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

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

Summary: Join author John King for eclectic interviews with writers from a variety of genres, including fiction writing, poetry, memoirs, and journalism. From literature to genre writing to the movies, all writing is up for discussion. In particular, The Drunken Odyssey features discussion of all aspects of the writing process—not just the published manuscript, pristinely presented to the entire literate world, but also the scrawled notes and tortured drafts that lead writers there. In long-form interviews, writers discuss their process and the way that writing has influenced their lives. Besides this interview, each episode also features a short memoir essay from a writer about a beloved book, plus John King responds to listener’s questions and observations about the writing (and the drinking) life. For more information, see our website at www.thedrunkenodyssey.com.

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 302: Cheryl Della Pietra! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:42

302: Cheryl Della Pietra!

 301: Loose Lips! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:07:54
 300: A Craft Discussion of David Mamet's 3 Uses of the Knife, with Vanessa Blakeslee! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:07:26

300: A Craft Discussion of David Mamet's 3 Uses of the Knife, with Vanessa Blakeslee!

 299: Laleh Khadivi! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:06
 298: A Night of Protest Poetry! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:39:55

298: A Night of Protest Poetry!

 297: Paul Muldoon & Patricia Smith! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:06

297: Paul Muldoon & Patricia Smith!

 296: Denise Duhamel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:14:43
 295: Charles Simic & Richard Blanco! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:51

295: Charles Simic & Richard Blanco!

 294: Ben Blum! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:19:11

In this week’s episode, I catch up with Ben Blum, who was my colleague in a Jonathan Lethem workshop circa 2009, and talk about finding room for earnestness in a postmodern outlook, finding room for pleasure in a world sick with stimulation, and writing a challenging project that changes who you are as a writer.

 293: A Star Wars Roundtable (Happy Life Day) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:34:51

293: A Star Wars Roundtable (Happy Life Day)

 292: On the Road 60th Anniversary Celebration! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:17:13

292: On the Road 60th Anniversary Celebration!

 291: A Very French Christmas! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:07:05

291: A Very French Christmas!

 290: Jacob Shores-Agüello! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:13

290: Jacob Shores-Agüello!

 289: Laurie Stone | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:26:56
 288: Will Dowd! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:02:06

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