Mapping the Zone: A Thomas Pynchon discussion podcast

It's been nearly a year and a half since we started covering Against the Day and we've finally come to the end of Part 2, Iceland Spar! With us for this wrap-up is friend of the show (and basically the fifth host) Brett Biebel who chats with us about what makes Against the Day such an incredible work of fiction and what we love so much about it (so far).
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The story begins to take more shape, the characters are becoming more dynamic, and the world is making as much sense as it can in this section of the book. Join us as we talk about the importance of Marathe's conversation with Steeply, Americanisms, the haunting backstory of Himself, and so much more.
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As always, thanks so much for listening!
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Books: William Vollmann’s Seven Dreams series
Video Games: Disco Elysium, Final Fantasy VI
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Time: var. moments of social cavitation
Location: var. locales of New Old Mexico, esp. northern
Subject: Quiselgur, El Chavalito "Frank Traverse"
Concerns:
- rigid and constricted manifolds
- succulent flora
- turnabout
Recommendations:
- Continue observation
- Maintain separation from subject "QR"
- Apply steady pressure along lines of cleavage
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Music: Hermanos Gutierrez El Bueno Y El Malo (2022)
Film/TV: Acid westerns of Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, The Holy Mountain)
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Interview with Michael Silverblatt: David Foster Wallace on Bookworm (1996-2006)YouTube · M.J. NichollsSep 22, 2021
String Theory by David Foster Wallace
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