

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life
John King
Join author John King for eclectic interviews with writers from a variety of genres, including fiction writing, poetry, memoirs, and journalism. From literature to genre writing to the movies, all writing is up for discussion. In particular, The Drunken Odyssey features discussion of all aspects of the writing process—not just the published manuscript, pristinely presented to the entire literate world, but also the scrawled notes and tortured drafts that lead writers there. In long-form interviews, writers discuss their process and the way that writing has influenced their lives. Besides this interview, each episode also features a short memoir essay from a writer about a beloved book, plus John King responds to listener's questions and observations about the writing (and the drinking) life.
For more information, see our website at www.thedrunkenodyssey.com.
For more information, see our website at www.thedrunkenodyssey.com.
Episodes
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Feb 25, 2023 • 1h 25min
565: A Discussion of William Gibson's Pattern Recognition with Rachael Tillman!
This week, Rachael Tillman and I discuss William Gibson's not especially science fictiony, but post-modern systems thriller, Pattern Recognition

Feb 18, 2023 • 1h 13min
564: Patricia Smith!

Feb 11, 2023 • 1h 10min
563: Stephanie McCarter, interviewed by Chelsea Alice!
This week, Chelsea Alice talks to Stephanie McCarter about Ovid's self-reflection, making Ovid's humor visible to a contemporary audience, and feminism as it relates to translation.

Feb 5, 2023 • 1h 4min
562: Mike Nagel!
This week, I speak with fiction writer Mike Nagel about comic existentialism, alcoholic literature, and the class complexities of real estate.

Jan 28, 2023 • 1h 2min
561: Felicia Berliner and Deb Rogers, interviewed by Samantha Nickerson!
This week, Samantha Nickerson talks to Felicia Berliner about her new novel, Shmutz, and the challenges of existing within multiple identities, plus Samantha Nickerson talks to Deb Rogers about her new novel, Florida Woman, group-think, cults, and lots of monkeys. Today's Guest Host TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES TDO listeners can get 20% of a premium subscription to Scribophile. After using the above link to register for a basic account, go here while still logged in to upgrade the account with the discount. If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small commission on anything you purchase at no additional cost to yourself.

Jan 21, 2023 • 1h 28min
560: A Discussion of Philip Schultz's Comforts of the Abyss with Rachael Tillman!
On #560, Rachael Tillman and I discuss the art of persona writing through the lens of Philip Schultz's recent book, Comforts of the Abyss.

Jan 14, 2023 • 1h 25min
559: Laurie Rachkus Uttich!
This week I have a long overdue convo with the extraordinary poet Laurie Rachkus Uttich.

Jan 7, 2023 • 1h 2min
558: Jennifer Worley!
This week I speak with the prose writer Jennifer Worley, the fall 2022 resident of The Kerouac Project of Orlando.

Dec 31, 2022 • 1h 3min
557: Jason Roeder!
John speaks with his friend Jason about the creative joys of grieving and the power of earnestness and other matters of interest.

Dec 24, 2022 • 1h 14min
556: Lynn Melnick!
The poet and memoirist Lynn Melnick talks with me about the cleverness and heart of Dolly Parton, who can serve as more than a cultural icon as we try to discover how to make our unique ways in the world.


