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

June 02, 2018 317: Michael A. Ferro!
On this week's program, I talk to novelist Michal A. Ferro about the midwest and Postmodernism and alcoholism and other matters of interest.

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Review The Drunken Odyssey on iTunes here.

If in NYC on June 16th, enjoy Bloomsday at Ulysses Folk House! I wrote a profile about a past year's event here.

1 hr 14 min
May 26, 2018 316: Laura Lee Bahr!
On this week's program, I talk to the fiction writer, screenwriter, and film director Laura Lee Bahr at the close of her residency at the Kerouac Project of Orlando.

[caption id="attachment_23227" align="alignnone" width="4288"]Photo by Shawn McKee.[/caption]

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1 hr 33 min
May 19, 2018 315: Terri Witek!
On this week's program, I talk to the poet Terri Witek.

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I'll be reading with the other contributors to this awkward sexcapade anthology!

Episode 315 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.
1 hr 10 min
May 12, 2018 314: Tom Stern!
On this week's program, I talk to the novelist and filmmaker, Tom Stern.

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I'll be at two forthcoming events in the City Beautiful.

Laura Lee Bahr will give her farewell readingat the Kerouac House on May 19th at 7:30.

Plus I'll be reading with the other contributors to this awkward sexcapade anthology!

1 hr 14 min
May 05, 2018 313: A Discussion of Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism and twitter and other stuff.

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[caption id="attachment_1614" align="alignnone" width="2592"] RIP, Phil Deaver.[/caption]

Pre-order Vanessa's forthcoming short story collection, Perfect Conditions.

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1 hr 4 min
April 28, 2018 312: Gerald Stern & Victor Hernandez Cruz
On this week's program, I talk to poets Gerald Stern and Victor Hernandez Cruz, plus we hear John McMahon's prologue to his work in progress, A Boy from Nantucket.
41 min
April 21, 2018 311: M. Evelina Galang!
On this week's show, I talk to M. Evelina Galang about writing about the insistence of history, collaborating with other voices, being inspired by our elders, and conveying the true flux of language.

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53 min
April 15, 2018 310: Chelsey Clammer!
On this week's show, I talk to essayist Chelsey Clammer about the lyric essay, finding humor in trauma, and being honestly surprising.

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1 hr 10 min
April 07, 2018 309: David McLoghlin!
On this week's show, I talk to the poet David McLoghlin about the pains and joys of being a third culture kid, the aesthetic fun of the poetic sketch, the importance of travel and being present even when home, and the importance of saving everything one writes. I read a poem from the ARC that got cut from the published version of the book, and David maybe has second thoughts about its omission...

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Check out David reading Rilke's "Presentiment" back on episode 275.
1 hr 11 min
April 01, 2018 308: Get Shreked!
On this week's show, the format is quite different.

38 min

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

From the publisher's feed

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.