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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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610: Rebecca Renner & Major Jackson!

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

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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58:32

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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01:08:18

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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46:19

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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53:18

605: Elle Nash!

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

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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01:05:17

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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54:37

603: Mistie Watkins!

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

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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43:04

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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50:55

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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01:19:48

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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49:15

599: Schloctoberfest Discussion of Shin'ya Tsukamot's...

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

2023/10/28

Jeff Shuster and I discuss the surreal techno-horror allegorical masterpiece that is Shin'ya Tsukamot's Tetsuo: The Iron Man.

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01:24:50

598: Schloctoberfest Discussion of Dario Argento's...

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

2023/10/21

On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss Dario Argento’s strange, mid-eighties masterpiece, Phenomena.

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01:21:08

597: A Schloctoberfest Discussion of David...

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

2023/10/14

Jeff Shuster and I get rather turned around discussion the invo-convolutions of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983).

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01:11:49

596: A Schloctoberfest Discussion of Oliver Stone's...

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

2023/10/09

Jeff Shuster and I discuss Michael Caine's brilliant acting and deranged hair as they appeared in Oliver Stone's directorial debut, The Hand (1981).

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55:43

595: Rebecca Makkai (Interviewed by Chelsea Alice)

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

2023/09/30

Chelsea Alice and Rebecca Makkai talk about diversity in novels, breaking genre conventions, student-teacher relationships, and how motherhood is represented in literature.

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01:08:14

594: Jack Houghteling!

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

2023/09/23

On this week's show, I talk to novelist Jack Houghteling about Modernism, football, and the literary value of gangster movies, among other important topics.

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55:02

593: Ryler Dustin!

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

2023/09/18

On #593, I speak with the poet Ryler Dustin about creating new forms of sanctification and representing rural landscapes with familiarity without fetishizing or satirizing the setting. We probably digressed into a discussion of David Lynch's Twin Peaks.

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54:05

592: Dan Lauer!

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

2023/09/09

On today’s show, I speak with Dan Lauer about memoirs, Spalding Gray, depression, the glorious bygone culture of video stores, the less glorious culture of Hollywood, and other matters of dark interest.

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01:04:24

591: Greg Proops

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

2023/09/01

On today’s show, I speak with comedian Greg Proops about his new comedy album, French Drug Deal, the way time passes when sober and writing scripts and novels, the perfection of Charlotte Rampling, and other keen matters of interest to think-o-philes.

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