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

John King
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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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Jun 18, 2022 • 1h 30min

528: A Discussion of Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends, with Rachael Tillman!

On #528, Rachel Tillman and I discuss Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney's debut novel. TEXT DISCUSSED
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Jun 11, 2022 • 1h 21min

527: Mixtape 16: Sobering up the Muses

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Jun 4, 2022 • 57min

526: Rochelle Hurt!

On #526 I talk to poet Rochelle Hurt about her latest book, The J Girls: A Reality Show.

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