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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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.

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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

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Heather Parry | Substack

Novelist / essayist / short story writer / breakfast enthusiast. I have strong opinions on the Alien franchise. My most recent book is: Carrion Crow, a novel.

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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...

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Best of the Mapping the Zone Podcast.mp4

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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)

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Just Keep Up Magazine @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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...

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

app.thestorygraph.com/books/8c3f54... Can’t recommend this book enough. It has me totally removing myself from the social media world and abandoning YouTube. Their complicity in so much of the awfulness going on is inexcusable and I can’t be a part of it anymore

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The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World by Max Fisher

From a New York Times investigative reporter, this "authoritative and devastating account of the ...

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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

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The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World by Max Fisher

From a New York Times investigative reporter, this "authoritative and devastating account of the ...

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

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’…

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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

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Arnie Niekamp @arnieniekamp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“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…”

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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!

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

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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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I am all for having authors on the show—Pynchon adjacent or not—but if you send us this kind of AI horseshit (even as someone representing the author), it’s going right in trash. That being said, if you’re an author and want to come on the show, hit us up. Respect art. Respect artists. Fuck AI.

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

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.

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Finally getting to dive into this and I am absolutely hooked

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I love a good cup of coffee to go with a good book, and I appreciate a good vessel for it. I got these beautiful, handmade mugs from @elysecanoceramics.bsky.social. We already had the Pride mugs, but why not add more?, and got the dreamsicle one because it’s beautiful. Support human-made art!

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

If you’ve never experienced a Tingler, you’re missing out on some of the funniest writing out there

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I keep telling myself to stop buying so many books, but I just keep finding good ones

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Major thanks to a listener, Justin, who pointed out a few Infinite Jest companions that we were unaware existed. We'll discuss all three on the next episode, but the primary one he suggested is this (please don't buy from Amazon): bookshop.org/p/books/eleg...

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Elegant Complexity

Check out Elegant Complexity - Elegant Complexity is the first critical work to provide detailed and thorough commentary on each of the 192 sections of David Foster Wallace's masterful Infinite Jest. ...

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FRagoczy @fragoczy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Infinite Jest schedule: Pages 1-105, stopping at pagebreak. Pages 105 - 198, stopping at the page break Pages 198 - 306, stopping at new chapter Pages 306 - 410, stopping at page break Pages 410 - 503, stopping at page break

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Mapping the Zone podcast @mappingthezone.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

New episode on Infinite Jest is out now (soon on YouTube)

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