Mapping the Zone podcast

Our very own Luke self-published some of his poetry: bookshop.org/p/books/two-...

Thank you all for your patience while Cody is caught up in the whirlwind of grad school. The next Infinite Jest episode will be recorded on 01 November and released on 06 November.

New AtD episode is out now. IJ episodes will be returning soon. Keep on keeping on.

Ok, @magictavern.bsky.social @arnieniekamp.bsky.social @chuntttttt.bsky.social and @usidore.bsky.social, I need to know the story of how you got Vaden Todd Lewis on the show. It was certainly a great, but unexpected, surprise to see this morning and I am very curious. Also, great episode! -Cody

Just a quick FYI: Due to my (Cody) schedule, I am stepping back from the show for a bit. As I am working on a Master's I can't devote as much time to the show as I want. The next IJ episode will be done as soon as possible, I promise, and the main show will go on without me.

Never thought we'd get to 100k downloads, but here we are. Thank you so much everyone for listening and supporting the show over the years! We've loved doing it and look forward to what we have planned for the future. -The Whole Sick Mapping the Zone Crew

Hoo boy, we spent some time talkin' last night. Chapter 42 is a big one (in terms of how much information is packed into it), so this is gonna be our longest episode to date. Record time was just over five hours, so the finished episode will likely be around the five hour mark

This week, our interview with Heather Parry (Orpheus Builds A Girl, Carrion Crow) is out. If, for some reason, you need to know what two of us look like, you can watch the interview on YouTube; where it is our first (and maybe only) video interview available

Probably due to a recent re-listen of their Great Gatsby episode, I Had a dream that @magictavern.bsky.social (@arnieniekamp.bsky.social @usidore.bsky.social @chuntttttt.bsky.social) did a new book club episode on The Crying of Lot 49 and had us on. Not sure how it went, but I'm sure it was fun

We were fortunate enough to have Heather Parry (Orpheus Builds A Girl, Carrion Crow) on the show today. The interview, which will be our first ever video episode, will be out... sometime? I don't have an exact date, but soon. substack.com/@heatherparry

Why do we keep losing the good ones?

A listener (www.youtube.com/@matthewjose... on YouTube) made this really fun "best of" compilation of our show and we wanted to share it. Give it a listen and check out his channel! drive.google.com/file/d/1Ix0R...

Bonus episode covering Nolan's Odyssey adaptation and adaptations in general coming Friday. Next week's regular Against the Day episode is gonna be a long one (we recorded for over 4 1/2 hours), so buckle up!

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Lucky y'all... you get two brand new Mapping the Zone episodes in as many days! 31 July - Against the Day (Ch. 36-37) 01 Aug - Infinite Jest (Part 6)

A review of M. John Harrison’s new novel The End of Everything (written by yours truly) just went online! Link and sample below. www.justkeepupmagazine.com/m-john-harri...

East of Eden is so fucking good and sadly relevant almost 75 years later

app.thestorygraph.com/books/8c3f54... I can’t recommend this book enough. I always knew social media was a cesspool, but when you read about the depths of their depravity and recklessness, it really hits hard. I’m taking the initiative to remove myself from most, if not all, of it, so should you

Y’all should read Orpheus Builds A Girl and Carrion Crow by Heather Parry. We might be discussing those books soon and she might be on the show talking with us. Just sayin’…

We’re wanting to get more authors on the show for general (and Pynchon-related) discussions. Any suggestions? Feel free to tag them, too!

Graham dead after “brief and sudden illness.” McConnell alive after slow and extended death.

I can only watch WC matches on Telemundo and my Spanish is not great. I already came into this not knowing much about the rules or subtleties of the game, but I can say I’m enjoying it immensely. Bonus for the announcers whose enthusiasm and passion for the game are crystal clear, though

@magictavern.bsky.social is there no new episode this week? I need more Offices & Bosses!

I’m enamored with the novels of The Lost Generation—about the futility of wealth accumulation and about the beauty in just living a simple, humble life. The idea that there’s no inherent value in being wealthy; it just makes people awful, selfish, and unable to see the world for what it is

There’s only one movie you have to watch today and it’s The Sandlot

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…”

Infinite Jest episode 5 (pg. 410 - 503) will be out on 01 July and Against the Day, Ch. 32-33, will be out on 03 July. Feels good to be back!

www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCrin... Sometimes I really love the internet

It’s been too long, old friend

You know what the best Prime Day deal is? Getting rid of your Amazon subscription. It’s easier than you think, just do it. Buy local. Buy independent. Wait a couple extra days for something, it’s okay. Nothing good has come from Amazon in 10+ years and fuck Bezos anyway

This upcoming Against the Day episode is gonna be a long one, but a good one. Likely to clock in at or around four hours, but we covered a lot of really important thematic and historical ground

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Just finished this and, as a San Antonio native, it just reminds me of why I left Texas. I love the people there (mostly), but the unabashed whitewashing of TX history is appalling. Please read this book! @cltomlinson.bsky.social, if you and your co-authors ever want to come on, please let me know

Kate and I are recording the next Infinite Jest episode (pages 410-503) tomorrow. Kate, Luke, and Will are recording the next Against the Day episode this weekend (I will not be there due to my birthday and Father's Day). Discussions are being had for our next non-Pynchon deep-dive book to cover.

I’m autistic. I have a job. I played baseball (and want to keep playing). I’m married. I’m a published writer. Fuck RFK. He’ll never have my superpower

Support independent publishers! Support human-made art! Support punk rock! razorcake.org/june-subscri...

@maggiemaefish.bsky.social is LynchPins coming back? Did it move to a different platform? I miss that show. Great discussions on Lynch’s filmography

Finally getting to dive into this and I am absolutely hooked

It frustrating when people dismiss SFF and Horror as “lesser lit”. Go read @nkjemisin.bsky.social, @stephengrahamjones.com, @gabino.bsky.social, @amalelmohtar.com, @agustinabazterrica.bsky.social, @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social, @tvayyyy.bsky.social, @paultremblay.bsky.social and Mariana Enriquez

I don't even care if the Spurs lose; seeing dipshit orange man get booed by an entire stadium is worth it

“It’s like something out of some fantastical erotic novel, yet here we are in real life; a man, his peanut butter husband, and a beautiful jelly woman.”