ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this Action-Packed One-Year Anniversary Episode (!), Tyrone Slothrop takes us from Pirates of the Caribbean to Metal Gear Solid.
Next time, Gravity’s Rainbow Episodes 3.21, 3.22, 3.23, and 3.24, or pp. 527-527 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition.
Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social.
For the month of September’s Patreon-exclusive bonus episode, we’re watching Dave Green’s Coyote vs. Acme (2026).
Show Notes:
Shirley Temple “On the Good Ship Lollipop” (https://youtu.be/WLLSqpYyPD8)
Georgia Tech Fight Song (https://www.gtalumni.org/news/georgia-tech-traditions/fight-song.html)
Peenemunde Army Research Center on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peenem%C3%BCnde_Army_Research_Center)
Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, racism, misogyny, homophobia, xenophobia
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Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.
Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).
Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland.
