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

In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Shane Hinton,

plus Sayantani Dasgupta writes about how Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea changed her life.

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Tuesday, June 16th, is Bloomsday. Celebrate wherever you are by listening again to a bang-up, in-studio, Bloomsdaying production on episode 104,

or if in NYC celebrate the day on which Ulysses is set in person with Colum McCann, Aedin Moloney, and quite probably Chris Booth at Ulysses Folk House.

In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer and poet Stacy Barton,

plus Shawn Whittington writes about how The Hobbit changed his life.

In this week’s episode, I talk about Longinus's "On the Sublime," with Vanessa Blakeslee,

Plus LindaAnn Loschiavo writes about how Louisa May Alcott's Little Women changed her life.

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New York Classical Theatre's production of The Taming of the Shrew, which is free, will wander its way across Central Park (Thurs through Sun, May 26 - June 28), Prospect Park (Tues. & Wed., June 23, 24, 30 & July 1), and Teardrop/Battery Park City (Wed, July 8, Fri through Sun, July 10, 11 & 12).

On June 14, come celebrate The Drunken Odyssey’s 3rd birthday on a monorail line pub crawl.

In this week’s episode, I interview the poet Cailtin Doyle,

plus Jeremy Da Cruz writes about reading James Joyce's "Eveline" on Amtrak.

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In Orlando, check out Wordier Than Thou, the open mic night that is roving across Florida. On Wednesday, May 27, it's at Stardust Coffee and Video.

On June 14, come celebrate The Drunken Odyssey's 3rd birthday on a monorail line pub crawl.

A teacher in South Windsor, Connecticut was forced to resign after allowing his class to listen to Allen Ginsburg's "Please Master."

Episode 153 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

In this week’s episode, I interview the iconoclastic Disney author Leonard Kinsey,

plus Terry Barr writes about leaning not to teach The Catcher in the Rye.

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In this week’s episode, we have a roundtable discussion of Kattenstoet, the Belgian cat holiday that may or may not be a retroactive apology for medieval atrocities against felines.

Present for this discussion were Teege Braune, Lisa Roney, and Jared Silvia.

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Alicia Ostriker's "The Orange Cat."

In this week’s episode, I talk to comedian, podcaster, and now, author, Greg Proops,

plus Rochelle Spencer writes about the liberating politics of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.

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Read Teege Braun's review of Greg Proops's comedy special, Live at Musso and Frank, here.

In this week’s episode, I talk to the fantasy, science fiction, and nonfiction writer Melissa Crandall,

Plus Síofra Shaman Skye shares a letter she wrote to J.D. Salinger.

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Check out Melissa Crandall's blog, The Caretaker's Wild Ride, here.

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Check out more about Wilson Santos’ Dominican Republic project, including how to donate, here.

In this week’s episode, I talk to the memoirist, Chelsey Clammer,

plus Susan Brennan shares her poetry sequence, Chromoluminarism, based on the last days of the pointillist, George Seraut.

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If you live in the city beautiful (Orlando, in case you don't know), come out to see a great show and support a great cause on May 1st.

Check out Jennifer Hoppe-House’s Bad Dog, playing at Orlando Shakespeare Theater through May 3rd.

On May 8th, experience Poetry-O-Rama on the historic Wonder Wheel in Coney Island. Be sure to buy tickets in advance.

In this week’s episode, I talk to the playwright Jennifer Hoppe-House, whose extraordinary debut play is experiencing its world premiere at Orlando Shakespeare Theater,

plus Lori D'Angelo writes about discovering The Scarlet Letter as a teenager, and reading it in a way probably not endorsed by her high school curriculum.

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Check out Jennifer Hoppe-House’s Bad Dog, playing at Orlando Shakespeare Theater through May 5th.