Join co-hosts and good friends Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long as they talk through, break down, and identify exciting new recipes from the works of one of American literature's foremost figures. Support us at patreon.com/PynchonPalshttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mv44gjdwok2lA bunch of demonic figures gathered in the bowels of an otherworldly petrochemical complex to worship semi-liquefied psychosexual human suffering? Is Blicero's "Castle" in the Black Lodge? Find out in Pynchon Pals Episode 26! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/26-in-which-the-pynchon-pals-all-kinda-help-each/id184178900009 Sep 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv44gjdwok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mu3acjx6i22uOut, not today, but yesterday in fact, it's Episode 25: In which the Pynchon Pals disagree about what Thomas Pynchon’s best pun is from this week’s reading (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 3.12-3.14)! Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/25-in-which-the-pynchon-pals-disagree-about-what/id1841789000?i=100078594653527 Aug 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3acjx6i22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3msvdih3jrs2eJoin us as we encounter maybe our favorite sequence across Pynchon's books so far! Listen to Episode 24: In which, of all the fantastical buses out there, magic-school or cat-shaped, we had to end up on THIS one (Gravity’s Rainbow Episode 3.11): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/24-in-which-of-all-the-fantastical-buses-out-there/id184178900012 Aug 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvdih3jrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mrxfo2iqw22nPynchon Pals is now available on YouTube! We're in the process of uploading our back episodes, but all of our discussions of V. are up now. (Note that this does NOT mean we're becoming a video podcast -- you don't need to watch us frantically flipping through pages) youtu.be/F4ufgp8gfk0 https://youtu.be/F4ufgp8gfk031 Jul 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxfo2iqw22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mrxfd7tlhs2nJuly's Bonus Episode! We talk about 1933's King Kong -- and also kinda about 2005's King Kong, and also a little bit about 2024's Godzilla x Kong. Oh, and about Thomas Pynchon, too. Listen here: https://www.patreon.com/PynchonPals/posts/bonus-episode-06-165293274?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link31 Jul 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxfd7tlhs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mrsbztcjok2lA little past our actual solstice, Pynchon Pals' latest episode gets all Midsummer-y! Listen to Episode 23: In which meet die ganze kaputte Bande und/y la dotación enferma: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/23-in-which-meet-die-ganze-kaputte-bande-und-y-la-dotaci%C3%B3n/id184178900029 Jul 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsbztcjok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mqp7tv53t22qLook! Looming in the sky -- why, it's a new Pynchon Pals! Listen to Episode 22: In which one sequence, at least, is pretty straightforward (Gravity's Rainbow Episodes 3.3-3.5): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/22-in-which-one-sequence-at-least-is-pretty-straightforward/id184178900015 Jul 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp7tv53t22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mpllzxmepc2vDoes anyone know how to beat the train level where Slothrop has to escape the drunken Americans in the V-2 factory? Is there a cheat code you can use? Listen to Episode 21: In which the Pynchon Pals write a limerick (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 3.1-3.2) here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-in-which-the-pynchon-pals-write-a-limerick/id1841789000 https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/c2/d7/9MNmKwkK.gif?hh=370&ww=49801 Jul 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpllzxmepc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mpjyn2ojxc2kThings get loony as we watch Who Framed Roger Rabbit? for this month's bonus pod and ponder ideas like casting Miss Piggy as Oedipa Maas in a Muppets Crying of Lot 49! Support us for $5 a month to listen here: https://www.patreon.com/PynchonPals/posts/bonus-episode-05-162453624?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link30 Jun 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjyn2ojxc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3moim6xlacc2nLike a giant moray eel leaping at you when you'd least expect, it's a new episode of Pynchon Pals! Listen to Episode 20: In which Patrick uncovers the Pynchon-Star Wars connection (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.6-2.8) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/20-in-which-patrick-uncovers-the-pynchon-star-wars/id184178900017 Jun 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3moim6xlacc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mnfggthgv22tAlso our Patreon-exclusive bonus episode for May is available! We watch 3 documentaries about the V-2, featuring everything from primary source interviews to made-for-tv reenactments, and have a great time talking through Gravity's Rainbow's relationship with history: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-04-159672587?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link03 Jun 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfggthgv22thttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mnfg3xoc322tThis episode sets a record high PSI (Pynchon per square inch). Listen to Episode 19: In which this book is sort of like The History Channel meets The Great Mouse Detective meets Severance meets Riverdale meets Dumb and Dumber (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.3-2.5): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/19-in-which-this-book-is-sort-of-like-the/id184178900003 Jun 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfg3xoc322thttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mmc6c3xvbk2bTyrone Slothrop pulling up to the Riviera like Listen to Pynchon Pals Episode 18: In which Patrick finally finds an excuse to do his Jimmy Stewart impression (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 2.1-2.2) here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/18-in-which-patrick-finally-finds-an-excuse-to-do/id184178900020 May 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc6c3xvbk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3ml6sgeogfk2oPictured, your brain cells reading Thomas Pynchon. Now live: Episode 17: In which we tour Mr. Pynchon's Mysterious Society for Peculiarly Gifted Bureaucrats (Gravity's Rainbow Episodes 1.17-1.21). Listen here: https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/ep/65a5039f-9895-4608-beba-dbd93e223bb506 May 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6sgeogfk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mkvqjjaczc2wpynchon pals doesn't support sports betting but if it did we'd be all in on pavlovian for obvious reasons02 May 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvqjjaczc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mknte5xftc26New for Patreon subscribers! We have a great time talking through Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space, a zany riff on The Crying of Lot 49's "woman caught in a postal conspiracy" plot. Maybe the adaptation that best captures Pynchon's vibe? Find out: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-03-156791418?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link29 Apr 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknte5xftc26https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mk656zddec2iOop, late post -- but our latest Gravity's Rainbow episode went up yesterday. Listen for dodos, candy, and Christmas spirit! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/16-in-which-crest-the-savior-is-born-gravitys-rainbow/id184178900023 Apr 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk656zddec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3miyl2u6xrc2iThomas Pynchon, circa 1974: The Wisconsin delegate for the Pulitzer committee says he hates the book! Do you think I'll ever win the Prize? His buddy: You? Never. Did the “Kenosha” kid? Listen to the new episode of Pynchon Pals! https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/ep/ec364744-94b0-4175-9609-35fa1904519008 Apr 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyl2u6xrc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mhvks6wpk223This is a nutria! You can learn more about them in our first episode on Gravity's Rainbow! Listen to Episode 14: In which the Pynchon Pals, in their arrogance, thought they could talk through more of the book in three hours (Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 1.1-1.7) now: https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/ep/2b25681b-b29f-4502-a525-da9bf0a6597925 Mar 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvks6wpk223https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mh5gq7py4s2rWoo! Paul Thomas Anderson! One Battle After Another! And if YOU would like to listen to one PODCAST after another -- all about this mysterious "Thomas Pynchon" PTA keeps shouting out, give us a listen at pynchonpals.com! We're reading every Pynchon novel -- in release order -- for the first time. https://pynchonpals.com16 Mar 2026 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh5gq7py4s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mgsfmcl2rk2mConspiracies are, if not unravelled, then at least tugged at in Pynchon Pals Episode 13: In which we wonder, what if this book was, like, six times as long? (The Crying of Lot 49 Ch. 6). Listen here: https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/ep/81ea6536-f70d-4924-806d-14c89c1ae8b7 See y'all in London, 1944, next time!11 Mar 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsfmcl2rk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mfp34gs62c2cWe're in the home stretch for the Crying of Lot 49! Listen now to Episode 12: “In which the Pynchon Pals retell Platonic dialogues and Porky Pig cartoons” (The Crying of Lot 49 Chs. 4-5) https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/episodes/2333beb5-85fd-4220-a373-2ca214dd662725 Feb 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp34gs62c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mf57wong6k2jPynchon Pals' first Patreon-exclusive bonus episode is up! We watched Paul Thomas Anderson's THE MASTER (2012) and talked about its relationship with V.. Kilroy, is that you? https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-01-151022385?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link18 Feb 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf57wong6k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3memhmv2yc22pCan we talk about the mail? We've been dying to talk about the mail. Pynchon Pals finally hits The Crying of Lot 49! Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/ep/1a1a8314-fc17-458d-b9c2-c72c848d8eb811 Feb 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3memhmv2yc22phttps://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3meabbqqir223strong Benny Profane vibes from Cooper Hoffman in these promo shots for the new Gregg Araki movie -- did we nail the fancast? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-in-which-a-ludicrously-high-budget-is-needed-to/id1841789000?i=100074697009207 Feb 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3meabbqqir223https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mdin6otopc25It's Pynchon Pals' V. Q+A episode! Thank y'all so much for all the great questions -- we had a blast answering them, and we can't wait to jump into The Crying of Lot 49 in a couple of weeks. Also, we have an exciting announcement! https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df3303828 Jan 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdin6otopc25https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mcfg6ivigc24That's a wrap on V.! Last call to send in your questions for our Q+A episode, after which, we'll be zooming right along to The Crying of Lot 49. Listen: https://redcircle.com/shows/3c47203e-2713-44db-8361-74f06df33038/ep/71282e7e-763d-4849-a753-048116b07a7f14 Jan 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfg6ivigc24https://bsky.app/profile/pynchonpals.bsky.social/post/3mcascj2lq22qgame recognizes game. shout-out to Paul Thomas Anderson shouting out Thomas Pynchon (that's with a "y," Google) at the Golden Globes12 Jan 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:r67c7wkr5laig7sdvrtflxtr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcascj2lq22q