{"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":"Introduction","slug":"introduction","published_at":"2023-03-09T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/introduction","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/mapping-the-zone/1175204","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/233200/1175204/mapping-the-zone/2023_10_16_19_25_09_ec646b74-b50f-4b4c-91cc-eea954bf65c0.mp3","summary":"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. 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 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/ Show art by Brad Wetzel: @bradspersecond (on IG and Reddit) bradspersecond.com","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1751,"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/introduction/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/introduction.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}