Blooms & Barnacles Author: Kelly Bryan A blog and podcast that discuss James Joyce's Ulysses from a non-academic point of view. Less snooty, more movie references. Be a guest on this podcast Language: en Genres: Arts, Education Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: Get all podcast data

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Secondbest Bed
Episode 167
Tuesday, 2 December, 2025

Sometimes the secondbest bed is the better bed.Topics in this episode include Griselsa, Antisthenes and Helen, art of surfeit, the Dark Lady of the sonnets, the erotic adventures of Shakespeare and Richard Burbage, how the Dark Lady connects the works of Shakespeare to the world of Ulysses, misogyny in the interpretation of Shakespeare, the binary of Stratford and London, William Davenant, Fetter Lane of Gerard, giglot wantons, Anne Hathaway’s supposed infidelity, Anne’s debt to a shepherd, Shakespeare’s will and the secondbest bed, and why it isn’t as damning as one might assume.Support us on Patreon to get episodes early, and to access bonus content and a video version of our podcast. Blooms & Barnacles Social Media:Facebook | BlueSky | InstagramSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube

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