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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We had the great pleasure of interviewing Park Ranger Rufai Shardow of the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park on the fascinating history of New Bedford. Look for it wherever you enjoy podcasts! #newbedford #mobydick #melville #frederickdouglass #bookstagram

History of New Bedford with Rufai Shardow

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Episode 9: The Pulpit is out now! Look for it wherever you enjoy podcasts. #mobydick #bookstagram #melville

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Episode 8: The Chapel is out now wherever you enjoy podcasts, and with beautiful animations on YouTube. Look for it! #mobydick #melville #newbedford #bookstagram #church

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Jonny would like to apologize to all our Skrimshanders. Check out our most recent episode "Call Me Starbucks, with Adam Mellion" for all the gory details. #melville #starbucks #starbucksworkersunited #mobydick #bookstagram

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In our latest episode, Jonny interviews Dr. @stevementz.bsky.social . They talk about Steve’s book Sailing Without Ahab, the blue humanities, Shakespeare, and, of course, Moby-Dick. Look for it wherever you enjoy podcasts or on YouTube. #melville #bluehumanities #mobydick #shakespeare

For the PequodPod —with blue thoughts - Steve Mentz

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We at PequodPod will persist in our Antarctic monomania until we know that someone down there has listened to the show! If you're in Antarctica and you're a listener, let us know! Also, whatcha doing down there? #antarctica #thething #podcasts #melville #mobydick

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We have listeners in every continent now with the notable exception of Antarctica! Well, as far as we know. Our podcast metrics track our possible Antarctican listenership. If you listen to PequodPod and you are in Antarctica, please let us know. #antarctica #thething #melville #bored #mobydick

Have you listened to PequodPod in Antarctica?

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Who do you think had the best performance in Moby Dick (1956)? Gregory Peck? Harry Andrews? Orson Welles? Leo Genn? Richard Basehart? Someone else? Check out our first Melville at the Movies bonus episode on Patreon! #melville #movies #mobydick

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What did you think of our first Melville at the Movies? #movies #melville #mobydick #gregorypeck #bookstagram

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

8/25 (or 25/8 for our beloved international audience) #melville #mobydick #capehornmeasure #movies

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

We at PequodPod (and our other beloved human-created Melville podcasts) just got a new competitor. Seems like they're really good 😆

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Heated Rivalry: Moby-Dick, but make it hockey, with Dr. Hester Blum—out now wherever you enjoy podcasts and on YouTube with beautiful Lo-Fi pixel art animations! #mobydick #melville #heatedrivalry #gamechangers #bookstagram

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Heated Rivalry: Moby-Dick, but make it hockey, with Dr. @hesterblum.bsky.social comes out tomorrow wherever you enjoy podcasts and on YouTube with Lo-fi pixel art animations! #mobydick #heatedrivalry #mmromance #gamechangers #melville

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

We've got an excellent new interview coming out this Tuesday with none other than Dr. @hesterblum.bsky.social to discuss her article "'Heated Rivalry' is the 'Moby-Dick' of Canadian Gay Hockey Shows." Look for it! #mobydick #melville #heatedrivalry #mmromance #bookstagram

We've got an excellent new interview coming out this Tuesday with none other than Dr. @hesterblum to discuss her article "'Heated Rivalry' is the 'Moby-Dick' of Canadian Gay Hockey Shows." We had a fascinating discussion on what is gleaned by analyzing Moby-Dick through the genre lens of MM romance. Look for it!

#mobydick #melville #heatedrivalry #mmromance #bookstagram

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

COMING AUGUST 25TH: MELVILLE AT THE MOVIES! PequodPod will be releasing a Patreon-only series in which we review and discuss all the great Melville-inspired movies. #mobydick #bookstagram #melville #movies Sign up at patreon.com/pequodpod

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Episode 6: Breakfast out now wherever you enjoy breakfast! #breakfast #melville #mobydick

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Hope you are hungry! Episode 6: Breakfast is out now wherever you enjoy podcasts and with animations on YouTube. Here is Tristan at his beloved Silver Spoon in Durham, NC. #breakfast #mobydick #melville

Tristan at the Silver Spoon in Durham, NC

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

@hesterblum.bsky.social came on PequodPod yesterday, and she told us about her thrilling plans for Herman's birthday today! #melville #birthdayboy

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

“This moss was gathered in Salem, and therefore I place it here for a frontispiece. P.S. It may be objected that this is sea-moss; —but then, it only went to sea—like many young mortals—in its youth, and to my certain knowledge has been ashore ever since." Melville's copy of Mosses from an Old Manse

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

New special guest episode just dropped: Hawthorne & His Melville with Dr. Mark Noble from @gsu_english In this episode, we interview our special guest Dr. Mark Noble about why Melville dedicated Moby-Dick to somebody named Nathaniel Hawthorne. #melville #hawthorne #mobydick #berkshires #gsu

In token of my admiration for his genius this book is inscribed to Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Hawthorne and His Mosses - By a Virginian Spending July in Vermont.

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Jeffrey Insko @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Our longest episode yet—Episode 5: The Counterpane—is out now wherever you enjoy podcasts and with #noai animations on YouTube. So much to talk about in four short pages! #bookstagram #melville #mobydick #queequeg

Chapter 4: The Counterpane from Moby-Dick.

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

⚠️CONTENT WARNING⚠️Episode 5: The Counterpane is pretty spooky! Tristan relates his own sleep paralysis experience (since Ishmael seems to do the same in this chapter). #melville #mobydick #sleepparalysisdemon #nixon #spooky

Content warning: Episode 5: The Counterpane is pretty spoooooky!

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The PequodSquad has been busy! Tristan's got kid #2, Meg moved, and Jonny is up to his ears in Shakespeare. Hear all about it and one of the most fascinating chapters of Moby-Dick in our new Episode 5: The Counterpane! #melville #mobydick #baby #cat #shakespeare.

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"Me sabbee plenty" is such a great response. We talk about it on Episode 4: The Spouter-Inn, Part II, live now wherever you enjoy podcasts, or with beautiful pixel animations on YouTube. Look for it! #queequeg #mobydick #relationshipgoals #melville #bookstagram

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Joyeux 14 juillet! #14juillet #bastille We apparently have Parisian PequodPod fans, so shout out to y'all!

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Kids book synopsis of this Tuesday's episode! Picture is from Moby-Dick Babylit. #mobydick #melville #books #bookstagram

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

AI-generated text is so insipid. It's like it's underlying goal is towards mediocrity and the destruction of meaning. #noai #books #bookstagram

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Lost in the Loop recorded some music for PequodPod. Give it a listen! #mobydick #bookstagram #folkmusic #cello #violin Special thanks also to Lauren Ayton for her sound engineering work on the track. youtu.be/Ar4_CnP0G5c?...

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Go To Sea Once More — Lost in the Loop

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Hear Jonny's whale-watching story on Episode 3: The Spouter-Inn, Part I! Find it now wherever you enjoy podcasts. #mobydick #bookstagram #whales #books #melville

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Episode 3: The Spouter-Inn, Part I is available now wherever you enjoy podcasts and with beautiful Lo-Fi pixel animations on YouTube. #mobydick #melville #bulkington #books #bookstagram

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🔥Hot takes on Peter Coffin??? ⚰️ We talk loads of Coffin in our Episode 3: The Spouter-Inn, Part I—out tomorrow wherever you enjoy podcasts! #melville #mobydick #bookstagram #landlord #saveme

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Get ready for Episode 3: The Spouter-Inn, Part I, dropping this Tuesday! It's a meaty chapter (not just because of Bulkington), so we've broken it up into two episodes. Find it wherever you enjoy podcasts. #mobydick #melville #bookstagram The picture is from the Babylit version of Moby-Dick.

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

From Chapter 84: Pitchpoling. Happy Fourth of July! #fourthofjuly #mobydick #melville #goodoldstubb

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

What's your favorite Moby-Dick reference or resonance in Jaws? Also, I'm very proud of my photo edit above #noai . #fourthofjuly #mobydick #jaws

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Fourth of July at Tristan's house is the smell of the charcoal grill, the taste of natural-casing hot dogs and 'Gansett, and the Bavol-Marques annual double feature: National Treasure and Jaws. #fourthofjuly #independenceday #jaws #nationaltreasure

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Are you missing out on the beautiful Lo-Fi pixel animations on PequodPod's YouTube channel??? #pixelart #noAI #melville #mobydick #bookstagram

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 02/07/2026

I had fun writing this piece for the summer issue of @orionmagazine.bsky.social about Moby-Dick, Star Trek, and #scicomm! ‘Viewers are forced to reckon with the possibility, vocalized by Spock, that “only human arrogance would assume [an alien] signal must be meant for mankind.”‘ 🐳🐋🧪

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Planetary Kin - Orion Magazine

Learning from Star Trek’s space whales

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Everybody welcome Delaney, PequodPod's in-house artist! Delaney has a background in environmental studies and works to protect wetlands. Check out her beautiful work for the show on PequodPod's YouTube channel!

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Listen to our special guest episode with Naima Karczmar all about Melville's unique engagement with race! #melville #mobydick #books #bookstagram #race

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Encyclopedic Raciality with Naima Karczmar—our first special guest episode—is out now wherever you enjoy podcasts! Thanks Naima for coming on the show to discuss your fascinating Leviathan article! #mobydick #melville #race #books #bookstagram

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Episode 2: The Carpet-Bag is out now! Find it at your local podcast purveyor. #books #bookstagram #mobydick #melville

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Episode 2: The Carpet-Bag will be published tomorrow wherever you enjoy podcasts! #books #bookstagram #mobydick

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Doesn't reading Moby-Dick make you hungry?🍗 Episodes 1 & 0 of PequodPod are out now! Perfect listening accompaniment to some judiciously-buttered broiled fowl. #books #bookstagram #melville #mobydick #lunchtime

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Love this PequodPod listener review! What do you think of the show so far? Episodes 1 & 0 of PequodPod are out now wherever you enjoy podcasts! Episode 2 will come out this Tuesday. #books #bookstagram #melville #mobydick

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PequodPod @pequodpod.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Episode 0: Etymology & Extracts is live now! Find it wherever you enjoy podcasts. #books #bookstagram #mobydick #noai

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