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The Whale Pod

Hosted by Leigh Jones & Peter Mitchell · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 15 episodes

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15
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About this podcast

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

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Leigh Jones & Peter Mitchell hosts The Whale Pod, a arts show with 15 episodes published.

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Episode 16 - The Cabin-Table

Jun 4, 202654mEp. 160

Professional blunders, WhaleTok, the Dutch language is not real, discipline, Power, "who's the captain?", flattened hierarchies, the Titanic sinks, give us a break, becoming one with The Force, Manuel from Fawlty Towers,

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Episode 15 - Cetology

May 28, 202650mEp. 150

One of the most maligned chapters of Moby-Dick is the litany of whales and Ishmael's taxonomy thereof. Is it that bad? This episode is the discussion about chapter 32 of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick; Cetology. Follow us o

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Episode 14 - Ahab

May 21, 202643mEp. 140

Whale news, endorsing baleen whales, whale cocktails, David's crack, the Grand Tour, "...or Ishmael, rather...", finally clapping eyes on Ahab (who then does nothing), fighting the elements, modular man, warmer weather,

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Episode 13 - Knights and Squires

May 7, 20261h 1mEp. 130

The litany of sailors, rationing danger, enraged and mighty men, Columbo, Dick Van Dyke, Mission: Impossible, whale-based erotica, Protestantism (again), John Bunyan, Don Quixote, Andrew Jackson pioneering ethnic cleansi

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Episode 12 - Whale Sandwich

Apr 30, 202647mEp. 120

The two Ishmaels, whale journalism, Simon "whaler" Bolivar, whale diplomacy, Wales (not whales), squirting jets of spunk, the university of life, Modernism (again), Melville's havin' a laff, Handel, George II, the Champi

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Episode 11 - Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal

Apr 23, 202637mEp. 110

It's Christmas Day, we're 111 pages in, and we're finally going on a whaling voyage. This episode includes 'Jeeves and Wooster go whaling', pilots, blood and thunder, Charles Dickens, Isaac Watts, Toy Story 3, inevitable

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Episode 10 - The Prophet etc

Apr 16, 202631mEp. 100

The ongoing book club chatting about Moby-Dick. Elijah, prophecy, "Ahab's canny good at huntin' whales", don't show the monster, Alexander Armstrong, hyperreality, David Lynch, Brian Eno's elevator music, happy endings,

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Episode 9 - The Ramadan

Apr 2, 202646mEp. 90

Sperm whale birth, Miriam Margolyes, looking at burly lads, the sequestration of death, cannibals, Modernism, Sally Rooney, annihilation. This episode is the discussion about chapters 17 and 18 of Herman Melville's Moby-

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Episode 8 - Clapping eyes on Ahab

Mar 26, 20261h 7mEp. 80

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 t

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Episode 7 - Say it, Frenchy!

Mar 19, 202640mEp. 70

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 wank

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Episode 6 - Biographical

Mar 12, 20261h 8mEp. 60

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)... Ishma

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Episode 5 - The Sermon

Mar 5, 202631mEp. 50

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 hi

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Episode 4 - Is Ishmael annoying?

Feb 26, 202642mEp. 40

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

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Episode 3 - Enter Queequeg

Feb 19, 202647mEp. 30

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..

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Episode 2 - The Carpet-Bag

Feb 12, 202633mEp. 20

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. Jus

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Episode 1 - Loomings

Feb 5, 202639mEp. 10

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 Herma

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What is The Whale Pod?

Feb 3, 20261m0

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 Mel

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