06: In which the phrase, “history is like a sine wave,” like a sine wave, recurs (V. Chs. 10-11)

In this episode, we flop around with the Whole Sick Crew, then flip over to the metaphysical hellscape of besieged Malta, before finally deconstructing this whole “V” situation, literally. Next time, V. Chs. 12-13.Show Notes:A collection of V. book covers via ThomasPynchon.com"Mystery and Melancholy of a Street," by Giorgio de Chirico   "The Philosopher’s Conquest," by Giorgio de Chirico Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, xenophobia.---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. Follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social.