RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038 -- Rendered At Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:24:38 +0000 Pynchon Pals https://redcircle.com/shows/pynchon-pals en-US All rights reserved. A podcast about finally reading Thomas Pynchon. Pynchon Pals Pynchon Pals is a podcast about finally reading Thomas Pynchon. Join co-hosts and good friends Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long as they talk through, break down, and identify exciting new recipes from the works of one of American literature's foremost figures. Just saw One Battle After Another ? Picked up Shadow Ticket ? Had Gravity's Rainbow on your shelf for a decade? Or just a longtime fan looking to revisit your favorites? Everyone's welcome to be a Pynchon Pal! Support us at patreon.com/pynchonpals ( http://patreon.com/pynchonpals ) for additional bonus episodes, and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social ( https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social ). 3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038 Pynchon Pals is a podcast about finally reading Thomas Pynchon.

Join co-hosts and good friends Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long as they talk through, break down, and identify exciting new recipes from the works of one of American literature's foremost figures.

Just saw One Battle After Another? Picked up Shadow Ticket? Had Gravity's Rainbow on your shelf for a decade? Or just a longtime fan looking to revisit your favorites? Everyone's welcome to be a Pynchon Pal!

Support us at patreon.com/pynchonpals for additional bonus episodes, and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social.

]]> episodic no Pynchon Pals pynchonpals@gmail.com yes full 19: In which this book is sort of like The History Channel meets The Great Mouse Detective meets Severance meets Riverdale meets Dumb and Dumber (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.3-2.5) 19: In which this book is sort of like The History Channel meets The Great Mouse Detective meets Severance meets Riverdale meets Dumb and Dumber (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.3-2.5) 19 Pynchon Pals Debauchery. Grotesquerie. Eschatology. Showtunes. That’s Thomas Pynchon, for ya! 

Next time, Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8, or pp. 247-282 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. 

Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

For the month of May’s Patreon-exclusive bonus episode we watched Hitler's Secret Weapon: The V-2 Rocket at Peenemunde (1977) (link via Archive.org), V2: Nazi Rocket a.k.a. Hitler's Space Rocket (2016) (there seems to be a couple cuts or versions of this one across streaming platforms and maybe international distributors—but here’s a link to one version on YouTube), and “V2 Assembling and Launching” (1947) (link via YouTube).

Show Notes:

“The Great Mouse Detective - The world's greatest criminal mind (lyrics)” via YouTube (https://youtu.be/8UQg4zb9dsA) 

An open-access article that very probably contains spoilers beyond where we are in the book, but which goes deep on Pynchon’s sources for the equation we talk about in this episode and others: Engelhardt, N. & Engelhardt, H., (2018) “The Momentum of Pynchon's Secret Formula: Gravity’s Rainbow’s Second Equation between Archival Sources and Fiction”, Orbit: A Journal of American Literature 6(1). (https://doi.org/10.16995/orbit.486)

Songfacts interview with Devo that mentions “Whip It”’s Pynchon inspiration (https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/devo)

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

]]> <p>Debauchery. Grotesquerie. Eschatology. Showtunes. That’s Thomas Pynchon, for ya! </p><p>Next time, <em>Gravity’s Rainbow </em>Episodes 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8, or pp. 247-282 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. </p><p>Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at <a href="http://patreon.com/pynchonpals" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/pynchonpals</a> and follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p><p>For the month of May’s Patreon-exclusive bonus episode we watched <em>Hitler&#39;s Secret Weapon: The V-2 Rocket at Peenemunde </em>(1977) (<a href="https://archive.org/details/HitlersSecretWeapon" rel="nofollow">link via </a><a href="http://archive.org" rel="nofollow">Archive.org</a>), <em>V2: Nazi Rocket </em>a.k.a. <em>Hitler&#39;s Space Rocket </em>(2016) (there seems to be a couple cuts or versions of this one across streaming platforms and maybe international distributors—but here’s a <a href="https://youtu.be/1R_VosHA9W8" rel="nofollow">link to one version on YouTube</a>), and “V2 Assembling and Launching” (1947) (<a href="https://youtu.be/amL3CnZNCb0" rel="nofollow">link via YouTube</a>).</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p>“The Great Mouse Detective - The world&#39;s greatest criminal mind (lyrics)” via YouTube (<a href="https://youtu.be/8UQg4zb9dsA" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/8UQg4zb9dsA</a>) </p><p>An open-access article that very probably contains spoilers beyond where we are in the book, but which goes deep on Pynchon’s sources for the equation we talk about in this episode and others: Engelhardt, N. &amp; Engelhardt, H., (2018) “The Momentum of Pynchon&#39;s Secret Formula: <em>Gravity’s Rainbow</em>’s Second Equation between Archival Sources and Fiction”, <em>Orbit: A Journal of American Literature</em> 6(1). (<a href="https://doi.org/10.16995/orbit.486" rel="nofollow">https://doi.org/10.16995/orbit.486</a>)</p><p>Songfacts interview with Devo that mentions “Whip It”’s Pynchon inspiration (<a href="https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/devo" rel="nofollow">https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/devo</a>)</p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny.</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p> 07a65fab-f1b0-49d8-ab52-f2dacc78d0dc https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/235b4c56-27a6-4bdc-b364-cc8af6179cbc Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:01:53 +0000 11110 yes full 18: In which Patrick finally finds an excuse to do his Jimmy Stewart impression (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.1-2.2) 18: In which Patrick finally finds an excuse to do his Jimmy Stewart impression (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.1-2.2) 18 Pynchon Pals Ah, now this is what we’ve been missing! The sun, the sea, the songs! This episode’s all escapades along the esplanade. At least until the paranoia sets in. 

Next time, Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.3 through 2.5, or pp. 208-247 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. 

Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

For the month of May’s Patreon-exclusive bonus episode we’ll be watching Hitler's Secret Weapon: The V-2 Rocket at Peenemunde (1977) (link via Archive.org), V2: Nazi Rocket a.k.a. Hitler's Space Rocket (2016) (there seems to be a couple cuts or versions of this one across streaming platforms and maybe international distributors—but here’s a link to one version on YouTube), and “V2 Assembling and Launching” (1947) (link via YouTube).

Show Notes:

“Weather Station Kurt,” the secret Nazi weather station in Labrador, via Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Station_Kurt) 

“Pynchonesque” film series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, programmed by Jesse Trussell (https://www.bam.org/film/2026/pynchonesque) 

“Spray of Glory: The Seltzer Bottle,” by Anthony Balducci (https://anthonybalducci.blogspot.com/2021/07/spray-of-glory-seltzer-bottle.html) 

Chuck Jones’ Wile E. Coyote Rules via Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_the_Road_Runner#Laws_and_rules) 

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, genocide, animal abuse.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

]]> <p>Ah, now this is what we’ve been missing! The sun, the sea, the songs! This episode’s all escapades along the esplanade. At least until the paranoia sets in. </p><p>Next time, <em>Gravity’s Rainbow </em>Episodes 2.3 through 2.5, or pp. 208-247 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. </p><p>Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at <a href="http://patreon.com/pynchonpals" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/pynchonpals</a> and follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p><p>For the month of May’s Patreon-exclusive bonus episode we’ll be watching <em>Hitler&#39;s Secret Weapon: The V-2 Rocket at Peenemunde </em>(1977) (<a href="https://archive.org/details/HitlersSecretWeapon" rel="nofollow">link via </a><a href="http://archive.org" rel="nofollow">Archive.org</a>), <em>V2: Nazi Rocket </em>a.k.a. <em>Hitler&#39;s Space Rocket </em>(2016) (there seems to be a couple cuts or versions of this one across streaming platforms and maybe international distributors—but here’s a <a href="https://youtu.be/1R_VosHA9W8" rel="nofollow">link to one version on YouTube</a>), and “V2 Assembling and Launching” (1947) (<a href="https://youtu.be/amL3CnZNCb0" rel="nofollow">link via YouTube</a>).</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p>“Weather Station Kurt,” the secret Nazi weather station in Labrador, via Wikipedia (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Station_Kurt" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Station_Kurt</a>) </p><p>“Pynchonesque” film series at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, programmed by Jesse Trussell (<a href="https://www.bam.org/film/2026/pynchonesque" rel="nofollow">https://www.bam.org/film/2026/pynchonesque</a>) </p><p>“Spray of Glory: The Seltzer Bottle,” by Anthony Balducci (<a href="https://anthonybalducci.blogspot.com/2021/07/spray-of-glory-seltzer-bottle.html" rel="nofollow">https://anthonybalducci.blogspot.com/2021/07/spray-of-glory-seltzer-bottle.html</a>) </p><p>Chuck Jones’ Wile E. Coyote Rules via Wikipedia (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_the_Road_Runner#Laws_and_rules" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_the_Road_Runner#Laws_and_rules</a>) </p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, genocide, animal abuse.</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p> b8503275-5497-4907-b9fc-ea75ab71b911 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/773d6bed-0796-43df-82bf-9fbc888ed558 Wed, 20 May 2026 05:01:51 +0000 8570 yes full 17: In which we tour Mr. Pynchon’s Mysterious Society for Peculiarly Gifted Bureaucrats (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.17-1.21) 17: In which we tour Mr. Pynchon’s Mysterious Society for Peculiarly Gifted Bureaucrats (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.17-1.21) 17 Pynchon Pals Do we dare go beyond “Beyond the Zero”? Well, first we’ve got to meet a bunch of characters who will surely—surely—be important later. Then, this book heard you liked the occult, so it put a séance in its séance so you can speak to the dead while you speak to the dead. Finally, Roger and Jessica just keep breaking our hearts. 

Next time, Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.1 and 2.2, or pp. 181-208 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. 

Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

For the month of May’s bonus episode, we’ll be watching Hitler's Secret Weapon: The V-2 Rocket at Peenemunde (1977) (link via Archive.org), V2: Nazi Rocket a.k.a. Hitler's Space Rocket (2016) (there seems to be a couple cuts or versions of this one across streaming platforms and maybe international distributors—but here’s a link to one version on YouTube), and “V2 Assembling and Launching” (1947) (link via YouTube).

Show Notes:

“Hark the Sound,” by William Starr Myers, a.k.a. “Far Above Cayuga's Waters,” a.k.a. “Annie Lisle,” a.k.a. the Yoyodyne “Hymn” via the UNC Library 

Picasso’s “Las Meninas, or one of 58 anyways, via the Guggenheim Museum

“Is Time Real? The Physics Behind the Illusion of Time” with Carlo Rovelli, via Quanta Magazine

“Six Degrees of St. Elsewhere,” by Dwayne McDuffie, the origin of the Tommy Westphall Theory, via CBR 

Thomas Pynchon Name Generator (spoiler alert?)

Gwenhidwy’s Drink, via Thomas Pynchon’s Liquor Cabinet

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, genocide, albeism, antisemitism.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

]]> <p>Do we dare go beyond “Beyond the Zero”? Well, first we’ve got to meet a bunch of characters who will surely—surely—be important later. Then, this book heard you liked the occult, so it put a séance in its séance so you can speak to the dead while you speak to the dead. Finally, Roger and Jessica just keep breaking our hearts. </p><p>Next time, <em>Gravity’s Rainbow </em>Episodes 2.1 and 2.2, or pp. 181-208 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. </p><p>Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at <a href="http://patreon.com/pynchonpals" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/pynchonpals</a> and follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p><p><span>For the month of May’s bonus episode, we’ll be watching </span><em>Hitler&#39;s Secret Weapon: The V-2 Rocket at Peenemunde </em><span>(1977) (</span><a href="https://archive.org/details/HitlersSecretWeapon" rel="nofollow">link via </a><a href="http://archive.org" rel="nofollow">Archive.org</a><span>), </span><em>V2: Nazi Rocket </em><span>a.k.a. </span><em>Hitler&#39;s Space Rocket </em><span>(2016) (there seems to be a couple cuts or versions of this one across streaming platforms and maybe international distributors—but here’s a </span><a href="https://youtu.be/1R_VosHA9W8" rel="nofollow">link to one version on YouTube</a><span>), and “V2 Assembling and Launching” (1947) (</span><a href="https://youtu.be/amL3CnZNCb0" rel="nofollow">link via YouTube</a><span>).</span></p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://library.unc.edu/music/unc-school-songs/" rel="nofollow">“Hark the Sound,” by William Starr Myers</a>, a.k.a. “Far Above Cayuga&#39;s Waters,” a.k.a. “Annie Lisle,” a.k.a. the Yoyodyne “Hymn” via the UNC Library </p><p><a href="http://web.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/picasso/artworks/maids_of_honor" rel="nofollow">Picasso’s “Las Meninas,</a> or one of 58 anyways, via the Guggenheim Museum</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/PuLaUYQFIwg" rel="nofollow">“Is Time Real? The Physics Behind the Illusion of Time”</a> with Carlo Rovelli, via Quanta Magazine</p><p><a href="https://www.cbr.com/revisiting-mcduffies-six-degrees-of-st-elsewhere/" rel="nofollow">“Six Degrees of St. Elsewhere,” by Dwayne McDuffie</a>, the origin of the Tommy Westphall Theory, via <em>CBR </em></p><p><a href="https://pynchoname.com/" rel="nofollow">Thomas Pynchon Name Generator</a> (spoiler alert?)</p><p><a href="https://drunkpynchon.com/2018/04/09/gwenhidwys-drink/" rel="nofollow">Gwenhidwy’s Drink</a>, via Thomas Pynchon’s Liquor Cabinet</p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, genocide, albeism, antisemitism.</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p> 5c52bb82-893a-460e-88b0-a975a5ef9c96 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/65a5039f-9895-4608-beba-dbd93e223bb5 Wed, 06 May 2026 05:01:17 +0000 11499 yes full 16: In which Crest the savior is born (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.14-1.16) 16: In which Crest the savior is born (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.14-1.16) 16 Pynchon Pals GR just keeps getting V.-ier and V.-ier. Luckily, there’s a funny scene about candy waiting for us on the other end. And hey, it’s our favorite couple Jessica and Roger! Oh dear, they look very sad…

Next time, Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.17-1.21, or pp. 139-180 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. 

Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

Show Notes:

“Kristen Lopez on FREAKS (1932),” via Turner Classic Movies

“Tulipmania: A Garden Historian's Perspective,” via University of Oxford

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, genocide, ableism. 

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

]]> <p><em>GR </em>just keeps getting <em>V</em>.-ier and <em>V</em>.-ier. Luckily, there’s a funny scene about candy waiting for us on the other end. And hey, it’s our favorite couple Jessica and Roger! Oh dear, they look very sad…</p><p>Next time, <em>Gravity’s Rainbow </em>Episodes 1.17-1.21, or pp. 139-180 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. </p><p>Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at <a href="http://patreon.com/pynchonpals" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/pynchonpals</a> and follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.tcm.com/articles/1531928/kristen-lopez-on-freaks-1932" rel="nofollow">“Kristen Lopez on FREAKS (1932),”</a><span> via Turner Classic Movies</span></p><p><a href="https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/tulipmania-garden-historians-perspective" rel="nofollow">“Tulipmania: A Garden Historian&#39;s Perspective,”</a><span> via University of Oxford</span></p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, genocide, ableism. </p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p> 21c3f754-7841-42f1-b3c5-888792512509 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/86410558-6ed5-4d1f-b689-f15f22a580b7 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:01:09 +0000 9985 yes full 15: In which a real live rocket launches (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.8-1.13) 15: In which a real live rocket launches (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.8-1.13) 15 Pynchon Pals Discussions of Pavlov bookend interdepartmental conspiracy and pseudo-domesticity. Meanwhile Slothrop, like Benny Profane and Herbert Stencil before him, ventures into the sewer. Makes you miss the alligators!

Next time—I misspoke in the episode!—Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.14-1.16 (not through 1.17), or pp. 94-139 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. 

Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

Show Notes:

“Lavarand,” the physical cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator I couldn’t remember in the episode. It’s lavalamps! 

Related, “Generating Random Numbers With A Fish Tank,” by Tom Nardi via Hackaday.

Scans of “The Kenosha Kid,” by Forbes Parkhill via Archive.org. 

Our previous episode on “Mondaugen’s Story” in V. 

“How to pay for genocide: Namibian victims of German colonialism want a say,” by Shola Lawal via Al Jazeera. 

“Namibia’s Blue Book of record: Part one,” by Catherine Sofianos via Mail & Guardian.

“Little Albert study,” entry by Ronna F. Dillon, PhD and Amber D. Dillon via Ebsco

Ariadne entry via the Encyclopedia Britannica 

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, genocide, animal abuse, pedophilia. 

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

]]> <p>Discussions of Pavlov bookend interdepartmental conspiracy and pseudo-domesticity. Meanwhile Slothrop, like Benny Profane and Herbert Stencil before him, ventures into the sewer. Makes you miss the alligators!</p><p>Next time—I misspoke in the episode!—<em>Gravity’s Rainbow </em>Episodes 1.14-1.16 (not through 1.17), or pp. 94-139 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. </p><p>Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at <a href="http://patreon.com/pynchonpals" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/pynchonpals</a> and follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavarand" rel="nofollow">“Lavarand,”</a> the physical cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator I couldn’t remember in the episode. It’s lavalamps! </p><p>Related, <a href="https://hackaday.com/2019/12/09/generating-random-numbers-with-a-fish-tank/" rel="nofollow">“Generating Random Numbers With A Fish Tank,”</a> by Tom Nardi via <em>Hackaday</em>.</p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140722202524/http://themodernword.com/pynchon/The_Kenosha_Kid_scans.pdf" rel="nofollow">Scans of “The Kenosha Kid,”</a> by Forbes Parkhill via Archive.org. </p><p><a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/ep/7d74089a-a674-460e-8694-b53d38c11f11" rel="nofollow">Our previous episode</a> on “Mondaugen’s Story” in <em>V. </em></p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/12/23/how-to-pay-for-genocide-the-cost-of-germanys-colonial-crimes-in-namibia" rel="nofollow">“How to pay for genocide: Namibian victims of German colonialism want a say,” </a> by Shola Lawal via <em>Al Jazeera</em>. </p><p><a href="https://thoughtleader.co.za/namibias-blue-book-of-record-part-one/" rel="nofollow">“Namibia’s Blue Book of record: Part one,”</a> by Catherine Sofianos via <em>Mail &amp; Guardian</em>.</p><p><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/psychology/little-albert-study" rel="nofollow">“Little Albert study,”</a> entry by Ronna F. Dillon, PhD and Amber D. Dillon via <em>Ebsco</em></p><p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ariadne-Greek-mythology" rel="nofollow">Ariadne</a> entry via the <em>Encyclopedia Britannica </em></p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, genocide, animal abuse, pedophilia. </p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p> 816b5b48-6ba4-4d31-b8ef-6808f9a34f6f https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/ec364744-94b0-4175-9609-35fa19045190 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:01:49 +0000 10381 yes full 14: In which the Pynchon Pals, in their arrogance, thought they could talk through more of the book in three hours (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.1-1.7) 14: In which the Pynchon Pals, in their arrogance, thought they could talk through more of the book in three hours (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.1-1.7) 14 Pynchon Pals Well, we’ve arrived at The Big One. Or, The First Big One, anyways. Join us -- again or for the first time -- as we puzzle out plots, diagram arcane organizational structures, and go long on bananas. 

Next time, Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.8-1.13, or pp. 48-94 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. 

Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

Show Notes:

“Banana Breakfast,” by Tom Pynchon’s Liquor Cabinet 

“There Will Be Bananas,” by NPR’s Throughline podcast

“Vintage Original Chiquita Banana 1940's Commercial Ads Complete Series!,” via YouTube

“Bananas Don’t Taste Like They Used To. Here’s Why,” by Brandon Summers-Miller via Epicurious

The Morrison shelter and other Battle of Britain era protections via the Royal Air Force Museum

“Some Things that ‘Happen’ (More or Less) in Gravity’s Rainbow,” by Michael Davitt Bell. The simplest and most useful quick reference for the goings on in Gravity’s Rainbow we’ve found so far. Spoiler warning, obviously, for things we and maybe you haven’t read yet—and, less obviously, for references to things that will be (but aren’t yet) important.

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny. 

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

]]> <p>Well, we’ve arrived at The Big One. Or, The First Big One, anyways. Join us -- again or for the first time -- as we puzzle out plots, diagram arcane organizational structures, and go long on bananas. </p><p>Next time, <em>Gravity’s Rainbow </em>Episodes 1.8-1.13, or pp. 48-94 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. </p><p>Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at <a href="http://patreon.com/pynchonpals" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/pynchonpals</a> and follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://drunkpynchon.com/2021/02/19/banana-breakfast/" rel="nofollow">“Banana Breakfast,”</a> by <em>Tom Pynchon’s Liquor Cabinet </em></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/01/07/794302086/there-will-be-bananas" rel="nofollow">“There Will Be Bananas,”</a> by NPR’s<em> Throughline </em>podcast</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ztHAykJiYdg" rel="nofollow">“Vintage Original Chiquita Banana 1940&#39;s Commercial Ads Complete Series!,”</a> via <em>YouTube</em></p><p><a href="https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/history-of-the-gros-michel-banana" rel="nofollow">“Bananas Don’t Taste Like They Used To. Here’s Why,”</a> by Brandon Summers-Miller via <em>Epicurious</em></p><p><a href="https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/online-exhibitions/history-of-the-battle-of-britain/air-raid-shelter-protection/" rel="nofollow">The Morrison shelter and other Battle of Britain era protections</a> via the Royal Air Force Museum</p><p><a href="https://people.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/links/culture/rainbow.bell.html" rel="nofollow">“Some Things that ‘Happen’ (More or Less) in <em>Gravity’s Rainbow</em>,”</a> by Michael Davitt Bell. The simplest and most useful quick reference for the goings on in <em>Gravity’s Rainbow </em>we’ve found so far. Spoiler warning, obviously, for things we and maybe you haven’t read yet—and, less obviously, for references to things that will be (but aren’t yet) important.</p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny. </p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p> 460f8424-b88b-4a92-b5bd-91a0035b2f92 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/2b25681b-b29f-4502-a525-da9bf0a65979 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:05:02 +0000 11448 yes full 13: In which we wonder, what if this book was, like, six times as long? (The Crying of Lot 49 Ch. 6) 13: In which we wonder, what if this book was, like, six times as long? (The Crying of Lot 49 Ch. 6) 13 Pynchon Pals Angels, dark and light, descend on Southern California, and we bid adieu to Arnold Snarb, I mean, Edna Mosh. 

Next time, Gravity’s Rainbow sections 1.1 through 1.9, or pp. 1-60 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. 

Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

Show Notes:

“The Simple Art of Murder,” by Raymond Chandler, online e-book via Faded Page. 

Thomas Pyncon’s introduction to Richard Fariña’s Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me, via pynchon.pomona.edu. 

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, suicide, antisemitism, pedophilia. 

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

]]> <p>Angels, dark and light, descend on Southern California, and we bid adieu to Arnold Snarb, I mean, Edna Mosh. </p><p>Next time, <em>Gravity’s Rainbow </em>sections 1.1 through 1.9, or pp. 1-60 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. </p><p>Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at <a href="http://patreon.com/pynchonpals" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/pynchonpals</a> and follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.fadedpage.com/books/20140930/html.php" rel="nofollow">“The Simple Art of Murder,”</a> by Raymond Chandler, online e-book via <em>Faded Page</em>. </p><p><a href="http://www.pynchon.pomona.edu/uncollected/farina.html" rel="nofollow">Thomas Pyncon’s introduction</a> to Richard Fariña’s <em>Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me</em>, via pynchon.pomona.edu. </p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, suicide, antisemitism, pedophilia. </p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p> 940bce49-d5bd-47d4-8919-1e8f839248f6 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/81ea6536-f70d-4924-806d-14c89c1ae8b7 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:01:09 +0000 10055 yes full 12: “In which the Pynchon Pals retell Platonic dialogues and Porky Pig cartoons” (The Crying of Lot 49 Chs. 4-5) 12: “In which the Pynchon Pals retell Platonic dialogues and Porky Pig cartoons” (The Crying of Lot 49 Chs. 4-5) 12 Pynchon Pals The devil is in the details in this episode—or should we say, the demon? We follow Oedipa up north and into the entropic underground. Groovy… 

Next time, The Crying of Lot 49 Ch. 6. 

Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

Show Notes:

Spoilers for Twin Peaks Season 2 around 2:31:50 to 2:32:05!

Thomas Pynchon, in correspondence, on The Crying of Lot 49 as a “potboiler,” via Mel Gussow in the New York Times archive

“The Crisis of the University Started Long Before Trump,” by Clifford Ando via Compact, on the Bayh–Dole Act and its implications for patents on government funded research

“Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius,” by Jorge Luis Borges, .pdf via University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

“Encuentro,” by Remedios Varo (1959) via the National Galleries of Scotland 

The “Batusi” in Batman (1966) via YouTube

Project OXYGAS (Dolphin Training) via the CIA online reading room

“The dolphin who loved me: the Nasa-funded project that went wrong,” by Christopher Riley via The Guardian (or, the one about LSD trials on dolphins)

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, suicide, genocide, antisemitism

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

]]> <p>The devil is in the details in this episode—or should we say, the <em>demon</em>? We follow Oedipa up north and into the entropic underground. Groovy… </p><p>Next time, <em>The Crying of Lot 49 </em>Ch. 6. </p><p>Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at <a href="http://patreon.com/pynchonpals" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/pynchonpals</a> and follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p>Spoilers for <em>Twin Peaks </em>Season 2 around 2:31:50 to 2:32:05!</p><p><a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/books/030498pynchon-letters.html" rel="nofollow">Thomas Pynchon, in correspondence, on <em>The Crying of Lot 49 </em>as a “potboiler,”</a> via Mel Gussow in the <em>New York Times </em>archive</p><p><a href="https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-crisis-of-the-university-started-long-before-trump/" rel="nofollow">“The Crisis of the University Started Long Before Trump,”</a> by Clifford Ando via <em>Compact</em>, on the Bayh–Dole Act and its implications for patents on government funded research</p><p><a href="http://faculty.las.illinois.edu/rrushing/242/ewExternalFiles/Borges.pdf" rel="nofollow">“Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius,” by Jorge Luis Borges</a>, .pdf via University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign</p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/260378" rel="nofollow">“Encuentro,” by Remedios Varo (1959)</a> via the National Galleries of Scotland </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsYA8Gr5NTY" rel="nofollow">The “Batusi” in Batman (1966)</a> via <em>YouTube</em></p><p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/06639865" rel="nofollow">Project OXYGAS</a> (Dolphin Training) via the CIA online reading room</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/08/the-dolphin-who-loved-me" rel="nofollow">“The dolphin who loved me: the Nasa-funded project that went wrong,”</a> by Christopher Riley via <em>The Guardian </em>(or, the one about LSD trials on dolphins)</p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, suicide, genocide, antisemitism</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p> aff0f9cc-c45e-40f1-934e-ff926c0323f3 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/2333beb5-85fd-4220-a373-2ca214dd6627 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:01:46 +0000 10179 yes full 11. In which the Pynchon Pals, unseen, do a little dance (The Crying of Lot 49 Chs. 1-3) 11. In which the Pynchon Pals, unseen, do a little dance (The Crying of Lot 49 Chs. 1-3) Pynchon Pals Move over Benny, Rachel, Stencil, and Paola, it’s time for a new book! Journeying into the swingin’ 60s, we talk on the phone, watch television, and even go to the theatre. Hey, wait a second, I know that kazoo tune…

Next time, The Crying of Lot 49 Chs. 4-5. 

Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

Show Notes:

“Embroidering the Earth's Mantle,” by Remedios Varo (1961) via Obelisk

Covers for The Crying of Lot 49 via thomaspynchon.com 

The Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air via YouTube

Droodles by Roger Price (1953) via Wikipedia

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland.

]]> <p>Move over Benny, Rachel, Stencil, and Paola, it’s time for a new book! Journeying into the swingin’ 60s, we talk on the phone, watch television, and even go to the theatre. Hey, wait a second, I know that kazoo tune…</p><p>Next time, <em>The Crying of Lot 49 </em>Chs. 4-5. </p><p>Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at <a href="http://patreon.com/pynchonpals" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/pynchonpals</a> and follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.arthistoryproject.com/artists/remedios-varo/embroidering-the-earths-mantle/" rel="nofollow">“Embroidering the Earth&#39;s Mantle,” by Remedios Varo (1961)</a> via Obelisk</p><p><a href="https://thomaspynchon.com/pynchon-cover-art/the-crying-of-lot-49/" rel="nofollow">Covers for <em>The Crying of Lot 49</em></a><em> </em>via thomaspynchon.com </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/zS1cLOIxsQ8" rel="nofollow">The Carlton</a> from <em>The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air </em>via YouTube</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droodles" rel="nofollow"><em>Droodles </em>by Roger Price (1953)</a> via Wikipedia</p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism.</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>.</p> dcbac2e1-4fa0-49a1-a555-3b41b8bdc8ef https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/1a1a8314-fc17-458d-b9c2-c72c848d8eb8 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:01:20 +0000 9964 yes full 10: In which a ludicrously high budget is needed to produce the V. adaptation of our dreams (V. Q+A) 10: In which a ludicrously high budget is needed to produce the V. adaptation of our dreams (V. Q+A) Pynchon Pals We hope you enjoy listening to this Q+A episode as much as we enjoyed making it! If so, you can now sign up to support the show via the brand new patreon.com/pynchonpals to get access to future Patreon-exclusive bonus episodes featuring Q+A’s, movie discussion, and more.   

Next time, The Crying of Lot 49 Chs. 1-3. (Wow, a whole new book!)

Show Notes:

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

Follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

]]> <p>We hope you enjoy listening to this Q+A episode as much as we enjoyed making it! If so, you can now sign up to support the show via the brand new <a href="http://patreon.com/pynchonpals" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/pynchonpals</a> to get access to future Patreon-exclusive bonus episodes featuring Q+A’s, movie discussion, and more.   </p><p>Next time, <em>The Crying of Lot 49 </em>Chs. 1-3. (Wow, a whole new book!)</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism.</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p><p>Follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p> ebd163fb-c65a-4d0e-a2d1-f13659d09d9c https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/23279f9d-ec04-4d0c-8670-36509bd749a1 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:01:18 +0000 7626 yes full 09: In which the verdict on V. is, at long last, delivered (V. Epilogue and Wrapup) 09: In which the verdict on V. is, at long last, delivered (V. Epilogue and Wrapup) Pynchon Pals Sydney Stencil’s in Valletta for one last job, and so are we. Sail on, sailor!

Next time, V. Q+A. Last chance to send in questions on Bluesky or by email: if you’ve got one, we want to read it!

Show Notes:

St. Agatha’s Crypt, Catacombs & Museum, website

“V.: Analysis of Major Characters,” by Victoria Price via EBSCO 

“The Mysterious Manicule,” by Keith Houston via Slate 

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, body dysmorphia, suicide

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

Follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

]]> <p>Sydney Stencil’s in Valletta for one last job, and so are we. Sail on, sailor!</p><p>Next time, <em>V. </em>Q+A. Last chance to send in questions on Bluesky or by email: if you’ve got one, we want to read it!</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="http://stagathamalta.com/agatha.html" rel="nofollow">St. Agatha’s Crypt, Catacombs &amp; Museum</a>, website</p><p><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/v-analysis-major-characters#full-article" rel="nofollow">“<em>V.</em>: Analysis of Major Characters,”</a> by Victoria Price via EBSCO </p><p><a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/09/the-manicule-a-hand-with-a-pointing-index-finger-becomes-a-common-marginalia-during-the-renaissance.html" rel="nofollow">“The Mysterious Manicule,”</a> by Keith Houston via <em>Slate </em></p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, body dysmorphia, suicide</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p><p>Follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p> c22e3f12-59c1-460b-a462-3ee601370689 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/71282e7e-763d-4849-a753-048116b07a7f Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:41:18 +0000 8324 yes full 08: In which Thomas Pynchon, like his cousin Taylor Swift, reflects on love (V. Chs. 14-16) 08: In which Thomas Pynchon, like his cousin Taylor Swift, reflects on love (V. Chs. 14-16) Pynchon Pals Things lurk Behind the Curtain as we bid farewell to Benny and the gang. And time is running out to send in questions for our V. Q+A in the episode after next!

Next time, V. Epilogue.

Show Notes:

Frank C. Stanley performs “Auld Lang Syne,” recorded 1910 on (now public domain) wax cylinder, released by the Indestructible Record Company, UC Santa Barbara Cylinder Audio Archive

Family Relationship of Taylor Swift, Singer and Songwriter, 9th cousin 2 times removed to Thomas Pynchon, American Novelist, FamousKin.com 

“The Feather Heist,” This American Life, WBEZ Chicago

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, incest, misogyny, racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, suicide.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

Follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social.

]]> <p>Things lurk Behind the Curtain as we bid farewell to Benny and the gang. And time is running out to send in questions for our <em>V.</em> Q+A in the episode after next!</p><p>Next time, <em>V. </em>Epilogue.</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?nq=1&query=cylinder4410&query_type=call_number" rel="nofollow">Frank C. Stanley performs “Auld Lang Syne,”</a> recorded 1910 on (now public domain) wax cylinder, released by the Indestructible Record Company, UC Santa Barbara Cylinder Audio Archive</p><p><a href="https://famouskin.com/famous-kin-chart.php?kin=41896+thomas+pynchon&name=27010+taylor+swift&via=16268+edward+bangs" rel="nofollow">Family Relationship of Taylor Swift, Singer and Songwriter, 9th cousin 2 times removed to Thomas Pynchon, American Novelist</a>, FamousKin.com </p><p><a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/654/the-feather-heist" rel="nofollow">“The Feather Heist,”</a> <em>This American Life</em>, WBEZ Chicago</p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, incest, misogyny, racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, suicide.</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p><p>Follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>.</p> 767f4867-84e8-445f-a256-03b34416bc59 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/74a8f7a1-9557-4b58-aa01-211b519c3c14 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:00:44 +0000 10341 yes full 07: In which a solid option for a V.-themed tattoo emerges (V. Chs. 12-13) 07: In which a solid option for a V.-themed tattoo emerges (V. Chs. 12-13) Pynchon Pals Happy Holidays from Pynchon Pals! In this episode, we stick with the Whole Sick Crew through their ups, their downs, their subsequent downs, their—wow, more downs, huh? 

Next time, V. Chs. 14-16.

Show Notes:

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, suicide, abortion.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

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]]> <p>Happy Holidays from Pynchon Pals! In this episode, we stick with the Whole Sick Crew through their ups, their downs, their subsequent downs, their—wow, more downs, huh? </p><p>Next time, <em>V. </em>Chs. 14-16.</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, suicide, abortion.</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p><p>Follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p> 49fc8760-59aa-4194-b063-350b390ec0af https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/df30b50b-7fc3-4242-a046-28181e69f5c9 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:01:47 +0000 8346 yes full 06: In which the phrase, “history is like a sine wave,” like a sine wave, recurs (V. Chs. 10-11) 06: In which the phrase, “history is like a sine wave,” like a sine wave, recurs (V. Chs. 10-11) Pynchon Pals In this episode, we flop around with the Whole Sick Crew, then flip over to the metaphysical hellscape of besieged Malta, before finally deconstructing this whole “V” situation, literally. 

Next time, V. Chs. 12-13.

Show Notes:

A collection of V. book covers via ThomasPynchon.com

"Mystery and Melancholy of a Street," by Giorgio de Chirico   

"The Philosopher’s Conquest," by Giorgio de Chirico 

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, xenophobia.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

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]]> <p><span>In this episode, we flop around with the Whole Sick Crew, then flip over to the metaphysical hellscape of besieged Malta, before finally deconstructing this whole “V” situation, literally. </span></p><p><span>Next time, </span><em>V. </em><span>Chs. 12-13.</span></p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://thomaspynchon.com/pynchon-cover-art/cover-art-v/" rel="nofollow">A collection of <em>V.</em> book covers via </a><a href="http://thomaspynchon.com" rel="nofollow">ThomasPynchon.com</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/giorgio-de-chirico/mystery-and-melancholy-of-a-street-1914" rel="nofollow">&#34;Mystery and Melancholy of a Street,&#34; by Giorgio de Chirico </a><span>  </span></p><p><a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/30839/the-philosopher-s-conquest" rel="nofollow">&#34;The Philosopher’s Conquest,&#34; by Giorgio de Chirico</a><span> </span></p><p><span>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, xenophobia.</span></p><p><span>---</span></p><p><span>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</span></p><p><span>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (</span><a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a><span> and</span><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a><span>).</span></p><p><span>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album</span><a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a><span>. </span></p><p><span>Follow us </span><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a><span>. </span></p> bcb1798a-6eca-4b78-bee5-297e554cba25 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/e0a0739e-59bd-4e9c-b003-546b61caaf0b Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:01:02 +0000 11633 no full 05: In which Forrest Gump is revealed as the Hegelian World-Soul (V. Chs. 8-9) 05: In which Forrest Gump is revealed as the Hegelian World-Soul (V. Chs. 8-9) Pynchon Pals In this episode, we yo-yo from bohemian banality to colonialist atrocity. Awful house parties occur amidst both. 

Next time, V. Chs. 10-11.

Show Notes:

Archive.org “Report on the natives of South-west Africa and their treatment by Germany,”via the South-West Africa. Administrator’s Office

Al Jazeera “How to pay for genocide: Namibian victims of German colonialism want a say,” by Shola Lawal

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, genocide.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

Follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social.

]]> <p>In this episode, we yo-yo from bohemian banality to colonialist atrocity. Awful house parties occur amidst both. </p><p>Next time, <em>V. </em>Chs. 10-11.</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/b32172266" rel="nofollow">Archive.org “Report on the natives of South-west Africa and their treatment by Germany,”via the South-West Africa. Administrator’s Office</a></p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/12/23/how-to-pay-for-genocide-the-cost-of-germanys-colonial-crimes-in-namibia" rel="nofollow">Al Jazeera “How to pay for genocide: Namibian victims of German colonialism want a say,” by Shola Lawal</a></p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, genocide.</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p><p>Follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>.</p> 943f4f02-1ff4-491f-9754-7334c2ba235b https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/7d74089a-a674-460e-8694-b53d38c11f11 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:01:00 +0000 11376 yes full 04: In which appear a bodacious cowboy, a Babylon sister, and several gentleman losers (V. Ch. 7) 04: In which appear a bodacious cowboy, a Babylon sister, and several gentleman losers (V. Ch. 7) Pynchon Pals In this episode, we get our teeth checked for ego, encounter the Situation, and finally chat for a bit about Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another (spoilers for the film after 2:24:00). 

Next time, V. Chs. 8-9

Show Notes:

“Gaucho,” by Steely Dan

Mother Country Radicals: A Family History of the Weather Underground

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, fatphobia.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

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]]> <p>In this episode, we get our teeth checked for ego, encounter the Situation, and finally chat for a bit about Paul Thomas Anderson&#39;s <em>One Battle After Another</em> (spoilers for the film after 2:24:00). </p><p>Next time, <em>V. </em>Chs. 8-9</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/GesEA9MJuII" rel="nofollow">“Gaucho,” by Steely Dan</a></p><p><a href="https://crooked.com/podcast-series/mother-country-radicals/" rel="nofollow">Mother Country Radicals: A Family History of the Weather Underground</a></p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, fatphobia.</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p><p>Follow us<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p> d2cd062d-0a23-42f6-86b0-663f16030380 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/4f10cf26-a9e0-44a3-9d65-ee9f6d2c61fa Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:01:36 +0000 9739 yes full 03: In which Andrew uncovers a conspiracy and North Carolina is mentioned (V. Chs. 5-6) 03: In which Andrew uncovers a conspiracy and North Carolina is mentioned (V. Chs. 5-6) 3 1 Pynchon Pals In this episode, we head underground and somehow spend a long time talking about Dr. Seuss books, the musical Grease, and the modern classic (?) John Cena movie Ricky Stanicky.

Next time: V. Ch. 7

Show Notes:

Reddit: The Zug Under The Rug From There's A Wocket In My Pocket is now The Vug Under The Rug.

The New York Times: 5 IN QUEENS GUILTY IN SEWER SCANDAL; CASE RAN 202 DAYS; 5 Guilty in Queens Sewer Case; 202-Day Trial Believed Record Clemente and Son Convicted With 3 Borough Employes on Laurelton Project ONE ENGINEER CLEARED 3 Could Be Fined $800,000 Each--Two-Mile Sewer Had to Be Replaced

Brooklyn Public Library: POTW: Steve Brodie Jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and Lived (Maybe?)

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, animal abuse, pedophilia, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, eugenics, suicide.

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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

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]]> <p>In this episode, we head underground and somehow spend a long time talking about Dr. Seuss books, the musical <em>Grease, </em>and the modern classic (?) John Cena movie <em>Ricky Stanicky</em>.</p><p>Next time: <em>V. </em>Ch. 7</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MandelaEffect/comments/e8mhe4/the_zug_under_the_rug_from_theres_a_wocket_in_my/" rel="nofollow">Reddit: The Zug Under The Rug From There&#39;s A Wocket In My Pocket is now The Vug Under The Rug.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1955/06/10/archives/5-in-queens-guilty-in-sewer-scandal-case-ran-202-days-5-guilty-in.html" rel="nofollow"><em>The New York Times: </em>5 IN QUEENS GUILTY IN SEWER SCANDAL; CASE RAN 202 DAYS; 5 Guilty in Queens Sewer Case; 202-Day Trial Believed Record Clemente and Son Convicted With 3 Borough Employes on Laurelton Project ONE ENGINEER CLEARED 3 Could Be Fined $800,000 Each--Two-Mile Sewer Had to Be Replaced</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/07/19/steve-brodie-jumped" rel="nofollow">Brooklyn Public Library: POTW: Steve Brodie Jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and Lived (Maybe?)</a></p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, animal abuse, pedophilia, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, eugenics, suicide.</p><p>---</p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p><p>Follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p> 4e8c574b-3a41-4fc3-99f3-a92cd67e199a https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/afee7fa9-079a-40f3-adf5-18a3b74dc0ac Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:23:36 +0000 9334 yes full 02: In which the Pynchon Pals never resolve how to pronounce “Porpentine” (V. Chs. 3-4) 02: In which the Pynchon Pals never resolve how to pronounce “Porpentine” (V. Chs. 3-4) Pynchon Pals In this second ever episode, we learn about imperialist territorial disputes, nineteenth century travel guides, and layered Biblical allusions, while making intertextual comparisons to children’s cartoons and reality television. 

Next time: V. Chs. 5-6

Show Notes:

Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

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Egypt and the Sûdân: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (1914) - Scanned and available at Archive.org

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, firearms, facial disfigurement, surgery, pedophilia, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, Islamophobia.

]]> <p>In this second ever episode, we learn about imperialist territorial disputes, nineteenth century travel guides, and layered Biblical allusions, while making intertextual comparisons to children’s cartoons and reality television. </p><p>Next time: <em>V. </em>Chs. 5-6</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow"> @patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album<a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"> <em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p><p>Follow us <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@pynchonpals.bsky.social</a>. </p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/egyptsdnhand00karl" rel="nofollow"><em>Egypt and the Sûdân: Handbook for Travellers </em>by Karl Baedeker (1914) - Scanned and available at Archive.org</a></p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, firearms, facial disfigurement, surgery, pedophilia, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, Islamophobia.</p> 0cc5a686-16c5-4fed-8622-ef8f41faffb5 https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/32185468-6139-4b2f-a926-db3a81b10d65 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 04:55:04 +0000 9999 yes full 01: In which the Pynchon Pals propose a cookbook (V. Chs. 1-2) 01: In which the Pynchon Pals propose a cookbook (V. Chs. 1-2) Pynchon Pals In this inaugural episode, we meet the Whole Sick Crew, who would have a podcast in 2025.

Next time: V. Chs. 3-4

Show Notes:

Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.

Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).

Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. 

Vulture: "On the Thomas Pynchon Trail: From the Long Island of His Boyhood to the ‘Yupper West Side’ of His New Novel" by Boris Kachka

Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, firearms, misogyny, antisemitism, Islamophobia

]]> <p>In this inaugural episode, we meet the Whole Sick Crew, who would have a podcast in 2025.</p><p>Next time: <em>V. </em>Chs. 3-4</p><p><strong>Show Notes: </strong></p><p>Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.</p><p>Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (<a href="http://www.patf.io" rel="nofollow">www.patf.io</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patfio.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@patfio.bsky.social</a>).</p><p>Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album <a href="https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/polygondwanaland" rel="nofollow"><em>Polygondwanaland</em></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.vulture.com/2013/08/thomas-pynchon-bleeding-edge.html" rel="nofollow"><em>Vulture</em>: &#34;On the Thomas Pynchon Trail: From the Long Island of His Boyhood to the ‘Yupper West Side’ of His New Novel&#34; by Boris Kachka</a></p><p>Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, firearms, misogyny, antisemitism, Islamophobia</p> 5a5925bf-1776-4c95-8297-094729756bb5 https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social Wed, 24 Sep 2025 02:15:21 +0000 10059 yes