{"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":"Shadow Ticket (for real this time)","slug":"shadow-ticket-for-real-this-time","published_at":"2025-10-31T04:05:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255/shadow-ticket-for-real-this-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mapping-the-zone-a-thomas-pynchon-discussion-podcast-6119255","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/mapping-the-zone/2295259","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/233200/2295259/mapping-the-zone/2025_10_29_22_03_53_df84ecd0-06d0-4e52-8cc6-77a8409e812d.mp3","summary":"Quit your scratching and bleeding and put down the rosary, the cure of all your anxieties has arrived! At long last, the Mapping the Zone Review of Shadow Ticket, Spoilerful Edition, has been released, and it's packed with more hot takes and thrilling twists than any diehard fans of the storied Spoiler-free episode could have imagined. The hype is NOT TOO HIGH! 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 If you enjoyed our discussion, please check out the following media that relates to these chapters: Books: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, Ulysses by James Joyce Music: The Third Man (OST) by Anton Karas, Green Street , Grant’s First Stand , Idle Moments, Nigeria by Grant Green TV/Film: Brazil (dir. Terry Gilliam, 1985), The Third Man (dir. Carol Reed, 1949), The Long Goodbye (dir. Robert Altman, 1973) 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":"Quit your scratching and bleeding and put down the rosary, the cure of all your anxieties has arrived! At long last, the Mapping the Zone Review of Shadow…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7717,"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/shadow-ticket-for-real-this-time/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/shadow-ticket-for-real-this-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}