In this inaugural episode of Mapping the Zone, our hosts introduce themselves and discuss a few topics to provide some insight into who they are and what they love about the subject of this podcast, Thomas Pynchon. Also discussed is what listeners can expect of the show going forward and which of Pynchon's books they will discuss first.

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We didn't really have any noteworthy recommendations of other media to tie into these chapters (or the book in general) this week, but we hope you had a wonderful Pynchon In Public day on Wednesday.

Just a reminder that we are off next week, so the next episode will be out on 24 May 2024.

As always, thanks so much for listening!

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If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media we talked about:

Films/TV: Aretha Franklin “Nessun Dorma” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k33sINjn9o0

Books: Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty

Pynchon In Public Day is 08 May 2024. Feel free to send a picture to the Pynchon In Public Twitter page @pynchoninpublic

As always, thanks so much for listening!

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If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media we talked about:

Films/TV: Office Space (1999; dir. Mike Judge)

Books: The Declaration of Cyberspace by John Perry Barlow; Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig; Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace; The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright (watch the Hulu Miniseries Adaptation, as well)

Pynchon In Public Day is 08 May 2024. Feel free to send a picture to the Pynchon In Public Twitter page @pynchoninpublic

As always, thanks so much for listening!

Email: ⁠mappingthezonepod@gmail.com⁠

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D

If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media we talked about:

Books: Meet Me In the Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman; 9/11 as Mass Ritual by S.K. Bains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Monster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Experiment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_Island_Animal_Disease_Center#Controversy

As always, thanks so much for listening!

Email: ⁠mappingthezonepod@gmail.com⁠

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod

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If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media we talked about:

Films/TV: We Live In Public (2009; dir. Ondi Timoner)

Music: Satan Is Real by The Louvin Brothers

Books: Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World by Haruki Murakami

“Postmodern Syllabus” (mentioned in My Dinner With Will and Kate): https://tildes.net/~books/rf7/if_you_had_to_teach_a_class_on_literature_what_books_would_you_put_on_your_syllabus

As always, thanks so much for listening!

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Kate and Cody took advantage of the break to spend some time talking about one of their favorite artists, David Bowie. A wildly talented artist, Bowie's influence is wider reaching than many might have known. Whether you're a longtime fan of Bowie and his discography or you've never heard any of his music (you have, you just don't know it was him), we hope you enjoy our long overdue discussion on one of the most important musicians of all time.

Links to things mentioned:

Dissonance tour performance (Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4sP1CTuIjs

David Bowie and Placebo - “Without You, I’m Nothing”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c14qMbmP9eg

Venture Bros: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1X3vl8QMYk

David Bowie & Robert Smith (The Cure): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krhzq6C1EBw

Flight of the Conchords - "Bowie": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8f_XCH3zmM

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In the latest Mapping the Zone bonus episode, Luke explores the world of Octavia E. Butler, with a particular emphasis on her Patternist series.

We'll be back on 12 April 2024 to begin our exploration of Bleeding Edge!