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

John King
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Jan 8, 2022 • 1h 13min

505: Brian Broome!

On today's show, I speak with the memoirist Brian Broome, winner of the 2021 Kirkus Prize for nonfiction. Photo by Annie O'Neill TEXT DISCUSSED
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Jan 1, 2022 • 55min

504: Zaina Arafat!

On today's show, I speak with fiction writer Zaina Arafat about love, identity, sarcasm, and their complications for storytelling.
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Dec 25, 2021 • 50min

503: 3 Poets on Geography, Intimacy, and Dislocation

Raymond Antrobus, Carlie Hoffman, and Tiana Nobile read & discuss their poetry in this 2021 Miami Book Fair event.
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Dec 19, 2021 • 1h 14min

502: David Morgan O'Connor!

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Dec 11, 2021 • 48min

501: Sandra M. Gilbert & Susan Gubar!

On today's show, legendary scholars Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar discuss the history of feminism and women's studies, and the turns of current events that make activism more necessary than ever.
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Dec 5, 2021 • 56min

500: Paul Auster!

On today's show, I discuss the power of Stephen Crane with novelist Paul Auster. Photo by by Spencer Ostrander.[/caption]
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Nov 27, 2021 • 1h 4min

499: Saïd Sayrafiezadeh!

Back from the dead, I discuss Beckett, Kafka, wry sardonic world-weariness, & other matters of interest with fiction writer & memoirist Saïd Sayrafiezadeh.
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Nov 13, 2021 • 49min

498: Craig Pitman!

On today's show, I discuss Florida journalism, the tragic side of Florida Man, iguana hunters, bespoke mermaid tales, and other topics of great interest with Craig Pittman. TEXTS DISCUSSED
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Nov 7, 2021 • 46min

497: Lenny Dellarocca & Michael Mackin O'Mara

On #497, I discuss poetry, literary magazines, and The Miami Book Fair with editors Lenny Dellarocca and Michael Mackin O'Mara, of The South Florida Poetry Journal.
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Oct 30, 2021 • 54min

496: TDO vs. The Curator of Schlock #9 (Tokyo Gore Police)

On this week's show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss the sensitive contribution to cinema that is Tokyo Gore Police. 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 herewhile still logged in to upgrade the account with the discount. Check out my literary adventure novel, Guy Psycho and the Ziggurat of Shame. Episode 496 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that's your thing).

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