It’s finally time. In this episode, we find out what a whale is.

We also have a long in-depth discussion about why this chapter exists, the nature of describing things, if things are more or less terrifying if defined, and also another chapter in the book that Herman didn’t even spell right. We (and by “we” I just mean Matthew and Lattner) also talked more about Tal Bachman and his hit 1999 song “She’s so High” then you would expect for a podcast about Cetology. However at this point you have probably listened to this podcast before so I’m really not sure what your expectation are.

Chapters Covered: 32. Cetology to 33. The Specksnyder.

Quotes of the Week:

• Matthew: “the plebeian herds crouch abased before the tremendous centralization”.
• **Dibbs: “**God keep me from ever completing anything. This whole book is but a draught—nay, but the draught of a draught. Oh, Time, Strength, Cash, and Patience!”
• Lattner: "They are the lads who always live before the winds"
• Karlis: "I submitted all this to my friends Simeon Macey and Charley Coffin, of Nantucket, both messmates of mine in a certain voyage, and they united in the opinion that the reasons set forth were altogether insufficient."

Links and Notes:

• Theme music by Josie Brechner. Find more of her work at ⁠josiebrechner.com⁠ and ⁠visager.bandcamp.com⁠.
• Find the podcast on Cohost at ⁠cohost.org/mobydick⁠ or ⁠@TowardsThee⁠ on Twitter.
• CALL US at (510) 764-DICK [3425‬] if you've got any questions you'd like us to read on the air (or go to ⁠anchor.fm/towardsthee/message⁠)!
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🗣: Dibbs (⁠@Dibbs⁠), Karlis (⁠@karlis⁠), Lattner (⁠@Anlattner⁠), and Matthew (⁠@mrfb⁠).