Pynchon Pals

04: In which appear a bodacious cowboy, a Babylon sister, and several gentleman losers (V. Ch. 7)

In this episode, we get our teeth checked for ego, encounter the Situation, and finally chat for a bit about Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another (spoilers for the film after 2:24:00). Next time, V. Chs. 8-9Show Notes:“Gaucho,” by Steely DanMother Country Radicals: A Family History of the Weather UndergroundContent warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, fatphobia.---Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. Follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

03: In which Andrew uncovers a conspiracy and North Carolina is mentioned (V. Chs. 5-6)

In this episode, we head underground and somehow spend a long time talking about Dr. Seuss books, the musical Grease, and the modern classic (?) John Cena movie Ricky Stanicky.Next time: V. Ch. 7Show Notes:Reddit: The Zug Under The Rug From There's A Wocket In My Pocket is now The Vug Under The Rug.The New York Times: 5 IN QUEENS GUILTY IN SEWER SCANDAL; CASE RAN 202 DAYS; 5 Guilty in Queens Sewer Case; 202-Day Trial Believed Record Clemente and Son Convicted With 3 Borough Employes on Laurelton Project ONE ENGINEER CLEARED 3 Could Be Fined $800,000 Each--Two-Mile Sewer Had to Be ReplacedBrooklyn Public Library: POTW: Steve Brodie Jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and Lived (Maybe?)Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, animal abuse, pedophilia, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, eugenics, suicide.---Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. Follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. 

02: In which the Pynchon Pals never resolve how to pronounce “Porpentine” (V. Chs. 3-4)

In this second ever episode, we learn about imperialist territorial disputes, nineteenth century travel guides, and layered Biblical allusions, while making intertextual comparisons to children’s cartoons and reality television. Next time: V. Chs. 5-6Show Notes:Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. Follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social. Egypt and the Sûdân: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (1914) - Scanned and available at Archive.orgContent warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, firearms, facial disfigurement, surgery, pedophilia, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, Islamophobia.

01: In which the Pynchon Pals propose a cookbook (V. Chs. 1-2)

In this inaugural episode, we meet the Whole Sick Crew, who would have a podcast in 2025.Next time: V. Chs. 3-4Show Notes: Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. Vulture: "On the Thomas Pynchon Trail: From the Long Island of His Boyhood to the ‘Yupper West Side’ of His New Novel" by Boris KachkaContent warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, firearms, misogyny, antisemitism, Islamophobia