Aired:
August 23, 2021
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31 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest Gabe Greaser discuss Jim’s first adventure as the peacemaker of Patusan.
Aired:
August 16, 2021
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31 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest Deborah Leap begin discussing Marlow’s visit to Jim at Patusan, two years after Jim lands on the island (Chapter 24). Jim tells Marlow about his dramatic first days.
Aired:
August 9, 2021
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31 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest Deborah Leap continue discussing the background chapters (23 and 24) that lay the groundwork to better understand Jim and his life on Patusan.
Aired:
August 2, 2021
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31 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and guest Deborah Leap discuss the background chapters that lay the groundwork to better understand Jim and his life on Patusan.
Aired:
July 26, 2021
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31 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and special guest Deborah Leap discuss Jim’s bad habit of quitting jobs when he hears gossip about the Patna incident. Marlow seeks out Jim to help him stop running from a past he was not solely responsible for.
Aired:
July 19, 2021
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31 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and special guest Deborah Leap discuss Marlow’s work to help Jim put the Patna incident behind him and overcome his gloom. Marlow writes Jim a letter of reference for a great job, showing Jim he could have a clean slate.
Aired:
July 12, 2021
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31 minutes
Host Dennis Leap discusses Marlow’s experience with Jim and his gloom caused by the magistrate’s devastating judgment at the conclusion of the Patna inquiry. With his certificate canceled, Jim’s career as a ship’s chief mate was over. Yet his life was not! Marlow tries to rescue Jim from an emotional, somber and hopeless ocean.
Aired:
July 5, 2021
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31 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and special guest Deborah Leap discuss Marlow’s attempt to get Jim to take the “rupees and run.” Jim remained and faced the consequences of his unintended jump.
Aired:
June 28, 2021
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30 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and special guest Deborah Leap discuss Marlow’s discussion with a French sailor about how the French rescued the Patna and towed it to shore.
Aired:
June 21, 2021
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32 minutes
Host Dennis Leap and special guest Deborah Leap discuss Jim’s mental state as he recounts learning that the Patna was towed safely to shore. Even though none of the 800 passengers died by drowning, Jim is distraught over the destruction of his character.