May 2017
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Episode 262: David James Poissant’s Keynote from Litlando 2017!
Episode 262 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, David James Poissant reads his keynote at Litlando, from February 25th, 2017. TEXTS DISCUSSED Episode 262 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #181: The Vengeance of She
The Curator of Schlock #181 by Jeff Shuster The Vengeance of She Yes, revenge is a good thing. One thing you may notice on this blog is how few comments are left by my massive readership. I know it’s due to the fact that my brilliant commentary intimidates them. Still, Kurt Stefan left a comment… Continue reading
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Pensive Prowler #7: This House is Haunted
Pensive Prowler #7 by Dmetri Kakmi This House is Haunted I have lived in this house for twenty-three years. It’s the longest I’ve lived anywhere. After all this time, the very fibre of my being is imprinted in the walls. I can walk around in the dark and know exactly where I am, without bumping… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #54: The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
54. Sam Taylor’s The Taming of the Shrew (1929) Thirty-eight years before Hollywood power-couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton captivated audiences as Katherine and Petruchio, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford did something similar. Apparently, this is the first Shakespeare film with sound, and the performances of Fairbanks and Pickford are not especially good. When their… Continue reading
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Episode 261: Sarah Gerard!
Episode 261 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On Episode 261, I interview the prose writer Sarah Gerard! TEXTS MENTIONED NOTES In Animal: a Beast of a Literary Magazine, here is my essay about the alligator incident at Walt Disney World. Episode… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #180: She
The Curator of Schlock #180 by Jeff Shuster She Simple. Beautiful. Classic. Ever get invited to a friend’s birthday party and you don’t know any of the guests? It’s awkward. You don’t get the in jokes. You don’t want to hog your friend because he has other guests to attend so you strike up a… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #53: The Tempest (2010)
53. Julie Taymor’s The Tempest (2010) In 1999, Julie Taymor gave life to Titus Andronicus, an obscure, early, and quite bloody play by Shakespeare. It was great. In 2002, she gave us a visionary biopic of Frida Kahlo. It was good. In 2007, she made Across the Universe, a musical cobbled together from Beatles tunes… Continue reading
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Episode 260: Jaroslav Kalfař!
Episode 260 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. 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 my occasional co-host to talk about craft… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #179: Lust for a Vampire
The Curator of Schlock #179 by Jeff Shuster Lust for a Vampire Don’t lust after a vampire, kids! So we’re continuing Hammer Month here at The Museum of Schlock. Tonight’s entry is a vampire picture called Lust for a Vampire from director Jimmy Sangster. If memory serves, lust is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. I was taught to… Continue reading
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Episode 259: Mixtape (Unwritten Blues)
Episode 259 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. Continue reading
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