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

On this week’s show, I interview the legend Nikki Giovanni,

Nikki Giovanni

plus Peter Biello writes about reading Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.

Peter Bielo by Oliver Parini

NOTES

Peter Biello’s essay on The Road featured “Found Children” from Carlton Melton’s Pass it On.

Repeal Day Poster.jpg

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 wonderful reading.

The Heaven of Animals

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On this week’s show, I interview fiction writer Matt Bell,

Matt Bell

plus Rose Tran writes about encountering Matt Bell's How They Were Found.

Rose Tran

TEXTS DISCUSSED

In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods

Cataclysm baby

How They Were Found 2

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 collection from friend-of-the-show David James Poissant, is available for pre-order. Please support the launch of his book, which is wonderful reading.

The Heaven of Animals

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_73.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 11:01pm EDT

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.

Teege Braun and Matt Peters

Diane Turgeon Richardson

Plus Dave Patterson writes about how Ray Bradbury's Farenheit 451 transformed him.

Dave Patterson

TEXTS DISCUSSED

60th anniversary edition

Bukowski On drinking

Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation

NOTES

Carlton Melton's song "Use Your Words" from their album Country Ways accompanied Dave Patterson's "A Pleasure to Burn."

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Laurie Anderson's Remembrance of Lou Reed appears in Rolling Stone.

Teege Braune's eulogy for Lou Reed appeared in In Boozo Veritas #13.

This weekend Playfest is happening at Orlando Shakespeare Theatre.

playfest

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_72.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 12:53am EDT

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