Drinks with Tony

Cat Howell is the author of Magic Source Codes: The Craft of Reality. We discuss: How to become rich by masturbating. My limiting beliefs I didn’t even know I had. Alchemy, gnosis, sex magick, and so much more. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, Santa Cruz.

Stephen Jay Schwartz is the author of Stormy Whether or not we believe it is Still Stormy Weather. We discuss: The horrors of online dating. Stephen’s father’s suicide. When your wife is a great editor. Reggio’s in the West Village. And so much more… Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101...

Alexandra Auder is the author of Don’t Call Me Home: A Memoir. On May 10th at 6pm at the Los Feliz Library on Hillhurst and Franklin I’m teaching a free creative workshop. Just show up, or go to LAPL.org for more information. And now, Alexandra and I discuss. Her history at the Chelsea hotel during the Andy Warhol era. Vince Neil vs Nick Cave, who would win in a fight. How she worked o...

Martha Hall Kelly is the author of The Golden Doves. We discuss: When breeding a mini-poodle and golden retriever, who’s on top? How the Reagans planned their week to their horoscope. Researching World War 2 and creating compelling characters How she almost self published before her first book went to auction. And so much more. Join the email list by sending me a note at dushane@gmail.com for writ...

Tara Ison is the author of At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf. We discuss: The film Body Heat. Opening a cafe where patrons are only allowed to read books. The common thread of mother/daughter relationships in her novels. How to tap playful creativity. Mikey Rourke when he was young and cute. And so much more. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outle...

Robert Dugoni is the author of Her Deadly Game. Robert and I discuss: The super secret magic method of writing a novel. Our mutual fear of flying. The cure for anxiety. Saying prayers before rodeos. And so much more…. April 3rd at 6pm I’m teaching a FREE creative writing workshop at the Los Feliz Branch Library. Join us if you live in Los Angeles. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spot...

Charlotte Maya is the author of Sushi Tuesday: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Resilience. Join me for a free creative writing workshop at the Los Feliz Branch library on Wednesday, March 8th at 6pm. Just show up on Hillhurst and Franklin or go to LAPL.org . Charlotte and I discuss: Grieving the loss of her husband to suicide. How she accidentally found love after tragedy. Our mutual adoration...

Duncan Birmingham is the author of The Cult In My Garage and writer and director of Who Invited Them. We discuss: Being shamed by our fathers. Working on Blunt Talk and Maron. HIs new film WHO INVITED THEM. Our mutual, pubescent desires for Jamie Lee Curtis. And so much more. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday e...

Iris Smyles is the author of Droll Tales. We discuss: Writing first drafts. Online dating. Sad lives of disconnected people. We plan our date for April. …and so much more. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, Santa Cruz.

Nick Cave is the co-author of Faith, Hope, and Carnage with Seán O’Hagan. He’s also in a wonderful band called Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. This is a Drinks with Tony interview from 14 years ago, I went deep into the archive, actually, I finally found the recording, these tapes are scattered all over the place. I hope you enjoy this deep dive into way younger me and way younger Nick...

Hannah Sward is the author of Strip: A Memoir. We discuss: Loneliness and strip clubs. Dating woes as a writer. How Hannah met her writing mentor at the library. Are life’s tragedies actually spiritual opportunities? …and so much more…. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, K...

A. M. Homes is the author of The Unfolding. We chat: Writing a novel is messy. Her time writing for the tv series The L Word. Intimacy coordinators on film sets. Interacting with supernatural beings. All ideas are bad and everything’s been done before. …and so much more. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evenin...

Pete Hsu is the author of If I Were The Ocean I’d Carry You Home. We chat: The problems of writing the novel. His conversion to evangelical christianity. Why he left the religion. ….and how Grapes of Wrath ends with a man sucking on a woman’s breast. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm...

Paula Priamos is the author of Appraise Her. We chat: Tupac’s penis. Why we have to push the boundaries as writers. Duran Duran and Billy Idol. How complaining about your husband keeps a marriage together. …and so much more…. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, Santa...

Bruce Ferber is the author of I Buried Paul. We discuss: * Campaigning for Howard Dean * Our mutual hatred for influencers * How Paul’s therapist helped him shift from TV to novel writing * The prison dog adoption program **** And so much more. On August 27th at 2pm see Bruce discuss his novel at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles with three other authors, go to dynastytypewriter.com Drinks with To...

Jerry Stahl is the author of Nein, Nein, Nein! One Man’s Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust. We chat: * How to easily divorce women. * Suicidal ideation. * People who treat Auschwitz like it’s Disneyland. * And Jerry pitches the new show title, Awkward Drinks with Tony, which I just might do. Wanna take a free creative writing workshop through the Los Angele...

Jordan Castro is the author of The Novelist’ – A Novel. We chat: – Intimacy of pizza delivery before apps. – Cleveland Indians. – Urethra vs. Ethereal. – The beauty of UFC fighting. Wanna take a free creative writing workshop through the Los Angeles public library online? Register here for my class on Wednesday, July 13th at 6pm Pacific.  Drinks with Tony is on ...

Taylor Hahn is the author of The Lifestyle, her debut novel. We chat: – How to survive and thrive in long term romantic relationships. – My aversion to threesomes, even if it’s with two ladies. – Imposter syndrome. – The vulnerability of being a writer. June 8th at 6pm Pacific I’m teaching a free writing workshop at the Los Angeles Public Library via zoom. Join us.  D...

Jon Bassoff is the author of Beneath Cruel Waters. If you like the show you’ll love supporting Drinks with Tony for as little as $3/month with extra perks and writerly stuff. Jon and I chat: Religious studies and theology How to find true love Writing routines Screenwriting vs. Novels Teaching creative writing to high school students Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  St...

Kathe Koja is the author of Dark Factory. A novel as well as an immersive project. Want to co-host Drinks with Tony? Or receive a shout out at the top of the show? Join my Patreon for as little as $3 to support the show. Go to  www.patreon.com/tonydushane  for current benefits. Future benefits include a writing group and writing prompts. Kathe and I discuss: * We talk growing up in Detroit * Why i...

Kim Dower is the author of I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom: Poems on Motherhood. Always a joy to talk with, Kim and I discuss joy, tragedy, visiting Baudelaire’s grave, Hollywood Forever, writing prompts, and what happens when 8th graders debate your poetry. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening...

Jenny Bitner is the author of Here is a Game We Could Play: A Novel. We chat aliens, Amish, exposure therapy for OCD, mental health and writers, self marriage, and the secret sauce of becoming a big time famous author. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, Santa Cruz.

Madhushree Ghosh is the author of Khabaar, An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family. We chat love, divorce, Indian authors, and food. I’m teaching a free online creative writing workshop with the Los Angeles Public Library on April 13th at 6pm, go to LAPL.org to join us. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every T...

Andrew Cotto is the author of Pasta Mike: A Story of Friendship and Loss. Book Tony to help you with your novel or screenplay, whether in the idea stage or polishing up a draft to start showing around, go to  www.tonydushane.com  for more information. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM...

Peter Stamm is the author of It’s Getting Dark: Stories, translated from German by Michael Hofmann. We chat translations, sensitivity editors, and an author who once told him he isn’t considered a writer until he has published seven books. Book Tony to help you with your novel or screenplay, go to  www.tonydushane.com  for more information. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify , ...