61 episodes

Each episode, we take a deep-dive into the book we are focusing on—we explore the references, characters, plot, and everything in between from a non-scholarly point of view. We are just four fans who love these books and can talk about them endlessly.

Mapping the Zone: A Thomas Pynchon discussion podcast Thomas Pynchon books discussed here!

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Each episode, we take a deep-dive into the book we are focusing on—we explore the references, characters, plot, and everything in between from a non-scholarly point of view. We are just four fans who love these books and can talk about them endlessly.

    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 19-21

    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 19-21

    If you like what we're doing and want to support the show, please consider making a donation on Ko-Fi. Funds we receive will be used to upgrade equipment, pay hosting fees, and help make the show better.
    https://ko-fi.com/mappingthezone
    If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media we talked about:
    Films/TV: Spaced (1999-2001)
    Music: Selected Ambient Works Volume II by Aphex Twin; Goblin (various film scores)
    Books: The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff; Falling Man by Don DeLilo
    As always, thanks so much for listening!
    Email: ⁠mappingthezonepod@gmail.com⁠
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod
    Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/

    • 2 hrs 6 min
    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 16-18

    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 16-18

    If you like what we're doing and want to support the show, please consider making a donation on Ko-Fi. Funds we receive will be used to upgrade equipment, pay hosting fees, and help make the show better.
    https://ko-fi.com/mappingthezone
    If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media we talked about:
    Films/TV: Lost Highway (1997; dir. David Lynch)
    Music: Elvis Hitler - Green Haze: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4FFgxJsjqkg
    Books: The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
    As always, thanks so much for listening!
    Email: ⁠mappingthezonepod@gmail.com⁠
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D

    • 2 hrs 59 min
    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 13-15

    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 13-15

    If you like what we're doing and want to support the show, please consider making a donation on Ko-Fi. Funds we receive will be used to upgrade equipment, pay hosting fees, and help make the show better.
    https://ko-fi.com/mappingthezone
    We didn't really have any noteworthy recommendations of other media to tie into these chapters (or the book in general) this week, but we hope you had a wonderful Pynchon In Public day on Wednesday.
    Just a reminder that we are off next week, so the next episode will be out on 24 May 2024.
    As always, thanks so much for listening!
    Email: ⁠mappingthezonepod@gmail.com⁠
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D

    • 2 hrs 58 min
    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 10-12

    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 10-12

    If you like what we're doing and want to support the show, please consider making a donation on Ko-Fi. Funds we receive will be used to upgrade equipment, pay hosting fees, and help make the show better.
    https://ko-fi.com/mappingthezone
    If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media we talked about:
    Films/TV: Aretha Franklin “Nessun Dorma” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k33sINjn9o0
    Books: Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
    Pynchon In Public Day is 08 May 2024. Feel free to send a picture to the Pynchon In Public Twitter page @pynchoninpublic
    As always, thanks so much for listening!
    Email: ⁠mappingthezonepod@gmail.com⁠
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D

    • 2 hrs 43 min
    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 7-9

    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 7-9

    If you like what we're doing and want to support the show, please consider making a donation on Ko-Fi. Funds we receive will be used to upgrade equipment, pay hosting fees, and help make the show better.
    https://ko-fi.com/mappingthezone
    If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media we talked about:
    Films/TV: Office Space (1999; dir. Mike Judge)
    Books: The Declaration of Cyberspace by John Perry Barlow; Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig; Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace; The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright (watch the Hulu Miniseries Adaptation, as well)
    Pynchon In Public Day is 08 May 2024. Feel free to send a picture to the Pynchon In Public Twitter page @pynchoninpublic
    As always, thanks so much for listening!
    Email: ⁠mappingthezonepod@gmail.com⁠
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D

    • 3 hrs 5 min
    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 4-6

    Bleeding Edge: Chapters 4-6

    If you like what we're doing and want to support the show, please consider making a donation on Ko-Fi. Funds we receive will be used to upgrade equipment, pay hosting fees, and help make the show better.
    https://ko-fi.com/mappingthezone
    If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media we talked about:
    Books: Meet Me In the Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman; 9/11 as Mass Ritual by S.K. Bains
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Monster
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Experiment
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Island_Animal_Disease_Center#Controversy
    As always, thanks so much for listening!
    Email: ⁠mappingthezonepod@gmail.com⁠
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D

    • 2 hrs 33 min

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