PequodPod

Tristan Bavol-Marques
  • 5.0 (9)
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The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville. We're currently reading Moby-Dick and talking about each chapter. We also enjoy and discuss Melville's other works such as Typee, Omoo, Mardi, Redburn, Whitejacket, Pierre, Bartleby, Benito Cereno, The Confidence-Man, Billy Budd, and more! Support the show: www.patreon.com/PequodPod

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    Episode 4: The Spouter-Inn, Part II

    Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville. In this episode, our hosts Tristan Bavol-Marques, Meg Fancher, and Jonny Wiles dive deep into the second half of Chapter 3 of Moby-Dick: The Spouter-Inn. In this portion of the chapter, Ishmael snoops around his roommate's stuff, undresses while thinking about comely harpooneers, and finally has his fateful encounter with Queequeg himself. If you enjoy the show, please consider helping defray the costs of making the show by joining us on Patreon at patreon.com/PequodPod Please also consider telling a friend about the show. Word of mouth is the best way to spread the word about PequodPod, and it helps us tremendously.

  2. Jul 9 ·  Bonus

    Go To Sea Once More — Lost in the Loop

    PequodPod has some new music created by Lost in the Loop and sound engineer Lauren Ayton. Here is the full track.

  3. Jul 7

    Episode 3: The Spouter-Inn, Part I

    Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville. In this episode, our hosts Tristan Bavol-Marques, Meg Fancher, and Jonny Wiles dive deep into the first half of Chapter 3 of Moby-Dick: The Spouter-Inn. In this portion of the chapter, Ishmael enters the Spouter-Inn, gets driven distracted by a boggy, soggy, squitchy picture, checks out a hunk named Bulkington, and is generally confounded by the inn's proprietor, one Peter Coffin. If you enjoy the show, please consider helping defray the costs of making the show by joining us on Patreon at patreon.com/PequodPod Please also consider telling a friend about the show. Word of mouth is the best way to spread the word about PequodPod, and it helps us tremendously.

  4. Jun 30

    Encyclopedic Raciality with Naima Karczmar

    Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville. *SPOILERS for Moby-Dick and Benito Cereno* In this episode, we interview our special guest Naima Karczmar about her Leviathan article “Encyclopedic Raciality: Geo-Ethnographic Speculation in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.” Naima is a PhD candidate in English and Critical Theory at UC Berkeley, where she works on racial epistemologies of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. If you enjoy the show, please consider helping defray the costs of making the show by joining us on Patreon at patreon.com/PequodPod Please also consider telling a friend about the show. Word of mouth is the best way to spread the word about PequodPod, and it helps us tremendously.

  5. Jun 23

    Episode 2: The Carpet-Bag

    Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville. In this episode, our hosts Tristan Bavol-Marques, Meg Fancher, and Jonny Wiles dive deep into Chapter 2 of Moby-Dick: The Carpet-Bag. In this chapter, Ishmael pokes around New Bedford looking for a not-too-jolly place to spend the night. If you enjoy the show, please consider helping defray the costs of making the show by joining us on Patreon at patreon.com/PequodPod Please also consider telling a friend about the show. Word of mouth is the best way to spread the word about PequodPod, and it helps us tremendously. Nota Bene: The discerning listener may detect that Tristan's audio sounds like he recorded it on his toaster. Somehow, Tristan did indeed select his toaster instead of his mic as the input audio for this recording. Tristan, our foremost audiophile, has deeply offended the podcasting divinities for his arrogance and persnicketiness and has had to endure editing four episodes in which his audio is the only lousy audio in penance. Starting with our Episode 3, his audio will start sounding good.

  6. Jun 16

    Episode 0: Etymology & Extracts

    Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville. In this episode, our hosts Tristan Bavol-Marques, Meg Fancher, and Jonny Wiles dive deep into the actual beginnings of Moby-Dick: the Etymology and Extracts sections. These are extremely interesting and not to be skipped or glossed over. If you enjoy the show, please consider helping us defray the costs of making it by joining us on Patreon at patreon.com/PequodPod Please also consider telling a friend about the show. Word of mouth is the best way to spread the word about PequodPod, and it helps us tremendously. Nota Bene: The discerning listener may detect that Tristan's audio sounds like he recorded it on his toaster. Somehow, Tristan did indeed select his toaster instead of his mic as the input audio for this recording. Because Episode 0 and Episode 2 were recorded back to back, this lower-quality audio will recur in Episode 2. Tristan, our foremost audiophile, has deeply offended the podcasting divinities through his arrogance and persnicketiness and has had to endure editing four episodes in which his audio is the only lousy audio in penance. Starting with our Episode 3: The Spouter-Inn Part I, his audio will start sounding good.

  7. Jun 12

    Episode 1: Loomings

    Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville. In this pilot episode, our hosts Tristan Bavol-Marques, Meg Fancher, and Jonny Wiles sound the depths of Chapter 1 of Moby-Dick, Loomings. We recognize that this is by no means the start of the book, and our next episode, Episode 0, is on the Etymology and Extracts. If you enjoy the show, please consider helping defray the costs of making the show by joining us on Patreon. Also, please follow us on your preferred social media platform: InstagramYouTubeTikTokBlueskyTwitterFacebook Nota Bene: The discerning listener may detect that Tristan's audio sounds a bit out of joint with Meg's and Jonny's. This was due to a pilot episode–recording SNAFU that required some parts be re-recorded. Tristan, our foremost audiophile, has been plagued by the gods of pod for his arrogance and persnicketiness and has had to endure editing four episodes in which his audio is the only lousy audio in penance. Starting with our Episode 3, his audio will start sounding good.

  • 7 Episodes

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About

The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville. We're currently reading Moby-Dick and talking about each chapter. We also enjoy and discuss Melville's other works such as Typee, Omoo, Mardi, Redburn, Whitejacket, Pierre, Bartleby, Benito Cereno, The Confidence-Man, Billy Budd, and more! Support the show: www.patreon.com/PequodPod

Information

  • Creator
    Tristan Bavol-Marques
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 PequodPod
  • Show Website
    PequodPod

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