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Pynchon in Public Podcast

Open discussions of America’s most secretive author

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101: Arse about Face

101: Arse about Face

In which we have a look at part four through eight of chapter three of Thomas Pynchon’s debut novel, V.

29 May 2020

1hr 43mins

Ranked #2

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Ninety-Nine: Pee, I Yell!

Ninety-Nine: Pee, I Yell!

In which we have a look at the Dreaded Chapter Three of Thomas Pynchon’s V, through the end of the third section.

15 May 2020

1hr 36mins

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Sixty-Eight: A Good Band (or, A Panelist in Ev’ry Mountainside, a Soul in Ev’ry Capstone)

Sixty-Eight: A Good Band (or, A Panelist in Ev’ry Mountainside, a Soul in Ev’ry Capstone)

04.42: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we finally finish our examination of Gravity’s Rainbow. Thank you for joining us throu... Read more

9 Mar 2018

2hr 20mins

Ranked #4

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Eighteen: Sell-Shock

Eighteen: Sell-Shock

03.01: The Crying of Lot 49 In which we kick-off Season Three with chapter one of Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49…... Read more

24 Apr 2015

1hr 15mins

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Eighty: Right into His Wheelhouse

Eighty: Right into His Wheelhouse

05.12: Bleeding Edge In which we talk about 9/11 conspiracy theories and have a look at chapter 25.

8 Mar 2019

1hr 30mins

Ranked #6

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Twenty-Eight: Welcome, Good Luck

Twenty-Eight: Welcome, Good Luck

04.02: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we kick off season four with the first four episodes of Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rai... Read more

18 Mar 2016

1hr 2mins

Ranked #7

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Eighty-Four: Do My Brain in Completely

Eighty-Four: Do My Brain in Completely

05.16: Bleeding Edge In which we mean to look at chapters 30 and 31, but only get through chapter 30. But that’s okay; w... Read more

3 May 2019

1hr 25mins

Ranked #8

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Fifty-One: An Interpretation of the Bad Mother

Fifty-One: An Interpretation of the Bad Mother

04.25: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we continue our discussion of Gravity’s Rainbow with a look at chapters 17, 18 and 19 ... Read more

2 Jun 2017

1hr 47mins

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Fifty-Eight: Pointsman, As We’ve Pointed

Fifty-Eight: Pointsman, As We’ve Pointed

04.31: Gravity’s Rainbow In which be begin the final section of Gravity’s Rainbow – The Counterforce! This episode cover... Read more

27 Oct 2017

2hr 4mins

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Sixty-Seven: Die or Be Arrested as War Criminals

Sixty-Seven: Die or Be Arrested as War Criminals

04.40: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we wrap up the final section of Gravity’s Rainbow with a look back at The Counterforce... Read more

23 Feb 2018

2hr 1min

Ranked #11

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Eighty-Six: Stage Managed by Their Loved Ones

Eighty-Six: Stage Managed by Their Loved Ones

05.18: Bleeding Edge In which we discuss chapters 33 and 34 of Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge. Bo mentions the cover of... Read more

31 May 2019

1hr 58mins

Ranked #12

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Sixty-Nine: You’re Gonna Get It in the Metaphor

Sixty-Nine: You’re Gonna Get It in the Metaphor

05.01: Bleeding Edge We kick off Season Five with an introduction to Thomas Pynchon’s most recent novel, Bleeding Edge. ... Read more

14 Sep 2018

1hr 28mins

Ranked #13

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100: Definitely the Best One

100: Definitely the Best One

In which we take a moment to celebrate having made 100 episodes of this little podcast that started out on a whim. Thank... Read more

8 May 2020

1hr 23mins

Ranked #14

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Sixty-Six: The LSD…It’s Starting to Kick In…

Sixty-Six: The LSD…It’s Starting to Kick In…

04.39: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we finally, after two years of work, get to the end of Gravity’s Rainbow, with a look ... Read more

9 Feb 2018

2hr 17mins

Ranked #15

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Twenty-Seven: Alcoholics Pynchonymous

Twenty-Seven: Alcoholics Pynchonymous

04.01: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we interview the man behind the wonderful blog Thomas Pynchon’s Liquor Cabinet. Michae... Read more

24 Oct 2015

1hr 4mins

Ranked #16

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Forty-Seven: That Whole Kafka Thing

Forty-Seven: That Whole Kafka Thing

04.21: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we continue our discussion of Gravity’s Rainbow with a careful look at the first half ... Read more

7 Apr 2017

1hr 45mins

Ranked #17

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Thirty-One: Pseudo-Masochism

Thirty-One: Pseudo-Masochism

04.05: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we look at episodes thirteen and fourteen of Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow.

29 Apr 2016

1hr 8mins

Ranked #18

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Forty: Quantum Mechanics and Football

Forty: Quantum Mechanics and Football

04.14: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we take a look back at the entirety of Book Two of Gravity’s Rainbow. We’ll be back so... Read more

21 Oct 2016

1hr 27mins

Ranked #19

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Nineteen: Cell-Shock

Nineteen: Cell-Shock

03.02: The Crying of Lot 49 In which we move on to chapter 2 of The Crying of Lot 49.  Oedipa heads to San Narciso to be... Read more

8 May 2015

1hr 14mins

Ranked #20

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Twenty-Nine: Potential Props

Twenty-Nine: Potential Props

04.03: Gravity’s Rainbow In which we continue our discussion of Gravity’s Rainbow with episodes five through eight.

1 Apr 2016

50mins

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