Ulysses In 80 Webinar #8. A Fireside Chat With Robert Nicholson 07.29.25

About this episode

In this episode, we have a fireside chat with Robert Nicholson, a Joyce expert and former curator of the James Joyce Tower & Museum.

In this episode of the Ulysses in 80 podcast, we sit down with the one and only Robert Nicholson—a true Joyce legend who spent four decades as the curator of the James Joyce Tower & Museum in Sandycove. Robert has led countless walking tours through the winding streets of Joyce’s Dublin, published beloved editions of Walking Joyce’s Dublin, and brought the spirit of Joyce to life through community events, talks, and good old-fashioned conversation. Think of this as a fireside chat… if t...

People in this episode

Host: mark sanford gross

Guest: Robert Nicholson

Topics covered

• James Joyce
• Ulysses
• literary discussion
• Dublin
• curatorship
• community events

Keywords

• James Joyce
• Ulysses
• Robert Nicholson
• Dublin tours
• literary events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: James Joyce Tower & Museum

Books & works: Ulysses

Places: Dublin

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