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Pynchon Pals is a podcast about finally reading Thomas Pynchon.Join co-hosts and good friends Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long as they talk through, break down, and identify exciting new recipes from the works of one of American literature's foremost figures.Just saw One Battle After Another ? Picked up Shadow Ticket ? Had Gravity's Rainbow on your shelf for a decade? Or just a longtime fan looking to revisit your favorites? Everyone's welcome to be a Pynchon Pal!Support us at patreon.com/pynchonpals ( http://patreon.com/pynchonpals ) for additional bonus episodes, and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social ( https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social ).
Unknown Host hosts Pynchon Pals, a arts show with 24 episodes published.
Discussions of Pavlov bookend interdepartmental conspiracy and pseudo-domesticity. Meanwhile Slothrop, like Benny Profane and Herbert Stencil before him, ventures into the sewer. Makes you miss the alligators! Next time—
Well, we’ve arrived at The Big One. Or, The First Big One, anyways. Join us -- again or for the first time -- as we puzzle out plots, diagram arcane organizational structures, and go long on bananas. Next time, Gravity’s
In this inaugural episode, we meet the Whole Sick Crew, who would have a podcast in 2025. Next time: V. Chs. 3-4 Show Notes: Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long. Produced and edited by Patrick Fiori
GR just keeps getting V .-ier and V .-ier. Luckily, there’s a funny scene about candy waiting for us on the other end. And hey, it’s our favorite couple Jessica and Roger! Oh dear, they look very sad… Next time, Gravity’
Angels, dark and light, descend on Southern California, and we bid adieu to Arnold Snarb, I mean, Edna Mosh. Next time, Gravity’s Rainbow sections 1.1 through 1.9, or pp. 1-60 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition.
In this episode, we get our teeth checked for ego, encounter the Situation, and finally chat for a bit about Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another (spoilers for the film after 2:24:00). Next time, V. Chs. 8-9 S
Ah, now this is what we’ve been missing! The sun, the sea, the songs! This episode’s all escapades along the esplanade. At least until the paranoia sets in. Next time, Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.3 through 2.5, or pp. 2
Do we dare go beyond “Beyond the Zero”? Well, first we’ve got to meet a bunch of characters who will surely—surely—be important later. Then, this book heard you liked the occult, so it put a séance in its séance so you c
The devil is in the details in this episode—or should we say, the demon ? We follow Oedipa up north and into the entropic underground. Groovy… Next time, The Crying of Lot 49 Ch. 6. Support the show and get access to mon
Move over Benny, Rachel, Stencil, and Paola, it’s time for a new book! Journeying into the swingin’ 60s, we talk on the phone, watch television, and even go to the theatre. Hey, wait a second, I know that kazoo tune… Nex
We hope you enjoy listening to this Q+A episode as much as we enjoyed making it! If so, you can now sign up to support the show via the brand new patreon.com/pynchonpals to get access to future Patreon-exclusive bonus ep
Sydney Stencil’s in Valletta for one last job, and so are we. Sail on, sailor! Next time, V. Q+A. Last chance to send in questions on Bluesky or by email: if you’ve got one, we want to read it! Show Notes: St. Agatha’s C
In this second ever episode, we learn about imperialist territorial disputes, nineteenth century travel guides, and layered Biblical allusions, while making intertextual comparisons to children’s cartoons and reality tel
Things lurk Behind the Curtain as we bid farewell to Benny and the gang. And time is running out to send in questions for our V. Q+A in the episode after next! Next time, V. Epilogue. Show Notes: Frank C. Stanley perform
Happy Holidays from Pynchon Pals! In this episode, we stick with the Whole Sick Crew through their ups, their downs, their subsequent downs, their—wow, more downs, huh? Next time, V. Chs. 14-16. Show Notes: Content warni
In this episode, we flop around with the Whole Sick Crew, then flip over to the metaphysical hellscape of besieged Malta, before finally deconstructing this whole “V” situation, literally. Next time, V. Chs. 12-13. Show
In this episode, we yo-yo from bohemian banality to colonialist atrocity. Awful house parties occur amidst both. Next time, V. Chs. 10-11. Show Notes: Archive.org “Report on the natives of South-west Africa and their tre
In this episode, we head underground and somehow spend a long time talking about Dr. Seuss books, the musical Grease, and the modern classic (?) John Cena movie Ricky Stanicky . Next time: V. Ch. 7 Show Notes: Reddit: Th
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