The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life episodes

July 15, 2023 584: David Lipsky
This week, New York Times bestselling author David Lipsky discusses journalism, history, inventors, science, and the importance of storytelling to combine all of those ingredients.
1 hr 30 min
July 08, 2023 583: Blair Hurley!
On this week's episode, I speak with novelist Blair Hurley about her thrilling new literary novel, Minor Prophets.
51 min
July 01, 2023 582: Andrew Porter Interviewed by David James Poissant
David James Poissant interviews fiction writer Andrew Porter about peripheral characters, quiet stories, writerly influences, the theme of disappearance, the importance of music, the teaching of writing, Barry Hannah, and many other matters.
56 min
June 24, 2023 581: Joy Baglio!
Speculative fiction writer Joy Baglio talks with me about labels, the surprises needed for compelling stories, outgrowing being an MFA student despite the fabulousness of being an MFA student, being a Kerouac Project resident, and other important matters.
56 min
June 17, 2023 TDO Update for June 17, 2023
6 min
June 10, 2023 580: A Discussion of Devin Watson's Horror Screenwriting: The Nature of Fear, with Rachael Tillman
Rachael and I discuss horror screenplays and horror story podcasts on an episode in which the podcast turns 11 years old.

56 min
June 03, 2023 579: A Roundtable Discussion of Jodi Picault's The Storyteller, with Samantha Nickerson and Chelsea Alice
1 hr 5 min
May 27, 2023 578: Bob Kealing!
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.
52 min
May 20, 2023 577: Sarai Walker, interviewed by Samantha Nickerson!
This week Samantha Nickerson returns to guest-hosting duties with a fabulous conversation with novelist writer Sarai Walker.
49 min
May 13, 2023 576: A Discussion of William Gibson's Distrust That Particular Flavor with Rachel Tillman
Rachael and I return to the subject of William Gibson in a non-fiction collection that proved charming fun.
1 hr 14 min

About The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life

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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.