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

Episode 219 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 share a recording of Loose Lips, the monthly current events literary thing hosted by the inestimable Tod Caviness. The line up on that evening was Ryan Rivas, my awesome self, Mary McGinn, Logan Anderson, and Amy Watkins!

In this week's episode, I talk to historian and creative writer Todd James Pierce, plus Heather Whited reads her essay, "The General." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTE Check out the Disney History Institute.

In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about On Writing, a book of selections from Charles Bukowski's letters, plus poet Henry Hughes writes me a letter about his own correspondence with Bukowski back from 1989 and 1991. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES On August 2nd, I'll be reading in Tod Caviness's Loose Lips reading series at L'il Indies. On August 9th, I'll be reading at THERE WILL BE FAN FICTION at The Gallery at Avalon Island. Check out Henry Hughes's website here.

In this week's episode, I talk to J. Bradley about his new novel, Jesus Christ, Boy Detective, plus Tom McAllister reads his essay, "A Brief History of World Travel, Part 6." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES For those of you who'd like to read "A Brief History of World Travel, Part 6," or follow Tom McAllister in general, go here. Subscribe to The Florida Review for only $15 a year.

In this week's episode, I interview actor and author Lisa Wolpe about her one woman show, Shakespeare and the Alchemy of Gender, plus Mistie Watkins reads her essay "Why I Write."

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Episode 213 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 share a recording of a joint production of The Drunken Odyssey, The Functionally Literate Reading Series, and the In Between Series: an experimental show called The Pink Fire Revue. This featured the musicians John Curtis, Derek Duda (Dudagruv), Jared Silvia (Pressurewave), and visual artist Ginger Leigh (Synthestruct), and the writers, namely myself, Nicole Oquendo, Mary McGinn, Tod Caviness, &, by proxy, The Terrible Mr. Sundrop. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you like in the city beautiful that is Orlando, do check out Bright Light Books, my favorite local used book store, especially for their overstock sales every Saturday. Episode 213 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 interview fiction writer and humorist Erik Deckers, plus Emma Atkinson reads her essay, "The Little Maybe." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Follow Erik's humor columns here, his professional blog here, or on twitter. Check out Chuck Cannini's review of New York Classical Theatre's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

In this week's episode, we have a roundtable discussion of Hunter S. Thompson. The participants included Geoffe Benge, Frank Messina, Josh Dull, Shawn McKee, Geoff Benge, Frank Messina, Ashley Inguanta, Josh Dull, and Shawn McKee. and Dianne Turgeon Richardson. Dianne pre-recording her bit. Notice the placement of tambourine. TEXTS DISCUSSED

In this week's episode, I interview fiction writer and philosopher Ron Cooper, plus I chat with actor Jeremy Palko, who many of you might recognize as Andy from season 6 of The Walking Dead. Jeremy Palko is the more handsome fellow on the right. TEXTS DISCUSSED