Square Peg
LUSID48
Show overview
Square Peg has published 9 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode during 2022. That works out to roughly 4 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 31 min and 34 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 4.1 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by LUSID48.
From the publisher
In 2017, an American suburban dad named Rob Collins accidentally got sucked into the bizarre world of Frank Carver, a vengeful, one-eyed British curmudgeon who’d been on a decades-long mission to have his brother imprisoned. Rob’s two-year quest to help Frank and learn the truth led him across England, to a psychiatrist in Berlin, and ultimately to a funeral—which Rob officiated. It’s a bizarrely heartfelt story about bitterness, family secrets, and the things we bury in the past. ”…riveting enough that I couldn’t stop listening, and am so glad this show has completely dropped, I would have died if I wouldn’t have been able to binge it.” — Lauren Passell, Podcast the Newsletter “This is what David felt like when he slew Goliath. The Square Peg podcast, an indie production, has released an eight-episode narrative series that is comparable to—and in many ways —better than any production a large podcast network could create, develop, finance and produce.” — Frank Racioppi, EarWorthy
Latest Episodes
Part 8: Goodbye
ERob eulogizes this fascinating and deeply flawed man. Even in death, Frank has some surprises up his sleeve. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part8 — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits Please share with a friend! Thank you for listening.
Part 7: Purpose
EBecause of what happened in Berlin, Rob’s mission changes. He races against the clock of Frank’s cancer to bring reconciliation. As Frank dies, they find something better. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part7 — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits
Part 6: Monuments
ERob brings Frank to Berlin to be evaluated by Dr. Michael Linden, a renowned psychiatrist who developed the concept of post-traumatic embitterment disorder. It’s a revelatory session. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part6 — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits
Part 5: Diagnoses
EHis story in shambles, Rob has to figure out how to proceed. But a fortuitous tip suggests a clue to learning who Frank really is. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part5 — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits
Part 4: Shaggy Dog
EMoment of truth: Rob and his team attempts to track down and meet the dreaded John Carver, Frank’s brother. It doesn’t go as expected. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part4 — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits
Part 3: Awkward Exit
EThe investigation runs into problems. Rob uncovers conflicting evidence, and John, Frank’s brother, won’t reply to a request to be interviewed. To top it off, Frank seems to have a change of heart about the whole thing. What the hell is going on? Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part3 — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits
Part 2: Sunny Scunny
EDespite a lack of journalistic experience and the bewilderment of his wife and friends, Rob travels overseas to investigate. After struggling through Frank’s legal documents and left-side driving, he gets some local help and tracks down a source who deepens the mystery of Frank’s story. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part2 — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits
Part 1: Typo
EHow did an American suburban dad end up officiating a funeral in Scunthorpe, England, for a man he’d only known a short while? Because of a typo. Flashback two years, as Rob Collins learns the bizarre story of Frank Carver, a vengeful British provocateur on a decades-long mission to have his brother imprisoned for allegedly stabbing out his left eye. Transcript: squarepegpodcast.com/part1 — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits
Introducing: Square Peg
trailerAfter a mistyped email address connects them, an American suburban dad gets sucked into the bizarre world of a vengeful, one-eyed British curmudgeon who’s been on a decades-long mission to have his brother imprisoned. It’s a bizarrely heartfelt story about bitterness, family secrets, and the things we bury in the past. Learn more at squarepegpodcast.com. — Follow: twitter.com/squarepegpod • facebook.com/squarepegpod Credits: squarepegpodcast.com/credits