Sat, 1 December 2018
In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the new story anthology, A Very Italian Christmas, from New Vessel Press. In our discussion, we manage to talk about yuletide loneliness, poverty, despair, prostitution, elk herds, Christmas, fascism, prostitution, friendship, Paul Auster's screenplay for Smoke, and David Sedaris's classic essay, "Dinah the Christmas Whore." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Vanessa and I talking about A Very French Christmas from last year. Check out my interview with Davis Sedarisback on episode 50. |
Fri, 23 November 2018
In this week’s episode, I talk to poet and memoirist Linda Buckmaster about how our subjects sometimes choose us, the wondrous weirdness of Florida, and how the find form in the flux of composition. TEXT DISCUSSED |
Fri, 16 November 2018
In this week’s episode, I talk to Brian Turner & Jared Silvia about making a beautiful, experimental poetic album of space ballads and duets. Episode 341 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_341.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 11:00pm EDT |
Sat, 10 November 2018
In this week’s episode, I talk to creative nonfiction writer LaTanya McQueen about how our stories sometimes choose us, how to write a really good footnote, and how to try to talk about history and race in America. TEXT DISCUSSED
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_340.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 1:01am EDT |
Fri, 2 November 2018
In this week's episode, I talk to fiction writer Kimberly Lojewski! TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my interviews with Tony Hoagland back on episode 40and 132.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_339.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 9:06pm EDT |
Sat, 27 October 2018
In this week’s episode, I am joined by Joshua Begley, AC Warner, Katherine Parker, Elise McKenna, Tom Lucas, Amy Watkins, Joshua Dull, Dianne Turgeon Richardson, and
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_338.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 12:30am EDT |
Sat, 20 October 2018
In this week’s episode, I am joined by Dale Lucas, Tom Lucas, and Elise McKenna for a deep dive into Stephen King's 1981 treatise on the horror genre, Danse Macabre. Photo by Katherine J. Parker. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Don Peteroy's amazing essay on how to read the entire Dark Tower series while still having a life. |
Sat, 13 October 2018
In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet Sean Conrey about poetry, religion, trees, and our long ago time at Purdue University.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_336.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 12:00am EDT |
Sat, 6 October 2018
In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Jane Ridgeway about our stories and characters choosing us instead of the other way around, the delicious problem of historical fiction, and what teenagers today like to read, among other topics. [caption id="attachment_23534" align="alignnone" width="2048"]Jane Ridgeway by Steve Erwin. |
Sat, 29 September 2018
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 to Jared Silvia about synth music, Woody Guthrie, the vagaries of how folk music gets recorded, and Jared's annual recording project every Labor Day.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_334.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 12:40am EDT |