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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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302: Cheryl Della Pietra!

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2018/02/24

On this week’s program, I talk to the novelist Cheryl Della Pietra, an editorial assistant to Hunter S. Thompson in 1992, about the dynamics of working with him, the reality of the actual writer's life, the dangers of a legendary persona, Hunter's gift for meta-journalism, the challenges of fiction writing and negotiating a gonzo vision in the service of a non-gonzo narrative, and when to put your work in the drawer and move on.

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301: Loose Lips!

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2018/02/17

In this week’s episode, I share a recording of Loose Lips, the monthly current events literary thing hosted by the inestimable Tod Caviness, Patrick Scott Barnes and Tod Caviness by Katherine J. Parker. Teege Braune, Teege Braune by Patrick Scott Barnes. Michael Cuglietta, Michael Cuglietta by Patrick Scott Barnes. Leigh Fields, Leigh Fields by Patrick Scott Barnes. Dianne Turgeon Richardson, Dianne Turgeon Richardson by Patrick Scott Barnes and moi, [caption id="attachment_22847"

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300: A Craft Discussion of David Mamet's 3 Uses of...

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2018/02/10

In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about David Mamet's Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama. We manage not to kill one another.

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299: Laleh Khadivi!

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2018/02/03

On this week’s program, I talk to the novelist Laleh Khadivi about empathy, anticipating the future, the snarl of time management, challenging oneself as a writer as a form of motivation, the absolute transformation of characters, patriarchal similarities between Middle East and West, the mystical nature of surfing, the fraught possibilities of adolescence, religious fervor, the problematic role of country to identity, and modernity and the immigrant experience. NOTES Check out the second

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298: A Night of Protest Poetry!

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2018/01/27

On January 19th, 2018, Dianne Turgeon Richardson hosted an evening of protest poetry at Milk Bar in Orlando, Florida! The readers included on this recording are Talor Carr, Rachel Fox, Lana Ghannam, Drew Weinbrenner, John King, Dianne Turgeon Richardson, Lisa Roney, Troy Cunio, Laurie Uttich, and Sean Patrick Mulroy. Lana Ghannam. Lisa Roney. Bar dogs. NOTES For help with getting Voter IDs, for yourself or others, please check out IDignity. Learn more about Exodus United.

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297: Paul Muldoon & Patricia Smith!

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2018/01/20

Episode 297 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s program, I talk to poets Paul Muldoon and Patricia Smith! NOTES Please subscribe to my youtube channel, and leave a review of the show on iTunes.

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296: Denise Duhamel

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2018/01/13

On this week’s program, I talk to the poet Denise Duhamel about the role of politics and play in poetry. BOOKS DISCUSSED NOTES Here in Orlando, the City Beautiful, come out and hear some protest poetry on January 19th. If you love Pat Greene, or just love great art, please donate a little something to The Downtown Arts District of Orlando. The music used in this episode was “Tremor” and “As the Dark Wave Swells” by The Bambi Molesters.

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295: Charles Simic & Richard Blanco!

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2018/01/06

On this week's program, I talk to Charles Simic about James Tate, Kansas surrealism, humor in poetry, and embracing the unconscious, plus I talk to Richard Blanco about the accidents that turn us into artists, the grind of editing, and the joys of finding new forms and challenges. Be sure to check out the music of David Rego, whose songs “Rings Ring” and "Sapphire Showers" appear on this episode.

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294: Ben Blum!

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2017/12/30

In this week’s episode, I catch up with Ben Blum, who was my colleague in a Jonathan Lethem workshop circa 2009, and talk about finding room for earnestness in a postmodern outlook, finding room for pleasure in a world sick with stimulation, and writing a challenging project that changes who you are as a writer. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES The music used in this episode was "Sweet Spot," "Chase," "Chaotica," and "As the Dark Wave Swells" by The Bambi Molesters. All hail Mistie Watkins, content editor

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293: A Star Wars Roundtable (Happy Life Day)

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2017/12/23

In this week’s episode, Tod Caviness, Julian Chambliss, Dianne Turgeon Richardson, and Jared Silvia join me in a roundtable discussion of the Star Wars Christmas Special of 1978 and maybe got a few other topics in there as well.

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292: On the Road 60th Anniversary Celebration!

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2017/12/16

In this week’s episode, we return to September 5th, 2017, the 60th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac's On the Road. This celebration included Tod Caviness, Janna Benge, Bob Kealing, Erik Deckers, Suleika Jaouad, Karen Price, Holly Kapherr, Jared Silvia, Chris Cortez and Mark Piszczek. NOTES Check out The Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts! Learn more about The Kerouac Project residency program.

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291: A Very French Christmas!

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2017/12/09

In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the new fiction anthology, A Very French Christmas, from New Vessel Press. NOTES Some context for the dubious Dutch tradition of Black Pete. David Sedaris discusses this in his essay, "6 to 8 Black Men." Be sure to check out the music of David Rego, whose song "Harp" appears on this episode.

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290: Jacob Shores-Agüello!

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2017/12/02

This week I talk to Jacob Shores-Agüello, the resident of the Kerouac House in summer of 2017. We talk about the roles that genres play in the process of mourning, the improvistory games that can create a sense of shared culture, the glory of compression, and how to avoid the musical information car crashes that happen with prose. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out the offerings at the Annie Russel Theatre. Check out Burrow Press's latest tome.

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289: Laurie Stone

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2017/11/25

This week I talk to the fiction writer Laurie Stone, and we talk about the need for more craft in experimental work, what New York means for writers, the tricks of memory and aging, and our beloved avant garde forebears. TEXTS DISCUSSED

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288: Will Dowd!

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2017/11/18

This is a special episode, for Will Dowd, checks in to talk about how he turned his Drunken Odyssey blog, Areas of Fog, into a book! We try to get to the bottom of our editorial relationship, the trick of bypassing or appeasing the gatekeepers among the editors of the literary world, and how the weather affects every aspect of life in New England. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you are at Miami Book Fair this weekend, stop by the Burrow Press booth!

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287: A Craft Discussion of Ann Hood's Morningstar

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2017/11/11

In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Ann Hood's MorningStar: Growing Up With Books. NOTES Check out my interview with Ann Hood back on episode 242.

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286: Bruce Janz!

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2017/11/08

Episode 286 is a bonus episode, on the 1 year-anniversary of our national tragedy, the election day of 2016. I talk to the philosopher Bruce Janz about how to stay sane and process the current state of American democracy, and how our reading habits can console us. [caption id="attachment_22372" align="alignnone" width="2016"] Photo by Lisa Roney.

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285: YA Panel from Litlando 2017

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2017/11/03

On this week’s show, Sara Nicolas,Christina Farley, and Ella Martin, discuss the world of young adult fiction at Litlando, from February 25th, 2017.

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284: Horror Movie Poetry Night IV!

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2017/10/28

This week is a live show: Horror Movie Poetry Night IV. We enter the dark rubicons of Saw, Annabel, Child's Play, SawII, The Lady in White, Phantasm, Return of the Living Dead, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The Omen, Saw II, The Descent, The Bat, Dead Waves, Lair of the White Worm, and Terminator. The TDO All Stars included Joshua Begley, Elise McKenna, Jeff Shuster, Shawn McKee, Jax Shelton, and Amy Watkins. NOTE Special thanks to Wilson Santos and Vinyl Arts Bar!

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283: Jay Baron Nicorvo!

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

2017/10/21

On this week’s show, I talk about discovering character in the process of novel writing with Jay Baron Nicorvo! TEXTS DISCUSSED

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