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Ready to embark on an epic literary adventure or maybe just learn what all the Ulysses buzz is about? Join your Ulysses80 team – Cliona O'Farrelly and Mark Sanford Gross – as we delve into James Joyce's Ulysses!
Starting June 1st, 2025, we're reading "Ulysses In 80 Days," finishing August 19th. Expect insightful discussions on the journey, fun detours, and recaps of our weekly chats with scholars, cultural experts, authors, and more. Never feel alone or frustrated in your own Ulysses journey. Whether you're a curious newcomer, a literary hobbyist, or a devoted Ulysses fan, tune in and enrich your experience! We're thrilled to have you.
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The 2026 season opens with this podcast. Ulysses in 80 is a global reading of James Joyce’s Ulysses, now in its fifth year, moving through the book together over eighty days. This episode gathers twenty-four voices — all participants in the global group — who offered their own response to a simple question: why read Ulysses? This is the first podcast of the 2026 season. These voices were not recorded in a studio, and not rehearsed. They arrived as they are — from around the world — finding ...
Join us for a truly extraordinary Bloomsday special as we transform a single day into a captivating global narrative. "A Day in the Life of Our U80 Readers" brings together 25 unique voices from our 2025 Ulysses in 80 group, each contributing their personal two-minute story, hour by hour, throughout a momentous day. From the bustling streets of Hong Kong to the vibrant landscapes of Mexico, these individual narratives weave together, creating a singular, interconnected story of a day shared...
Our final episode of the Ulysses in 80 Podcast (2025) weaves 32 soliloquies from readers in 12 countries. Each recorded in a place of their choosing, spontaneous and on the spot, their voices join into one collective stream of consciousness—the 2025 Soliloquy. Spanning many languages and accents, the chorus echoes Joyce’s vision: strangers passing one another on life’s journey. And at the end, one last soliloquy—an older voice, full of life—reminds us why we struggle with Ulysses, and why we ...
Podcast Description In our final Ulysses in 80 webinar guest series of 2025, we’re joined by Ilaria Susmel from Trieste, Italy. A local and enthusiastic Joyce reader, Ilaria’s warm and engaging delivery brings both affection for Ulysses and fresh insight into how the city of Trieste itself shapes the reading of the novel in ways we may not have known. As an added gift, Silvia Margherita German joins us from Trieste with song—imagine the city lights behind her as she sings and speaks, carrying...
Ulysses in 80 welcomes special guest Dr. Daragh O’Connell, Director of the Centre for Dante Studies in Ireland. This compelling conversation explores the deep links, intersections, and influences between Dante Alighieri and James Joyce — and their landmark works, Inferno and Ulysses. Through this shared lens, we uncover new insights into the structure, symbolism, and ambition of both literary masterpieces. This episode is hosted by Clíona O’Farrelly and Mark Sanford Gross. Ulysse...
In this episode of the Ulysses in 80 podcast, we sit down with the one and only Robert Nicholson—a true Joyce legend who spent four decades as the curator of the James Joyce Tower & Museum in Sandycove. Robert has led countless walking tours through the winding streets of Joyce’s Dublin, published beloved editions of Walking Joyce’s Dublin, and brought the spirit of Joyce to life through community events, talks, and good old-fashioned conversation. Think of this as a fireside chat… if t...
🌐 ulyssesguide.com In this episode, we’re delighted to welcome Patrick Hastings, author of the acclaimed Guide to James Joyce’s Ulysses. Patrick has a gift for presenting Joyce’s monumental—and famously challenging—novel in a way that’s accessible, engaging, and intellectually honest. His approach preserves the novel’s complexity, context, and the rich possibilities it offers for interpretation and discussion. With clarity, humor, and deep insight, Patrick helps readers find a way into...
This special episode marks more than just the textual midpoint of Ulysses, where the novel turns toward Oxen of the Sun. It is a threshold moment in the novel. It is also a moment when the mirror turns, too. Instead of us looking into Ulysses, Ulysses—and something deeper within us—looks back. Strangers from across ten time zones, connected through the shared journey of reading Ulysses in 80 Days, came together live on a screen for a spontaneous, on-the-spot writing session. No time to ...
In this episode, we are In Discussion with Kelly Bryan of Blooms & Barnacles. In this lively and engaging episode, we sit down with Kelly Bryan, co-founder and co-host of the acclaimed Blooms & Barnacles podcast and blog, dedicated to unraveling the mysteries and joys of James Joyce’s Ulysses. With warmth and wit, Kelly leads us through an organic, free-flowing conversation full of insights, laughter, and sharp observations. She chats with participants, dives into the details of Joyc...
This week's episode: renowned scholar and author Joseph Valente joins us for a mind-opening dive into our Ulysses discussion. With wit, depth, and energy, he reveals the shimmer beneath Joyce's line and the architecture above them--making the text spark in ways we might have missed. Hosted by Cliona O'Farrelly and Mark Sanford Gross, this is a bold, brainy, and illuminating conversation that stays with you long after it ends. Thank you, Joe Valente! Join Ulysses in 80 on Facebook and follow u...
Get ready for another look into James Joyce's Ulysses! On this webinar episode of Ulysses In 80, we are thrilled to welcome Professor Matthew Campbell from York University. Join our hosts, Cliona O'Farrelly and Mark Sanford Gross, as Professor Campbell illuminates the extraordinary musicality, intricate poetry, captivating voices, and profound lyricism that define Joyce's masterpiece. Professor Campbell, a renowned expert in English/Irish Literature and Poetry at York is also...
In its third webinar, held on June 25th, Ulysses in 80 welcomed James Maynard from the University at Buffalo for a rich and engaging conversation. As curator of the world’s largest collection of James Joyce materials, housed at the University at Buffalo, James brought deep insight and compelling stories to our discussion and Q&A session. This webinar originally featured both visual and audio elements, but James’s presentation stands on its own through audio alone—thoughtful, clear, and re...
Join us for a special bonus episode of UlyssesIn80, recorded live on June 13th, 2025, at Chief Sullivan's Irish Bar in North Beach, San Francisco! Host Mark Sanford Gross invites you to a lively and energetic night filled with music, chats, songs, and, of course, pub discussion about Ulysses and James Joyce. It's all centered around a unique gathering: newspaper folks and an Irish band, right in the middle of our journey through the "Aeolus" episode of Ulysses. You'll hear the wonderful story...
Renowned James Joyce scholar and author of "Annotations to James Joyce's Ulysses (2022), Sam Slote joins Ulysses In 80 hosts Cliona O'Farrelly, and Mark Sanford Gross. A wonderful opportunity for the curious reader, the first-time reader, and the frequent reader. For more about the Ulysses in 80 project, visit Ulysses in 80 on Facebook and @Ulysses80 on Bluesky This episode is the podcast version of the Ulysses in 80 weekly webinar held on June 11th, 2025. Ulysses in 80 A globa...
Ulysses In 80 brings its webinar series to the podcast platform. The 2025 webinar series, part of the Reading Ulysses in 80 Days project, is a weekly online event featuring an incredible array of guests during the 2025 80-day global reading of Ulysses. These webinars will be available in podcast format for viewing on demand. Webinar #1 features Patrick Hastings, renowned author of The Ulysses Guide, and Deirdre Mulrooney, dance historian, filmmaker, and author of Full Capacity, Th...
Reading Ulysses is often called a marathon—demanding, winding, and full of questions. Can I do this? Will I make it through? At the start of our 80-day journey, we offer encouragement—not just from fellow readers around the world, but from James Joyce himself. The novel’s first call to action, “Come up, Kinch!” (Stephen’s summons to rise and begin the day), sets the tone. Hosts Mark Sanford Gross and Clíona Ó’Farrelly gather voices—new and returning participants—offering words and phras...
In this episode of Ulysses in 80, we talk about the big question: How do you read James Joyce’s Ulysses? Hundreds of books, essays, lectures, and guides exist to help decode Joyce’s masterpiece. But for every reader who dives deep into its layers of meaning, allusions, and annotations, there are just as many who set it down and walk away. This episode brings together a small group of volunteer participants from around the world—some first-timers, some familiar friends of the book—who’ve...
Ulysses in 80: The Podcast. Can you read Ulysses in 80 days? This podcast isn't the reading itself; the reading is happening offline, together! In this episode, hosts Cliona O'Farrelly and Mark Sanford Gross dive deep into The Reading experience as everyday people tackle this unique global book club and literary marathon. It's your essential support system and a shared journey! You'll hear real talk from this year's participants—newbies and returning readers alike—as we navigate Joyce togethe...
Welcome to Ulysses80 Okay, so you're staring down the Ulysses edition problem? We get it! Which book to even pick? And don't get us started on the "expert" opinions that all hilariously contradict each other. In this first Reading Ulysses in 80 Days, 2025 podcast episode, we're diving into this edition's confusion. We might not have the answer, but we'll have fun discussing it, just like we will with the group reading starting June 1st. Think of this as your friendly prep talk. No per...
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