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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Sep 5, 2015 • 1h 35min
Episode 169: J.R. Miller!
In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer J. R. Miller, plus C.T. McMillan writes about the unsettling moral complexities of Untold Tales of the Punisher Max. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out the great perks for The Drunken Odyssey’s fundraiser here. If you live in Orlando, check out Meg Sefton’s upcoming workshop on the fundamentals of flash fiction here. It will take place on September 27, 2015. The Dinty Moore piece referenced in our interview was his essay, Son of Mr. Green Jeans: An Essay on Fatherhood, Alphabetically Arranged. I finally saw this, and it was good. Great, actually.
Aug 29, 2015 • 1h 6min
Episode 168: Eleanor Lerman
Check out the great perks for The Drunken Odyssey’s fundraiser here. In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet and novelist Eleanor Lerman, plus Nancy Caronia reads her essay, "Quiet." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out the great perks for The Drunken Odyssey’s fundraiser here. Check out Meg Sefton’s upcoming workshop on the fundamentals of flash fiction here. To read about Kate Gale’s controversial piece about AWP’s diversity issues, check out this LA Times story. To read her apology, go to her personal blog.
Aug 22, 2015 • 1h 10min
Episode 167: There Will Be Fan Fiction!
In this week’s episode, I share a recording of a fan fiction installment of Jesse Bradley’s prose reading series, There Will Be Words. The There Will Be Fan Fiction featured Teege Braune Jared Silvia Stephanie Rizzo Genevieve Anna Tyrrell and moi. NOTES Check out the great perks for The Drunken Odyssey’s fundraiser here. Check out There Will Be Words.
Aug 15, 2015 • 1h 39min
Episode 166: A Craft Discussion About VIrginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own with Vanessa Blakeslee!
In this week’s episode, I talk about Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own with Vanessa Blakeslee, Photo by Ashley Inguanta. plus Christopher Booth reads "The Disappointment," by Aphra Behn. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out The Drunken Odyssey’s fundraiser and related perks here.
Aug 8, 2015 • 1h 2min
Episode 165: Brian Spears!
Check out the great perks for The Drunken Odyssey's fundraiser here. In this week’s episode, I talk to the journalist Brian Spears, plus Eugenio Negro writes about the adventure of reading Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. BOOKS DISCUSSED NOTES On Tuesday, August 11, at 7:00 P.M. at The Gallery at Avalon Island in downtown Orlando, Jared Silvia, Stephanie Rizzo, Teege Braune, Genevieve Anna Tyrell, and I will read original fan fiction for that month’s installment of J. Bradley’s prose reading series, There Will be Words. Check out Meg Sefton's upcoming workshop on the fundamentals of flash fiction here. An Albuquerque school adds 13,000 books to library and will not be using the Dewey Decimal system. Check out the great perks for The Drunken Odyssey's fundraiser here.
Jul 31, 2015 • 55min
Episode 164: A Live Event on the Theme of Childhood, with Wilson Santos, Ashley Inguanta, Vincent Crampton, Amy Watkins, and Moi!
This week features a live Event on the theme of childhood, with Wilson Santos, Ashley Inguanta, Vincent Crampton, Amy Watkins, and moi, as your humble emcee. This reading was in honor of Wilson Santos's spoken word film, My Verse, which I talked to him about back on episode 138. NOTES Check out more about Wilson Santos’ Dominican Republic project, including how to donate, here.
Jul 25, 2015 • 1h 16min
Episode 163: David Z. Morris!
In this week’s episode, I talk to the journalist David Z. Morris, plus Shin Yu Pai writes about how Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake changed her life. Photo by Kelly O. BOOKS DISCUSSED NOTES Rest in Peace, E.L. Doctorow. Check out David Z. Morris's site, here. Check out his Art Basel essay here. Check out his Iowa City music essay, "Only What is Dead Can Live Forever," here. Check out Shin Yu Pai's poetry and other work here. On Tuesday, August 11, at 7:00 P.M. at The Gallery at Avalon Island, Jared Silvia, Stephanie Rizzo, Teege Braune, Genevieve Anna Tyrell, and I will read original fan fiction for that month’s installment of J. Bradley’s prose reading series, There Will be Words.
Jul 18, 2015 • 1h 27min
Episode 162: Charles Blackstone!
Episode 162 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 talk to the novelist Charles Blackstone, Photo by by Erika Dufour. plus Don Campell about how finding a copy of John Krakauer’s Into the Wild on the Appalachian Trail changed his life. TEXTS DISCUSSED The Week You Weren't There NOTEs On Tuesday, August 11, at 7:00 P.M. at The Gallery at Avalon Island, Jared Silvia, Stephanie Rizzo, Teege Braune, Genevieve Anna Tyrell, and I will read original fan fiction for that month's installment of J. Bradley's prose reading series, There Will be Words.
Jul 11, 2015 • 1h 27min
Episode 161: Mailbag 7
On this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant, Plus Amy Watkins reads her poem "Playa Linda." TEXTS DISCUSSED Selected Poems (Wesleyan Poetry Series)" target="_blank"> NOTES James Tate, rest in very weird peace.
Jul 3, 2015 • 1h 21min
Episode 160: Ciara Shuttleworth!
In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet Ciara Shuttleworth, Photo by Drew Perlmutter. plus Don Royster writes about how Isaac Asimov helped him to appreciate Shakespeare. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES To read about Ciara's post-residency road-tripping with Flat Jack, here is part 1 and part 2. To read Thomas Jefferson's original draft of The Declaration of Independence, go here.
