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

In this week’s episode, I interview fiction writer Mark Leyner,

Mark Leyne David Plakke Media NYC, 2015
Photo by David Plakke Media.

plus Catherine Carson writes about how Kelly Groome's I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl changed her life.

Catherine Carson PhotoTEXTS DISCUSSED

Gone with the Mind

The Sugar Frosted Nutsack

Et Tu Babe

Let's Play Doctor

War Inc

I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a GirlNOTES

The music accompanying Catherine Carson’s essay is “Wingspan” by Carlton Melton, from their album “Photos of Photos.”

Check out the music of The Tequila Worms.

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_208.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 10:03am EDT

In this week’s episode, I interview the novelist and poet Jeffrey Ethan Lee,

Jeffrey Ethan Lee

plus Heather Whited reads another travel memoir essay, "Masada."

Heather Whited 2

TEXTS DISCUSSED

The Autobiography of Somebody Else

Invisible Sister

Identity Papers

 

 

NOTES

  • Check out Jeffrey's first appearance on TDO, back on Episode 111.
  • The Pink Fire Revue is a Modular Collective Art event on June 4th at 7pm at the Gallery At Avalon Island.  Poetry by John King, Nicole Oquendo, Tod Caviness, and Mary McGinn. Visualizations by Synthestruct. Improvised electronic music by Jon Curtis, Dudagruv, and Pressure wave. The Pink Fire Revue is presented by Functionally Literate, The Drunken Odyssey, and The In-Between Series. This event is free and open to the public.
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Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_207.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 8:23pm EDT

In this week’s episode, I share a recording of latest Best Of show in Jesse Bradley’s prose reading series, There Will Be Words, in which I was a reader, along with Tom Lucas, Jared Silvia, and Karen Price.

TWBW Jesse
J. Bradley. Photo by John King.
Photo by Shawn McKee.
John King. Tom Lucas is at crotch height. Photo by Shawn McKee.
Tom Lucas. Photo by Shawn McKee.
Tom Lucas. Photo by Shawn McKee.
Jared Silvia. Photo by Shawn McKee.
Jared Silvia. Photo by Shawn McKee.
Karen Price. Photo by Shawn McKee.
Karen Price. Photo by Shawn McKee.

NOTES

If you live in the City Beautiful, that is Orlando, come see me collaborate with others in The Pink Fire Revue on Saturday, June 4th.

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_206.mp3
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In this week’s episode, I talk about Wallace Stevens's "The Noble Rider and the Sound of Words" with Vanessa Blakeslee,

Vanessa and John 2

Plus Tom McAllister reads his essay, “A Brief History of World Travel, Part 1: Notes on Portland Maine.”
 Tom McAllister

TEXTS DISCUSSED

Stevens LoA

Bury Me in My Jersey

NOTES

Check out The Two Cities Review, as well as its podcast.

Two Cities Review

If you want to read Tom McAllister's “A Brief History of World Travel, Part 1: Notes on Portland Maine,” go here.

Check out my review of Book Fight, or Book Fight itself.

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_205.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 5:15pm EDT

In this week’s episode, I throw myself into the Star Wars universe from a writer's perspective.

Darth and John

NOTE: This show was not authorized by Lucasfilm or any other company.

NOTES

Learn more about Marcia Lucas's influence on 2.5 of the early Star Wars films here.

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_204.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 4:10pm EDT

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