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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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01:15:43

481: Catherine Raven!

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

2021/07/18

On this episode, I talk to biologist Catherine Raven about her wonderful new memoir, Fox & I: An Uncommon Friendship. TEXT DISCUSSED

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01:01:38

480: Tanya Grae!

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

2021/07/10

On this episode, I talk to the poet Tanya Grae about finding surprises in poetry, losing one's hearing at the Hollywood Sportatorium, the solitude of earning a PhD in English, and the sexual politics of American life. TEXT 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 herewhile still logged in to upgrade the account with the discount. Check out my literary adventure novel, Guy Psycho and the

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02:41:18

479: A Discussion of The Departed, with Will Dowd!

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

2021/07/03

On this episode, I talk to writer Will Dowd about Martin Scorcese's 2006 film, The Departed.

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01:34:25

478: Tyler Gillespie!

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2021/06/26

n this week’s show, journalist & poet Tyler Gillespie & I discuss long-form journalism and the epic wildness and weirdness of Florida. Photo by Elizabeth Lynch.[/caption] TEXTS DISCUSSED Read Brandon Wolfe's essayabout Pulse. Read John King's essayabout Walt Disney World's tragic alligator incident. Learn about how Florida's governor will protect freedom at Florida universitiesby policing thought and banning race from all educational discussion. NOTES TDO Listeners can get 20% of a premium

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01:46:56

477: A Summer Solstice Special with Jefff Shuster!

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

2021/06/19

In this week’s show, Jeff Shuster (our glorious Curator of Schlock) kick off summer by discussing two vintage summer camp films released in a two year span, Ivan Reitman's Meatballs (1979) and Tony Maylam's The Burning (1981).

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476: Anahid Nersessian!

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

2021/06/12

In this week’s show, literary scholar Anahid Nersessian & I discuss John Keats, the potential for personal observations in academic work, the sexual politics of art, theme parks, and academic institutions, the dialectic of the indeterminacy & the permanence of art, & the scope of Keats’s personae.

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01:12:12

475: Kathleen Rooney!

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

2021/06/05

In this week’s show, I talk to the novelist Kathleen Rooney about finding the spark to begin stories, the shape for long-form narratives, and the whimsy to make discoveries along the way.

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01:05:42

474: Nat Segaloff & Thomas Warming!

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

2021/05/29

In this week’s show, I talk to Nat Segaloff and Thomas Warming about writing for and about Hollywood.

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01:58:08

473: A Discussion of Tom Waits's "Swordfishtrombones"...

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

2021/05/22

In this week’s show, I bring music blogger Stephen McClurg aboard as we talk about one of the most transformative, dramatic, atmospheric, strange, American pastoral phantasmagorical musical albums of all time, Tom Waits's Swordfishtrombones (1983).

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01:14:01

472: Spencer Huffman!

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

2021/05/15

In this week’s show, I talk to the spring 2021 resident of The Kerouac Project of Orlando, playwright Spencer Huffman.

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01:12:01

471: A Discussion of Kurt Vonnegut's Pity the Reader...

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

2021/05/09

In this week’s show, Leslie Salas and I discuss Kurt Vonnegut' and Suzanne McConnell's compendious Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style.

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01:09:16

470: Mixtape 14: I Don't Know How to Talk to You...

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

2021/05/01

NOTES This episode is sponsored by the excellent people at Scribophile. TDO Listeners can get 20% of a premium subscription to Scribophile. After using the above link to register for a basic account, go herewhile still logged in to upgrade the account with the discount. Check out my literary adventure novel, Guy Psycho and the Ziggurat of Shame.

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01:17:30

469: Geoffrey Kent!

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

2021/04/24

In this week’s show, I speak with the actor Geoffrey Kent about Shakespeare in performance, how actors make the texts come alive, the modern English translation of Shakespeare plays, the agony of having to cut Shakespeare’s texts down, the scenes that are rehearsal-eaters, -linging steel, how action sequences by themselves tell stories, and other important matters.

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468: Alfred Corn!

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2021/04/17

In this week’s show, I speak with the poet and translator Alfred Corn about Rainer Maria Rilke's sublime Duino Elegies.

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467: Ciara Shuttleworth!

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

2021/04/10

In this week’s show, I speak with Ciara Shuttleworth about poetry, telling factions, limerence, running with the Muses, being open to delight, and the importance of daydreaming.

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01:07:06

466: Maxim Loskutoff!

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

2021/04/04

In this week’s show, I speak with Maxim Loskutoff about Montana and the messy importance of setting, the fecund symbolism of reality, and attending NYU's creative writing program.

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01:18:54

465: Samantha Hart!

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

2021/03/27

In this week’s show, I speak with Samantha Hart about her wonderful debut memoir, Blind Pony, Plus I speak with Scott Cunningham about the monthlong poetry festival, O, Miami. Photo by Alexander Ruiz.[/caption]

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01:09:57

464: A Discussion of Allie Brosh's Solutions and...

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

2021/03/20

In this week’s show, Leslie Salas and I discuss Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Halfand Solutions and Other Problems.

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01:06:53

463: Raphael Cormack!

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

2021/03/13

In this week’s episode, theater scholar Raphael Cormack and I discuss the allure of Arabian music, the revolutionary times in Egypt between the world wars, and the women who dominated Cairo’s entertainment scene in the 1920s and 30s.

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01:10:21

462: Denise Duhamel!

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2021/03/07

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