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TMR 28.6: "Preparation H" [Vineland]
Peter Coviello (Vineland Reread) joins Kaija, Brian, and Chad to talk about the ending of Vineland, how it compares to One Battle After Another, what…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
![TMR 28.5: "Is This The Start of a Cheap Romance" [Vineland]](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3210907/post/174529891/cee8687d9a142e5d99b1c80aa2fb65c5.jpg)
TMR 28.5: "Is This The Start of a Cheap Romance" [Vineland]
For the penultimate episode of this season, Andrew Merritt of the Life on Books podcast joined Chad and Kaija to talk about the original arrangment b…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
![TMR 28.4: "The People's Republic of Rock and Roll" [Vineland]](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3210907/post/173947024/cee8687d9a142e5d99b1c80aa2fb65c5.jpg)
TMR 28.4: "The People's Republic of Rock and Roll" [Vineland]
Chad, Brian, and Kaija try to start out on a light note—goofing on the Phoenix children’s names—but things get deadly serious (pun intended) when the…
7 months ago
![TMR 28.3: "This Perhaps Demented Karmology Hustle" [Vineland]](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3210907/post/173361496/cee8687d9a142e5d99b1c80aa2fb65c5.jpg)
TMR 28.3: "This Perhaps Demented Karmology Hustle" [Vineland]
A bit of a digressive episode in which Brian, Kaija, and Chad discuss expectations and excitement, why Vineland is considered a “lesser” book of Pync…
7 months, 1 week ago
![TMR 28.2: "A Sort of Esalen Institute for Lady Asskickers" [Vineland]](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3210907/post/172788009/486ea5731e324f1f4919d940448d904b.jpg)
TMR 28.2: "A Sort of Esalen Institute for Lady Asskickers" [Vineland]
On this week’s episode, Chad, Kaija, and Brian discuss chapters 6–8 of Pynchon’s Vineland, three very episodic chapters featuring Frenesi and her fam…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
![TMR 28.1: "They Love it When You Owe Money" [Vineland]](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3210907/post/172174758/cee8687d9a142e5d99b1c80aa2fb65c5.jpg)
TMR 28.1: "They Love it When You Owe Money" [Vineland]
Our six-week discussion of Pynchon’s Vineland kicks off with a bang as Brian, Chad, and Kaija are joined by Rodrigo Fresán (author of Melvill, Mantra…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
![TMR 27.8: "A Border, Gentlemen, Is For Crossing" [Tomb of Sand]](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3210907/post/171567094/4bf91cb0d295961183f7628ae1f92423.jpg)
TMR 27.8: "A Border, Gentlemen, Is For Crossing" [Tomb of Sand]
Daisy Rockwell joins the gang this week to talk about her translation, the challenges and joys of translating Tomb of Sand, its structure, what “dhwa…
8 months ago
![TMR 27.7: "She, The Child, The Buddha" [Tomb of Sand]](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3210907/post/170982036/cee8687d9a142e5d99b1c80aa2fb65c5.jpg)
TMR 27.7: "She, The Child, The Buddha" [Tomb of Sand]
At long last we learn of Ma’s connection to Pakistan and Rosie, and the stories behind the Buddha featured in Part II and the chironji seeds. Chad, K…
8 months, 1 week ago
![TMR 27.6: "The Calculus Gets Scrambled" ["Tomb of Sand"]](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3210907/post/170311774/cee8687d9a142e5d99b1c80aa2fb65c5.jpg)
TMR 27.6: "The Calculus Gets Scrambled" ["Tomb of Sand"]
With Brian still settling in to his new digs, Chad and Kaija are left to take on the most unsettling section of Tomb of Sand so far—the death of Rosi…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
![TMR 27.5: "Translation Isn't Easy" [Tomb of Sand]](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3210907/post/169764010/3d18bb2b3e72a329a3006fd3e3d33b99.jpg)
TMR 27.5: "Translation Isn't Easy" [Tomb of Sand]
Chad and Kaija go it alone this week, so there are a few more inside jokes than usual. (And a nod to the brilliant Knowledge Fight podcast.) But they…
8 months, 3 weeks ago