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 discussion of chapter 9 of Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V.

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113: These Things Do Not Happen Overnight

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 continue into part 3 just a bit as well. Shownotes below: Regarding Germany’s apology to the nation of Namibia for the […]

112: Sometimes You Hate Your Brother

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://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/fiume-escapade

111: Quite Possibly, at Worst, Profoundly Evil

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. This is a map of Africa after it was divided up in the 1884 Conference of Berlin.  If […]

110: This Apex that Doesn’t Exist

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, reading and/or rabbit holes.

109: And Then You Hear a Twig Snap…

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. Bo mentions another piece about Pynchon. Lastly, Aug mentions […]

108: Maybe the Kazoos Will Save Us

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

107: Get Out the Vogt

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). Bo points out the Pynchon is the first person credited with using “shrink” to […]

106: I Almost Spit Out My Tea

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.

105: Vheissu on Your Mutha

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.

104: I Almost Enjoyed Reading Pynchon

In which we sit around talking in proper nouns about chapter five (v) of Thomas Pynchon’s V. We’ll be back in two weeks with a discussion on chapter six. We’ve talked before about the Baader-Meinhof Complex. If you’d like to know more, you can read about it here. Radiohead has a song called “Fog” on their album […]

103: Everything Else That Used to Be Worthwhile

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.  

102: The Attractiveness of the Irish

In which we have a look at part four through eight of chapter three of Thomas Pynchon’s debut novel, V.

101: Arse about Face

In which we have a look at the Dreaded Chapter Three of Thomas Pynchon’s V, through the end of the third section.

Ninety-Nine: Pee, I Yell!

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 […]

100: Definitely the Best One

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