Show overview
Mapping the Zone: A Thomas Pynchon discussion podcast has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 132 episodes. That works out to roughly 290 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 1h 25m and 2h 49m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 65% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 30 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Thomas Pynchon books discussed here!.
From the publisher
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.