“Bantam” is an anagram of “Batman.” Coincidence?Topics include the state of Bantam Lyons’ hygiene, horseracing, Conway’s pub, cat wrangling, the Ascot Gold Cup, Throwaway, Bloom’s accidental racing tip, Dublin geography, Bloom’s disinterest in gambling, lotuses, the fleshpots of Egypt, Dermot’s dad’s betting tips, Orientalism, the Lincoln Place baths, sports as a lotus, Joyce’s love of cricket, Turkish hammams, the Victorians’ love of baths, the morality of baths, the precarity of the middle class, Bloom’s bath-sturbation, Bloom’s unholy communion, magical soap, the bath as a womb, and the bath as a vagina.Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe!On the Blog & PodcastSweny the AlchemistSocial MediaFacebook | TwitterSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

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