Mapping the Zone: A Thomas Pynchon discussion podcast
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Episodes: 130
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Each episode, we take a deep-dive into the book we are focusing on—we explore the references, characters, plot, and everything in between from a non-scholarly point of view. We are just four fans who love these books and can talk about them endlessly.
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Against the Day: Ch. 42
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode - Heather Parry
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Infinite Jest: "The Powdered Milk Fiasco"
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Ch. 40-41
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: Adaptations (and The Odyssey... a bit)
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Ch. 38-39
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Infinite Jest: "I always end up finding more than I thought I would"
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Ch. 36-37
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Ch. 34-35
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Ch. 32-33
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Infinite Jest: Il ne faut plus qu'on pursuive le bonheur
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Infinite Jest: "Like Last Time, Only Moreso"
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode - Billy Woods "Hiding Places"
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May 29, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode - The Franchiser by Stanley Elkin
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May 22, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode - R.A. Lafferty
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May 15, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode - Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution (w/ Sara Marcus)
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May 08, 2026 |
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Infinite Jest: "I just need to put the book down and go for a walk"
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May 01, 2026 |
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Slow Learner: Low-lands
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Part 2 Wrap Up (w/ Brett Biebel)
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Infinite Jest: "Mmmyellow?"
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Ch. 30-31
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Ch. 29
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Infinite Jest: Eating Granola With A Large Wooden Spoon
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Infinite Jest: Eating Granola With A Large Wooden Spoon (v 2.0)
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Ch. 28
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Infinite Jest: Wherein We Begin By Beginning
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 27
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 26
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Best Reads of 2025
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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Coming in 2026...
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapters 24-25
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapters 22-23
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Shadow Ticket (for real this time)
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Shadow Ticket: Spoiler Free review
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 21
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - One Battle After Another
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 20
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 19
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 18
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapters 16-17
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapters 14-15
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapters 12-13
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 11
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - Alex Pheby
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May 23, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - David Foster Wallace (w/ Johan Harstad)
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May 09, 2025 |
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Slow Learner: Introduction & The Small Rain
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - Talkin' It Up with Johan Harstad
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Part One - The Light Over the Ranges (w/ Johan Harstad)
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 10
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - David Lynch
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 9
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 8
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Against the Day: Chapter 7
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Against the Day: Chapters 4-6
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Against the Day: Chapters 1-3
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode - Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down by Ishmael Reed
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode - Kefahuchi Tract trilogy by M. John Harrison
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode - The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode - The Red Handler by Johan Harstad (translated by David Smith)
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Wrap-up with @Byron's Glowing Filament
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 40-41
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 37-39
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 34-36
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 31-33
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: Fear and Loathing in America by Hunter S. Thompson
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace by John Perry Barlow
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 28-30
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 25-27
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 22-24
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 19-21
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 16-18
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May 24, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 13-15
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May 10, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 10-12
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May 03, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 7-9
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 4-6
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Bleeding Edge: Chapters 1-3
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode - David Bowie
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode - Octavia Butler's Patternist series
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode - Death In Her Hands by Otessa Moshfegh
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode - INLAND EMPIRE
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode - My Dinner With Kate and Will
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Vineland: Wrap-up with Seth from W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Vineland: Chapter 15 (Part 2)
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Vineland: Chapter 15 (Part 1)
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Vineland: Chapter 14
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Vineland: Chapter 13
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Vineland: Chapter 12
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Vineland: Chapters 10-11
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Vineland: Chapter 9 (Part 2)
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Vineland: Chapter 9 (Part 1)
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Vineland: Chapters 7-8
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Bonus episode - The Deadly Sins/Sloth; Nearer, My Couch, To Thee
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Vineland: Chapters 5-6
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Vineland: Chapters 3-4
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Vineland: Chapters 1-2
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - Gene Wolfe's Solar Cycle
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - NieR: Automata
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - Is It O.K. To Be A Luddite?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Wrap-Up
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 74-78
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Part II - America (w/ Brett Biebel)
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 71-73
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 66-70
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 61-65
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 56-60
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 51-55 (Part 2)
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 51-55 (Part 1)
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 46-50
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 41-45
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 36-40
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 31-35
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 26-30
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Part I - Latitudes and Departures (w/ Brett Biebel)
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 21-25
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 16 - 20
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May 26, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 11 - 15
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May 19, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 6 - 10
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May 12, 2023 |
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Mason & Dixon: Chapters 1 - 5
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May 05, 2023 |
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The Crying of Lot 49: Wrap Up
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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The Crying of Lot 49: Chapter 6
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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The Crying of Lot 49: Chapter 5
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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The Crying of Lot 49: Chapter 4
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode - The Courier's Tragedy
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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The Crying of Lot 49: Chapter 3
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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The Crying of Lot 49: Chapter 2
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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The Crying of Lot 49: Chapter 1
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Introduction
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Mar 09, 2023 |