Sat, 9 August 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to Vanessa Blakeslee about what Aristotle's Poetics can teach us about fiction writing today, Plus Kevin Bray writes about reading John Gardner's On Becoming a Novelist. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES This new project--discussing relevant books about the craft of storytelling--is a continuation of a long defunct feature of the show. Two years ago, Jaroslav KalfaĆ and I discussed Stephen King's On Writing on episode 6 and John Gardner's The Art of Fiction on episode 2. Quoting George Orwell in an shockingly Orwellian way, Amazon has undertaken a weird counter-compaign to the Authors United movement, according to David Streitfield in The Times. Check out the statement from Authors United that led to this counter-campaign.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_112.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 6:20pm EDT |
Sat, 2 August 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to the Trio Award-winner Iris Jamahl Dunkle, plus Jeffrey Ethan Lee reads his essay, "The Poet's Mother's Deathbed Conversion" at Fergie's Pub in Philadelphia. Books Discussed If in Philly, check out the Moonstone Poetry Series, at Fergie's Pub. My friends Jared Silvia and Ryan Rivas are new hosting a new show, Functionally Literate Radio, on WPRK.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_111.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 1:46pm EDT |
Fri, 25 July 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to Ryan Rivas and Nathan Holic about the publication of Forget How You Found Us: 15 Views of Orlando, Volume III, plus I share readings from stories by Karen Best, Matt Peters, and Jonathan Kosik from the collection. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Learn about the great youth programs offered by Page 15 in Orlando. Amazon is having a bad quarter, according to The New York Times. Next month, Third Man Books, the new print publishing wing of Third Man Records, will release an anthology called Language Lessons, Volume 1. Quentin Tarantino will be filming The Hateful Eight after all, according to Kurt Russell and the L.A. Times. Check out the amazing surf rock revival of The Bambi Molesters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=expdxldXIa4
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_110.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 5:32pm EDT |
Sat, 19 July 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to writer, teacher, and advocate Pauline Hawkins, plus Caitlin McDonnell writes about discovering her urge to teach, from a night spent in jail, in "The Capacity of Language to Make Us Less Alone." NOTES Harper Lee has contested any participation or approval in Marja Mills's new biography of her, according to The Guardian. To learn more about Pauline Hawkins' radical way of teaching George Orwell's Animal Farm, read her blog here. This episode proudly features the music of The Intoxicators.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_109.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 1:26pm EDT |
Sun, 13 July 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to the publisher of Beating Windward Press, Matt Peters, Plus Stephen Scully writes a memoir essay about meeting two baseball legends. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES The British children's book author Allan Ahlberg refused a lifetime achievement award due to its being sponsored by Amazon, according to The Guardian.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_108.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 4:05pm EDT |
Sat, 5 July 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to the fiction writer Boris Fishman, Plus Lisa Korthals shares her essay about reading Lolita as a child. TEXTS DISCUSSED
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_107.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 11:07am EDT |
Sat, 28 June 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to the poet and essayist Nicole Callihan, plus Maureen Vance writes about Jane Eyre. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES According to The Guardian, British publishers and the Society for Authors (a trade union for UK writers) are trying to push back against Amazon’s fierce demands for more power in the book industry. They liken Amazon's terms to a form of "assisted suicide." According to The Times, Barnes and Noble will spin off its Nook division as a separate company from its traditional bookseller endeavors. Carlton Melton's "Spiderwebs" accompanies Maureen Vance's "Jane and Me." This song is available on the album Always Even. The Tequila Worms have generously offered their album Cantina as a free download. |
Sat, 21 June 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer and memoirist-extraordinaire Alden Jones, plus Peter Demarco writes about discovering Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
NOTES According to The Guardian, Salman Rushdie has won the PEN/Pinter award for 2014. Also according to The Guardian, Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner will collaborate on a Django/Zorro crossover comic book.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_105.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 2:00pm EDT |
Mon, 16 June 2014
On this bonus episode, I guide listeners through a lovely tour of Ulysses on today, which is Bloomsday. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Black 47's music here, or wherever you buy music. "I Got Laid on James Joyce's Grave" appears on Trouble in the Land. |
Fri, 13 June 2014
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.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_103.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 10:42pm EDT |