Drinks with Tony

Mitzi Szereto is the author of Normal For Norfolk and Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lusts . Her new book is an anthology she edited called The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns . Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets.

Douglas A. Martin is the author of  Branwell: A Novel of the Brontë Brother and Wolf . If you’d like to join my  intermediate screenwriting course at UCLA Extension click this link  and scroll to remote instruction. Remember to read the prerequisites. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets.

Rose Andersen is the author of The Heart and Other Monsters: A Memoir . If you’d like to join my  intermediate screenwriting course at UCLA Extension click this link  and scroll to remote instruction. Remember to read the prerequisites. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets.

Judy Gold is the author of Yes, I Can Say That: When They Come for the Comedians, We Are All in Trouble.  She has standup specials on HBO and Comedy Central and has been a a ton of TV shows including Louie , Madame Secretary , and Better Things . If you’d like to join my  intermediate screenwriting course at UCLA Extension click this link  and scroll to remote instruction. Remember to read the pre...

Joe Clifford is the author of The Lakehouse . His previous books include the Jay Porter series and Junkie Love . If you’d like to provide coffee for Drinks with Tony send $10 to Tony via Paypal and I’ll give you or your business name huge THANK YOU at the front of the next episode. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets.

Neal Pollack is the author of  Pothead: My Life as a Marijuana Addict in the Age of Legal Weed , as well as many other books. He’s also a three time winner on Jeopardy. If you’d like to join my intermediate screenwriting course at UCLA Extension click this link and scroll to remote instruction. Remember to read the prerequisites. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora , ...

Richard Kadrey is the author of Ballistic Kiss , the 11th novel in the Sandman Slim series. He’s currently writing the 12th and final  Sandman Slim novel. Richard came on Drinks with Tony about 15 years ago when we were in studio at Radio Valencia in San Francisco to discuss his first Sandman Slim book. It’s so much fun when all of this comes around years later. We talk a lot about gra...

Miriam Feldman is the author of He Came In With It , a Portrait of Motherhood and Madness . It’s not all tragedy as there are layers and Miriam’s memoir is beautiful on every level. Enjoy the show. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets.  

Arthur Nersesian is the author of The Five Books of (Robert) Moses . His other books include The Fuck-Up ,  Mesopotamia , Suicide Casanova , and Manhattan Loverboy . Check him out on Thursday at 7pm Eastern time when he’s in conversation with Bob Odenkirk regarding his new 1506 page book. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets.

Tommie Vaughn is the author of This Rock ‘n’ Roll Dream , the final book of the Frankie Spencer Trilogy. She’s also the front woman of Wall Of Tom . We chat juicy stories about how she started as a receptionist at a recording studio in Los Angeles and met all of her heroes, including Dave Grohl . There was a trick to her longevity in the music scene and she talks about that as we...

Kim Dower is the author of Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave , Slice of Moon , and The Soapy Shrimp Boat . She was the City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from 2016-2018. Join me July 1st at 6pm Pacific time for a free online creative writing workshop at the Los Angeles Public Library. Go to LAPL.org to sign up for the event. Thanks for listening, remember to rate the show wherever you rec...

Danny Plotnick is the author of Super 8: An illustrated History , released yesterday on Rare Bird Books. He is the King of Super 8. Danny’s films include Skate Witches and I’m Not Fascinating – The Movie . Writing questions? Send them to dushane [@] gmail.com and I’ll get to them on the air. Want to join my class at UCLA Extension, Writing The First Screenplay, go here and search...

Billy Van Zandt is the author of Get In The Car, Jane! Adventures In The TV Wasteland . His TV resume is quite impressive and he is the recipient of a People’s Choice Award, a Prism Award, and two NAACP Image Awards. He was also nominated for an Emmy for his work with I Love Lucy . Writing questions? Send them to dushane [@] gmail.com and I’ll get to them on the air. To sign up for my...

Deborah A. Lott is the author of Don’t Go Crazy Without Me: A Tragicomic Memoir . She’s also the author of In Session: The Bond Between Women and Their Therapists . Thanks for listening and see you next week. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets.

Adam Gnade is the author of This Is the End of Something But It’s Not the End of You and The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Fighting the Big Motherfuckin’ Sad . Check out more books as well as his records at  https://adamgnade.bandcamp.com . Thanks for listening and see you next week. Drinks with Tony is on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets.

Carla Malden is the author of Search Heartache . She’s also the co-author of Where Do I Start? with her father Karl Malden , and Afterimage: A Broken Hearted Memoir of a Charmed Life . Join my online screenwriting class at UCLA Extension starting June 24th for 10 weeks. Sign up here. I hope you enjoy the interview, you can listen and download it from here or enjoy the show on  iTunes ,  Spot...

Nick Flynn is the author of, Stay: threads, conversations, collaborations , out now on ZE Books. He’s also the author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City that was made into the film starring Robert DeNiro called Being Flynn . If you’d like to see a video version of this interview, along with a music performance by Rykarda Parasol, check out this link, THIS LINK. The video version of...

Beth Lisick is the author of Edie On The Green Screen . It’s her debut novel and she’s also best selling NY Times author with earlier non-fiction including Everybody Into The Poo l and Helping Me Help Myself . She’s the co-founder of the Porch Light Storytelling Series and we chat a bit about our stints as exclusive background actors for big time TV shows and films. Remember to c...

Alia Volz is the author of  Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco . Remember to check out www.tonydushane.com if you’re interested in book coaching. I hope you enjoy the interview, you can listen and download it from here or enjoy the show on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podcast outlets.

Chip Jacobs is the author of Arroyo , out now on Rare Bird Books. His other books include Smogtown , Strange As It Seems , and The People’s Republic of Chemicals . I teach a free online creative writing workshop April 1st at 6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern, go to TonyDuShane.com for more information and join us wherever you are in the big wide world. I hope you enjoy the interview, you can listen a...

Michael Shermer is the author of Giving The Devil his Due: Reflections of a Scientific Humanist . He’s also the founder of Skeptic Magazine and used to be a Born Again Christian, so we got to bond on our Jesus Christ roots. Remember April 1st at 6pm I’m doing my creative writing workshop that I usually do at the Los Angeles Public Library live online. Go to tonydushane.com for informat...

Robert Anasi , the author of Last Bohemia, Scenes From the Life of Williamsburg and The Gloves: A Boxing Chronicle , joins me this week on the show. This was recorded a few weeks ago to give context, in simpler times, or, are these simpler times? The eternal question. Anasi is a fine fella, we teach together at UCLA Extension and for some odd reason we tend to drink lots of coffee together, even a...

Sands Hall is the author of the memoir Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology . She is also the author of the novel Catching Heaven  and Tools of the Writer’s Craft . Thanks for listening. Novel and memoir coaching information  IS AT THIS LINK.  I hope you enjoy the interview, you can listen and download it from here or enjoy the show on  iTunes ,  Spotify ,  Pandora ,  Stitcher , and other podc...

Charlie Buhler is the director of the film Before The Fire . She also played Jasmine in the film Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk , directed by Eric Stoltz, written by me, based loosely on my life growing up a Jehovah’s Witness. Before The Fire plays this week at Cinequest , so, if you’re in the Bay Area, definitely check out the film. Thanks for listening. Novel and memoir coaching...

Danko Jones is the author of I’ve Got Something To Say: 10 Years of Rock and Roll Ramblings . He’s also the frontman for the band Danko Jones. In this episode we talk about Three’s Company , one of my favorite subjects, as well as what it’s like to write about music, the skills and thrills of performing live, and so much more. I hope you enjoy the interview, you can listen...