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Sixty-Three: Smegma for a Bit of Cookery
Pynchon in Public Podcast
12/29/17 • 119 min
04.36: Gravity’s Rainbow
In which we continue our discussion of The Counterforce section of Gravity’s Rainbow with a look at chapters seven and eight.
At one point, Bo mentions an idea that no one in the book sings songs all on his or her own. This turns out not to true when, later in the book, Big Podine will sing a song by himself. This may or may not support his argument, however. We’ll leave it to you to decide.
102: The Attractiveness of the Irish
Pynchon in Public Podcast
06/12/20 • 93 min
In which we examine the infamous nose job section, chapter 4 of Thomas Pynchon’s V.
Alan mentions Pynchon’s essay “Is it okay to be a Luddite?” You can read that essay here.
He also mentions the Dutch astronomer Tycho Brahe. He’s a very interesting fellow.
100: Definitely the Best One
Pynchon in Public Podcast
05/08/20 • 83 min
In which we take a moment to celebrate having made 100 episodes of this little podcast that started out on a whim. Thank you, listeners, for tuning in. We appreciate you all a great deal. Happy Pynchon in Public/Private Day! Stay safe out there.
Yes, it would appear that we skipped episode ninety-nine. However, we started this podcast with episode zero so this is technically the 100th episode. Plus we wanted to publish it on PiP Day. Episode ninety-nine will publish next week.
Eighty-Two: Young Southpaw
Pynchon in Public Podcast
04/05/19 • 27 min
05.14: Bleeding Edge
In which we take a little break and interview a...rather odd fellow.
If you want to catch Young Southpaw live, here are some upcoming appearances:
- April 8th – Drexler’s – New York, NY
- April 11th – Comix Comedy Club, Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, CT
- April 20th – Broadway Comedy Club – New York, NY – 5 PM
- April 27th – Broadway Comedy Club – New York, NY – 7 PM
- May 10th – Broadway Comedy Club – New York, NY – 9 PM
- May 18th – Broadway Comedy Club – New York, NY – 7:45 PM
Sixty-Eight: A Good Band (or, A Panelist in Ev’ry Mountainside, a Soul in Ev’ry Capstone)
Pynchon in Public Podcast
03/09/18 • 140 min
04.42: Gravity’s Rainbow
In which we finally finish our examination of Gravity’s Rainbow.
Thank you for joining us throughout this long season. We’ll be back with Season Five as soon as we’ve had a bit of a rest.
The negative review Chris quotes from by Dan Schneider: http://www.cosmoetica.com/B1277-DES888.htm
“A Suspension Forever at the Hinge of Doubt“: The Reader-trap of Bianca in Gravity’s Rainbow by Bernard Duyfhuizen.
“Male Pro-Feminism and the Masculinist Gigantism of Gravity’s Rainbow” by Wes Chapman.
The song at the end is “When You Wish Upon a Star” by Cliff Edwards & Disney Studio Chorus
Fifty-Seven: Full of Bouncy Houses
Pynchon in Public Podcast
08/25/17 • 104 min
4.30: Gravity’s Rainbow
In which we take a look back over all of Book Three, “In the Zone,” of Gravity’s Rainbow.
We’re going to take a little break before we return with The Counterforce. Keep an eye our Facebook and Twitter pages for updates announcing our return.
If you want to hear Das Racsit’s “You Oughta Know,” you can find it here.
You can have a look at Nietzsche’s The Gay Science over at Google Books.
The outro song is “Whatever I Want (Fuck Who’s Watching)” by Death Grips from their album Government Plates. Here’s the full song on YouTube.
Forty-Two: Slapstick Obscene
Pynchon in Public Podcast
01/27/17 • 50 min
04.16: Gravity’s Rainbow
In which we continue our discussion of Gravity’s Rainbow with a look at Book Three, episode two.
Nineteen: Cell-Shock
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05/08/15 • 74 min
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 begin her executing Inverarity’s will, runs into a not-quite-British-Invasion band called the Paranoids, and has something of a remarkable tryst with a actor-turned-lawyer named Metzger. If you’re not sure what to make of all this, tune in an let our esteemed panelists walk you through some of the seedier thruways and darker intersections.
Just whatever you do, don’t lose your head.
Seventy-Nine: What Eggplants Mean in Emoji-World
Pynchon in Public Podcast
02/22/19 • 90 min
05:11: Bleeding Edge
In which we discuss chapters 23 and 24 of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice.We’ll be back in two weeks with a look at chapters 25 and 26.
Shownotes:
Alan talks about a book called IBM and the Nazis. Turns out the title is IBM and the Holocaust. You can find it here.
Paola brings up the novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz. You can find that one here.
Ninety-Four: Big in Lithuania
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03/27/20 • 92 min
In which we kick off Season 6, covering Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V. We planned to get through the first chapter, but only got through the first two sections of it.
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Pynchon in Public Podcast currently has 109 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Fiction, Podcasts, Books and Arts.
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The average episode length on Pynchon in Public Podcast is 89 minutes.
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The first episode of Pynchon in Public Podcast was released on Nov 21, 2013.
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