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

On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer and poet Alan Michael Parker, Plus Andrew Gretes offers his "Ode to Zorba." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Davis Sedaris talked about the Amazon/Hachette battle to  Parnassus Books , a bookstore in Tennessee. 

On this week’s show, my friends Teege Braune of  In Boozo Veritas  fame, Sean Ironman of  Heroes Never Rust  fame, Jeff Shuster, who is the  Curator of Schlock , and  Dianne Turgeon Richardson  join me for a roundtable discussion of Donald Duck on his 80th birthday.   TEXTS DISCUSSED  

On this week’s show, I talk to the poet Erica Dawson, Plus Nicole Callihan reads her memoir essay, "The Week in News." TEXTS DISCUSSED Nicole Callihan's "The Week in News" originally appeared on  The Well and Often Press . Nicole Callihan's poetry collection,  Superloop . NOTES Jeremy Greenfield, in an article for  The Atlantic , has explored the continuing struggle between Amazon.com and the Hach...

On this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant, plus Rose Tran shares a memoir essay about her unpleasantly Proustian relationship to Florida weather.

On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer Kseniya Melnik, Plus Matt Berman writes about Jean Craighead George's  My Side of the Mountain . TEXTS DISCUSSED  

On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer Kelly Luce, Plus Nicole Callihan meditates on motherhood, sustenance, autism, and language in "Notes Toward: Babies, Bananas, Boxes." TEXTS DISCUSSED   NOTES Nicole Callihan's "Notes Toward: Babies, Bananas, Boxes" first appeared on  River and Sound Review . According to  The Guardian  and  Publishers Weekly , some members of South Carolina's state...

On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer and historian of Florida attractions Lu Vickers, Plus Joe Marchia writes about Haruki Murakami's  Norwegian Wood .   TEXTS DISCUSSED   NOTES  Check Out our new videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Cg6lFnfl4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH1nXs9hWeY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2jeezvsixU Check out  this  indiegogo crowd-sourcing effort to b...

Episode 96 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on  iTunes,  or right click  here  to download. On this week’s show, I present Rick Moody's recent reading at the University of Central Florida.    TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out  this  indiegogo crowd-sourcing effort to bring St. Mark’s Bookshop to a new home in the East Village.

On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer and one-time memoirist Rick Moody, Rick Moody at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Photo by John King. Plus I share his prose reading "Metal," with music by  One Ring Zero . TEXTS DISCUSSED  Read Rick Moody's 14,000 word essay about David Bowie's  The Next Day   here .   John Lee Hooker, putting The Rolling Stones and Eric Cl...

On this week’s show, I talk to the poet Eleanor Lerman, Plus Alden Jones writes about her time working in Cuba.   TEXTS DISCUSSED   Check out  episode 48  to hear Eleanor Lerman's essay about Leonard Cohen's  Spice Box of Earth . NOTES  Check out the indiegogo crowd-sourcing effort to bring St. Mark’s Bookshop to a new  home  in the East Village. Endorsed by this show and Anne Waldman. I recommend...

On this week’s show, I talk to Bob Contant and Terry McCoy, the owners of St. Mark's Bookshop, Plus Dan Lauer writes about identity and New York City. NOTES  Check out the indiegogo crowd-sourcing effort to bring St. Mark's Bookshop to a new  home  in the East Village. Endorsed by this show and Anne Waldman. I recommend Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s production of  Julius Caesar , playing until Apr...

On this week’s show, I talk to the multidisciplinary wonder that is J. Bradley, Plus Molly Gleeson writes about reading Anthony Trollope while teaching in Saudia Arabia. TEXTS DISCUSSED   Hear J. Bradley read his "You + Me = Awwwwwww Yeah" + "Pussycat Interstellar Naked Hotrod Mofo Ladybug Lust Blaster" by Derrick Brown on  the second erotic poetry live show  of The Drunken Odyssey. NOTES  I recom...

On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer Laura Van Den Berg, Plus Will Dowd reads two poems. TEXTS DISCUSSED Three Thousand Dollars"> The Art Fair"> NOTES I recommend Orlando Shakespeare Theater's production of  Julius Caesar , playing until April 20th. Check out Beating Windward Press's  call for essays  for its forthcoming essay collection,  THE THINGS THEY DID FOR MONEY:  HOW WRITERS, ARTI...

On this week’s show, my friends Teege Braune of  In Boozo Veritas  fame, Matt Peters, Jared Silvia, and my brother James King join me for a wooly discussion of St. Patrick's Day. Much was consumed. Jared and James watch Teege do his miraculous pouring technique. The foot of good cheer. How can it be possible Teege is only a quarter Irish? Creamy toasty goodness. Eventually, the peer pressure was t...

On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer David James Poissant, Plus Max Bakke writes about Nick Hornby's  High Fidelity . TEXTS DISCUSSED Read David James Poissant's "I Want to be Friends with Republicans"  here . NOTES OST's William Shakespeare’s  Julius Caesar  can be seen from March 19 - April 20, 2014. Go  here  for more details. Anne Hering, Esau Pritchett, Paul Bernardo, from Orlando Sh...

On this week’s episode of the world's greatest writing podcast, I talk to fiction writer John Henry Fleming, Plus James Sanders writes about reading  The Autobiography of Malcom X . TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES The VIDA count for 2013 is now  available . Orlando now has a new independent bookshop: Bookmark It, at the East End Market in Winter Park (3201 Corrine Drive). Find Burrow Press’s releases  here...

On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer Vanessa Blakeslee, And Anthony Seidman writes about James Thompson's  The  City of Dreadful Night . TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you live in NYC, check out this wonderful event with my friends Gilbert King ( episode 60 ) and my fellow NYU alum, Maaza Mengiste.  RSVP  is required. Find Burrow Press’s releases  here , & check out the discounted subscription...

On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer and memoirist Kevin Sampsell, Photo by Ellis Christopher. Plus Kevin Bray writes about finding  Men on Divorce . TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Find Burrow Press's releases  here , & check out the discounted subscription rate.

On this week’s show, I talk to the musician Rich Millman from the band Carlton Melton, Plus Kelsey Liebenson-Morse writes about reading Edith Wharton’s  Ethan Frome . TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES The Florida Writers’ Conference goes from February 13th-15th, ending with the Florida premiere of Terry Giliam’s new film, written by Pat Rushin,  The Zero Theorem . Click  here  to learn how to register for the...

On this week’s show, I talk to the journalist Lynn Waddell, Plus D. S. Jones writes about how the Charles Bukowski's  Post Office  changed his life.  NOTES The Florida Writers’ Conference goes from February 13th-15th, ending with the Florida premiere of Terry Giliam’s new film, written by Pat Rushin,  The Zero Theorem . Click  here  to learn how to register for the conference. TEXTS DISCUSSED

On this week's show, I talk to the poet Susan Lilley, Plus Anthony Jacobson writes about how the books of Irvine Welsh changed his life. Irvine Welsh is on the left, Tony on the right. NOTES Quentin Tarantino vows to shelve his upcoming film project,  The Hateful Eight , after the screenplay's first draft was leaked (according to  Deadline ). The Florida Writers' Conference goes from February 13th...

On this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant, Plus Dan Lauer writes about "standing straight."  NOTES According to  The Guardian , the short list for the Hatchet Awards has been announced. The Heaven of Animals , the forthcoming collection from friend-of-the-show David James Poissant, is available for  pre-order . Please support the launch of his book, which is rema...

On this week’s show, I present my interview with the memoirist Melanie Neale, plus Andrew Simpson Guthrie shares his memoir essay-in-verse, "The Weighty Page." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out the Transit Interpretation Project  here , or read Ryan Rivas's essay, "Rider's Block,"  here . Amiri Baraka, author of  Dutchman ,  dies at 79 . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6XmBX9-po http://www.youtube....

On this week’s show, I present my interview with Sharon Olds, and my interview with Robert Pinsky, plus I share Robert Pinsky and Laurence Hobgood's performance of  Creole . TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES I am in the running for the "Best of 2013" show of Jesse Bradley's reading series,  There Will be Words.  The current poll is  here  until midnight, January 6. The Drunken Odyssey  now has a  youtube chan...