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

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

John 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. For more information, see our website at www.thedrunkenodyssey.com.

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life - 455: Elif Shafak!

455: Elif Shafak!

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

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01/17/21 • 56 min

In this week’s show, I talk to the novelist Elif Shafak about the importance of the structure of literary novels, the sublime oddity of the mind, how politics deepen literature (so long as politics don’t drive literature), how research itself generates creativity, and how inclusive literature is the richest literature.

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life - 566: Ciera Horton McElroy

566: Ciera Horton McElroy

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03/04/23 • 59 min

This week, I speak with Ciera Horton McElroy about following through with long form fiction and her extraordinary debut, Atomic Family.

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life - 395: Karen Best!

395: Karen Best!

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12/01/19 • 55 min

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life - Episode 129: Repeal Day 2014

Episode 129: Repeal Day 2014

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12/06/14 • 88 min

In this week’s episode, I present a rambunctious reading honoring Repeal Day, which I think might be one of the twelve days of Christmas.

The Drunken Odyssey All Stars on this occasion included Dianne Turgeon Richardson, Tod Caviness, Anna King, Jared Silvia, Sam Slaughter, Danita Berg, Matt Peters, Teege Braune, and Vanessa Blakeslee.

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life - Episode 6: July 14, 2012 (Interview with Jaroslav Kalfař, Essay by Debbie Weaver)

Episode 6: July 14, 2012 (Interview with Jaroslav Kalfař, Essay by Debbie Weaver)

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07/14/12 • 81 min

Episode 6 features an interview with Jaroslav Kalfař about Stephen King's On Writing, and Debbie Weaver discussing Cheryl Strayed's iWild, plus listener mail.

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life - 577: Sarai Walker, interviewed by Samantha Nickerson!

577: Sarai Walker, interviewed by Samantha Nickerson!

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05/20/23 • 48 min

This week Samantha Nickerson returns to guest-hosting duties with a fabulous conversation with novelist writer Sarai Walker.

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life - Episode 141: Mixtape #3

Episode 141: Mixtape #3

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02/28/15 • 80 min

This week, it's this writing podcast's third mixtape.

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life - 507: Sonya Huber

507: Sonya Huber

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01/22/22 • 67 min

Memoirist Sonya Huber discusses how to write the way that we think, including the semiotic leapfrogs of memory, and trying to depict the precarious balance of reality.

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life - 527: Mixtape 16: Sobering up the Muses

527: Mixtape 16: Sobering up the Muses

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06/11/22 • 80 min

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life - 471: A Discussion of Kurt Vonnegut's Pity the Reader with Leslie Salas

471: A Discussion of Kurt Vonnegut's Pity the Reader with Leslie Salas

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05/09/21 • 72 min

In this week’s show, Leslie Salas and I discuss Kurt Vonnegut' and Suzanne McConnell's compendious Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style.

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The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life currently has 647 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Novels, Drinking, Literature, Writing, Podcasts, Books, Society & Culture, Arts, Poetry and Journalism.

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The episode title '455: Elif Shafak!' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life?

The average episode length on The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life is 71 minutes.

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Episodes of The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life are typically released every 7 days.

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The first episode of The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life was released on Jun 9, 2012.

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