The Exegesis Audio Transcriptions

Andrew

Direct word-for-word audio readings of all essays on The Exegesis of Thomas Pynchon Substack, including Pynchon Essays, Philosophy Essays, and various other essays.

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Updated March 29

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March 29 · 18 min
11 - The Sophists (2) - Hippias, Antiphon, Thrasymachus, Euthydemus, and Dionysodorus - The Last Sophists (Audio Version)
On the eleventh episode of the Philosophy series, we are looking briefly at the minor Sophists and their contributions to both future philosophy and future Empire, including being very pretentious, acting like a Stoic, bringing atheism into the realm of acceptability, and… martial arts? Text Available Here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gravitysrainbow.substack.com/subscribe
Nov 23, 2025 · 22 min
3 - The Presocratics (3) - Heraclitus: Before the Cave (Audio Version)
On episode three of The Exegesis of Empire, we will be focusing on perhaps the most well-known name in Presocratic philosophy, Heraclitus, with a specific focus on his tie-in to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and its revalations for how we should come to understand the reality of our world. This will be the only free Audio Post as a sample for those who want to see what it’s like before becoming Premium. Text Available Here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gravitysrainbow.substack.com/subscribe
Aug 30, 2025 · 8 min
Mason & Dixon - Part 2 - Chapter 0: Land of the Free (Audio Version)
An analysis on the title of Part 2 of Mason & Dixon, focusing on the inherent and implied meanings in the name, America. Including a bonus on a look back at the major themes on Part 1, Latitudes and Departures, and how they will continue through the rest of the novel. Edit: Updated in the text version but cannot here. Obviously, Costa Rica should have been included in the Central/South American section, not the island section. Text Available Here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gravitysrainbow.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 15, 2025 · 15 min
Mason & Dixon - Part 1 - Chapter 0: Material and Spiritual Worlds (Audio Version)
An introduction to the novel, its title, its dedication, its main characters, and the title of Part One: Latitudes and Departures. Text Available Here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gravitysrainbow.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 1, 2025 · 5 min
Gravity's Rainbow - Part 4 - Chapter 0: The Birth of the New World (Audio Version)
On the Title and Epigraph of Gravity’s Rainbow, Part 4: The Counterforce. Along with the ‘hidden epigraph.’ Text Available Here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gravitysrainbow.substack.com/subscribe
Dec 20, 2024 · 4 min
Gravity's Rainbow - Part 3 - Chapter 0: A Canvas for a New World (Audio Version)
On the Title, Epigraph, and themes to looks out for in Part 3 of Gravity’s Rainbow: In the Zone. Text Available Here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gravitysrainbow.substack.com/subscribe
Dec 9, 2024 · 3 min
Gravity's Rainbow - Part 2 - Chapter 0: The Film Set in Motion (Audio Version)
Some analyses on the Title of Part 2 (Un Perm’ au Casino Hermann Goering) and on the Epigraph to this Part. This one will be available to free subscribers. I think I will be making the first section to every Part available to paid and free, the rest only to paid. All audio files for Part 1 are up, I just have been refraining from sending them via email so you don’t despise me for bombarding you all. Text Available Here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gravitysrainbow.substack.com/subscribe
Nov 21, 2024 · 13 min
Gravity's Rainbow - Part 1 - Chapter 0: It Begins and Ends with Oil (Audio Version)
An analysis of the title of the novel Gravity’s Rainbow, the purpose of the dedication to Richard Fariña, the name of Part 1, Beyond the Zero, and the epigraph by Werner von Braun. This will be the only free episode. Please subscribe if you are interested in the rest of the novel! Text Available Here This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gravitysrainbow.substack.com/subscribe