The Whale Pod

Leigh Jones & Peter Mitchell
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A chapter-by-chapter run-through of Herman Melville's 1851 epic about a big fish: Moby-Dick.

Episodes

  1. Episode 8 - Clapping eyes on Ahab

    4 DAYS AGO

    Episode 8 - Clapping eyes on Ahab

    It's time for an apology... In this episode we mention the character Billy Mitchell from Eastenders being played by numerous actors, when in fact - obviously - we meant Ben Mitchell. Thanks for sticking with us through this difficult time. This episode is the discussion about chapter 16 of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick; The Ship. Follow us on social media... Instagram: https://instagram.com/whale__pod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewhale1851.bsky.social

    1hr 8min
  2. Episode 7 - Say it, Frenchy!

    19 MAR

    Episode 7 - Say it, Frenchy!

    Strap yourselves in for another chat about Herman Melville's Moby-Dick as we cover CLR James, medieval Welsh poetry, Melville writing Seinfeld, Ishmael being an intolerable prick, "Say it, Frenchy!", "I sound like a w****r..." This episode is the discussion about chapters 14 and 15; Nantucket and Chowder. Follow us on social media... Instagram: https://instagram.com/whale__pod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewhale1851.bsky.social

    41 min
  3. Episode 6 - Biographical

    12 MAR

    Episode 6 - Biographical

    The longest episode of The Whale Pod so far, as Leigh Jones and Peter Mitchell discuss Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. Covering only 14 pages of the novel, a lot of ground is covered, including (but not limited to)... Ishmael was the proto-Louis Theroux, Melville mocks performative readers (not us who are reading for a podcast, though, never), Ishmael loitering in the smoking area of a club, Herman Melville's Pub Landlord, tea-towelisation, Peter the Great's Wikipedia page, "up yours, honkies", Franz Boas, KARL MARX! KARL MARX! KARL MARX!, emergent Modernity, and Nihilism... This episode is the discussion about chapters 10, 11, 12 and 13; A Bosom Friend, Nightgown, Biographical and Wheelbarrow. Follow us on social media... Instagram: https://instagram.com/whale__pod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewhale1851.bsky.social

    1hr 9min
  4. Episode 5 - The Sermon

    5 MAR

    Episode 5 - The Sermon

    Leigh and Pete discuss one of the most famous set-pieces of Herman Melville's novel, The Sermon. Finally, at long last, we talk about Jonah and the whale. We touch on: Orson Welles, Pinky and The Brain, God living out his terminal wishes, lads just hanging about on docks. This episode is the discussion about chapter 9 of Moby-Dick; The Sermon. Follow us on social media... Instagram: https://instagram.com/whale__pod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewhale1851.bsky.social

    32 min
  5. Episode 4 - Is Ishmael annoying?

    26 FEB

    Episode 4 - Is Ishmael annoying?

    Who can we blame for bad writing in Moby-Dick? Is Ishmael a #FBPE? Leigh and Pete have a lovely time talking about death. Can you believe it's taken two white men four episodes of their podcast to mention the Nazis? Well here it is. This episode is the discussion about chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8; Breakfast, The Street, The Chapel and The Pulpit. Follow us on social media... Instagram: https://instagram.com/whale__pod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewhale1851.bsky.social

    42 min
  6. Episode 3 - Enter Queequeg

    19 FEB

    Episode 3 - Enter Queequeg

    Leigh Jones and Peter Mitchell discussing Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick' chapter-by-chapter. If you're reading along, this episode covers chapters 3 and 4; The Spouter-Inn, and The Counterpane. Follow us on social media... Instagram: https://instagram.com/whale__pod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewhale1851.bsky.social

    47 min
  7. Episode 2 - The Carpet-Bag

    12 FEB

    Episode 2 - The Carpet-Bag

    Was Herman Melville a failson? failson (plural failsons) (Internet slang, derogatory) An incompetent, unsuccessful middle- or upper-class man who is protected from economic duress by his family's wealth or influence. Just one of the many question addressed by Leigh and Pete as they continue discussing the 1851 classic, Moby-Dick; or The Whale. This episode covers chapter 2: The Carpet-Bag. Follow us on social media... Instagram: https://instagram.com/whale__pod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewhale1851.bsky.social

    34 min
  8. Episode 1 - Loomings

    5 FEB

    Episode 1 - Loomings

    The first episode of a new podcast all about Moby-Dick; or The Whale. Journalist Leigh Jones has never read a book. His friend Peter Mitchell writes them. The chapter-by-chapter they'll be working their way through Herman Melville's 1851 epic about a fish (and it is a fish). After introductions, this episode looks at the first chapter, 'Loomings'. All together, now... "Call me Ishmael..." Follow us on social media... Instagram: https://instagram.com/whale__pod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewhale1851.bsky.social

    39 min
  9. What is The Whale Pod?

    3 FEB

    What is The Whale Pod?

    Leigh Jones is a journalist in the north east of England. He's never read a book in his life. Luckily, his mate Peter Mitchell is an author and an expert in literature. Chapter-by-chapter, the two will discuss Herman Melville's 1851 epic novel about a big ol' fish, 'Moby-Dick; or The Whale'.

    1 min

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A chapter-by-chapter run-through of Herman Melville's 1851 epic about a big fish: Moby-Dick.

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  • Creator
    Leigh Jones & Peter Mitchell
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Leigh Jones & Peter Mitchell
  • Show Website
    The Whale Pod

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