Summary
A Quickie.
In 1909, James Joyce wrote his wife, Nora Barnacle, a series of very sexy letters. While her side of the correspondence has been lost, we still have Joyce’s letters–and they’re really good. In this quickie, we’re reading you one of our favorites.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi there, it's Natalie here. |
| 0:03.8 | Have you ever wondered if Love is blind and Radio Topia had a baby what it would sound |
| 0:07.3 | like? |
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| 0:22.4 | Each week the star goes on phone dates with their colors and the star eliminates one |
| 0:26.2 | color from the show. |
| 0:27.9 | But here's the twist, the final color gets to choose their prize. |
| 0:33.1 | Will they choose the star back and take an all expenses paid vacation together? |
| 0:37.7 | Or will they hang up on the star and choose a cash prize instead? |
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| 0:50.3 | today. |
| 0:56.9 | In 1909, Irish author James Joyce wrote his wife Nora, a very sexy letter. |
| 1:05.0 | If you like James Joyce you probably already know. |
| 1:07.5 | The man had a flare for erotic text. |
| 1:10.1 | His masterwork, Ulysses, was banned in the U.S. and UK and led to Joyce's prosecution |
| 1:14.5 | for obscenity. |
| 1:15.5 | In one of the book's most memorable passages, Molly Bloom, the main character's wife, |
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