In which we examine the infamous nose job section, chapter 4 of Thomas Pynchon’s V.

Alan mentions Pynchon’s essay “Is it okay to be a Luddite?” You can read that essay here.

He also mentions the Dutch astronomer Tycho Brahe. He’s a very interesting fellow.

 

In which we have a look at part four through eight of chapter three of Thomas Pynchon’s debut novel, V.

In which we have a look at the Dreaded Chapter Three of Thomas Pynchon’s V, through the end of the third section.

In which we take a moment to celebrate having made 100 episodes of this little podcast that started out on a whim. Thank you, listeners, for tuning in. We appreciate you all a great deal. Happy Pynchon in Public/Private Day! Stay safe out there.

Yes, it would appear that we skipped episode ninety-nine. However, we started this podcast with episode zero so this is technically the 100th episode. Plus we wanted to publish it on PiP Day. Episode ninety-nine will publish next week.

In which we discuss the second chapter of Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V.

For the next episode, we will look at the first five sections of chapter three.

In which we get together and talk about COVID-19, politics, subjunctive space, and Oprah Winfrey.

Alan mentions an article at Slate about Oprah. You can find it here.

In which we finish discussing chapter one of Thomas Pynchon’s novel, V.

Shownotes:

If you’ve wondered what a ’53 MG looked like, here’s one:

Aug mentions the character Swiss Toni, from the Fast Show. Here’s a clip of some of his best moments.

Liam mentioned Joanna Freer’s book, Thomas Pynchon and American Counter Culture: Powells; WorldCat eBook; WorldCat book.

In which we get together just for the togetherness we all need in these times.

In which we kick off Season 6, covering Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V. We planned to get through the first chapter, but only got through the first two sections of it.

In which we get together to talk about Thomas Pynchon’s novel, V, but end up just chatting about COVID-19 and related concerns.