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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Dec 4, 2016 • 1h
Episode 236: Bill Savage (Bonus Episode)!
On this week's show, I talk to the literary historian Bill Savage about the re-release of George Ade's 1931 classic, breezy history of drinking culture in America. George Ade TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Watch and hear Bill's rant against the term dive bar. Should Prohibition be repealed? (illustration from The Old Time Saloon)
Dec 3, 2016 • 1h 21min
235: There Will Be Words and/or Doom!
In this week's episode, I present an Election Day version Jesse Bradley's prose reading series, There Will Be Words, or in this case, There Will Be Words and/or Doom. The readers included myself, Rachel Kolman, Glendaliz Camacho, And Whitney Hamrick. Thanks once again to our host, J. Bradley.
Nov 26, 2016 • 58min
234: Sayantani Dasgupta!
On this week's show, I talk to the nonfiction writer Sayantani Dasgupta about creative nonfiction, the romance of reading, and the powerful appeal of the in-between. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Listen to Sayantani's essay about 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea here.
Nov 18, 2016 • 1h 16min
233: A Craft Discussion About David Foster Wallace's E Unibus Plurim: Television and U.S. Fiction with Vanessa Blakeslee!
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about David Foster Wallace's "E Unibus Plurim: Television and U.S. Fiction." TEXTS DISCUSSED Read David Foster Wallace's 1993 essay "E Unibus Plurim: Television and U.S. Fiction" here. Save Save Save
Nov 12, 2016 • 59min
232: Pamela Skjolsvik!!
On this week's show, I talk to the nonfiction writer Pamela Skjolsvik about creative nonfiction, anxiety, and death, plus I briefly eulogize a triumvirate of entertainers: Leonard Cohen, Robert Vaughn, and Kevin Meaney. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Pamela Skjolsvik's essay about David Sedaris back on episode 50. Miami Book Fair International's amazing weekend street fair will take place on November 19th and 20th.
Nov 5, 2016 • 1h 7min
231: Craig Pittman!
In this week's episode, I talk to the journalist and nonfiction writer, Craig Pittman. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES On November 8th, come hear me, Gelndaliz Camacho, Rachel Kolman, and Whitney Hamrick read at There Will Be Words at The Gallery at Avalon Island. Watch The Drunken Odyssey's latest video: Craig Pittman, Tod Caviness, Jesse Bradley, Susan Fallows, and David Thomas Moran read in the Loose Lips reading series. Miami Book Fair International's amazing weekend street fair will take place on November 19th and 20th.
Oct 29, 2016 • 1h 4min
230: Horror Movie Poetry Night III
This week is a live show: Horror Movie Poetry Night III. The Drunken Odyssey All Stars were Glendaliz Camacho, Curtis X. Meyer, Stacy Barton, Jim Driggers, Shawn McKee, Jared Silvia, Whitney Hamrick, Teege Braune, & your host, John King.
Oct 22, 2016 • 51min
229: The 6th Annual Flash Fiction Spooktacular!
Episode 229 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week's episode, I return to Jesse Bradley's Halloween installment of his prose reading series, There Will Be Words. Jesse Bradley, Karen Best, Shawn McKee, Teege Braune, John King, & Jared Silvia. Erik Deckers Plus a final performance from The Terrible Mr. Sundrop. Save
Oct 15, 2016 • 1h 25min
228: HP Lovecraft readings
On this week's show, I present a quartet of readings from HP Lovecraft: "The Beast in the Cave," "The Tree," "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," and "From Beyond." Our readers are Chris Booth, Elise McKenna, and Tom Lucas. THE TEXT NOTES This episode is a companion to Episode 227, a roundtable discussion of Lovecraft. If you like this show's readings, check out the previous literary reading episode, 123, on the year without a summer that spawned the ghost story contest between Lord Byron, the Shelleys, and Dr. Polidori. If you are near Orlando on October 19th, come to Horror Movie Poetry Night 3.
Oct 8, 2016 • 2h 12min
227: HP Lovecraft Roundtable!
In this week's episode, I and my inestimable guests have a fine conversation about Lovecraft and his bizarre tales and his rather strange life and his exceptionally unfortunate opinions The participants included Elise McKenna, Tom Lucas, Julian Chambliss, and Dianne Turgeon Richardson. TEXTS DISCUSSED An author photo can look unintentionally scarier than the horror book cover sometimes. Save
