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

This week I talk with the novelist Jason Z. Morris about structuring a novel, learning the confidence to write a novel, how the peer review process in science helps in receiving creative writing criticism, and the fun, diverse conversations to be had at the faculty cafeteria at Fordham at Lincoln Center.

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_417.mp3
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This week I talk with the poet Kimiko Hahn about the mysteriousness of objects, the mourning involved in memory, the strange penchant of Dr. Chevalier Quixote Jackson, and discovering the scheme of a book of poetry.

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_416.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 12:20am EDT

This week I talk with poet EmilyBrandtabout her new book Falsehood by After Hours Press. We delve into her personal connection with the poems and her growth from taking a poetry class as a one-off to her experience in NYU's MFA program to published poet.We also discuss the effect her students have had on her writing and her life, which range from high school students to veterans of the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Emily Brandt

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Falsehood

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_415.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 9:51am EDT

In this week’s episode, I talk with creative writer and Disney historian Todd James Pierce about the new Disney's Hollywood Studios attraction that let's guests cross into the screen of a cartoon experience.

Todd Pierce Studios CROPPED June 2018

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Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway SignMickey Minney Railway Podcast Photo

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_414.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 12:00am EDT

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In this bonus, mid-week episode of The Drunken Odyssey, the game-writing expert Michael Merriam and I read and discuss Escape from Fire Island, a lost classic from the 1990s. Somehow, we touch upon Dragon's Lair, The Canterbury Tales, Hamlet (naturally), He-Man and The Masters of the Universe, and The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

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Escape from Fire IslandCanterbury TalesThe Hero with a Thousand Faces

 

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_413.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 12:01am EDT

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