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

Hosted ByJohn King

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.


All Episodes

Episode 2: June 19th, 2012 (Interview with Jaroslav KalfaÅ™, Bloomsday Recap, Essay by Vanessa Blakeslee)

Episode 2 features an interview with Jaroslav KalfaÅ™ about John Gardner’s The Art of Fiction, a selection of readings from James Joyce’s Ulysses, and Vanessa Blakeslee discussing Marguerite Duras’s The Lover, plus listener mail.

Episode 1: June 10th, 2012 (Interview with Nathan Holic and Ryan Rivas, Essay by Olivia Kate Cerrone)

Episode 1 features an interview with Nathan Holic and Ryan Rivas about 15 Views of Orlando, plus Olivia Kate Cerrone discusses Yann Martel’s Life of Pi.

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