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

August 06, 2022 535: A Discussion of Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran, with Rachael Tillman!
This week, Rachael Tillman and I discuss Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran, a long overdue read for both of us.
1 hr 25 min
July 30, 2022 534: Rachel Kolman!
This week, I speak with Rachel Kolman about her immersion in creative non-fiction and her writing life after her UCF MFA.
1 hr 6 min
July 23, 2022 533: A Discussion of Don Marquis's Archy & Mehitabel, with Rachael Tillman!
This week, I speak with my occasional co-host, Rachel Tillman about Don Marquis's Archy & Mehitabel, a series of narrative poems written by a cockroach.
1 hr 17 min
July 16, 2022 532: Miranda Seymour!
This week, I speak with literary biographer Miranda Seymour about the extraordinary career of Jean Rhys.
1 hr 5 min
July 09, 2022 531: Loose Lips July 2022!
This week, I am happy to present a bootleg edition of the Loose Lips reading series, hosted by Dianne Turgeon Richardson and Tod Caviness, with readings by Rachel Kolman, Samantha Nickerson, moi, Holly Tavel, and Brian Crimmins.
1 hr 10 min
July 02, 2022 530: Jamie Hecker!
On this episode, I speak with Disney historian Jamie Hecker about the relationship Walt Disney and the Disney Company have had with Washington D.C.

1 hr 10 min
June 25, 2022 529: Kathryn Harlan!
On #529, I speak with fiction writer Kathryn Harlan about her debut collection, Fruiting Bodies.
1 hr 4 min
June 18, 2022 528: A Discussion of Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends, with Rachael Tillman!
On #528, Rachel Tillman and I discuss Conversations with Friends, Sally Rooney's debut novel.

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1 hr 30 min
June 11, 2022 527: Mixtape 16: Sobering up the Muses
1 hr 21 min
June 04, 2022 526: Rochelle Hurt!
On #526 I talk to poet Rochelle Hurt about her latest book, The J Girls: A Reality Show.
58 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.