Ranked #1

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
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1hr 43mins
Ranked #2

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
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1hr 36mins
Ranked #3

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
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2hr 20mins
Ranked #4

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
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #5

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
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1hr 30mins
Ranked #6

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
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #7

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
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1hr 25mins
Ranked #8

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
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1hr 47mins
Ranked #9

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
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2hr 4mins
Ranked #10

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
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2hr 1min
Ranked #11

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
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1hr 58mins
Ranked #12

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
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #13

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
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #14

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
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2hr 17mins
Ranked #15

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
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #16

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
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1hr 45mins
Ranked #17

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
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #18

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
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1hr 27mins
Ranked #19

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
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #20

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
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50mins