• Introducing Our Latest Podcast, Finnegan and Friends

    A New Five-Part Series on the Most Mystifying Book Ever Written

    Welcome to Finnegan and Friends, a new five-part series about the most mystifying book ever written: James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. With a range of guests—including a novelist, an actor, a sleep specialist, a philosopher, and several Joyce scholars—Finnegan and Friends will follow tangents inspired by Joyce’s novel of dreamy strangeness. We discover, along the way, that the Wake’s infinite complexity comes from attention to our most simple, elemental experiences (of dreams, of water, of local and familiar language). This show celebrates the wonders of the basic stuff of life.

    Check out the trailer below and subscribe to get updates on the series, launching next Thursday, April 1, 2021:

    Subscribe, listen, and enjoy the engaging interviews as we bring you Finnegan and Friends. Episodes will begin running weekly throughout April, and will be available for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, PocketCasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.


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