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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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342: Linda Buckmaster!

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2018/11/24

In this week’s episode, I talk to poet and memoirist Linda Buckmaster about how our subjects sometimes choose us, the wondrous weirdness of Florida, and how the find form in the flux of composition. TEXT DISCUSSED

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341: The Interplanetary Acoustic Team!

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2018/11/17

In this week’s episode, I talk to Brian Turner & Jared Silvia about making a beautiful, experimental poetic album of space ballads and duets. Episode 341 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

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340: LaTanya McQueen!

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2018/11/10

In this week’s episode, I talk to creative nonfiction writer LaTanya McQueen about how our stories sometimes choose us, how to write a really good footnote, and how to try to talk about history and race in America. TEXT DISCUSSED

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339: Kimberly Lojewski!

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2018/11/03

In this week's episode, I talk to fiction writer Kimberly Lojewski! TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my interviews with Tony Hoagland back on episode 40and 132.

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338: Horror Movie Poetry Night V!

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2018/10/27

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Joshua Begley, AC Warner, Katherine Parker, Elise McKenna, Tom Lucas, Amy Watkins, Joshua Dull, Dianne Turgeon Richardson, and Vincent CramptonCount Orlock for Horror Movie Poetry Night V!

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337: A Roundtable About Stephen King's Danse Macabre!

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2018/10/20

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Dale Lucas, Tom Lucas, and Elise McKenna for a deep dive into Stephen King's 1981 treatise on the horror genre, Danse Macabre. Photo by Katherine J. Parker. TEXT DISCUSSED Photo by Katherine J. Parker. NOTES Check out Don Peteroy's amazing essay on how to read the entire Dark Tower series while still having a life.

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336: Sean M. Conrey!

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2018/10/13

In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet Sean Conrey about poetry, religion, trees, and our long ago time at Purdue University.

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335: Jane Ridgeway!

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2018/10/06

In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Jane Ridgeway about our stories and characters choosing us instead of the other way around, the delicious problem of historical fiction, and what teenagers today like to read, among other topics. [caption id="attachment_23534" align="alignnone" width="2048"]Jane Ridgeway by Steve Erwin.

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334: Ben Gwin!

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2018/09/29

In this week’s episode, I talk to novelist Ben Gwin about postmodern satire, addiction, whether MFAs ruin or sustain writers, and for some reason I insist that he needs to write poetry, plus I talk to Jared Silvia about synth music, Woody Guthrie, the vagaries of how folk music gets recorded, and Jared's annual recording project every Labor Day.

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333: Peter Kuper!

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2018/09/22

In this week’s episode, I talk to Peter Kuper about Kafka, the remarkable art form of comic books, the indie comic book scene in the late 1980s, Spy Vs. Spy, finding your Muse when it leaves the marketplace, and so much more. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Brian Turner, Jared Silvia, recordings of Elise Kusnetz, and others in a performance of The Interplanetary Acoustic Team at the Timucua White House in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, September 25th. Check out Kyle Eagle's impeccable new jazz

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332: A Craft Discussion of Chuck Palahniuk's Stranger...

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2018/09/15

Episode 332 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 with Vanessa Blakeslee about Chuck Palahniuk's Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories. Episode 332 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

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331: A Celebration of Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums

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2018/09/08

In this week’s episode, I host a party in honor of the 60th anniversary of the publication go my favorite Jack Kerouac work, The Dharma Bums.

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330: Kurt Vonnegut Roundtable!

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2018/09/01

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Chris Lafave, Erik Deckers, and David James Poissant for a discussion of Kurt Vonnegut. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES When in Indianapolis, visit the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. If you are in Orlando, that is, the City Beautiful, this Wednesday, come celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Dharma Bums at the house where Jack wrote it. Here is our On the Road show from last year. https://youtu.be/Dg_V4amBlJo

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329: Blair Hurley!

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2018/08/25

In this week’s episode, I chat with novelist Blair Hurley about our experiences in NYU's MFA program, how to plot novels, religion, and how to really dress like a writer. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Brian Turner's album, featuring recordings by his late wife, Ilyse Kusnetz.

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328: Dale Lucas!

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

2018/08/18

This week, I interview Dale Lucas, the author of the Fifth Wardand Doc Voodooseries of novels about exploring ethics in long-form narrative, world-building (and when to stop), how to keep writing the novel in maddening isolation, and other stuff, too. Books Discussed NOTES Check out Dale's essayabout having Simon Vance perform the audiobook of his novel, The Fifth Ward: First Watch.

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327: Adrian Todd Zuniga!

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2018/08/11

In this week’s episode, I interview Adrian Todd Zuniga, the host of Literary Death Match, about how to plot a novel, and how he plotted his novel, Collision Theory. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my previous convo with Adrian back on Episode 190.

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326: Patrick Greene!

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2018/08/04

In this week’s episode, I talk with the Orlando legend, Patrick Greene, about the power of being an autodidact, the importance of curiosity outside of one's area of expertise, and the struggles of trying to live the life of a writer. NOTES To get some idea of Pat Greene's influence, here's a video featuring his 60th birthday celebration at the gallery earlier this year. https://youtu.be/CYXqonaFaAQ

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325: Abraham Smith!

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2018/07/28

In this week’s episode, I talk with the poet Abraham Smith about his latest release, the book-length work, Destruction of Man. TEXT DISCUSSED

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324: Vanessa Blakeslee!

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2018/07/21

In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about short story writing over the long haul, and about her brand new book, Perfect Conditions. Plus James Chapin writes about how the King James Bible changed his life. TEXTS DISCUSSED

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323: Emily Wilson!

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2018/07/14

In this week’s episode, I chat with the classicist and translator, Emily Wilson, whose translation of the Odyssey feels both superbly magical and contemporary. [caption id="attachment_23399" align="alignnone" width="1001"]Emily Wilson by Ralph Rosen.[/caption] TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out this new funky, psychedelic audio soundscape project featuring Brian Turner, Ilyse Kusnetz, and Jared Silvia, among others.

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