Drinks with Tony

Jon Krampner is the author of Ernest Lehman: The Sweet Smell of Success. We discuss if Mo Udall became president instead of Carter we may never had Reagan, writing biographies vs. novels, and what happens when two writers are locked in a dark closet. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, Santa...

Beth Raymer is the author of Fireworks Every Night: A Novel. We chat living the writing life vs. having a corporate job, how to get rent control in NYC, fake urgency, betraying people, and so much more. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, Santa Cruz.

Jarret Keene is the author of Hammer of the Dogs. He also teaches graphic novel and world literature at UNLV. We chat when Jarret was a paparazzo in Las Vegas, unsafe spaces, the Las Vegas military presence, and isolation culture with self checkout and door delivery. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101....

James Reich is the author of The Moth for the Star, out now on 7.13 books. We discuss the old days of nurturing authors at publishing houses, the literary canon, sneering kids gotta be sneering kids, streaking naked at cricket matches and so much more. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, San...

Ariel Anderssen is the author of Playing To Lose: How a Jehovah’s Witness Became a Submissive BDSM Model. We chat: Leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses, BDSM, Eternal Life (yes or no), other Kinks, and so much more. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, Santa Cruz.

Matthew Binder is the author of Pure Cosmos Club. We discuss quitting your day job to write, living in Budapest, Matthew’s fever-pitch writing process, when you break up who gets custody of the dog, and so much more. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora , and other podcast outlets. It also airs every Thursday evening at 6pm on 101.9 FM, KPCR, Santa Cruz.

Trevor J Houser is the author of The Prumont Method. We discuss When he staked out police and judges as a private investigator. The best bar in NYC. Father and daughter relationship in his book and in real life. Writing routines….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...

Brian O’Hare is the author of the story collection Surrender. We discuss: How to be rich as a writer, seeing characters in everyday life that end up in our books, and the secret to a long romantic relationship is being stubborn. I teach a free creative writing workshop at Los Feliz library on August 9th at 6pm. Join us . Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and...

Bill Boggs is the author of Spike Unleashed: The Wonder Dog Returns: As told to Bill Boggs. He was a talk show host and his archives are available on Youtube.  We chat: How Jerry Lewis is one of the most misunderstood men in showbiz. Regional radio and TV hosts. His invention the SEXBIT, what women wear to rate the men they’re having sex with. And so much more…. Drinks with Tony is on ...

Margie Taylor is the author of Rose Addams. Along with her career as an author she was a producer and host on radio at CBC in Canada. We chat: What is the sign of a successful man? Are jokes about tragedy okay? Having your first book published in your 40s. Why face to face communication is so important. …..and so much more. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , a...

Joe Clifford is the author of Say My Name, and a TON of other books. His first is memoir, Junkie Love, which we also talk about. And we chat about golf, his 18 tries at rehab, a killer story about an event he envisioned in the 1990s that came to fruition in the 2010s, and the time he ended up naked in jail. Join my free creative writing workshop at the  Los Feliz branch public library on July 5th...

Christine Sneed’s new book of short stories is called Direct Sunlight. She’ll be in conversation with Collette Sartor at Chevalier’s Books on June 28th at 6pm in Larchmont Village. Join my free creative writing workshop at the Los Feliz branch public library on July 5th at 6pm. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets. It also a...

Craig Clevenger is the author of Mother Howl. His earlier books are The Contortionist’s Handbook and Dermaphoria. We discuss: How he stumbled into working at the library. How his first publisher went under and the major fallout for the rights of the books by all the authors. Travels through Europe and around the world. The journey of working on Mother Howl. ….and so much more… Dr...

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...