Recently returned from a far-off cultural expedition (see PIPCast and The Tasty Treats of Timbuktu), we settle in to finish our discussion of part 2 of chapter 9 of Thomas Pynchon’s first novel, V. We continue into part 3 just a bit as well. Shownotes below: Regarding Germany’s apology to the nation of Namibia for the genocide of hundreds of thousands of native peoples in the early 20th century: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57279008. NPR’s story of the Phoebus Cartel, which we scooped them on years ago: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/27/707188193/the-phoebus-cartel.