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.
0On #633, Rachael Tillman and I discuss the surreal paradoxes and sullen joys of Bill Knott’s debut collection of poetry, , which was recently reprinted by Black Ocean Press.
Read MoreOn today’s episode, Samantha Nickerson speaks with fiction writer Rufi Thorpe about her striking novel Margo’s Got Money Problems. In this episode, you learn about more than just Margo’s money problems. Samantha and…
Read MoreIn this episode, John interviews the notable flash fiction writer Kathy Fish about the anxious nuances of that medium and genre. Is flash fiction just a very short story, with all the rules of fiction at work? Or is flash fiction a less traditional,…
Read MoreIn this episode, John discusses the career of crime novelist John D. MacDonald (1916-1986) in light of a new posthumous short story, “The Accomplice.” In this interview, John speaks with with Andrew Gulli, editor of The Strand Magazineabout the…
Read MoreIn 659, John talks to poet Duy Đoàn about his latest collection, Zombie Vomit Mad Libs, the poetic provocations of horror films, and experimenting with erasure and fragmentation.
Read MoreIn this week’s replay episode, John talks with fellow classmate, the fiction writer Kseniya Melnik.
Read MoreIn this week’s show, John talks to the delightful poet about the nuts and bolts of poetry, the construction of themed collections, Barbie, and other matters of literary interest.
Read MoreThis week’s show collects three interviews with prose writers Daniel Handler, Griffin Dunne, and Ridley Pearson in joyful, fun conversations conducted last November at Miami Book Fair.
Read MoreJohn convenes with Loose Lips hosts Dianne Turgeon Richardson for a poetry game in which three friends draw themed cards and read original poems somehow connected to those themes. Alcohol was consumed, too.
Read MoreOn this week’s show, John talks to recent resident about writing humor with vulnerability, complicating the absurdity of the world through grounded fiction, editing fiction for , and other literary urgencies.
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