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Ulysses & #Relatability
Hosted by Lauren Blaser · EN
Pilot episode of Lauren's journey reading Ulysses.
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The End :(
May 15, 202100:59:47Tap to summarizeLauren brings her program to a close by binding all eighteen episodes of Ulysses & #Relatability into one, easy-to-listen-to, hour-long program! Thanks for coming along for this ride.
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May 13, 202100:01:15Tap to summarizeWelcome to Lauren Blaser's premiere podcast, Ulysses & #Relatability! You're in for a treat :)
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Ask and You Will Be Rewarded
May 5, 202100:03:15Tap to summarizeLauren praises Joyce's approach to Ithaca... that is, incessant questioning.
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Conversations Over Coffee
May 5, 202100:03:46Tap to summarizeLauren dives into a moment of intimacy between Stephen and Bloom, while focusing on the moments during which she related to the characters.
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Normal is Boring, Joyce Opts for the Unfamiliar
May 5, 202100:03:23Tap to summarizeLauren explains the definition of the literary term "defamiliarization" and explores some of Joyce's applications of this tactic.
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A Look at Lauren's Id
May 5, 202100:03:23Tap to summarizeLauren explores her instinctive reactions to this chapter by highlighting her annotations (and a note made by the previous owner of her book which particularly resonated with her).
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Gerty is the Most Fun Gal of Ulysses
Apr 14, 202100:03:48Tap to summarizeLauren draws parallels between the experiences of young women like Gerty in the early 20th century and herself in the 21st century. Surprisingly (not surprisingly?) there are quite a few similarities.
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Retroactively Arranging Our Lives
Apr 14, 202100:02:41Tap to summarizeThe writing style of Cyclops resembles journaling in that it plays up specific details after they've already happened in real time, and in doing so it creates dramatizations uniquely engaging.
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Sharing Sirens
Apr 14, 202100:03:05Tap to summarizeEveryone has their own inner demons (sirens) which threaten to pull them under from time to time... Lauren muses about this for a bit.
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Hot Priests & How We're All Connected
Apr 14, 202100:04:25Tap to summarizeLauren dives into chapter 10 of Ulysses, titled The Wandering Rocks... we're over halfway through the novel!
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