The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life
John King
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 interviews, writers discuss their process and the way that writing has influenced their lives. Besides this interview, each episode also features a short memoir essay from a writer about a beloved book, plus John King responds to listener's questions and observations about the writing (and the drinking) life.
For more information, see our website at www.thedrunkenodyssey.com.
For more information, see our website at www.thedrunkenodyssey.com.
Episodes
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May 31, 2014 • 1h 25min
Episode 101: Erica Dawson!
On this week’s show, I talk to the poet Erica Dawson, Plus Nicole Callihan reads her memoir essay, "The Week in News." TEXTS DISCUSSED Nicole Callihan's "The Week in News" originally appeared on The Well and Often Press. Nicole Callihan's poetry collection, Superloop. NOTES Jeremy Greenfield, in an article for The Atlantic, has explored the continuing struggle between Amazon.com and the Hachette publishing group. The Peyton James Freeman Prize for nonfiction essays is now accepting submissions. There is no reading fee, and the contest is being judged by Cheryl Strayed. Horoscopes penned by my signature character Guy Psycho are now available online at The Newer York's site. On this show, I eulogized Bunny Yeager and Maya Angelou.
May 24, 2014 • 55min
Episode 100: Mailbag Episode 5 (The Dream Child)
On this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant, plus Rose Tran shares a memoir essay about her unpleasantly Proustian relationship to Florida weather.
May 17, 2014 • 1h 20min
Episode 99: Kseniya Melnik!
On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer Kseniya Melnik, Plus Matt Berman writes about Jean Craighead George's My Side of the Mountain. TEXTS DISCUSSED
May 10, 2014 • 1h 19min
Episode 98: Kelly Luce!
On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer Kelly Luce, Plus Nicole Callihan meditates on motherhood, sustenance, autism, and language in "Notes Toward: Babies, Bananas, Boxes." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Nicole Callihan's "Notes Toward: Babies, Bananas, Boxes" first appeared on River and Sound Review. According to The Guardian and Publishers Weekly, some members of South Carolina's state legislature is trying to punish its state universities that support gay and lesbian culture. For more information about the protest over this, check out the website of Writers Speaking Out Loud. Congratulations to Laura Van Den Berg for her story O-Pah-Locka (published in the southern review), and for Dylan Landis for her story, “Trust” (published in Tin House) for winning O'Henry Prizes for 2014. Laura was my guest on episode 91, and Dylan was my guest on episode 48.
May 3, 2014 • 1h 7min
Episode 97: Lu Vickers!
On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer and historian of Florida attractions Lu Vickers, Plus Joe Marchia writes about Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check Out our new videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Cg6lFnfl4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH1nXs9hWeY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2jeezvsixU Check out this indiegogo crowd-sourcing effort to bring St. Mark’s Bookshop to a new home in the East Village. Sheman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is given away to students in an Iowa district in which the novel is banned from schools. On May 13th, I will participate in The Best of There Will Be Words 2013 show. If you're in Orlando, join us.
Apr 26, 2014 • 1h 8min
Episode 96: Rick Moody Event!
Episode 96 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 show, I present Rick Moody's recent reading at the University of Central Florida. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out this indiegogo crowd-sourcing effort to bring St. Mark’s Bookshop to a new home in the East Village.
Apr 19, 2014 • 1h 10min
Episode 95: Rick Moody 2!
On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer and one-time memoirist Rick Moody, Rick Moody at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Photo by John King. Plus I share his prose reading "Metal," with music by One Ring Zero. TEXTS DISCUSSED Read Rick Moody's 14,000 word essay about David Bowie's The Next Day here. John Lee Hooker, putting The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton, in their places, when he was 72 years old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrPBUr0cAlg This soundtrack with John Lee Hooker playing with Miles Davis is deliciously good. Check out Episode 39, with my first interview with Rick, here. NOTES R.I.P., Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Check out this indiegogo crowd-sourcing effort to bring St. Mark’s Bookshop to a new home in the East Village.
Apr 12, 2014 • 1h 16min
Episode 94: Eleanor Lerman!
On this week’s show, I talk to the poet Eleanor Lerman, Plus Alden Jones writes about her time working in Cuba. TEXTS DISCUSSED Check out episode 48 to hear Eleanor Lerman's essay about Leonard Cohen's Spice Box of Earth. NOTES Check out the indiegogo crowd-sourcing effort to bring St. Mark’s Bookshop to a new home in the East Village. Endorsed by this show and Anne Waldman. I recommend Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s production of Julius Caesar, playing until April 20th. Check out Beating Windward Press’s call for essays for its forthcoming essay collection, The Things They Did For Money: How Writers, Artists, and Creatives Support the Habit.
Apr 5, 2014 • 57min
Episode 93: St. Mark's Bookshop!
On this week’s show, I talk to Bob Contant and Terry McCoy, the owners of St. Mark's Bookshop, Plus Dan Lauer writes about identity and New York City. NOTES Check out the indiegogo crowd-sourcing effort to bring St. Mark's Bookshop to a new home in the East Village. Endorsed by this show and Anne Waldman. I recommend Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s production of Julius Caesar, playing until April 20th. Check out Beating Windward Press’s call for essays for its forthcoming essay collection, The Things They Did For Money: How Writers, Artists, and Creatives Support the Habit. Episode 93 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.
Mar 29, 2014 • 1h 15min
Episode 92: J. Bradley!
On this week’s show, I talk to the multidisciplinary wonder that is J. Bradley, Plus Molly Gleeson writes about reading Anthony Trollope while teaching in Saudia Arabia. TEXTS DISCUSSED Hear J. Bradley read his "You + Me = Awwwwwww Yeah" + "Pussycat Interstellar Naked Hotrod Mofo Ladybug Lust Blaster" by Derrick Brown on the second erotic poetry live show of The Drunken Odyssey. NOTES I recommend Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s production of Julius Caesar, playing until April 20th. Check out Beating Windward Press’s call for essays for its forthcoming essay collection, The Things They Did For Money: How Writers, Artists, and Creatives Support the Habit. In England, authors are protesting a new measure that prohibits inmates from getting access to books in the mail (BBC). Beckett once directed his own plays, in performances featuring San Quentin inmates. Here's an image of the Chronic City finale poster.
