#5866

Mentioned in 7 episodes

The crying of lot 49

Book • 1966

Mentioned by

Patrick Fiorilli

Mark Linsenmeyer

Devin Thomas O'Shea

Mentioned in 7 episodes

Mentioned by

Shane Cashman

as a reference to the investigation style of Candace Owens.

Democrats COLLUDED With Epstein To HURT Trump, Emails BACKFIRE w/ Andy Schoonover

Recommended by

Nate

for understanding the milieu of the aerospace industry in Southern California.

Episode 366 - The Order: Part 1

Mentioned as another short novel suggested by listeners.

Episode 311: The Way to Dusty Death (Shakespeare's "Macbeth")

Mentioned by

Patrick Fiorilli

as the 'easy mode' Pynchon novel, suitable for a weekend read.

01: In which the Pynchon Pals propose a cookbook (V. Chs. 1-2)

Mentioned by James Altucher as a book he wrote, which was a ripoff of Pynchon's novel, about a conspiratorial fake currency.

3626: What You Can Do If You Are a Nobody by James Altucher on Creativity and Idea Generation

Mentioned by

Tom Jackson

as a book that Robert Shea published an excerpt from in Cavalier Men's Magazine.

Episode 51: Mike Shea and Tom Jackson

Mentioned by a caller, Harvey, in comparison to 'Being Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me'.

VINELAND EP 6/7: Voicemails

Mentioned by Katie as her favorite book by Thomas Pynchon.

The Crying of Lot 49: Chapter 4

Mentioned by

Marc Maron

as his primary experience with Pynchon, in terms of how the author changed his life.

Episode 565 - Paul Thomas Anderson

Mentioned as one of the other Pynchon books that one of the hosts failed to finish.

Crashing out of Gravity's Rainbow: A postmortem of our first DNF

Mentioned by

Mark Linsenmeyer

as a book he has started but never finished.

PEL Presents PMP#210: One Paul Thomas Anderson Film After Another

Mentioned by

Dan Caffrey

as one of the books he has read by Thomas Pynchon.

Coming Soon/Now Showing: Scream 7, Gremlins 3, Alien 5, Beast of War, Bone Lake

Mentioned by

Talton Wingate

as one of his most favorite books ever.

The Writing Society EO1: Write What Matters

Mentioned by

Devin Thomas O'Shea

as containing references to ARPANET, reflecting Pynchon's technical knowledge from working at Boeing.

October 10, 2025

Mentioned by

Matt Lech

, who says it stuck with him the most out of a sort of histories.

239 - Corbyn-Sultana Party Bungle & Did Pynchon's Vineland Predict Fascist Future?

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