Pynchon in Public Podcast

Pynchon in Public Podcast


Latest Episodes

113: These Things Do Not Happen Overnight
June 25, 2021

After a daringly audacious and narrow escape from the Land Down Under (see PIPCast and the Dastardly Didgeridoo), the team heads back to the relative safety of northern latitudes to finish our discuss

112: Sometimes You Hate Your Brother
June 11, 2021

Recently returned from a far-off cultural expedition (see PIPCast and The Tasty Treats of Timbuktu), we settle in to finish our discussion of part 2 of chapter 9 of Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V. We

111: Quite Possibly, at Worst, Profoundly Evil
May 07, 2021

Returning from a summons into other-dimensional realms (see PIPcast and the Lugubrious Lawsuit), we begin a look at part 2 of chapter 9 in Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V. Check out this site for a decent write-up of the D’Annunzio/Fiume story: https:/...

110: This Apex that Doesn’t Exist
April 16, 2021

Back from a recent brouhaha at Brew-Ha-Ha Brewreies out in Boise (see PIPCast and the Hoppy Hilarity), our hopped-up crew talks though the first section of chapter 9 in Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V. Shownotes with links below.

109: And Then You Hear a Twig Snap…
April 01, 2021

Back from their fantastic adventures abroad (as told in The Pynchon In Public Podcast Meet the Huldufòlk), our intrepid team covers the chapter 8 of Thomas Pynchon's first novel, V. Follow the links below for additional information,

108: Maybe the Kazoos Will Save Us
October 02, 2020

In which we look at the final three sections of chapter seven in Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V. Bo begins with a New York Times article by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You can read it here. Aug mentions an interest piece on Pynchon in the Boston Review.

107: Get Out the Vogt
September 04, 2020

In which we take a look at sections 6 through 8 of chapter 7 of Thomas Pynchon’s first novel V.

106: I Almost Spit Out My Tea
August 14, 2020

In which we have a look at sections two through five of chapter 7 of Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V. Bo mentions that Vheissu reminds him of The Vhorr, a novel by Brian Catling. Alan mentions the movie Lost Horizon (1937).

105: Vheissu on Your Mutha
August 02, 2020

In which we start looking at chapter 7 of Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V. We discuss the opening and the first two of the numbered sections.

104: I Almost Enjoyed Reading Pynchon
July 10, 2020

In which we take a look as chapter 6 of Thomas Pynchon’s debut novel, V. Paola and Alan talk about the Feast of San Gennaro, which you can read more about here.