• Introduction
    Mar 9 2023

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    In this inaugural episode of Mapping the Zone, our hosts introduce themselves and discuss a few topics to provide some insight into who they are and what they love about the subject of this podcast, Thomas Pynchon. Also discussed is what listeners can expect of the show going forward and which of Pynchon's books they will discuss first.

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    29 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Kefahuchi Tract trilogy by M. John Harrison
    Oct 18 2024

    This week on Mapping the Zone, Luke leads us through a discussion of M. John Harrison's Kefahuchi Tract trilogy. The trilogy is comprised of the novels Light, Nova Swing, and Empty Space: A Haunting.

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    As always, thanks so much for listening!

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    37 mins
  • Bonus Episode: The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
    Oct 4 2024

    In the newest installment of Kate's bonus episodes, she has turned away from her ordinary method of covering new voices in fiction written by women to talking about one of the authors she almost never stops mentioning on the main program. Yet she has chosen not to cover his primary work, but the less popular, technically unfinished novel that very few people read. Why does she do this? Listen to find out.

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    As always, thanks so much for listening!

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    56 mins
  • Bonus Episode: The Red Handler by Johan Harstad (translated by David Smith)
    Sep 20 2024

    In this week's bonus episode, Cody discusses the metafictional, post-noir detective novel The Red Handler—simultaneously a love letter to and hilarious deconstruction of the hardboiled stories of the 30's and 40's. It's a highly entertaining and brilliantly written novel that anyone who loves hardboiled/noir novels is sure to enjoy.

    Grab a copy here: https://www.openletterbooks.org/products/red-handler

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    As always, thanks so much for listening!

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    29 mins
  • Bleeding Edge: Wrap-up with @Byron's Glowing Filament
    Aug 23 2024

    We've finished another Pynchon book and convene once more to talk about Bleeding Edge; this time in its entirety. We're joined by Andrew, better known as Byron's Glowing Filament on Twitter and the creator of the Gravity's Rainbow Analysis substack (link below).

    We’re taking a (well-earned) break and will be back some time in November to start Against the Day.

    In the meantime, we’re going to be releasing some bonus episodes until our return, so stay tuned for those.

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    Andrew's Gravity’s Rainbow Analysis Substack: https://gravitysrainbow.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile

    As always, thanks so much for listening!

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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • Bleeding Edge: Chapters 40-41
    Aug 16 2024

    We apologize in advance for some audio issues which presented themselves after we had finished recording. We've done our best to clean them up and make everything sound as good as possible.

    Information on the guest for our Bleeding Edge wrap-up episode, as well as our next book and schedule changes for the show going forward are at the end of the discussion.

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    https://vimeo.com/73716114 (Bleeding Edge trailer)

    As always, thanks so much for listening!

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    2 hrs and 51 mins
  • Bleeding Edge: Chapters 37-39
    Aug 9 2024

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    If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media that relates to these chapters:

    As always, thanks so much for listening!

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    2 hrs and 49 mins
  • Bleeding Edge: Chapters 34-36
    Aug 2 2024

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    The article mentioned by Luke: “Hallowe’en? Over Already?” https://x.com/Ethelmer77/status/963687634483793920?lang=en

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    Books/Authors: The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright, The Trial by Franz Kafka

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    2 hrs and 43 mins