# Mapping the Zone: A Thomas Pynchon discussion podcast

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Author: Thomas Pynchon books discussed here!
Episodes: 117

## Resource

Each episode, we take a deep-dive into the book we are focusing on—we explore the references, characters, plot, and everything in between from a non-scholarly point of view. We are just four fans who love these books and can talk about them endlessly.

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## Episodes
- [Bonus Episode - The Franchiser by Stanley Elkin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/bonus-episode-the-franchiser-by-stanley-elkin) — 2026-05-22T04:01:00+00:00
- [Bonus Episode - R.A. Lafferty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/bonus-episode-r-a-lafferty) — 2026-05-15T10:19:46+00:00
- [Bonus Episode - Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution (w/ Sara Marcus)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/bonus-episode-girls-to-the-front-the-true-story-of-the-riot-grrrl-revolution-w-sara-marcus) — 2026-05-08T04:01:00+00:00
- [Infinite Jest: "I just need to put the book down and go for a walk"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/infinite-jest-i-just-need-to-put-the-book-down-and-go-for-a-walk) — 2026-05-01T04:01:00+00:00
- [Slow Learner: Low-lands](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/slow-learner-low-lands) — 2026-04-24T04:01:00+00:00
- [Against the Day: Part 2 Wrap Up (w/ Brett Biebel)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-part-2-wrap-up-w-brett-biebel) — 2026-04-10T04:01:00+00:00
- [Infinite Jest: "Mmmyellow?"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/infinite-jest-mmmyellow) — 2026-04-08T13:00:16+00:00
- [Against the Day: Ch. 30-31](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-ch-30-31) — 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00
- [Against the Day: Ch. 29](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-ch-29) — 2026-03-13T04:01:00+00:00
- [Infinite Jest: Eating Granola With A Large Wooden Spoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/infinite-jest-eating-granola-with-a-large-wooden-spoon) — 2026-03-08T05:10:13+00:00
- [Infinite Jest: Eating Granola With A Large Wooden Spoon (v 2.0)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/infinite-jest-eating-granola-with-a-large-wooden-spoon-v-2-0) — 2026-03-05T01:06:16+00:00
- [Against the Day: Ch. 28](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-ch-28) — 2026-02-13T05:01:00+00:00
- [Infinite Jest: Wherein We Begin By Beginning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/infinite-jest-wherein-we-begin-by-beginning) — 2026-02-01T05:01:00+00:00
- [Against the Day: Chapter 27](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-chapter-27) — 2026-01-30T05:01:00+00:00
- [Against the Day: Chapter 26](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-chapter-26) — 2026-01-16T05:01:00+00:00
- [Best Reads of 2025](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/best-reads-of-2025) — 2025-12-27T02:06:39+00:00
- [Coming in 2026...](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/coming-in-2026) — 2025-12-12T05:05:07+00:00
- [Against the Day: Chapters 24-25](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-chapters-24-25) — 2025-11-28T05:05:10+00:00
- [Against the Day: Chapters 22-23](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-chapters-22-23) — 2025-11-14T05:05:13+00:00
- [Shadow Ticket (for real this time)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/shadow-ticket-for-real-this-time) — 2025-10-31T04:05:09+00:00
- [Shadow Ticket: Spoiler Free review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/shadow-ticket-spoiler-free-review) — 2025-10-25T23:11:08+00:00
- [Against the Day: Chapter 21](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-chapter-21) — 2025-10-17T04:10:17+00:00
- [Bonus Episode - One Battle After Another](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/bonus-episode-one-battle-after-another) — 2025-10-03T04:10:08+00:00
- [Against the Day: Chapter 20](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-chapter-20) — 2025-09-19T09:49:22+00:00
- [Against the Day: Chapter 19](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-chapter-19) — 2025-09-05T04:00:48+00:00
- [Introduction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/introduction) — 2023-03-09T12:00:00+00:00

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