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

On this week’s show, I present my interview with Edwidge Danticat, a nd my interview with Koren Zailckas, plus Samantha Stemler writes about Neil McKenna's  The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde . TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5I_3co-6Dw The Drunken Odyssey  now has a  youtube channel . According to the  Kids' Right to Read Project , 2013 has been a record year for attempts to ban...

On this week’s show, my friends Teege Braune of  In Boozo Veritas  fame, Ryan Rivas of  Burrow Press  fame, Nathan Holic of  American Fraternity Man  fame , and MFA candidate  Dianne Turgeon Richardson  join me along the monorail line for a pub crawl across the Magic King resorts at Walt Disney World. Ryan Rivas, Diane Turgeon Richardson, moi, Nathan Holic, and Teege Braune on the Polynesian's mon...

On this week’s show, I present my interview with the poet Richard Blanco, John King interviewing Richard Blanco (photograph by Tammy Taylor) Plus Kenneth Nichol's writes about reading Tom Perrotta's  Joe College . TEXTS DISCUSSED

On this week’s show, I present TDO’s Repeal Day party, starring Robert Cassanelo, Mark Pursell, Hunter Choate, Leslie Salas, Anna King, Dan Lauer, and Teege Braune! The venue (photo by Leslie Salas) Robert Cassanello, preparing to read the opening piece (photo by Leslie Salas) Mark Pursell on his long ago teetotaling days (photo by Leslie Salas) Ah (photo by Leslie Salas) Hunter reads a ghost stor...

On this week’s show, I interview the legend Nikki Giovanni, plus Peter Biello writes about reading Cormac McCarthy’s  The Road . NOTES Peter Biello’s essay on  The Road  featured “Found Children” from Carlton Melton’s  Pass it On . 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, whic...

On this week’s show, I interview fiction writer Matt Bell, plus Rose Tran writes about encountering Matt Bell's  How They Were Found. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES On December 5th, at 7 P.M.,  The Drunken Odyssey  will host a live reading in honor of Repeal Day, which marked the signing of the 21st amendment, thus ending prohibition. See the  facebook event. The Heaven of Animals , the forthcoming collect...

Episode 72: We Drink! On this week’s show, My friends Teege Braune of  In Boozo Veritas  fame, Matt Peters of  Windward Press , and MFA candidate  Diane Turgeon Richardson  join me to discuss matters literary and drinkerly. Plus  Dave Patterson  writes about how Ray Bradbury's Farenheit 451 transformed him. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Carlton Melton 's song "Use Your Words" from their album  Country Way...

On this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant, Plus Dan Lauer writes about a unique book that changed his life.  NOTES R.I.P.,  Oscar Hijuelos . 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 remarkable fucking reading. Orlando Shakespeare T...

On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer Tessa Mellas, Plus Todd Sentell writes about  Huckleberry Finn ,  A Good Man is Hard to Find , and the Near Death of Literature. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES 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 remarkable fucking reading...

On this week’s show, I share the latest installment of  Functionally Literate , the reading series hosted by Jared Silvia, and this time featuring Nathan Holic and Lindsay Hunter!

Episode 68 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 talk to the fiction writer Kristiana Kahahauwila, Plus Graham Hillard reads his memoir essay, "Physical Education." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Graham Hillard's "Physical Education" first appeared in the journal  Sports Literat...

On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer Lindsay Hunter, Plus David Dadurka writes about Lewis Carroll. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES A  North Carolina school board  has voted to ban Ralph Ellison's  Invisible Man . 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 first book!   Episode 67...

On this week’s show, I talk to the novelist Kalliope Lee, plus Scott Hoffman talks about John Demos's  The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America . TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Until Tuesday, September 17th, 8 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, you can get a free ebook of  Sunday Girl  by going to  smashwords , searching for  Sunday Girl , and entering the code  CV74V. The Taming of the Shrew  ru...

On this week’s show, I talk to three of the stars of Orlando Shakespeare Theatre's production of  The Taming of the Shrew . Geoffrey Kent (Petruchio) And Deanna Gibson (Kate) John Ahlin (Baptista) And J. Bradley talks about being haunted by The Cure. TEXTS DISCUSSED   NOTES OST's  The Taming of the Shrew  runs September 11th through October 6th. Get tickets  here .

On this week’s show, I talk to the novelist Francesca Lia Block, Photo by Nicolas Sage Plus I share Alise Hamilton's essay about Francesca (originally from Ep. 7) TEXTS DISCUSSED Empathy, Love and the LGBT Characters in my Books  by Francesca Lia Block   NOTES Posthumous novels by J. D. Salinger  are forthcoming, possibly, maybe. Seamus Heaney  has died. Special thanks to Doug Nevel!

On this week’s show, I talk to the poet Tim J. Myers, Plus Dan Lauer explains the impact Spalding Gray's Swimming to Cambodia had on him. TEXTS DISCUSSED Dear Beast Loveliness" style="color: #2b6fb6; text-decoration: none;"> Floyd: Susannah" style="color: #2b6fb6; text-decoration: none;"> Swimming To Cambodia" style="color: #2b6fb6; text-decoration: none;"> The Heaven of Animals: Stories" style="c...

Episode 62 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is here. On this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant, Plus Jared Silvia reads his amazing new essay, "City of Ghosts." TEXTS DISCUSSED   NOTES • Think about helping Beating Windward Press fund new art for its Doc Voodoo pulp fiction series. The swag is considerable, like...

This week, I interview my friend, the fiction writer Chad Benson, who also happens to be a rock musician called Quinn W. Shagbark, plus Jesse Duthrie talks about John Barth's  The Floating Opera. TEXTS DISCUSSED [vimeo http://vimeo.com/61609421] NOTES If you are writing in Denver, check out the Lighthouse Writer's Workshop. Read about Quinn W. Shagbark in  Slate . On Tuesday, August 13th, at Urban...

On Episode 60 of The Drunken Odyssey, I interview the Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction writer Gilbert King, Plus Monty Joynes discusses coming across  Talks and Dialogues  by J. Krishnamurti TEXTS DISCUSSED

Episode 59 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is here! On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer Alissa Nutting, Plus Graham Liddell talks about reading  What is the What . TEXTS DISCUSSED Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> NOTES Margaret Atwood has penned a libretto about the life of Pauline Joh...

On this week's show, I talk to the poet Philip Raisor, Plus Melissa Crandall brings us some Xmas in July! TEXTS DISCUSSED

On this week’s show, I share a  Functionally Literate  event I participated in back in May with Monica Wendel and Philip Deaver. This was an accidental DO reunion, since Monica was a guest on episodes  5   and  49 ,  and Philip was a guest on episode  35 . Alas, Enid Schumer could not attend.

On this week’s show, I talk to the essayist and novelist Chuck Klosterman, Plus John McCaffrey discusses Leo Durocher's  Nice Guys Finish Last . BOOKS DISCUSSED NOTES On July 9th, Mattew Peters will read prose at  There Will be Words  in Downtown Orlando. See our  kickstarter  campaign to travel to Weeki Wachee Springs to interview Lu Vickers about Florida literature and the world famous Weeki Wac...

On this week’s show, I talk to the philosopher Bruce Janz, Plus Robert Jacobs shares his Facebook posts. TEXTS DISCUSSED Check out Keith B. Harder's  Children of Icarus  series  here . NOTES See our  kickstarter  campaign to travel to Weeki Wachee Springs to interview Lu Vickers about Florida literature and the world famous Weeki Wachee mermaids. We reached our goal on day 1, but anything over tha...

On this week’s show, I share the live Bloomsday event! NOTES See our  kickstarter  campaign to travel to Weeki Wachee Springs to interview Lu Vickers about Florida literature and the world famous Weeki Wachee mermaids. Richard Peabody, our guest on episode  45 , has a new audio book of poems available through Eat Poems.  Sample the poems, then pay what you wish for the download! On Saturday, June...