No worries at all! We already recorded our wrap up, but if you are down for any kind of collaborative discussion, we’d love to have you on

Kate Foster Curtis-Hawkins | Substack Words of analysis on what it means to be human in the 21st Century.

Check out this Substack made by Kate: substack.com/@fosteringkate

The Old Man and the Sea might be the best example of doing more with less in literature. Absolutely phenomenal writing

(I recently had an urge to re-read Hemingway and started there)

I finally got my hands on Girls To the Front by @thesaramarcus.bsky.social which will be my (Cody’s) next bonus episode. Expect some wonderful discussion on punk, feminism, and the 90’s Riot Grrrl scene.

Also, if you read this Sara, we’d love to have you as a guest, if you’d be down to chat with us

We finally reached the end of Part 2 of Against the Day! Our wrap up episode with @brettbbl.bsky.social is out now!

Next episodes are “Low-lands” from Slow Learner and another round of bonus episodes, then on to Part 3!

Apologies for any trouble anyone has had getting the new IJ episode. Our attempt at the Apple Podcasts subscription were a failed experiment and will be discontinued. The episodes will, for the time being, all be available at once across all platforms

Grabbed some new books from Wooden Shoe, an Anarchist bookstore in Philly

Give them some support: www.woodenshoebooks.org

DAMAG3 & Amber Ryann - SAME THINGS (visualizer) YouTube video by DAMAG3

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New @damag3.bsky.social song!

Had a great discussion on Against the Day (Parts 1 and 2) last night with @brettbbl.bsky.social, who is pretty much our fifth co-host at this point. Episode will be out on 03 April.

After that it’s “Low-lands” and four bonus episodes before we get back to Against the Day

A new story is online! I called the author’s last Just Keep Up story Wolfean, but this one is a more direct homage to the Genester! At about 5k words it’s a bit longer than our standard fare but it will be worth your time, I promise! Sample and link below

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Cowardice and a lot of ignorance

What Makes This Book Great? Infinite Jest YouTube video by Life on Books

@lifeonbooks.bsky.social has a great video on Infinite Jest and what makes it a great book. It's short and sweet, but hits a lot of what we have been and will be talking about in our ongoing coverage of the book
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If you want to help support the show, you can subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts and get bonus episodes (currently our IJ coverage) a week before the release date!

Dipshit is sending ICE to airports to cover due to the DHS shutdown. I have a very hard time believing this wasn’t planned

We’ve not done a mailbag episode, but we will absolutely answer this in our wrap up episode

We’re ending Part 2 of Against the Day with a bang—an excellent discussion on Ch. 30-31 (out Friday) and a wrap-up episode two weeks later with friend of the show @brettbbl.bsky.social!

After that, it’s a Slow Learner story (Low-Lands), bonus episodes, then on to Part 3!

You don't *have* to buy things from Amazon. The convenience they "pride" themselves on is at the cost of real people being treated sub-humanly. Do yourself a favor: order from smaller, independent stores and wait a few extra days to get it. If it's a book, go to a local store or the library

Go listen to some Sinéad O’Connor today.

It’s wild that people mocked and ridiculed her for calling out the horrific abuses being perpetrated by the Catholic Church over a decade before it became common knowledge

I found it to be much easier than I thought to stop shopping there and on Amazon. I encourage more people to abandon these kinds of retailers and do more to support those who support all of us, rather than cowing to powers that be and the nightmarish entity that capitalism has grown into

For those unaware, I am working on creating a zine to go along with the show. If anyone wants to submit anything for print (we can't pay, but we can promote you), please send us an email (mappingthezonepod@gmail.com) with ZINE in the subject line

Any topic, any structure, 500ish words max

US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say | CNN Politics The US military accidentally struck an Iranian elementary school, in an attack that state media said killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers, likely due to outdated information about a nearby nav...

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Calling this a "mistake" is fucking abhorrent. They killed over 150 children. The US Government. Killed. 168 children.

And don't forget this is all a distraction by disgusting, old, white men who don't want to be accountable for their behavior

Trump’s ego

Rep your favorite literary podcast by buying a shirt to support the show! Or buy one from us if you want to confuse people.

A new Infinite Jest themed shirt is now available alongside all kinds of other crazy merch.

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Apologies for the duplicate episode for Infinite Jest posting yesterday. The calamity around that episode was thought to have been resolved, but clearly was not

Got to see him a couple years ago in San Antonio. Genuinely one of the best nights of my life. Enjoy!

Please know that we are testing this to try and generate enough to pay for someone to run the production/editing side of the show as my schedule is getting too busy to accommodate getting it done on time, all the time. I’ve taken ads off, but the subscription will be available going forward. Thanks!

Ok, the Apple Podcasts subscription issue has been half fixed and half… not so much. If you are interested in doing a year-long subscription, the price point is listed incorrectly right now and will be fixed (i.e. increased) on the 4th to be $24.99 for a full year

Our first episode proper on Infinite Jest is out. Grab a large wooden spoon and some granola before you give it a listen

DAMAG3 - TH3 iMAG3 OF GOD (feat. Lex Bratcher, Figgy Baby & Jamal Malachi) YouTube video by DAMAG3

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