Mapping the Zone: A Thomas Pynchon discussion podcast

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Mapping the Zone: A Thomas Pynchon discussion podcast

by Thomas Pynchon books discussed here!

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.

101 episodes

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1

Against the Day: Ch. 29

2:34:37 Mar 13, 2026

2

Infinite Jest: Eating Granola With A Large Wooden Spoon

2:15:37 Mar 8, 2026

3

Infinite Jest: Eating Granola With A Large Wooden Spoon (v 2.0)

2:15:37 Mar 5, 2026

4

Against the Day: Ch. 28

2:45:25 Feb 13, 2026

5

Infinite Jest: Wherein We Begin By Beginning

1:33:02 Feb 1, 2026

6

Against the Day: Chapter 27

2:39:51 Jan 30, 2026

7

Against the Day: Chapter 26

4:02:58 Jan 16, 2026

8

Best Reads of 2025

49:31 Dec 27, 2025

9

Coming in 2026...

11:54 Dec 12, 2025

10

Against the Day: Chapters 24-25

4:00:40 Nov 28, 2025

11

Against the Day: Chapters 22-23

3:42:31 Nov 14, 2025

12

Shadow Ticket (for real this time)

2:08:37 Oct 31, 2025

13

Shadow Ticket: Spoiler Free review

1:08:27 Oct 25, 2025

14

Against the Day: Chapter 21

2:40:00 Oct 17, 2025

15

Bonus Episode - One Battle After Another

1:49:21 Oct 3, 2025

16

Against the Day: Chapter 20

2:08:29 Sep 19, 2025

17

Against the Day: Chapter 19

3:29:06 Sep 5, 2025

18

Against the Day: Chapter 18

1:56:48 Aug 22, 2025

19

Against the Day: Chapters 16-17

2:01:22 Jul 18, 2025

20

Against the Day: Chapters 14-15

3:16:20 Jul 4, 2025

21

Against the Day: Chapters 12-13

2:16:16 Jun 20, 2025

22

Against the Day: Chapter 11

3:33:31 Jun 6, 2025

23

Bonus Episode - Alex Pheby

2:07:58 May 23, 2025

24

Bonus Episode - David Foster Wallace (w/ Johan Harstad)

2:08:46 May 9, 2025

25

Slow Learner: Introduction & The Small Rain

1:06:38 Mar 14, 2025

26

Bonus Episode - Talkin' It Up with Johan Harstad

1:20:47 Feb 28, 2025

27

Against the Day: Part One - The Light Over the Ranges (w/ Johan Harstad)

1:28:28 Feb 21, 2025

28

Against the Day: Chapter 10

2:26:30 Feb 7, 2025

29

Bonus Episode - David Lynch

1:37:36 Jan 18, 2025

30

Against the Day: Chapter 9

2:05:50 Jan 17, 2025

31

Against the Day: Chapter 8

3:25:34 Jan 3, 2025

32

Against the Day: Chapter 7

2:45:28 Dec 20, 2024

33

Against the Day: Chapters 4-6

3:44:40 Dec 6, 2024

34

Against the Day: Chapters 1-3

2:45:35 Nov 22, 2024

35

Bonus Episode - Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down by Ishmael Reed

53:13 Nov 1, 2024

36

Bonus Episode - Kefahuchi Tract trilogy by M. John Harrison

37:28 Oct 18, 2024

37

Bonus Episode - The Pale King by David Foster Wallace

56:08 Oct 4, 2024

38

Bonus Episode - The Red Handler by Johan Harstad (translated by David Smith)

28:39 Sep 20, 2024

39

Bleeding Edge: Wrap-up with @Byron's Glowing Filament

1:50:20 Aug 23, 2024

40

Bleeding Edge: Chapters 40-41

2:50:33 Aug 16, 2024

41

Bleeding Edge: Chapters 37-39

2:49:01 Aug 9, 2024

42

Bleeding Edge: Chapters 34-36

2:42:46 Aug 2, 2024

43

Bleeding Edge: Chapters 31-33

2:29:41 Jul 26, 2024

44

Bonus Episode: Fear and Loathing in America by Hunter S. Thompson

10:34 Jul 19, 2024

45

Bonus Episode: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace by John Perry Barlow

9:57 Jul 12, 2024

46

Bleeding Edge: Chapters 28-30

3:04:34 Jul 5, 2024

47

Bleeding Edge: Chapters 25-27

2:38:49 Jun 28, 2024

48

Bleeding Edge: Chapters 22-24

2:35:39 Jun 14, 2024

49

Bleeding Edge: Chapters 19-21

2:06:19 Jun 7, 2024

50

Bleeding Edge: Chapters 16-18

2:59:26 May 24, 2024

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