Whale, Whale, Whale
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsWelcome to WHALE, WHALE, WHALE: a guided read-through of the Herman Melville classic, Moby-Dick. If you're a fan of Moby-Dick looking for a new twist on the book, you've never read the book, you've tried to read the book and then given up, or if you've ever lied and said you read the book, this is the show for you. Hosted by Kevin Flynn.
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32.2: Cetology, Pt. 2 (w/ Sean Morrow)
February 11, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBSean Morrow (@snmrrw) of NowThis and Facebook Watch's Apocalypse NowThis returns to help us finish chapter 32, "Cetology"! Join us as we indulge the rest of Ishmael's harebrained whale classifications and learn the important differences between the different types of whales! Spoiler: They're all pretty similar! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
32.1: Cetology, Pt.1 (w/ Sean Morrow)
February 04, 2019 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBNowThis Producer and Host of Facebook Watch's Apocalypse NowThis Sean Morrow (@snmrrw) joins Kevin to read the first part of Chapter 32, "Cetology!" The mother of all long and boring chapters! We also discuss a cool nautical-themed bar in New York we recently ran into each other at, so you know we're a couple of cool street-wise dudes! You can read about the William Barnacle Tavern here, and read some info about its namesake here. And check out Caroline Hack's excellent interpreta...
30 & 31: The Pipe / Queen Mab (w/ Will Huebner)
January 28, 2019 06:16 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWill Huebner (@WillHuebner) of FREE THE SHOW and The Spooky Seven returns to enjoy two short but fun chapters, "The Pipe" and "Queen Mab"! Don't worry, we read slowly and savor the chapters - unlike Ahab and that pipe, am I right?!...Hello? Check out Will's podcasts FREE THE SHOW and The Spooky Seven! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
28 & 29: Ahab / Enter Ahab; to Him, Stubb. (w/ Will Huebner)
January 21, 2019 17:14 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBWill Huebner (@WillHuebner) of FREE THE SHOW and The Spooky Seven joins us as we meet Ahab for the first time! Also, we ponder Ahab's sexual history and create our own fan-canon that Moby-Dick is a girl whale. Check out Will's podcasts FREE THE SHOW and The Spooky Seven! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
26 & 27: Knights And Squires / Knights And Squires (w/ Stephen Sciortino)
November 12, 2018 05:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBFirst mate Stephen Sciortino returns to join Kevin in reading TWO chapters that are BOTH called "Knights and Squires". Are you kiddin' me?! Ishmael introduces us to the rest of the ship's crew, while Kevin and Stephen try to figure out what the exact opposite of "fisherman" is and devise a great concept for a whaling-themed golf video game. Check out BOOM CARTOOMS, by Stephen's brother and previous guest Michael Sciortino! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twi...
24 & 25: The Advocate / Postscript (w/ Stephen Sciortino)
November 05, 2018 05:35 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBNew first mate, high school classmate and old friend Stephen Sciortino joins Kevin as Ishmael provides an unprompted, rambling defense of the profession of whaling that sounds a lot like a late night infomercial. Call now and get a free harpoon while supplies last! And check out BOOM CARTOOMS, by Stephen's brother and previous guest Michael Sciortino! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
22 & 23: Merry Christmas / The Lee Shore (w/ Tim Sampson)
October 29, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBTim Sampson (The Onion, Comedy Central, [Crazy Christians] 5) returns to help us read Chapters 22 and 23, "Merry Christmas" and "The Lee Shore"! The Pequod FINALLY embarks, Ishmael has a second encounter with extremely memorable character Bulkington, and Kevin and Tim continue their extremely important work of finding Muppet and other pop culture analogs to the characters in this book! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Face...
20 & 21: All Astir / Going Aboard (w/ Tim Sampson)
October 22, 2018 04:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBNew first mate Tim Sampson (The Onion, Comedy Central, [Crazy Christians] 5) joins Kevin to read Chapters 20 and 21, "All Astir" and "Going Aboard"! The crew of the Pequod make final preparations to embark, Ishmael and Queequeg have a second encounter with the stranger Elijah, and Kevin and Tim discuss in depth which Muppets would star in an all-Muppet adaptation of Moby Dick. Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook! ...
18 & 19: His Mark / The Prophet (w/ Ben Meyerson)
October 15, 2018 19:03 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBFirst mate Ben Meyerson (The President Show, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper) returns to read Chapter 18, "His Mark", and Chapter 19, "The Prophet"! Queequeg AKA Quahog AKA Hedgehog signs up for service on the Pequod, and Ishmael gets accosted by a creepy stranger with a freakishly large arm. Cool! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
17: The Ramadan (w/ Ben Meyerson)
October 08, 2018 17:54 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBComedian and friend Ben Meyerson (The President Show, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper) joins Kevin to read Chapter 17, "The Ramadan"! There's some slapstick humor, Ishmael's Frasier side takes over once again, and we decide that Queequeg is so much better than Ishmael and he could, like TOTALLY do better than him. Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
16.2: The Ship, Pt. 2 (w/ Graham Starr)
October 01, 2018 04:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBGraham Starr (@GrahamStarr) of New York Magazine returns for the exciting radio-drama-style conclusion of Chapter 16, "The Ship"! Plus: Graham and Kevin discuss .horse website domains, errors and discrepancies between editions of Moby Dick, 19th century whaleship economics, and more. Part 2 of 2! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
16.1: The Ship, Pt. 1 (w/ Graham Starr)
September 24, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBGraham Starr (@GrahamStarr) of New York Magazine joins us for a very special radio-drama-style reading of Chapter 16, "The Ship"! Adventure creeps closer as Ishmael sets foot aboard the whaleship Pequod and meet one of its (several) captains. Part 1 of 2! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
Important Whale Whale Whale Update!
September 15, 2018 23:15 - 3 minutes - 3.11 MBAn important update! The show lives on! New episodes resume September 24th!
15: Chowder (w/ Ali Gordon)
May 21, 2018 04:09 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBAli Gordon (@msalicenutting) returns to help us read Chapter 15, "Chowder", and to ponder some important questions, like, "What would Ishmael be like if he were alive today?" and, "Does milk secretly taste like grass?" Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
14: Nantucket (w/ Ali Gordon)
May 14, 2018 04:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBFirst mate Ali Gordon (@msalicenutting) joins us to read chapter 14, "Nantucket". Ishmael doesn't talk to anybody but he has a lot of thoughts to share, as always. Also, we learn what the moon smells like! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
12 & 13: Biographical / Wheelbarrow (w/ Zach Kohn)
May 07, 2018 04:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBFirst mate Zach Kohn (@kohnisrad) returns to break down chapters 12 and 13, "Biographical" and "Wheelbarrow". Queequeg teaches us about his backstory and demonstrates how cool smoking is! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
10 & 11: A Bosom Friend / Nightgown (w/ Zach Kohn)
April 30, 2018 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBComedian and friend Zach Kohn (@kohnisrad) joins Kevin for a double dose of chapters 10 and 11, "A Bosom Friend" and "Nightgown". Ishmael is starting to treat Queequeg like a human being! Imagine that! Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
9: The Sermon (w/ Heather Potts)
April 23, 2018 05:50 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBKevin is joined by returning guest Heather Potts (@hkpotts) for chapter 9, "The Sermon", delivered by Father Mapple, the undisputed Coolest Man Alive.™ Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
7 & 8: The Chapel / The Pulpit (w/ Heather Potts)
April 16, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBKevin is joined by Heather Potts (@hkpotts) for yet another thrilling double-feature of chapters 7 and 8, "The Chapel" and "The Pulpit." Also we discover that Captain Morgan was a real person. Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
5 & 6: Breakfast / The Street (w/ Pedro Alcocer)
April 09, 2018 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBReturning guest (and our producer) Pedro Alcocer (@thepedroalcocer) joins Kevin for a thrilling double feature of chapters 5 and 6 of Moby-Dick, "Breakfast" and "The Street." Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
4: The Counterpane (w/ Pedro Alcocer)
April 02, 2018 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBGood pal (and producer of this podcast!) Pedro Alcocer (@thepedroalcocer) joins Kevin for a reading of chapter 4 of Moby-Dick, "The Counterpane." Things still have a bit of a sitcom vibe. Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
3.2: The Spouter-Inn, Pt. 2 (w/ Michael Sciortino)
March 26, 2018 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBKevin is once again joined by Michael Sciortino (@mykleshorteno) for the Frasier-esque conclusion of Chapter 3 of Moby-Dick, "The Spouter-Inn." Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
3.1: The Spouter-Inn, Pt. 1 (w/ Michael Sciortino)
March 19, 2018 12:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBKevin is joined by Michael Sciortino (@mykleshorteno) to read the first half of chapter three of Moby-Dick, "The Spouter-Inn" when things start to get weird and Ishmael goes full Frasier. Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
2: The Carpet-Bag (w/ Martin Nolan)
March 12, 2018 12:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBIn our second-ever episode, Kevin is joined once again by Martin Nolan (@martin_nolan) to read and discuss the second chapter of Moby-Dick, "The Carpet-Bag." Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
1: Loomings (w/ Martin Nolan)
March 05, 2018 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBIn our debut episode, Kevin sits down with good friend and comedian/writer Martin Nolan (@martin_nolan) to read and discuss the first chapter of Moby-Dick, "Loomings." Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Like us on Facebook!
0: Etymology
February 19, 2018 03:00 - 4 minutes - 4.62 MBIn this special preview episode, we read the first part of Moby-Dick's prologue, "Etymology." Visit our website! whalewhalewhale.wales Follow us on Twitter! @WhaleThreeTimes Follow us on Facebook!