The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life
Episodes
318: Condoms & Hot Tubs Don't Mix Party!
09 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I present the readings from the book release party for Condoms and Hot Tubs Don't Mix.
317: Michael A. Ferro!
02 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's program, I talk to novelist Michal A. Ferro about the midwest and Postmodernism and alcoholism and other matters of interest. TEXT DIS...
316: Laura Lee Bahr!
26 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's program, I talk to the fiction writer, screenwriter, and film director Laura Lee Bahr at the close of her residency at the Kerouac Proj...
315: Terri Witek!
19 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's program, I talk to the poet Terri Witek. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES I'll be reading with the other contributors to this awkward sexcapade a...
314: Tom Stern!
12 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's program, I talk to the novelist and filmmaker, Tom Stern. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES I'll be at two forthcoming events in the City Beautifu...
313: A Discussion of Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
05 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism and twitter and other stuff. NOTES [caption id="a...
312: Gerald Stern & Victor Hernandez Cruz
28 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's program, I talk to poets Gerald Stern and Victor Hernandez Cruz, plus we hear John McMahon's prologue to his work in progress, A Boy f...
311: M. Evelina Galang!
21 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to M. Evelina Galang about writing about the insistence of history, collaborating with other voices, being inspired by our...
310: Chelsey Clammer!
15 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to essayist Chelsey Clammer about the lyric essay, finding humor in trauma, and being honestly surprising. BOOKS DISCUSSE...
309: David McLoghlin!
07 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to the poet David McLoghlin about the pains and joys of being a third culture kid, the aesthetic fun of the poetic sketch,...
308: Get Shreked!
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, the format is quite different.
307: Brian Turner!
31 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to poet, memoirist, and editor Brian Turner about how to build a strong anthology, how working in other media helps our wr...
306: Sean Patrick Mulroy!
24 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I share my interview with poet Sean Patrick Mulroy, plus I chat with my veteran friend Joshua Dull (on the right) about his plan...
305: Jim Shepard & Jennifer Egan!
17 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I share interviews I did with the short story writer Jim Shepard and one of my favorite novelists, Jennifer Egan. [caption id="a...
304: Book Fight! vs. The Drunken Odyssey (AWP Edition)!
10 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 304 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to down...
303: Drunky and Rhiannon!
03 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's program, I drive West of Orlando to meet up with two adventurers named Drunky & Rhiannon who've just happened to write the best guide ...
302: Cheryl Della Pietra!
24 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's program, I talk to the novelist Cheryl Della Pietra, an editorial assistant to Hunter S. Thompson in 1992, about the dynamics of workin...
301: Loose Lips!
17 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I share a recording of Loose Lips, the monthly current events literary thing hosted by the inestimable Tod Caviness, Patrick ...
300: A Craft Discussion of David Mamet's 3 Uses of the Knife, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
10 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about David Mamet's Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama. We manage n...
299: Laleh Khadivi!
03 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's program, I talk to the novelist Laleh Khadivi about empathy, anticipating the future, the snarl of time management, challenging oneself...
298: A Night of Protest Poetry!
27 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On January 19th, 2018, Dianne Turgeon Richardson hosted an evening of protest poetry at Milk Bar in Orlando, Florida! The readers included on this re...
297: Paul Muldoon & Patricia Smith!
20 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 297 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to down...
296: Denise Duhamel
13 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's program, I talk to the poet Denise Duhamel about the role of politics and play in poetry. BOOKS DISCUSSED NOTES Here in Orlando, the ...
295: Charles Simic & Richard Blanco!
06 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's program, I talk to Charles Simic about James Tate, Kansas surrealism, humor in poetry, and embracing the unconscious, plus I talk to Ri...
294: Ben Blum!
30 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 earn...
293: A Star Wars Roundtable (Happy Life Day)
23 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tod Caviness, Julian Chambliss, Dianne Turgeon Richardson, and Jared Silvia join me in a roundtable discussion of the Star W...
292: On the Road 60th Anniversary Celebration!
16 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we return to September 5th, 2017, the 60th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac's On the Road. This celebration inc...
291: A Very French Christmas!
09 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the new fiction anthology, A Very French Christmas, from New Vessel Press. NOTES Some...
290: Jacob Shores-Agüello!
02 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk to Jacob Shores-Agüello, the resident of the Kerouac House in summer of 2017. We talk about the roles that genres play in the p...
289: Laurie Stone
25 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk to the fiction writer Laurie Stone, and we talk about the need for more craft in experimental work, what New York means for writers, ...
288: Will Dowd!
18 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode, for Will Dowd, checks in to talk about how he turned his Drunken Odyssey blog, Areas of Fog, into a book! We try to get to ...
287: A Craft Discussion of Ann Hood's Morningstar
11 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Ann Hood's MorningStar: Growing Up With Books. NOTES Check out my interview with Ann ...
286: Bruce Janz!
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 286 is a bonus episode, on the 1 year-anniversary of our national tragedy, the election day of 2016. I talk to the philosopher Bruce Janz abo...
285: YA Panel from Litlando 2017
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, Sara Nicolas,Christina Farley, and Ella Martin, discuss the world of young adult fiction at Litlando, from February 25th, 2017...
284: Horror Movie Poetry Night IV!
28 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a live show: Horror Movie Poetry Night IV. We enter the dark rubicons of Saw, Annabel, Child's Play, SawII, The Lady in White, Phanta...
283: Jay Baron Nicorvo!
21 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk about discovering character in the process of novel writing with Jay Baron Nicorvo! TEXTS DISCUSSED
282: Loose Lips October 2017!
14 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 282 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to down...
281: A Craft Discussion of Colum McCann's Letters to a Young Writer
07 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Colum McCann's Letters to a Young Writer. Books Discussed NOTES Colum McCann hosts a...
280: Mailbag 9 (with David James Poissant)
30 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 280 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to down...
279: Leslie Salas!
23 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk editing and publishing and writing and the post-MFA malaise with Leslie Salas. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Leslie Salas c...
278: Brittany Perham!
16 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk poetry with Brittany Perham! NOTES Check out my interview with Brittany Perham's chapbook collaborator, Kim Addonizio. RIP...
277: Jaimal Yogis!
09 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I have a fun conversation with the journalist, surfer, and Buddhist Jaimal Yogis about the provisionality of our knowledge, philo...
276: Tina Giannoukos!
02 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 276 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to down...
275: A Craft Discussion of Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet
26 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Rainer Maria Rilke's famous Letters to a Young Poet, plus we pay homage to Rilke's po...
274: Memoir Panel with Lisa Roney and Kristen Arnett
19 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Arnett & Lisa Roney at Litlando 2017, at The Gallery at Avalon Island. NOTES Consider donating to The Drunken Odyssey's indiegogo fundraiser...
273: Jason Croft!
12 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I catch up with Jason Croft about the continuing evolution of pin up and burly-q culture, Bunny Yeager's legacy, the awesomeness...
272: Henry Hughes!
05 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to the poet and memoirist Henry Hughes about how to get over rejection, poetry, the freedom of ekphrastic work, memoirs,...
271: Mixtape #9 (Summer Overtime Blues)
29 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I curate more blues music that has sustained me in this summer of working too hard.
270: The Slam Summit!
22 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Curtis X. Meyer and Caleb Zachary Matthews about the Slam Nationals that Team Orlando will be attending, the ups...
269: A Craft Discussion of Robert Paul Lamb's Art Matters with Vanessa Blakeslee!
15 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Robert Paul Lamb's Art Matters: Hemingway, Craft, and the Creation of the Modern Short...
268: Kathleen Rooney!
08 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to the poet and novelist Kathleen Rooney about the flaneur as geographic narrator of imaginative space, the aesthetic p...
267: A Discussion of Stanley Elkin's The Magic Kingdom, with Orlando author Nathan Holic!
01 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to my friend Nathan Holic, who is an Orlando writer and editor of the 15 Views of Orlando anthology series. While in situ...
266: Shasta Grant!
24 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to fiction writer, Shasta Grant, the Kerouac House resident from the spring of 2017. NOTES Shasta's chapbook is now avai...
265: Todd Boss!
17 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to Todd Boss, whose new book, Tough Luck, includes a poem sequence inspired by the disaster of the I-35W Bridge's collaps...
264: A Craft Discussion of Jhumpa Lahiri''s In Other Words with Vanessa Blakeslee!
10 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Jhumpa Lahiri's experiment in becoming an Italian writer, In Other Words.
263: Missy Barnes, Lena Barker, and Nicholas D'Allesandro!
03 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to Missy Barnes, Lena Barker, and Nicholas D'Allesandro about their production of Urinetown. NOTES Follow the Annie Rus...
262: David James Poissant's Litlando Keynote!
27 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David James Poissant reads his keynote at Litlando, from February 25th, 2017! TEXTS DISCUSSED
261: Sarah Gerard!
20 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 261, I interview the prose writer Sarah Gerard about her essay collection, Sunshine State, and her novel, Binary Star.
260: Jaroslav Kalfař!
13 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
260 shows equals a fifth anniversary, I've decided, so it was a pleasure to talk to someone who was here at the very beginning. Jaroslav Kalfař was m...
259: Mixtape (Unwritten Blues)
06 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
258: A Star Wars Roundtable!
04 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode #258, I am joined by Julian Chambliss, Dianne Turgeon Richardson, Tod Caviness, and Kevin Hutchinson to talk about Star Wars in honor of ...
257: A Craft Discussion of Margaret Atwood's In Other Worlds with Vanessa Blakeslee!
29 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Margaret Atwood's In Other Worlds and The Handmaid's Tale.
256: Getting Published in Lit Mags!
22 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I shut up and let Ephraim Scott Sommers, Vanessa Blakeslee, and David James Poissant discuss how to get published in lit m...
255: Holly Tavel!
15 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to fiction writer Holly Tavel about the urge to experiment in fiction, the need to subvert grand narratives, and the j...
254: Words of Advice for New Writers (with David James Poissant)
08 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, David James Puissant and I offer words of advice for new writers and answer some of their questions, in the equivalent of our ...
253: Barry Temple!
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to animator Barry Temple about his extraordinary professional experience in show business. We cover career highligh...
252: The Intoxicators!
25 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to Gary Evans, Brian Crum, and Adam Watson of The Intoxicators about writing music, working collaboratively, fast temp...
251: Ephraim Scott Sommers!
18 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with the poet Ephraim Scott Sommers. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Litlando 2017 will take place on March 25th at The Galle...
250: Loose Lips Live Show!
11 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 219 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to down...
249: Ashley Inguanta!
04 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with the poet Ashley Inguanta, plus Daniela Chamorro writes about how Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street...
248: A Discussion About E. L. Doctorow's Creationists, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
25 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about E. L. Doctorow's Creationists. NOTES I'll be appearing at Lil Indies, in Loose Li...
247: A President's Day Special!
18 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is an eclectic mix of poetry, fiction, and an interview on the subject of the American presidency. This show features Jennifer ...
246: Erotic Poetry Night V, or Smut Actually!
11 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week features our 5th annual Erotic Poetry Night, featuring... Naomi Butterfield Ephraim Scott Sommers Diane Turgeon Richardson Wilson Santos ...
245: Tom McAllister!
04 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to the novelist and memoirist Tom McAllister about structuring long-form fiction, the mystery of love, the addictiv...
244: Lily Brooks-Dalton!
28 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to the novelist and memoirist Lily Brooks-Dalton. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES According to Buzzfeed, Roxanne Gay has pul...
243: Joy Harjo, Kim Addonizio, and Paul Lisicky!
21 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to the poet Joy Harjo, the poet and fiction and creative nonfiction writer Kim Addonizio, and the memoirist Paul Lisi...
242: Ann Hood and Art Spiegelman!
14 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to fiction writer Ann Hood, and the graphic novelist Art Spiegelman. TEXTS DISCUSSED Book That Matters Most" target...
241: A Craft Discussion About Jennie Jarvis's Crafting the Character Arc, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
07 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Jennie Jarvis's Crafting the Character Arc: A Practical Guide to Character Creation a...
240: Irvine Welsh!
31 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to fiction writer, Irvine Welsh, and share his reading from his new novel, A Decent Ride, at Miami Book Fair. Aleksand...
239: Rita Dove and Robert Pinsky!
24 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to the poets Rita Dove and Robert Pinsky, and share the reading they gave together at Miami Book Fair International. ...
238: Sarah Sweeney!
17 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to the essayist Sarah Sweeney about her debut collection, Tell Me If You're Lying, the impediments and the value the ...
237: Glendaliz Camacho!
10 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to fiction writer Glendaliz Camacho near the end of her residency at the Kerouac House in Orlando. Photo by Linda N...
Episode 236: Bill Savage (Bonus Episode)!
04 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to the literary historian Bill Savage about the re-release of George Ade's 1931 classic, breezy history of drinking cultur...
235: There Will Be Words and/or Doom!
03 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I present an Election Day version Jesse Bradley's prose reading series, There Will Be Words, or in this case, There Will Be W...
234: Sayantani Dasgupta!
26 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to the nonfiction writer Sayantani Dasgupta about creative nonfiction, the romance of reading, and the powerful appeal of...
233: A Craft Discussion About David Foster Wallace's E Unibus Plurim: Television and U.S. Fiction with Vanessa Blakeslee!
18 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about David Foster Wallace's "E Unibus Plurim: Television and U.S. Fiction." TEXTS DISCUSSED...
232: Pamela Skjolsvik!!
12 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I talk to the nonfiction writer Pamela Skjolsvik about creative nonfiction, anxiety, and death, plus I briefly eulogize a trium...
231: Craig Pittman!
05 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to the journalist and nonfiction writer, Craig Pittman. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES On November 8th, come hear me, Gel...
230: Horror Movie Poetry Night III
29 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a live show: Horror Movie Poetry Night III. The Drunken Odyssey All Stars were Glendaliz Camacho, Curtis X. Meyer, Stacy Barton, Jim Dr...
229: The 6th Annual Flash Fiction Spooktacular!
22 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 229 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to down...
228: HP Lovecraft readings
15 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show, I present a quartet of readings from HP Lovecraft: "The Beast in the Cave," "The Tree," "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," and "From Bey...
227: HP Lovecraft Roundtable!
08 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I and my inestimable guests have a fine conversation about Lovecraft and his bizarre tales and his rather strange life and hi...
226: VIdhu Aggarwal!
01 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to poet Vidhu Aggarwal, plus Adelia Johnson writes about Ned Vizzini's It's Kind of a Funny Story changed her life. ...
225: Bob Kealing!
24 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to the journalist and historian, Bob Kealing, plus Heather Whited reads her essay, "Onigiri, Shirasagi, and Me." ...
224: Another Craft Discussion About Virgina Woolf with Vanessa Blakeslee!
17 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Virginia Woolf's "Modern Fiction" and "Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown," plus Mingzhao Xu w...
223: Vu Tran!
10 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to the novelist Vu Tran about the appeal of detective fiction, the importance of literary substance over style, the pr...
222: Ryler Dustin!
03 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to the poet and novelist Ryler Dustin near the end of his residency at the Kerouac House in Orlando, after a weeklong ...
Episode 221: There Will Be Fan Fiction 2!
26 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I share There Will Be Fan Fiction 2, a special edition of Jesse Bradley's prose reading series, There Will Be Words. [galle...
Episode 220: Sam Slaughter!
20 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to my friend, fiction writer Sam Slaughter, who I met back in 2014, when he wrote a little something about Denis Johns...
Episode 219: Loose Lips Live Show!
13 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 219 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to down...