The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life

John King
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Dec 2, 2023 • 1h 5min

604: A Discussion of William Gibson's Neuromancer, with Rachael Tillman!

Rachael and I return to the subject of William Gibson to discuss his 1984 classic science fiction novel, Neuromancer, which is wonderful in its fusion of noir style and cyberpunk vision.
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Nov 26, 2023 • 55min

603: Mistie Watkins!

On today's show, John talks to Mistie Watkins about her new book of flash essays, Hireath, which might be the most Florida book he's ever read.
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Nov 17, 2023 • 43min

602: Walter Mosley!

On today's show, John talks to best-selling author Walter Mosley about his process, especially when exploring unsettling, psychological science fiction in his new novel, Touched.
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Nov 11, 2023 • 51min

601: Stephanie Land!

On this episode, John talks to best-selling author Stephanie Land about her newest book, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education.
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Nov 4, 2023 • 1h 20min

600: Tom Lucas!

On today's show, John talks to Tom Lucas about his brand new Lovecraftian YA-ish novel, Research Randy & the The Mystery of Grandma's Half-Eaten Pie of Despair, told by an unreliable narrator about a doomed town.
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Oct 28, 2023 • 49min

599: Schloctoberfest Discussion of Shin'ya Tsukamot's Tetsuo: The Iron Man with Jeff Shuster

Jeff Shuster and I discuss the surreal techno-horror allegorical masterpiece that is Shin'ya Tsukamot's Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
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Oct 21, 2023 • 1h 25min

598: Schloctoberfest Discussion of Dario Argento's Phenomena [1985] with Jeff Shuster

On this week's show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss Dario Argento's strange, mid-eighties masterpiece, Phenomena.
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Oct 14, 2023 • 1h 21min

597: A Schloctoberfest Discussion of David Cronenberg's Videodrome with Jeff Shuster

Jeff Shuster and I get rather turned around discussion the invo-convolutions of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983).
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Oct 9, 2023 • 1h 12min

596: A Schloctoberfest Discussion of Oliver Stone's The Hand with Jeff Shuster

Jeff Shuster and I discuss Michael Caine's brilliant acting and deranged hair as they appeared in Oliver Stone's directorial debut, The Hand (1981).
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Sep 30, 2023 • 56min

595: Rebecca Makkai (Interviewed by Chelsea Alice)

Chelsea Alice and Rebecca Makkai talk about diversity in novels, breaking genre conventions, student-teacher relationships, and how motherhood is represented in literature.

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