Inherent Vice
Type: Book
As of November 2026, Inherent Vice has been mentioned in one podcast episode on SmartLess (Oct 2025).
Inherent Vice is a novel by the American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published on August 4, 2009. A darkly comic detective novel set in 1970s California, the plot follows sleuth Larry "Doc" Sportello whose ex-girlfriend asks him to investigate a scheme involving a prominent land developer. Themes of drug culture and counterculture are prominently featured. It is considered a postmodern novel that warps the stylistic conventions of detective fiction. Critical reception was largely positive,
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Oct 2025 on SmartLess |
| Author | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Published | 2014 |
Who talks about Inherent Vice on podcasts?
Inherent Vice came up; the most recent mention was Oct 2025 on SmartLess.
- RE-RELEASE: Paul Thomas Anderson | SmartLess on SmartLess (Oct 2025)
What is Inherent Vice mentioned alongside?
Inherent Vice is most often mentioned alongside There Will Be Blood, Chicago and Good Night Oscar.
Mentioned together: There Will Be Blood, Chicago, Good Night Oscar, Kristof Penderecki, Martin Scorsese, SNL, Keith Mark, YouTube, New York City, New York, Billy Joel