community Bible Study, Area Director, Retreat Speaker, and she is presently on the teaching team for GFC Beautiful. Joyce contributed to the You are Priceless and Moments for Moms Devotionals as...
2020-10-1939 min
Shot of Digital Health TherapyShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - Martin KellyWelcome to Season 3 Premier of "Shot of #DigitalHealth Therapy" coming to you almost live from Florence 🇮🇹 & Dublin 🇮🇪. This season is all about "more fun, less pain" as Jim Joyce put it & there is no-one better to kick us into more fun than Martin Kelly, CEO of HealthXL: 🍋 My escape to Italy 🍋 Martin Kelly's trip down the memory lane as an inventor of SmartCamp🍋 Genesis of HealthXL🍋 Importance of ecosystems & networks🍋 GoodRx IPO🍋 oh and how Jim misses #JPM Fun mentions as always: Sean M Hogan Robert Garber Set...
2020-09-2341 min
Champion's Mojo for Masters SwimmersKara Lynn Joyce: How to Trust Yourself, #81, 9-15-20Kara Lynn Joyce: How to Trust Yourself, Episode #81September 15, 2020Taking the time to listen to your inner voice can lead you to the best, most authentic decisions. Olympic swimmer Kara Lynn Joyce talks with Kelly and Maria about how she avoids a “people pleasing” mentality to truly follow her heart.More about Kara Lynn JoyceKara Lynn Joyce is a three-time USA Olympic swimmer. Kara competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics for Team USA, winning a total of four medals. As a swimmer for the University of G...
2020-09-151h 03
Shot of Digital Health TherapyShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - Steve SeuntjensThis week, Jim Joyce and I had some virtual drinks with Steve Seuntjens (well.. real drinks in a virtual setting) on "Shot of #DigitalHealth Therapy"... Even with drinks we mostly made sense but you will be the judge of that:🍺 We talked about Jim Joyce's broken ribs... heal fast Jim!🍺 Steve's investment thesis tied with individual's own engagement in health🍺 We listened to Steve's 30 second pitch of SkinVision (a portfolio company) - how did he do??🍺 Dichotomy of population health vs. personalized health🍺 oh and you heard it here first - Jim introduces "...
2020-08-2638 min
Blooms & BarnaclesThe Birth of Ulysses (w/ Phil Holden)We welcome Phil Holden to the podcast to talk about the early publishing of history of Ulysses. Phil is a collector of early Ulysses editions, so he shares his collection while telling the arduous tale of getting a book like Ulysses published in the first place, the role played by Sylvia Beach and Shakespeare and Company in publishing Ulysses, concerns about obscenity, pirate editions of Ulysses, books as art objects, the complications caused by Joyce’s early manuscripts, and who should play James Joyce in a movie version of this epic tale! This episode has a strong visual component, so...
2020-08-261h 25
Blooms & BarnaclesO, My Dimber Wapping DellWhite thy fambles, Red thy gan!Wait, what?Find out what this phrase and much more means in this episode as we continue our discussion of "Proteus," the third episode in James Joyce's Ulysses. Topics covered in this show include: what Stephen means by "red Egyptians," background on the Romani and Irish Travellers, Stephen's class insecurity, Terry Pratchett's Mort, strolling morts more generally, the distinct language of Romani and the Travellers, The Our Father in Shelta, the secret language of thieves in 17th c. England, strolling morts, The Rogue's Delight, she-fiends, bawd pimps, whores, an e...
2020-08-121h 00
Blooms & BarnaclesHaroun al-Raschid's MelonsKelly and Dermot take a look at Stephen Dedalus' prophetic dream in "Proteus." Topics discussed include James Joyce's fascination with dream analysis, Stephen's connection to the mysterious Akasic record, Dermot's own experience with slippery time, the location of the "street of harlots" in Dublin, how Leopold Bloom and Haroun al-Raschid are connected, Orientalism, almosting, and prolonged provocative melonsmellonous osculation.You can hear our episode about translating Finnegans Wake into Japanese here. Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe! On the Blog:Decoding Dedalus: Haro...
2020-07-2959 min
Blooms & BarnaclesTattersKelly and Dermot talk dogs, specifically Tatters, the dog encountered by Stephen on the strand at Sandymount. Topics include Joyce's belief that the dog is the most protean creature, Tatters' many forms on the seashore, cocklepickers then and now, seamorse, heraldry, Stephen's many phobias, reincarnation, sea gods, the ninth wave, pards, the Buddha-nature of a dog, cameos by Nicolas Cage and Peter Falk, Tatters as a muse, Tatters as a Zen master, Stephen's struggle with duality, Stephen's creative inspiration, urination, and why Dermot thinks the medievals are great (not stupid). Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin lan...
2020-07-1557 min
Fresh Is The WordEpisode #222: Joyce Marie Fitzpatrick and Brian Shackelford – Producers/Directors of the Film The Color of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital About the First All-Black HospitalThe guests for this episode are Joyce Marie Fitzpatrick and Brian Shackelford, the co-producers and co-directors of the documentary The Color of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital. This documentary sheds a light on the disparity between the medical treatment that the African-American community receives as opposed to others; something that we are really seeing these days with the COVID pandemic and the recent Black Lives Matter protests. The Color of Medicine not only tells the astonishing history of the first all-black hospital in St. Louis, but also recognizes and celebrates the achievements of the brave healthcare...
2020-07-082h 10
Blooms & BarnaclesParadise of PretendersSweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe!On the Blog:Decoding Dedalus: PretendersDogsbodySocial Media:Facebook|TwitterSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:iTunes| Google Play Music| StitcherFurther Reading:Atura, A. & Dionne, L. Proteus - Modernism Lab. Retrieved from https://modernism.coursepress.yale.edu/proteus/Delaney, F. (2012, Dec 18). Episode 132: Barking at Boccaccio. Re:Joyce. [Audio podcast].Gifford, D., & Seidman, R. J. (1988). Ulysses annotated: Notes for James Joyce's Ulysses. Berkeley: University of California Press....
2020-07-0147 min
6, 8 or 10 - Life & The Beautiful GameSE02 EP10 - Liam KellyEpisode 10 is with Coventry Captain - Liam Kelly.
I had the chance to sit down with Liam for a couple of hours last June on the UEFA A Licence to talk life & the beautiful game, we were also joined in a short cameo by his former team mate Marc McNulty who was at the hotel with the Scotland Squad, we couldn't share the who conversation for obvious reasons.
We chat about his first memories before diving into him turning pro as a teenager. His move to Scotland to join K...
2020-06-0555 min
Blooms & BarnaclesGalleys of the LochlannsKelly and Dermot set sail for the time of Vikings and jerkiness dwarfs! They discuss the differences of similarly-shaped seafaring vessels, Lochlanns, Fr. Dineen's Irish dictionary, the intersection of Viking and Celtic cultures in Ireland, torcs, tomahawk, the horrors of 14th c. Dublin, famine, plague and slaughters, the story of the time a pod of cetaceans washed ashore in medieval Dublin, the story of the time the Liffey froze over and people grilled on top of it, Stephen as a changeling, Stephen momentarily becoming displaced in time, and Stephen's attempt to construct an Irish identity.Steve Carey...
2020-06-0352 min
Blooms & BarnaclesPanthersahib and Pointer**Now accepting submissions for our Bloomsday 2020 episode. ** Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe! On the Blog:DogsbodyForm of Forms Social Media:Facebook|Twitter Subscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:iTunes| Google Play Music| Stitcher Further Reading:Budgen, F. (1972). James Joyce and the making of Ulysses, and other writings. London: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=header&id=JoyceCo...
2020-05-2058 min
Build Your Dream NetworkReinventing Your CareerFactors outside of your control can suddenly topple your career plans. In this episode, Kelly interviews workforce transformation leader Joyce Sullivan, Lee Hecht Harrison's Operations Director (Northeast Region). Joyce not only guides others who are making a career transformation, she's reinvented her professional destiny after being laid off Wall Street during the 2008 financial crisis. Her advice is a must-listen for anyone navigating a career transition, especially one that's unplanned or unexpected.
2020-05-1218 min
Blooms & BarnaclesUnder the Walls of ClerkenwellDermot and Kelly take on some of the history behind the tale of Irish exile Kevin Egan. This episode's discussion covers the story of the 1867 Clerkenwell explosion, what that has to do with Kevin Egan, Egan's relationship to his wife and son, Dermot's relationship to Tayto crisps, Egan's memories of Kilkenny, the Berkeleyan quality of memory, more father-son angst, and a cautionary tale for young Stephen.
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Decoding Dedalus: Wild Geese
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2020-05-0655 min
Blooms & BarnaclesFroggreen WormwoodImages of early morning Paris through the ineluctable modality of Stephen Dedalus' memory, smells of incense and absinthe. We discuss Stephen's life as a starving artist (literally), Kevin Egan and his unwilling exile in Paris, Egan's real life counterpart, New York Times write-ups of duels in the 19th century, Irish nationalist groups of the 19th century, the proper way to drink absinthe, dalcassians and Arthur Griffith, Maud Gonne, Édouard Drumont v. Léo Taxil, and the pitfalls of attempting to make Ireland more like continental Europe.
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2020-04-2256 min
Blooms & BarnaclesBoul' Mich'Bon soir, mes amis, et bienvenue a Blooms et Barnacles! Kelly and Dermot discuss Joyce's disastrous sojourn to Paris as a youth and its parallels to Stephen Dedalus' recollections of his time in Paris. Discussion topics include the fin de siècle fashion of French symbolist poets, what exactly mou en civet is, Stephen feeling down and out in a French post office, the mockery of saints in Heaven, Stephen's collection of French pornography, and whether it was Stephen's mother or his nother mentioned in that fateful telegram.
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2020-04-0856 min
Blooms & BarnaclesC'est le pigeon, Joseph.Stephen Dedalus learns the value of gentlemanly blasphemy in this episode of Blooms & Barnacles. Our hero evades the nets of his oppressors while recalling a conversation with a friend in Paris. Topics include the changing face of Ringsend, the Pigeonhouse, Stephen's epiphanies and the Epiphany, Dermot speaking French, what Jules Michelet doesn't know about women, absinthe, the elaborate blasphemies of Leo Taxil's pornographic pope period, Baphomet, the freemasons, and the greatest trick ever played on the Catholic Church (that might be overstating it, but it's a fun story).
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2020-03-2547 min
Blooms & BarnaclesPico della Mirandola like.This episode of Blooms & Barnacles takes an esoteric twist as we continue deeper into "Proteus", Ulysses' third episode. Topics include: why Dermot is not impressed with the Library of Alexandria, the length of a mahamanvantara, what the heck a mahamanvantara is, Joyce's youthful rage put into poetry, Joyce's youthful interest in theosophy, Pico della Mirandola's desire to speak to angels, Renaissance magic, hermeticism, , correspondences in Ulysses, and why Dermot thinks Neil de Grasse Tyson is wrong.
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2020-03-1248 min
Blooms & BarnaclesWho is this Dan Occam fellow, anyway?Dermot and Kelly tickle your brain with Stephen Dedalus' thoughts on the Eucharist, William of Occam, hypostasis, consubstantiation, transubstantiation... we've got it all! Other major philosophical queries discussed include: How can so much bread and wine all become Christ's body and blood. Does Stephen really understand hypostasis.When does soup become soup? Is it immoral to impersonate a priest as long as you don't hear someone's confession?
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2020-02-2743 min
The Canna Mom ShowMichigan Hemp and CBD Regulations with Kelly YoungJoyce met today's guest at the MJBiz Conference in Las Vegas this past December, and today Kelly Young joins The Canna Mom Show from her home in Central Lake in Northern Michigan. Kelly's cannabis story includes her journey to heal from personal trauma, and her work healing others through her non-profit organization Free Relief. She has pursued several different paths in the cannabis industry that were all built upon her experience in her family's Michigan grocery business. Kelly is passionate about her professional pivot into cannabis healing and has persevered despite numerous set-backs and road blocks. Although...
2020-02-2039 min
Blooms & BarnaclesThe Complex Life of Lucia Joyce- (w/Linus Ignatius & Llewie Nuñez)Linus Ignatius and Llewie Nuñez starred in the play Lucia Mad as James and Lucia Joyce, respectively, back in their university days. They drop by the podcast for a deep dive into the complex and tragic life of James Joyce's daughter Lucia. We discuss how they prepared to portray the Joyces on-stage, Lucia's genius as an artist, her struggle with mental illness, the stigma she faced within the Joyce family, her influence on Finnegans Wake and the relationship between Joyce and his daughter.
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2020-02-131h 16
Blooms & BarnaclesThe Hundredheaded RabbleJoin Kelly and Dermot for a story about James Joyce's youthful rebellion against the literary establishment of Dublin, his obsession with the apocalyptic predictions of a 12th century monk, a tale of psychic horror by W.B. Yeats, Jonathan Swift and Dublin's oldest public library. It's a jam-packed episode!
Bonus: Dermot interviews Kelly about completing her blog series about "Proteus." Check out those blog posts here.
Double Bonus: The difference between Elisha and Elijah from Chuck Knows Church.
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2020-01-3047 min
Blooms & BarnaclesTranslating Finnegans Wake into Japanese (w/ Kenji Hayakawa)Kelly and Dermot are joined by translator Kenji Hayakawa to discuss the gargantuan task of translating Finnegans Wake into Japanese. We discuss Naoki Yanase's translation of Joyce's classic novel into Japanese, creating special software Japanese characters to tackle Joyce's various coinages, why Japanese is an ideal language in which to read Finnegans Wake, why only translators truly understand Finnegans Wake, the sadism of Finnegans Wake, the influence of Harriet Shaw Weaver, and how Finnegans Wake is the antidote to book club hierarchies.
No need to speak Japanese or have read Finnegans Wake!
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2020-01-151h 12
Blooms & BarnaclesNuncle RichieStephen contemplates the horror of a visit to his Aunt Sara and Uncle Richie's house. We discuss parallels in this scene with Joyce's real life aunt and uncle, why Joyce's Aunt Josephine gave away her first edition of Ulysses, the intractable Dubliner/culchie divide, middle class pretension, Hiberno-English, Wilde's Requiescat, and the difficulty of parsing conversations written in Joyce's signature stream of consciousness.
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Decoding Dedalus: A Dedalus Never Pays His Debts
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2020-01-0245 min
Blooms & BarnaclesJames Joyce Tower and MuseumDermot and Kelly get an insider's view of the Sandycove Martello Tower - the Omphalos of Dublin itself! Maggie Fitzgerald, James Holohan and Andrew Basquille give Blooms & Barnacles a tour of all the museum's nooks and crannies. Discussions include the Joycean historical items on display in the museum, the history of the tower, what really went down the night Joyce stormed out of the museum, how to get a milk can up a ladder, the work of maintaining a Joycean landmark, an original song by Andrew, and why exactly a museum in Dublin is flying the Munster flag.
2019-12-211h 01
Totally Well PodcastTotally Well Podcast - Joyce Strong - Episode 80 - Eliot KellyEliot Kelly is recognized as a Serial Entrepreneur, and has been featured on CNN, BBC Three’s Be Your Own Boss and an extensive list of magazines and articles. His four books have been translated in over 7 languages and are sold in 29 countries, recently being shortlisted for Best Self-Help and Best Advice Books 2019 by The Author Academy. He is regarded as a top Sales, Business and Leadership Management Coach who creates opportunities for his success partner’s through financial literacy and life skills training. He is also a Professional Speaker and continues to inspire present and future entrepreneurs around the...
2019-12-1800 min
Blooms & BarnaclesGaze in Your OmphalosIn this installment of Blooms & Barnacles, Kelly and Dermot engage in some good, old-fashioned navel gazing. Discussion topics include working class life in Edwardian Dublin, the poetry of Algernon Swinburne the perils of childbirth during the same period, whether Adam and Eve had bellybuttons, and why Kelly thinks people in antiquity had predominantly outie bellybuttons. They also get to the bottom of what exactly the heck an omphalos is and why everyone keeps talking about them.
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Decoding Dedalus: Omphalos...
2019-11-0658 min
Blooms & BarnaclesNacheinander and NebeneinanderReal talk: why are there no seagulls on Sandymount Strand on Bloomsday? Have we stumbled onto a historical seagull-based conspiracy? Stay tuned to find out! Additionally, we'll also continue discussing how Stephen's walk on the beach is influenced by Berkeleyan idealism, Stephen's perception of space and time, how blind people perceive the world and the Demiurge.
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Decoding Dedalus: Ineluctable Modalities
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2019-10-1053 min
Blooms & BarnaclesIneluctable ModalitiesIneluctable modality of the podcast! A discussion of the first paragraph of "Proteus," in which Kelly and Dermot try to make sense of Stephen's untethered inner monologue. We discuss Aristotle's theory of vision, Bishop George's Berkeley's mistrust of sense perception, an interpretation of a famous meme, who Jakob Boehme was and what he meant by "signature of all things." This episode will leave you with a pleasing sense of superiority over your friends.
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Decoding Dedalus: Ineluctable Modalities
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2019-09-251h 04
Blooms & BarnaclesProteusThe time has come for Blooms & Barnacles to tackle Ulysses' third episode - "Proteus"! This is Ulysses' first "difficult" episode - jam-packed with multiple languages and obscure references. This week's podcast gives an overview of many of the themes found in "Proteus," including its connection to The Odyssey, the influence of esoteric doctrines on the text and Joyce's love of writing in multiple languages. With guest star, Emma the cat.
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Ulysses & The Odyssey: Proteus
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2019-09-1147 min
Blooms & BarnaclesThe Nightmare of HistoryKelly and Dermot deconstruct the nightmare of history shared by the Irish and the Jews alike. We further explore the intricacies of Mr. Deasy's bigotry and what it tells us about what life was like in 1900's Dublin. Other topics covered include one possible source of Joyce's hatred of Gogarty, the correlation of antisemitism and nationalism and the legend of the Wandering Jew and its influence on Ulysses.
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Never Let Them In
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2019-08-1551 min
Blooms & BarnaclesPerviest BreakfastPer vias rectas! Mr. Deasy's origins - revealed! Kelly and Dermot dive into Joyce's real life acquaintances and experiences that inspired the gruff headmaster Mr. Deasy in Ulysses' second episode, "Nestor." Topics covered include why Mr. Deasy is so concerned about foot and mouth disease, the relative rebelliousness of voting in favor of the Union and why Mr. Deasy seems to be unaware of his own history, even though he's so proud of it.
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William Ulsterman
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2019-08-0140 min
Blooms & BarnaclesCroppies Lie DownThis week, Kelly and Dermot explain the nightmarish history tucked into Stephen's terse rebuttal of Mr. Deasy's weak grasp of Irish history. The passage covered can be found on p. 31 of Kelly's edition of Ulysses (1990 Vintage International). Topics covered include the history of the Orange Order, the Battle of the Diamond, the Planters' Covenant, the power of copyright law over sectarianism, and how all these issues still affect us today.
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The Orange Toast
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2019-07-1847 min
Blooms & BarnaclesFogey and ToryA character study of the infamous Mr. Deasy, the headmaster of Stephen's school in "Nestor," the second episode of Ulysses. We discuss how Mr. Deasy is a stereotypical Dubliner of his day, as well as his defining characteristics (including his impressive mustache!) Mr. Deasy has a lot to teach us, though he is an old wise man archetype with no wisdom. We talk lots of history and politics in this one! Also, Kelly reveals the worst Scooby Doo character.
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2019-06-1954 minHello BeautyPatrick Kelly- Founder of Sigil Scent On Using Advice From Big RetailersPatrick Kelly, Chief Alchemist & Founder of Sigil Scent, graced Hello Beauty to chat with host, Joyce Platon, about the relaunch of his genderless, nontoxic fragrance line. In this episode, Patrick takes us back to what inspired him to create his business, the steps he took to allow him to quit his day-time job and focus on taking Sigil Scent to the next level, the important lessons he learned along the way, and many more. Tune in on this episode as Joyce tries out Sigil Scent for the first time and to hear insightful viewpoints from Patrick on the art...
2019-06-1441 min
Blooms & BarnaclesAverroes and Moses MaimonidesKelly and Dermot tackle the reference to Averroes and Maimonides in "Nestor." Not only does this episode cover these two philosophers and their connection to Aristotle, there's also plenty of discussion on Morris dance, Giordano Bruno and the thematic importance of goth kids.
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Decoding Dedalus: Dark Men of Mien and Movement
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2019-05-2252 min
Blooms & BarnaclesDick FeeneyA super-sized Blooms and Barnacles! Dick is a friend of Kelly's and Dermot's who is a lover of Ulysses and the music found throughout the novel. Dick talks about some of his favorite songs that play a role in Ulysses and the history behind them. We also chat about the use of music in "The Dead," the final story in The Dubliners. And because we've never met a tangent we didn't like, we also talk (briefly) about Dick's time in Turkey, Stephen's lost faith, Dick's love of the opera, and grieving over tragedies that happened many generations ago.
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2019-05-081h 28
Blooms & BarnaclesA Fox Burying His GrandmotherDermot and Kelly take on a point of vexation and consternation for any Ulysses fan: what the actual heck does Stephen's riddle mean? What symbolism lies within? Does he just like torturing children? We throw in some extra John Milton for good measure.
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Stephen's Riddle
Weep No More: Lycidas in Nestor
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2019-04-1040 min
Waking from the American Dream146 Kelly Feels the Paine with Harvey J. KayeKelly chats with Harvey J. Kaye, American History professor at University of Wisconsin, Green Bay and the Ben & Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Democracy and Justice Studies, about ideas such as justice, liberty and equality and how the current Democratic Party keeps missing the important narrative that Thomas Paine so clearly saw as the true potential of this great democratic experiment.
Harvey will become a regular of the podcast to help us sort through the upcoming presidential campaign.
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2019-03-221h 05
Blooms & BarnaclesWings of Excess"One more victory like that and we're done for." Kelly and Dermot discuss the ancient Greek warrior king Pyrrhus and his relation to the excesses of the 20th century. In addition to ancient Greeks, Vico and figroll-munching children, the impact of the Easter Rising of 1916 and World War I on James Joyce and Ulysses are also discussed.
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Pyrrhus: A Disappointed Bridge
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2019-03-1352 min
Blooms & BarnaclesNestorWelcome to Episode 10, our first episode covering episode two of Ulysses, "Nestor." Kelly and Dermot discuss the political philosophy of Giambattista Vico and his influence on James Joyce, Homeric parallels between King Nestor and Mr. Deasy, and Dermot's artistic inspiration for his cartoon version of Mr. Deasy.
For more information on Vico's political philosophy, we recommend the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Ulysses & The Odyssey: Nestor
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2019-02-1345 min
Blooms & BarnaclesRemorse of ConscienceKelly and Dermot discuss the recurring phrase "Agenbite of Inwit" and why Stephen repeats it over and over on June the sixteenth. Other topics included in the discussion are Buck Mulligan as nagging conscience, the gothic horror of growing up Irish, Catholic guilt and whether or not Stephen would have been better off praying at his mother's bedside.
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2019-01-3058 min
Blooms & BarnaclesHeresiarchsKelly and Dermot get deep talking about arch heresies, alchemy, Buck Mulligan's blasphemy, James Joyce's love of sacred music, and what the Council of Trent had in common with the classic film Footloose.
Listen to The Mass for Pope Marcellus.
For more info on gnosticism, Dermot recommends The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels.
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Decoding Dedalus: Heresies in "Telemachus"
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2019-01-1743 min
Blooms & BarnaclesIn Defense of DorkinessKelly and Dermot discuss Stephen's tower-mate, the Englishman Haines. Haines was based on a real-life roommate of James Joyce's - Dermot Chenevix Trench. Did Joyce's personal dislike of Trench color his characterization in the novel? What's up with that black panther mentioned in 'Telemachus?' Why does Dermot (our host) have bad memories of learning Irish in school? These questions and more will be answered. Other topics include: Irish identity in 1904 and now, Joyce's bad attitude, and Gogarty, the unreliable narrator of his own autobiography.
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2018-12-2846 min
Blooms & BarnaclesIntroibo Ad Altare DeiKelly and Dermot talk about page #1 of Ulysses, taking a deep dive into the symbolism of the Catholic Mass in the opening scene. There's lots of talk about blasphemy, transubstatiation, saints and why Kelly was a terrible altar server back in the day. We finish off with wild speculation about why kids don't learn Latin and Greek these days.
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Ulysses CCD - Mulligan Mocks Mass
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2018-11-1533 min
Blooms & BarnaclesJoyce v. GogartyIn this episode we tackle the falling out between James Joyce and Oliver St John Gogarty, the origins of the character Buck Mulligan, what really happened in the Martello tower, blasphemous poetry and how Joyce found his sense of humor.
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Say 'Hello' to Martello Towers
Who was the Real Buck Mulligan?
Poetry in Ulysses: The Ballad of Joking Jesus
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Gogarty, O. (1948). Mourning became...
2018-10-2444 min
The Write Hour ~ Nonfiction#205: The Write Life ~ Journaling, Storytelling, and Self-CareTop Tips From The Write Coach >> Kelly shares her unique writing journey. Healing from tragedy helped her realize her love for writing. >> Learn how journaling can improve your writing and bring healing. >> Kelly emphasizes the importance of self-care for all writers. Do you journal? Journaling your life, thoughts, feelings, and frustrations frees your brain to be creative and continue to explore new ideas, process your past, and look forward to your future. Kelly's journey started off tragic but has brought her to a place of healing. Now she loves to encourage othe...
2018-06-2252 min
Listen to Your Full Audiobook in Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs - Fast, Easy and LegallyNever Cheat a Holy Man Audiobook by Joyce MuellerPlease open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: Never Cheat a Holy Man
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Length: 6 hrs
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Release date: 01-25-16
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Never Cheat a Holy Man is my memoir about the three enlightening, adventure-filled years in the mid-'60s when my family and I lived in East Pakistan. As "memsahib", my job was to supervise a Muslim...
2016-01-2506 min
Talking Business NowMaking The Right Connection With Author and National Speaker Joyce LaymanConnecting? or Networking? Which do you do? Discover the difference and the advantage of making the right connection. On this episode of Smart Companies KC with host Kelly Scanlon, meet Joyce Layman. A national speaker, author, connector and presenter at TEDxUMKC.Layman describes herself as a former wallflower in the world of business networking, and she knows firsthand what it takes to overcome the greatest obstacle you'll face - the four inches between your ears.
Her passion is inspiring people to step out of their current habits, push comfort zones and navigate change to leverage new opportunities that are already surr...
2016-01-2228 min
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