Mapping the Zone podcast
@mappingthezone.bsky.social
A discussion podcast centered around the works of Thomas Pynchon
Hope you all liked chapters 24-25 of Against the Day, ‘cause this next episode is gonna be close to (if not over) four hours long
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Hope you all liked chapters 24-25 of Against the Day, ‘cause this next episode is gonna be close to (if not over) four hours long
I've said it before and I will keep saying it: Against the Day pairs incredibly well with the music of Hermanos Gutierrez, especially the Western sections of the book.
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Hermanos Gutiérrez - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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November 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I've said it before and I will keep saying it: Against the Day pairs incredibly well with the music of Hermanos Gutierrez, especially the Western sections of the book.
youtu.be/LrFf71N-_KY?...
youtu.be/LrFf71N-_KY?...
Finally getting around to this after finding it at @deepvellumbooks.bsky.social last year
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Finally getting around to this after finding it at @deepvellumbooks.bsky.social last year
@durrymusic.bsky.social thank you for an amazing night and for making a memory she will never forget! Yr music helped me through some tough times, and she’s been next to me singing along with yr songs
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
@durrymusic.bsky.social thank you for an amazing night and for making a memory she will never forget! Yr music helped me through some tough times, and she’s been next to me singing along with yr songs
This girl has been waiting so long to see @durrymusic.bsky.social and tonight is finally here!
Look for us up front if you want a bracelet while she still has some!
Look for us up front if you want a bracelet while she still has some!
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This girl has been waiting so long to see @durrymusic.bsky.social and tonight is finally here!
Look for us up front if you want a bracelet while she still has some!
Look for us up front if you want a bracelet while she still has some!
For anyone going to see @durrymusic.bsky.social this Friday in Philly, my awesome daughter will be giving out bracelets she made!
Psst, if anyone in the band wants one, she said she would love to give you one
Psst, if anyone in the band wants one, she said she would love to give you one
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
For anyone going to see @durrymusic.bsky.social this Friday in Philly, my awesome daughter will be giving out bracelets she made!
Psst, if anyone in the band wants one, she said she would love to give you one
Psst, if anyone in the band wants one, she said she would love to give you one
Crisis (mostly) averted! I managed to recover the audio, but there are some issues that came up ostensibly during recording. Most obviously, the audio speeds up at times, but it was too good a conversation to force a re-do
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Crisis (mostly) averted! I managed to recover the audio, but there are some issues that came up ostensibly during recording. Most obviously, the audio speeds up at times, but it was too good a conversation to force a re-do
Managed to get one hour of the newest episode done, then went to do other stuff. Came back to keep working and now I can't get the project to load, so I have to start all over. Gonna do my best to get this thing finished by this Friday, but it may not happen
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Managed to get one hour of the newest episode done, then went to do other stuff. Came back to keep working and now I can't get the project to load, so I have to start all over. Gonna do my best to get this thing finished by this Friday, but it may not happen
Found a first edition copy at @lot49books.bsky.social appropriately enough
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Found a first edition copy at @lot49books.bsky.social appropriately enough
I wasn’t able to record with the group yesterday and they ended up talking about Chapter 22 of Against the Day for over four hours. I’m supremely jealous and looking forward to listening while I edit it
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I wasn’t able to record with the group yesterday and they ended up talking about Chapter 22 of Against the Day for over four hours. I’m supremely jealous and looking forward to listening while I edit it
Our review of Shadow Ticket is out now!
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Our review of Shadow Ticket is out now!
For those of you who have missed our pre-show ads, they’re back this week. I missed writing them and Kate always does a knockout job reading ‘em, so expect more down the road
October 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
For those of you who have missed our pre-show ads, they’re back this week. I missed writing them and Kate always does a knockout job reading ‘em, so expect more down the road
Trying to read Christopher Buelman’s first novel, Those Across the River, but almost every other page in my copy has slightly blurred text which is giving me a headache.
Anyone else with this book have the same issue? I’m enjoying what I’ve been able to read, so far, but I just can’t keep going.
Anyone else with this book have the same issue? I’m enjoying what I’ve been able to read, so far, but I just can’t keep going.
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Trying to read Christopher Buelman’s first novel, Those Across the River, but almost every other page in my copy has slightly blurred text which is giving me a headache.
Anyone else with this book have the same issue? I’m enjoying what I’ve been able to read, so far, but I just can’t keep going.
Anyone else with this book have the same issue? I’m enjoying what I’ve been able to read, so far, but I just can’t keep going.
Sooo… Spotify took down our spoiler-free episode on Shadow Ticket, so we are working on getting it back up.
I hear they’re playing ads for ICE on there, now so fuck Spotify anyway
I hear they’re playing ads for ICE on there, now so fuck Spotify anyway
October 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Sooo… Spotify took down our spoiler-free episode on Shadow Ticket, so we are working on getting it back up.
I hear they’re playing ads for ICE on there, now so fuck Spotify anyway
I hear they’re playing ads for ICE on there, now so fuck Spotify anyway
Spoiler-free episode of our Shadow Ticket review will be up later this evening.
Full episode will be out on Halloween.
They are not the same—we did two separate recordings to make them unique to each other.
Full episode will be out on Halloween.
They are not the same—we did two separate recordings to make them unique to each other.
October 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Spoiler-free episode of our Shadow Ticket review will be up later this evening.
Full episode will be out on Halloween.
They are not the same—we did two separate recordings to make them unique to each other.
Full episode will be out on Halloween.
They are not the same—we did two separate recordings to make them unique to each other.
@alexpheby.bsky.social How’s the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster?
October 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@alexpheby.bsky.social How’s the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster?
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October 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Just a friendly reminder that you can support the show by feeding our capitalist egos through our Spreadshop store!
Just a friendly reminder that you can support the show by feeding our capitalist egos through our Spreadshop store!
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Reading Shadow Ticket twice has me thinking of one of my favorite Monty Python sketches
#shadowticket
Reading Shadow Ticket twice has me thinking of one of my favorite Monty Python sketches
#shadowticket
Monty Python- Cheese Shop
YouTube video by Andrew Boynton
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October 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Reading Shadow Ticket twice has me thinking of one of my favorite Monty Python sketches
#shadowticket
Reading Shadow Ticket twice has me thinking of one of my favorite Monty Python sketches
#shadowticket
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I don’t use it, but Spotify is running ICE ads, so fuck Spotify.
October 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I don’t use it, but Spotify is running ICE ads, so fuck Spotify.
Finished a second, slower, reading of Shadow Ticket in preparation for today's recording.
It's much better than a lot of people are making it out to be.
It's much better than a lot of people are making it out to be.
October 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Finished a second, slower, reading of Shadow Ticket in preparation for today's recording.
It's much better than a lot of people are making it out to be.
It's much better than a lot of people are making it out to be.
Recording our Shadow Ticket overview later today. We will have a spoiler free episode in addition to a regular episode in which the full plot is discussed
October 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Recording our Shadow Ticket overview later today. We will have a spoiler free episode in addition to a regular episode in which the full plot is discussed