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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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580: A Discussion of Devin Watson’s Horror...

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

2023/06/10

Rachael and I discuss horror screenplays and horror story podcasts on an episode in which the podcast turns 11 years old.

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01:04:47

579: A Roundtable Discussion of Jodi Picault's The...

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2023/06/03

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51:28

578: Bob Kealing!

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

2023/05/27

This week journalist and cultural historian Bob Kealing returns to The Drunken Odyssey to discuss the Beatles's two momentous visits to Florida in 1964.

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48:12

577: Sarai Walker, interviewed by Samantha Nickerson!

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2023/05/20

This week Samantha Nickerson returns to guest-hosting duties with a fabulous conversation with novelist writer Sarai Walker.

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01:13:32

576: A Discussion of William Gibson's Distrust That...

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

2023/05/13

Rachael and I return to the subject of William Gibson in a non-fiction collection that proved charming fun.

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01:37:13

575: TDO vs. The Curator of Schlock for May the Fourth

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

2023/05/04

Jeff Shuster and John King celebrate May the 4th by discussing three films trying to capitalize on the science fiction success of Star Wars.

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52:07

574: Nick Georgoudiou!

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

2023/04/30

On this episode, I speak with the Nick Georgoudiou about owning a used bookstore, maintaining a murder of typewriters, literary citizenship, and many other matters of interest and whatnot.

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46:12

573: David van den Berg!

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2023/04/22

On this episode, I speak with the poet David van den Berg on the glories of tromping through swamps as a child, the knifeblade dialectic of cynicism and wonder, and discovering a sense of authentic voice.

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01:09:14

572: Meng Jin, Eileen Myles, and Paul Tran...

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

2023/04/16

Back in November 2022, Chelsea Alice conducted three on-site interviews at Miami Book Fair. She discussed Self-Portrait with Ghost with Meng Jin, Pathetic Literature by Eileen Myles, and All the Flowers Kneeling with Paul Tran. At long last, the interviews are now here.

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01:23:00

571: Mark Scroggins!

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2023/04/09

On this episode, I speak with the scholar and poet Mark Scroggins about poetry that simultaneously compels and eludes the reader with its strange music, those depths of unknowing, the literary analogues to punk, reverse engineering a sense of cultural history, the problematic nature of the poetic voice, and whatnot.

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54:06

570: Kathleen Rooney!

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2023/04/01

I talk to Kathleen Rooney about finding the fun despite the end of The Great Enlightenment, the joys of mixing wit and earnestness in verse, the fun of exploring the landscapes of AWP locations despite mentally frying beneath fluorescent lights, the tactile pleasures of typewriters, and other important matters.

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01:06:45

569: Lydia Millet interviewed by David James Poissant!

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

2023/03/25

Lydia Millet and David James Poissant discuss geography, birds, earnestness, the characterization of children, the structure of plot and novels, and other matters of interest.

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01:10:48

568: A Conversation about Albert Camus's "The Guest"...

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

2023/03/18

Chelsea Alice gave me homework, to read "The Guest" by Albert Camus, the result of which is this existentialist episode, or something like that.

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01:03:08

567: Brook Ziporyn!

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

2023/03/11

This week, Brook Ziporyn and I discuss the complexities of interpreting the Daodejing, the humor of the book, and its applications to life philosophies, politics, literature, and many other things along the way.

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59:53

566: Ciera Horton McElroy

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

2023/03/04

This week, I speak with Ciera Horton McElroy about following through with long form fiction and her extraordinary debut, Atomic Family.

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01:24:37

565: A Discussion of William Gibson’s Pattern...

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

2023/02/25

This week, Rachael Tillman and I discuss William Gibson's not especially science fictiony, but post-modern systems thriller, Pattern Recognition

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01:13:24

564: Patricia Smith!

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2023/02/18

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01:09:37

563: Stephanie McCarter, interviewed by Chelsea Alice!

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

2023/02/11

This week, Chelsea Alice talks to Stephanie McCarter about Ovid’s self-reflection, making Ovid's humor visible to a contemporary audience, and feminism as it relates to translation.

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01:04:09

562: Mike Nagel!

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2023/02/05

This week, I speak with fiction writer Mike Nagel about comic existentialism, alcoholic literature, and the class complexities of real estate.

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561: Felicia Berliner and Deb Rogers, interviewed by...

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

2023/01/28

This week, Samantha Nickerson talks to Felicia Berliner about her new novel, Shmutz, and the challenges of existing within multiple identities, plus Samantha Nickerson talks to Deb Rogers about her new novel, Florida Woman, group-think, cults, and lots of monkeys. Today's Guest Host TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES TDO listeners can get 20% of a premium subscription to Scribophile. After using the above link to register for a basic account, go here while still logged in to upgrade the account with

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