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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May 26, 2018 • 1h 32min
316: Laura Lee Bahr!
On this week's program, I talk to the fiction writer, screenwriter, and film director Laura Lee Bahr at the close of her residency at the Kerouac Project of Orlando. [caption id="attachment_23227" align="alignnone" width="4288"]Photo by Shawn McKee.[/caption] TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES
May 19, 2018 • 1h 10min
315: Terri Witek!
On this week's program, I talk to the poet Terri Witek. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES I'll be reading with the other contributors to this awkward sexcapade anthology! Episode 315 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.
May 12, 2018 • 1h 14min
314: Tom Stern!
On this week's program, I talk to the novelist and filmmaker, Tom Stern. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES I'll be at two forthcoming events in the City Beautiful. Laura Lee Bahr will give her farewell readingat the Kerouac House on May 19th at 7:30. Plus I'll be reading with the other contributors to this awkward sexcapade anthology!
May 5, 2018 • 1h 4min
313: A Discussion of Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism and twitter and other stuff. NOTES [caption id="attachment_1614" align="alignnone" width="2592"] RIP, Phil Deaver.[/caption] Pre-order Vanessa's forthcoming short story collection, Perfect Conditions. If you like Walt Disney World, subscribe to my Disney-themed youtube channel.
Apr 28, 2018 • 41min
312: Gerald Stern & Victor Hernandez Cruz
On this week's program, I talk to poets Gerald Stern and Victor Hernandez Cruz, plus we hear John McMahon's prologue to his work in progress, A Boy from Nantucket.
Apr 21, 2018 • 52min
311: M. Evelina Galang!
On this week's show, I talk to M. Evelina Galang about writing about the insistence of history, collaborating with other voices, being inspired by our elders, and conveying the true flux of language. Books Discussed
Apr 15, 2018 • 1h 10min
310: Chelsey Clammer!
On this week's show, I talk to essayist Chelsey Clammer about the lyric essay, finding humor in trauma, and being honestly surprising. BOOKS DISCUSSED
Apr 7, 2018 • 1h 10min
309: David McLoghlin!
On this week's show, I talk to the poet David McLoghlin about the pains and joys of being a third culture kid, the aesthetic fun of the poetic sketch, the importance of travel and being present even when home, and the importance of saving everything one writes. I read a poem from the ARC that got cut from the published version of the book, and David maybe has second thoughts about its omission... BOOKS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out David reading Rilke's "Presentiment" back on episode 275.
Apr 1, 2018 • 37min
308: Get Shreked!
On this week's show, the format is quite different.
Mar 31, 2018 • 1h 29min
307: Brian Turner!
On this week's show, I talk to poet, memoirist, and editor Brian Turner about how to build a strong anthology, how working in other media helps our writing, and working with our instincts in the writing process. His latest editing project, The Kiss: Intimacies From Writers, is now available from Norton. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Learn more about The Ocean Clean Up, one of the beneficiaries of proceeds from The Kiss. Follow The Kiss column over at Guernica Magazine. If you live in Orlando, check out Poetry and Prose at the Timicua White House on Wednesday, April 4th.
