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Episode 633: Todd James Pierce!
On this week’s show John speaks with Todd James Pierce about Larry Watkin and his history with Walt Disney as a novelist, screenwriter, and producer. They explore the 1940s to the 1960s of Watkin’s career and the common themes present throughout his risky live-action Disney projects such as Darby O’Gill, Robin Hood, and Treasure Island.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #495: When a Stranger Calls
Sparing the punk named Waldo’s life, I grilled over what sinister plan the Goose Lord had in store for the citizens of downtown Orlando. “Curator, he plans to get all the children in town hooked on Dance Fever,” he said, still crying with humble gratitude. “Once the kids are hooked, he’ll have an army of… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #85: The Art of Mourning
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A warning and a… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #281: Confronting the Pile, Pt. 4
Don’t you miss the weekends where the existential dread didn’t set in? Me neither, now let’s talk about Wonder Woman. And this is an evergreen character for the moment as she is meant to represent hope, compassion, and the goodness that we can find in most people. Most, of course, being the key word there.… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #69
Dear Dr. Perfect, My roommate will shove a load in the washer and leave the apartment for hours, sometimes not coming home until the next day. When I ask if I can transfer her clothes for her, she gets pissy. Even though I only do laundry once or twice a week, it feels like an… Continue reading
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Episode 632: A Discussion of Nicholson Baker’s The Anthologist
In this week’s episode, Rachael Tillman and I break some standards of academia as we discuss the poetry insights of Paul Chowder, the narrator of Nicholson Baker’s 2009 comic novel, The Anthologist. Since this is novel is a novel and not, strictly speaking a craft book or a scholarly treatise, we shouldn’t be treating this… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #84: Zipkin Finds a Clue
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A warning and a… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to BreakHeart #280: Sleight of Hand
I often forget that Zatara, one of the earliest magicians in the DC Universe, made his first appearance in Action Comics #1 in his own set of adventures alongside Superman’s. And that his daughter, Zatanna, turns 60 this year after decades of guest spots and appearances over any medium a comic character could show up in, is… Continue reading
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Replay: Episode 295: Charles Simic & Richard Blanco!
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 Richard Blanco about the accidents that turn us into artists, the grind of editing, and the joys of finding new forms and challenges. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Be sure to check… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #83: The Dirt Should Be Piled Up Here Somewhere
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A warning and a… Continue reading
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The Drunken Odyssey is a forum to discuss all aspects of the writing process, in a variety of genres, in order to foster a greater community among writers.
Recent Posts
- Episode 721: A Secret DVD Commentary of Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive, with Chad Coup!
- The Curator of Schlock #375: Evil Dead Rise
- McClurg’s Musicalia #172: The Comb and the Crunch
- Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #380: Mistakes Are Made
- Episode 720: A Discussion of Sylvia Plath’s Ariel, with Rachael Tillman!
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