{"podcast":{"title":"Mapping the Zone: A Thomas Pynchon discussion podcast","slug":"mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255","podcast_index_feed_id":6119255,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/mapping-the-zone/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/mapping-the-zone","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/mapping-the-zone/20250201_060209_170e750256b88ea7196f0c6a41515a92.jpg","author":"Thomas Pynchon books discussed here!","episode_count":117,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255"},"episode":{"title":"Against the Day: Ch. 30-31","slug":"against-the-day-ch-30-31","published_at":"2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-ch-30-31","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/mapping-the-zone/2660889","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/233200/2660889/mapping-the-zone/2026_03_26_13_35_39_392f2e1c-bfe9-4cd3-8c17-84c8d1eea882.mp3","summary":"If you like what we're doing and want to support the show, please consider making a donation on Ko-Fi. Funds we receive will be used to upgrade equipment, pay hosting fees, and help make the show better. https://ko-fi.com/mappingthezone You can also subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts to get early access to our Infinite Jest series as well as any other bonus episodes/series we do down the road (or just to support us!) If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media that relates to these chapters: Books: William Vollmann’s Seven Dreams series Video Games: Disco Elysium, Final Fantasy VI As always, thanks so much for listening! Email: ⁠ mappingthezonepod@gmail.com ⁠ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mappingthezone.bsky.social Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/ Merch: mapping-the-zone.myspreadshop.com Show art by Brad Wetzel: @bradspersecond (on IG and Reddit) bradspersecond.com","meta_description":"If you like what we're doing and want to support the show, please consider making a donation on Ko-Fi. Funds we receive will be used to upgrade equipment,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":13467,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/episodes/against-the-day-ch-30-31/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/against-the-day-ch-30-31.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}