The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life
Join author John King for eclectic interviews with writers from a variety of genres, including fiction writing, poetry, memoirs, and journalism. From literature to genre writing to the movies, all writing is up for discussion. In particular, The Drunken Odyssey features discussion of all aspects of the writing process—not just the published manuscript, pristinely presented to the entire literate world, but also the scrawled notes and tortured drafts that lead writers there. In long-form interviews, writers discuss their process and the way that writing has influenced their lives. Besides this interview, each episode also features a short memoir essay from a writer about a beloved book, plus John King responds to listener’s questions and observations about the writing (and the drinking) life.
For more information, see our website at www.thedrunkenodyssey.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 71 minutes
- Episodes
- 694
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
334: Ben Gwin!
In this week’s episode, I talk to novelist Ben Gwin about postmodern satire, addiction, whether MFAs ruin or sustain writers, and for some reason I insist that he needs to write poetry,
plus I talk …
333: Peter Kuper!
In this week’s episode, I talk to Peter Kuper about Kafka, the remarkable art form of comic books, the indie comic book scene in the late 1980s, Spy Vs. Spy, finding your Muse when it leaves the mark…
331: A Celebration of Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums
In this week’s episode, I host a party in honor of the 60th anniversary of the publication go my favorite Jack Kerouac work, The Dharma Bums.
330: Kurt Vonnegut Roundtable!
In this week’s episode, I am joined by Chris Lafave, Erik Deckers, and David James Poissant for a discussion of Kurt Vonnegut.
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When in Indianapolis, visit the Kurt Vonnegut M…
328: Dale Lucas!
This week, I interview Dale Lucas, the author of the Fifth Wardand Doc Voodooseries of novels about exploring ethics in long-form narrative, world-building (and when to stop), how to keep writing the…
327: Adrian Todd Zuniga!
In this week’s episode, I interview Adrian Todd Zuniga, the host of Literary Death Match, about how to plot a novel, and how he plotted his novel, Collision Theory.
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Check out m…
326: Patrick Greene!
In this week’s episode, I talk with the Orlando legend, Patrick Greene, about the power of being an autodidact, the importance of curiosity outside of one's area of expertise, and the struggles of t…
325: Abraham Smith!
In this week’s episode, I talk with the poet Abraham Smith about his latest release, the book-length work, Destruction of Man.
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324: Vanessa Blakeslee!
In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about short story writing over the long haul, and about her brand new book, Perfect Conditions.
Plus James Chapin writes about how the King Jam…
323: Emily Wilson!
In this week’s episode, I chat with the classicist and translator, Emily Wilson, whose translation of the Odyssey feels both superbly magical and contemporary.
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322: Sean Pratt!
In this week’s episode, I chat with the actor Sean Pratt, who is approaching his 1,000th audiobook reading. We talk about breaking into voice work, how to read non-fiction, the audiobook of Infinite …
321: A Craft Discussion of Aspects of the Novel, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel as my copy of it crumbled and dissolved. I defend the honor of Henry James at great length.
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320: Bloomsday 2018!
On this week’s program, The Drunken Odyssey enjoys perhaps its final Bloomsday live show, and its perhaps final visit to The Gallery at Avalon Island.
Jeremy DaCruz by Steve Erwin.Matthew Davis, Alis…
319: Julian Chambliss!
On this week’s program, Julian Chambliss returns to the secret headquarters of TDO so we could share notes about the first season of the new television show of Black Lightning, and consider the conte…
318: Condoms & Hot Tubs Don't Mix Party!
On this week’s show, I present the readings from the book release party for Condoms and Hot Tubs Don't Mix.
317: Michael A. Ferro!
On this week’s program, I talk to novelist Michal A. Ferro about the midwest and Postmodernism and alcoholism and other matters of interest.
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Review The Drunken Odyssey on iTun…
316: Laura Lee Bahr!
On this week’s program, I talk to the fiction writer, screenwriter, and film director Laura Lee Bahr at the close of her residency at the Kerouac Project of Orlando.
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315: Terri Witek!
On this week’s program, I talk to the poet Terri Witek.
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I’ll be reading with the other contributors to this awkward sexcapade anthology!
Episode 315 of The Drunken Odyssey, y…