Bonus Episode - R.A. Lafferty

About this episode

Luke discusses the short stories, novels, and life of R.A. Lafferty in this bonus episode.

On this week's bonus episode, Luke discusses the short stories, novels, and life of R.A. Lafferty. Give it a listen? Yeah, you should. If you like what we're doing and want to support the show, please consider making a donation on Ko-Fi. Funds we receive will be used to upgrade equipment, pay hosting fees, and help make the show better. https://ko-fi.com/mappingthezone You can also subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts to get early access to our Infinite Jest series as well as any other bonus episodes/series we do down the road (or just to support us!) As always, thanks so much for listening! Email: ⁠ mappingthezonepod@gmail.com ⁠ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mappingthezone.bsky.social Twitter: https://twitter.com/pynchonpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mappingthezonepodcast/ Merch: mapping-the-zone.myspreadshop.com Show art by Brad Wetzel: @bradspersecond (on IG and Reddit) bradspersecond.com

People in this episode

Host: Luke

Topics covered

• R.A. Lafferty
• short stories
• novels
• literature
• podcast support

Keywords

• R.A. Lafferty
• short stories
• novels
• podcast
• literature
• Ko-Fi
• Apple Podcasts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ko-Fi, Apple Podcasts, mappingthezonepod@gmail.com, mapping-the-zone.myspreadshop.com, Brad Wetzel, Instagram, Twitter, Bluesky

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