PequodPod
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!
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Episodes
18 episodes
History of New Bedford with Rufai Shardow
Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville.In this episode, we interview our special guest Rufai Shardow, park ranger at New Bedford Whaling National ...
Episode 9: The Pulpit
Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville.This episode, we meet Father Mapple and see him mount his pulpit. But it is quite a special pulpit. If you enjoy the show, please cons...
Episode 8: The Chapel
Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville.This week, PequodPod goes to church! We read some spooky cenotaphs, hear about Tristan's taphophobia, and consider getting hitched at the Seaman's Bethel i...
Call Me Starbucks, with Adam Mellion
Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville.In this episode, we interview our special guest Adam Mellion from the blog All Visible Objects...
Sailing without Ahab, but with Dr. Steve Mentz
Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville.In this episode, we interview our special guest Dr. Steve Mentz about his excellent poetry collection
Melville at the Movies: Moby Dick (1956) with Gregory Peck - Preview
Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville.Here is a free preview of our inaugural Melville at the Movies episode. We discuss John Huston's 1956 Moby Dick, starring Gregory Peck as Captain ...
Episode 7: The Street
Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville.This week, we hit the streets of New Bedford and view some queer-looking nondescripts, especially some downright bumpkin dandies!If you enjoy the sh...
Heated Rivalry: Moby-Dick, but make it hockey, with Dr. Hester Blum
Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville.*SPOILERS for Moby-Dick and Game Changers Series*In this episode, we interview our special guest Dr. Hester Blum about her fascinating article
Episode 6: Breakfast
Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville.Hope you're hungry because this is a big boy breakfast! Hot rolls, pea coffee, beefsteaks done rare! In this episode, Tristan, Meg & Jonny talk Ishmael...
Hawthorne & His Melville with Dr. Mark Noble
Welcome to PequodPod! The podcast on the wonder-world of Herman Melville.*SPOILERS for Moby-Dick and Mosses from an Old Manse*In this episode, we interview our special guest Dr. Mark Noble about why Melville dedicated Mob...
Episode 5: The Counterpane
CONTENT WARNING: Tristan's spooky sleep paralysis story.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 analyze Chap...
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 Spou...
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 Spout...
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 R...
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...