vegetarianism

  • Ep. 144 – Rawhead and Bloody Bones

    Let’s hope for something galoptious when all’s said and done. Topics in this episode include the lestrygonian feast in the Burton, masculinity and meat eating, societal paralysis, Bloom’s plan to feed the masses, Bloom’s memories of working in the cattle market, the importance of cattle to the Irish economy, the horror that is dicky meat,…

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  • Ep. 142 – Weggebobbles, Fruit, and Scotch Octopuses

    “If you do the eyes of that cow will pursue you through all eternity.” Topics in this episode include two-headed octopuses, the Freemasons, the real Lizzie Twigg, Dublin’s oldest vegetarian restaurants, Æ, vegetarianism in the early twentieth century, Pythagorus, nutarians and fruitarians, Leopold Bloom’s brief foray into vegetarianism, nutsteak, mashed yeast, the elitism of vegetarians,…

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  • Weggebobbles and Fruit: Vegetarianism in Ulysses

    “Joyce pretended to take an interest in fine dishes, but food meant nothing to him, unless it was something to do with his art…. He himself scarcely ate anything.” – Sylvia Beach As Leopold Bloom approaches Nassau St. on his journey to lunch in “Lestrygonians”, Ulysses’ eighth episode, he is passed from behind by two…

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