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

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

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618: A Book Discussion of Kenneth Patchen's Memoirs...

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2024/03/30

In this week’s show, John and Nick Georgoudiou discuss Kenneth Patchen's surreal postmodern novel, Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer, before a small crowd gathered at the Kerouac Project of Orlando.

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617: Marie Mutsuki Mockett!

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2024/03/23

In this week’s show, John talks to Marie Mutsuki Mockett about her exquisite new novel, The Tree Doctor, which leads us to the topics of Japanese literature, The Tale of Genji, and how the ancient world is surprisingly like our own.

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616: A Book Discussion of George Saunders's A Swim in...

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2024/03/16

On today's show, Rachael and I discuss George Saunders's discussion of seven short stories by Russian authors. Since Saunders's book is the result of teaching these stories in MFA craft courses over multiple decades, this book and today's discussion simulates an important part of the MFA experience, for those who wonder what that might be like. The stories: Anton Chekhov's "In the Cart" (1897) Ivan Turgenev's "The Singers" (1852) Anton Chekhov's "The Darling" (1899) Leo Tolstoy's "Master and Man"

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615: Diane Seuss!

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2024/03/09

This ep. features a conversation with Pulitzer prize-winning poet Diane Seuss about her latest book of verse, Modern Poetry. With bursts of internal rhyme about thorny subjects, Modern Poetry awaits the reader with a spirit of mourning and loss and self-creation, which is, for this reader anyway, joyous.

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Replay: Episode 570 with Kathleen Rooney

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2024/03/02

Thanks to Brian Salmons for bumpering this replay episode.

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614: Celeste Ng & Ben Fountain, interviewed by...

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2024/02/24

On today’s show, Samantha Nickerson interviews the fiction writers Celeste Ng and Ben Fountain!

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613: Jamel Brinkley and M. Evelina Galang!

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2024/02/17

On #613, Chelsea Alice speaks with Jamel Brinkley about his new short story collection Witness, plus John King speaks with M. Evelina Galang about her new short story collection, When the Hibiscus Falls. Special Thanks to Miami Book Fair.

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612: A Discussion of Anaïs Nin's Little Birds, with...

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2024/02/10

Samantha Nickerson and I delve into Anaïs Nin's posthumously published slender volume of erotica, Little Birds.

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56:14

611: Matt Mason!

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2024/01/27

On today’s show, John King chats with poet Matt Mason about the poetic necessity of engaging with the popular culture that is part of the fabric of our American life, including rock music and obviously, obviously, the Disney phenomenon.

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610: Rebecca Renner & Major Jackson!

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2024/01/20

On today’s show, John King chats with journalist Rebecca Renner and poet Major Jackson at Miami Book Fair.

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54:52

609: Meg Cabot & Kelle Groom, interviewed by Samantha...

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2024/01/13

Today’s show features novelist Meg Cabot and memoirist Kelle Groom in conversation with TDO correspondent Samantha Nickerson, recorded during Miami Book Fair 2023.

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608: Maggie Smith and Michael Cunningham!

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2024/01/06

On today's show, John talks to the poet and memoirist Maggie Smith about the complexities of trying to merge reality with narrative structure, and discusses the same, in different ways, with the novelist Michael Cunningham!

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607: Brian Turner!

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2023/12/30

On today’s show, John talks poet Brian Turner about learning to write the thing we need to write rather than the thing we want to write, the long conversations we have with those we love, and the processes of nature, including grief. His trio of new poetry volumes is out now from Alice James Books.

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606: Felicia Day!

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2023/12/23

On today’s show, John talks to author, actor, and producer Felicia Day about her new audiobook masterpiece, Third Eye, which is a hysterically funny fantasy epic that deep down has heart. Nerd culture, self-discovery, and creative writing are discussed at length.

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605: Elle Nash!

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2023/12/16

On today's show, John talks to the novelist Elle Nash about her breathtaking new novel, Deliver Me. The chief topic is how to write a strange, nearly impossible story about American poverty without wallowing or romanticizing one’s characters and finding beauty in their ability to strive to understand a maddening world.

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604: A Discussion of William Gibson's Neuromancer,...

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2023/12/02

Rachael and I return to the subject of William Gibson to discuss his 1984 classic science fiction novel, Neuromancer, which is wonderful in its fusion of noir style and cyberpunk vision.

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603: Mistie Watkins!

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2023/11/26

On today’s show, John talks to Mistie Watkins about her new book of flash essays, Hireath, which might be the most Florida book he's ever read.

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602: Walter Mosley!

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2023/11/17

On today’s show, John talks to best-selling author Walter Mosley about his process, especially when exploring unsettling, psychological science fiction in his new novel, Touched.

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601: Stephanie Land!

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2023/11/11

On this episode, John talks to best-selling author Stephanie Land about her newest book, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education.

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600: Tom Lucas!

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About... ·

2023/11/04

On today’s show, John talks to Tom Lucas about his brand new Lovecraftian YA-ish novel, Research Randy & the The Mystery of Grandma's Half-Eaten Pie of Despair, told by an unreliable narrator about a doomed town.

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