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

John King
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Aug 28, 2022 • 59min

538: A Discussion of John Bois's "17776" with Chelsea Alice!

This week, the brilliant Chelsea Alice & I discuss John Bois's postmodern masterpiece, "17776," which is partially about what football will look like in the time of the singularity. Probably no other fiction has made such utility out of the resources and mechanics of the internet for a reading experience.
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Aug 20, 2022 • 1h 12min

537: Michael Wheaton!

On #537, I speak with the writer, publisher, and podcaster Michael Wheaton
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Aug 13, 2022 • 54min

536: Nona Willis Aronowitz!

This week, I speak with nonfiction writer Nona Willis Aronowitz about sex and feminism and other matters.
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Aug 6, 2022 • 1h 24min

535: A Discussion of Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran, with Rachael Tillman!

This week, Rachael Tillman and I discuss Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran, a long overdue read for both of us.
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Jul 30, 2022 • 1h 5min

534: Rachel Kolman!

This week, I speak with Rachel Kolman about her immersion in creative non-fiction and her writing life after her UCF MFA.
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Jul 23, 2022 • 1h 16min

533: A Discussion of Don Marquis's Archy & Mehitabel, with Rachael Tillman!

This week, I speak with my occasional co-host, Rachel Tillman about Don Marquis's Archy & Mehitabel, a series of narrative poems written by a cockroach.
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Jul 16, 2022 • 1h 5min

532: Miranda Seymour!

This week, I speak with literary biographer Miranda Seymour about the extraordinary career of Jean Rhys.
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Jul 9, 2022 • 1h 10min

531: Loose Lips July 2022!

This week, I am happy to present a bootleg edition of the Loose Lips reading series, hosted by Dianne Turgeon Richardson and Tod Caviness, with readings by Rachel Kolman, Samantha Nickerson, moi, Holly Tavel, and Brian Crimmins.
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Jul 2, 2022 • 1h 10min

530: Jamie Hecker!

On this episode, I speak with Disney historian Jamie Hecker about the relationship Walt Disney and the Disney Company have had with Washington D.C.
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Jun 25, 2022 • 1h 4min

529: Kathryn Harlan!

On #529, I speak with fiction writer Kathryn Harlan about her debut collection, Fruiting Bodies.

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