Ranked #1
Chapters 12 & 13: "Biographical" and "Wheelbarrow"
Chapters 12 & 13: "Biographical" and "Wheelbarrow"
Talia talks to Jeet Heer, legendary Twitter personality and correspondent for the Nation, about two chapters that delve ... Read more
9 Mar 2020
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54mins
Ranked #2
Chapters 3 & 4: "The Spouter-Inn" and "The Counterpane"
Chapters 3 & 4: "The Spouter-Inn" and "The Counterpane"
Talia is joined by writer Moira Donegan to discuss chapters 3 and 4 of Moby-Dick, "The Spouter-Inn" and "The Counterpane... Read more
21 Jan 2020
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46mins
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Ranked #3
Chapters 5 & 6: "Breakfast" and "The Street"
Chapters 5 & 6: "Breakfast" and "The Street"
Talia talks with comedian Jamie Loftus about chapters 5 and 6, "Breakfast" and "The Street." We talk about breakfast, so... Read more
21 Jan 2020
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34mins
Ranked #4
Chapters 7 & 8: "The Chapel" and "The Pulpit"
Chapters 7 & 8: "The Chapel" and "The Pulpit"
Talia talks with the brilliant Grace Lavery, associate professor of English at UC Berkeley, about chapters 7 & 8, "T... Read more
17 Feb 2020
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1hr
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Ranked #5
Chapter 9: "The Sermon"
Chapter 9: "The Sermon"
Talia talks with Noam Hassenfeld, reporter, producer and COMPOSER OF THE THEME SONG FOR THE SHOW, about Chapter 9 -- a f... Read more
24 Feb 2020
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56mins
Ranked #6
Chapters 10 & 11: "A Bosom Friend" and "The Nightgown"
Chapters 10 & 11: "A Bosom Friend" and "The Nightgown"
"...he pressed his forehead against mine, clasped me round the waist, and said that henceforth we were married..." Thing... Read more
2 Mar 2020
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47mins
Ranked #7
Chapter 14: "Nantucket"
Chapter 14: "Nantucket"
Hello my beloveds! Here is a new Moby Dick Energy for these troubled times. I don't have my podcast mic with me in self-... Read more
18 Mar 2020
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55mins
Ranked #8
EMERGENCY EPISODE: Chapter 22!!
EMERGENCY EPISODE: Chapter 22!!
Talia talks with our Bildad and Peleg correspondent Alexandra Petri in this emergency episode, which is an emergency epi... Read more
5 May 2020
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31mins
Ranked #9
Chapters 23-25: "The Lee Shore," "The Advocate," "Postscript"
Chapters 23-25: "The Lee Shore," "The Advocate," "Postscript"
Talia talks with Adam Serwer, staff writer at the Atlantic, about three of the wildest and most delightful chapters in M... Read more
1 May 2020
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55mins
Ranked #10
Chapter 21: "Going Aboard"
Chapter 21: "Going Aboard"
Talia talks with journalist and author Jonathan Katz about a particularly strange and wonderful chapter, in which we lea... Read more
25 Apr 2020
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44mins
Ranked #11
Chapters 19 & 20: "The Prophet" and "All Astir"
Chapters 19 & 20: "The Prophet" and "All Astir"
Talia hangs out with her good pal Jim Higdon and we talk about the on-the-nose foreshadowing of having a poxy sailor nam... Read more
17 Apr 2020
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51mins
Ranked #12
Chapters 17 & 18: "The Ramadan" and "His Mark"
Chapters 17 & 18: "The Ramadan" and "His Mark"
Despite some technical audio difficulties, Talia chats to historian Eric Rauchway about two chapters that are delightful... Read more
8 Apr 2020
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42mins
Ranked #13
Chapter 16: "The Ship"
Chapter 16: "The Ship"
These are ominous times, and difficult ones. I hope this podcast can provide some solace as we all ride in our lonely wh... Read more
2 Apr 2020
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #14
Chapter 15: "Chowder"
Chapter 15: "Chowder"
In a star-studded episode of the podcast, Talia talks with Kat Kinsman, senior editor of Food & Wine; Helen Rosner, ... Read more
27 Mar 2020
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46mins
Ranked #15
Chapter 2: "The Carpet-Bag"
Chapter 2: "The Carpet-Bag"
I'm joined by Connor Goldsmith, a senior literary agent at Fuse Literary who has never read Moby-Dick, to discuss chapte... Read more
21 Jan 2020
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48mins
