Fri, 28 March 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to the multidisciplinary wonder that is J. Bradley, Plus Molly Gleeson writes about reading Anthony Trollope while teaching in Saudia Arabia. TEXTS DISCUSSED
NOTES I recommend Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s production of Julius Caesar, playing until April 20th. Check out Beating Windward Press’s call for essays for its forthcoming essay collection, The Things They Did For Money: How Writers, Artists, and Creatives Support the Habit. In England, authors are protesting a new measure that prohibits inmates from getting access to books in the mail (BBC). Beckett once directed his own plays, in performances featuring San Quentin inmates. Here's an image of the Chronic City finale poster. |
Sun, 23 March 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer Laura Van Den Berg, Plus Will Dowd reads two poems. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES I recommend Orlando Shakespeare Theater's production of Julius Caesar, playing until April 20th. Check out Beating Windward Press's call for essays for its forthcoming essay collection, THE THINGS THEY DID FOR MONEY: HOW WRITERS, ARTISTS, AND CREATIVES SUPPORT THE HABIT. |
Sun, 16 March 2014
On this week’s show, my friends Teege Braune of In Boozo Veritas fame, Matt Peters, Jared Silvia, and my brother James King join me for a wooly discussion of St. Patrick's Day. Much was consumed. My red face was sunburn. The angle of my head, weariness.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_90.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 6:25pm EDT |
Sat, 15 March 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer David James Poissant, Plus Max Bakke writes about Nick Hornby's High Fidelity. TEXTS DISCUSSED Read David James Poissant's "I Want to be Friends with Republicans" here. NOTES OST's William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar can be seen from March 19 - April 20, 2014. Go here for more details. |
Sat, 8 March 2014
On this week’s episode of the world's greatest writing podcast, I talk to fiction writer John Henry Fleming, Plus James Sanders writes about reading The Autobiography of Malcom X. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES The VIDA count for 2013 is now available. Orlando now has a new independent bookshop: Bookmark It, at the East End Market in Winter Park (3201 Corrine Drive). Find Burrow Press’s releases here, & check out the discounted subscription rate. If you live in Orlando, do come to Vanessa’s book release party. |
Sat, 1 March 2014
On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer Vanessa Blakeslee, And Anthony Seidman writes about James Thompson's The City of Dreadful Night. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you live in NYC, check out this wonderful event with my friends Gilbert King (episode 60) and my fellow NYU alum, Maaza Mengiste. RSVP is required. Find Burrow Press’s releases here, & check out the discounted subscription rate. If you live in Orlando, do come to Vanessa's book release party.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_87.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 3:05pm EDT |