Sep 15, 2019
As a special post-Moby-Dick bonus, Jennie and Megan previewed the new book, "Ahab's Rolling Sea: A Natural History of Moby-Dick," and interviewed author Richard King by phone from his home in Mystic, Connecticut.
Rich's book does a great job of putting Moby-Dick in context, with lots of maps and photos. And for anyone...
Aug 22, 2019
And so we come to the conclusion of our voyage... was the destination worth the ride? Opinions vary...
Palate cleansers:
Aug 13, 2019
The gang's all back in town again! In this week's discussion of chapters 102-121, we contemplate biblical history and prophecy, and Megan solves the meaning of Moby-Dick once again.
Want to listen to an early version of The Pacific, from the Moby-Dick musical? Visit Dave Malloy's website.
Read a review of the Moby-Dick...
Aug 8, 2019
This week, half of Arlington is on vacation, so Jennie and Pete set sail on their own. The two cover chapters 87-101, discussing the unpleasant topics (racism, whale slaughter) and the absurd (Stubb's nose, the ineptness of whale ship captains.) And with no co-hosts, there's no one to stop them from making...
Jul 23, 2019
In chapters 71-86, no amount of action could keep us from feeling sedated by the seemingly endless chapters on phrenology... Although maybe all of Moby-Dick would improve if read like a jazz poem?
Chapter 79: The Prairie - read like an experimental jazz poem by the Mob-Dick Big Read project
Before Dave Malloy's new...