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

Hosted ByJohn King

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.


All Episodes

Episode 44: Erin Belieu!

Episode 44 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is npw available.
This week, I talk to the poet and VIDA’s co-founder Erin Belieau,

Plus Julie Henderson discusses Clive Barker’s The…

Episode 43: Lillian-Yvonne Bertram!

On episode 43 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, I talk to the poet Lillian-Yvonne Bertram,

Plus James Best discusses Gatsby.

Texts Discussed

Carlton…

Episode 42: Stephen Elliott and Isaac Fitzgerald!

Episode 42 is here.
This week, I talk to Stephen Elliott and Isaac Fitzgerald of , 
plus Astrid Cooke writes about Stephen King’s The Stand.

Texts Discussed

Isaac Fitzgerald’s .

Notes
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Music for this week’s essay provided…

Episode 41: Emily Brandt!

Episode 41 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is available on , or right click  to download.
On this week’s show, I talk to the poet and teacher Emily Brandt,

Plus…

Episode 40: Tony Hoagland!

On episode 40, I talk to the poet Tony Hoagland,

Plus Bob Lamb Explains How Ernest Hemingway saved him from Rendition.

Texts Discussed

Show Notes
This episode begins with a limerick written and read by Chris Booth, in honor of our pal Steve…

Episode 39: Rick Moody!

Episode 39 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is now available.
On this week’s show, I talk to Rick Moody,

James Best explains why he isn’t afraid of sharks,

Plus I talk to the…

Episode 38: Matthew Pitt!

On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer Matthew Pitt,

plus Pamela Skjolsvik discusses David Sedaris’s Me Talk Pretty One Day.
Texts Discussed

Ishmael Reed’s 
Kirtsen Holt’s new poem, .
Richie…

Episode 37: Steve Davenport!

On this week’s show, I talk to the poet Steve Davenport,

Joe Conley plums Cormac McCarthy’s Child of God,

Plus I answer some mail…
Texts Discussed:

Notes:

Orlando Shakespeare Theatre presents , now through March…

Episode 36: Readings of Erotic Poetry (A Valentine’s Day Special)

On this week’s show, The Drunken Odyssey All-Stars & I get erotic, poetically speaking…
Here are the ancestral German kissing dolls shown off by Lisa Claire Roney on the show!
The Drunken Odyssey…

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