Mapping the Zone: A Thomas Pynchon discussion podcast

Books #229

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.

Introduction
Mar 9, 2023 – 29:11
Against the Day: Chapter. 11
Jun 6, 2025 – 03:33:31
Bonus Episode - Alex Pheby
May 23, 2025 – 02:07:58
Bonus Episode - David Foster Wallace (w/ Johan Harstad)
May 9, 2025 – 02:08:46
Slow Learner: Introduction & The Small Rain
Mar 14, 2025 – 01:06:38
Bonus Episode - Talkin' It Up with Johan Harstad
Feb 28, 2025 – 01:20:47
Against the Day: Part One - The Light Over the Ranges (w/ Johan Harstad)
Feb 21, 2025 – 01:28:28
Against the Day: Chapter 10
Feb 7, 2025 – 02:26:30
Bonus Episode - David Lynch
Jan 18, 2025 – 01:37:36
Against the Day: Chapter 9
Jan 17, 2025 – 02:05:50
Against the Day: Chapter 8
Jan 3, 2025 – 03:25:34
Against the Day: Chapter 7
Dec 20, 2024 – 02:45:28
Against the Day: Chapters 4-6
Dec 6, 2024 – 03:44:40
Against the Day: Chapters 1-3
Nov 22, 2024 – 02:45:35
Bonus Episode - Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down by Ishmael Reed
Nov 1, 2024 – 53:13
Bonus Episode - Kefahuchi Tract trilogy by M. John Harrison
Oct 18, 2024 – 37:28
Bonus Episode - The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
Oct 4, 2024 – 56:08
Bonus Episode - The Red Handler by Johan Harstad (translated by David Smith)
Sep 20, 2024 – 28:39
Bleeding Edge: Wrap-up with @Byron's Glowing Filament
Aug 23, 2024 – 01:50:20
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 40-41
Aug 16, 2024 – 02:50:33
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 37-39
Aug 9, 2024 – 02:49:01
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 34-36
Aug 2, 2024 – 02:42:46
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 31-33
Jul 26, 2024 – 02:29:41
Bonus Episode: Fear and Loathing in America by Hunter S. Thompson
Jul 19, 2024 – 10:34
Bonus Episode: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace by John Perry Barlow
Jul 12, 2024 – 09:57
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 28-30
Jul 5, 2024 – 03:04:34
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 25-27
Jun 28, 2024 – 02:38:49
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 22-24
Jun 14, 2024 – 02:35:39
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 19-21
Jun 7, 2024 – 02:06:19
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 16-18
May 24, 2024 – 02:59:26
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 13-15
May 10, 2024 – 02:58:03
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 10-12
May 3, 2024 – 02:43:58
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 7-9
Apr 26, 2024 – 03:05:48
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 4-6
Apr 19, 2024 – 02:33:22
Bleeding Edge: Chapters 1-3
Apr 12, 2024 – 02:38:09
Bonus Episode - David Bowie
Apr 5, 2024 – 01:08:04
Bonus Episode - Octavia Butler's Patternist series
Mar 29, 2024 – 45:04
Bonus Episode - Death In Her Hands by Otessa Moshfegh
Mar 22, 2024 – 32:46
Bonus Episode - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Mar 15, 2024 – 25:55
Bonus Episode - INLAND EMPIRE
Mar 8, 2024 – 36:16
Bonus Episode - My Dinner With Kate and Will
Mar 1, 2024 – 02:16:42
Vineland: Wrap-up with Seth from W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List
Feb 23, 2024 – 01:35:18
Vineland: Chapter 15 (Part 2)
Feb 16, 2024 – 03:27:12
Vineland: Chapter 15 (Part 1)
Feb 9, 2024 – 02:35:56
Vineland: Chapter 14
Feb 2, 2024 – 02:40:18
Vineland: Chapter 13
Jan 26, 2024 – 03:14:27
Vineland: Chapter 12
Jan 19, 2024 – 02:52:49
Vineland: Chapters 10-11
Jan 12, 2024 – 02:49:25
Vineland: Chapter 9 (Part 2)
Dec 29, 2023 – 02:30:04
Vineland: Chapter 9 (Part 1)
Dec 22, 2023 – 03:01:59