05.14: Bleeding Edge

In which we take a little break and interview a…rather odd fellow.

If you want to catch Young Southpaw live, here are some upcoming appearances:

* April 8th – Drexler’s – New York, NY

* April 11th – Comix Comedy Club, Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, CT

* April 20th – Broadway Comedy Club – New York, NY – 5 PM

* April 27th – Broadway Comedy Club – New York, NY – 7 PM

* May 10th – Broadway Comedy Club – New York, NY – 9 PM

* May 18th – Broadway Comedy Club – New York, NY – 7:45 PM

You can also check out his website and podcast.

05.13: Bleeding Edge

In which we look at chapters 26 and 27 of Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge.

05.12: Bleeding Edge

In which we talk about 9/11 conspiracy theories and have a look at chapter 25.

05:11: Bleeding Edge

In which we discuss chapters 23 and 24 of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice.We’ll be back in two weeks with a look at chapters 25 and 26.

 

Shownotes:

Alan talks about a book called IBM and the Nazis. Turns out the title is IBM and the Holocaust. You can find it here.

Paola brings up the novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz. You can find that one here.

05.10: Bleeding Edge

In which we have a look at chapters 21 and 22 of Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge.

05.09: Bleeding Edge

In which we continue out exploration of Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge with a look at chapter 20.

For the next episode, we’ll look at chapters 21 and 22.

Here’s the article on vanity sizing that Michelle mentioned in Time Magazine.

Bo mentions the Tropes vs. Women in Video Games series done by Anita Sarkeesian over at Feminist Frequency.

05.08: Bleeding Edge

In which we look at chapters 18 and 19 of Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge.

For the next episode, we’ll look at chapter 20.

Liam mentions the documentary A Journey into the Mind of P (2012) which you can find here at YouTube.

You can find the book Pynchon Character Names, by Patrick Hurley, on Amazon here. We’ve used this almost since the beginning of the podcast and have consistently found it useful.

Lastly, if you enjoy the show, please considered supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pynchoninpublic.

05.07: Bleeding Edge

In which we set out to cover chapters 16 through 18 of Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge, but only in fact get to chapters 16 and 17.

We’ll look at chapters 18 and 19 in the next episode.

Here is a little external information linking the Parable of the Coal to Gravity’s Rainbow’s Brigadier Pudding.

We’re going to take a little break for the holiday, so we’ll be back shortly after the New Year. Thanks for listening!

05.06: Bleeding Edge

In which we talk though chapters 14 and 15 of Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge.

There is some discussion of the third ballet position. Here’s an image of it.

Aug refers to a story on vinalon in Reuters. You can have a read here.

And it turns out that Red Herring magazine is real.

05.05: Bleeding Edge

In this episode – doubly unprecedented! – we discuss chapters eleven through thirteen of Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge.

For the next episode, we’ll look at chapters fourteen and fifteen.