Listen "The Dead by James Joyce"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Jordan and Brendan discuss our thought-tormented age, early 20th century Irish politics, the polarizing Modernist legacy of James Joyce, the magic of Thin Places, the tension between a blaze of passion and a life of long fidelity, and whether or not it’s ok to bake a little baby Jesus into your King Cake for this year’s Epiphany Feast.
Mentioned in this episode:
In Defense of Sanity by GK Chesterton
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carre
You Are not Your Own by Alan Noble
Thin Places
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
“This is Water” by David Foster Wallace
Mentioned in this episode:
In Defense of Sanity by GK Chesterton
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carre
You Are not Your Own by Alan Noble
Thin Places
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
“This is Water” by David Foster Wallace
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