Disney
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Like a Geek God #16: That Old Disney Magic
Like a Geek God #16 by Mark Pursell That Old Disney Magic I had no intention of ever seeing Frozen. Now, please understand. I’m a Disneyphile. I have a deep, permanent affection for the fairy-tale musicals of the Disney Renaissance, not to mention the Golden Age classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and… Continue reading
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A Word from the King #2: Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger is a Postmodern Masterpiece
A Word from the King #2 by John King Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger is a Postmodern Masterpiece For what is perhaps the hundredth time, I’ve heard someone casually bash last summer’s film of The Lone Ranger. Most memorable among these instances: Gregg Proops, the host of The Smartest Man in the World podcast, said… Continue reading
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In Boozo Veritas #21: Mickey and Donald, The Tragic Heroes of Christmas Cartoons
In Boozo Veritas #21 by Teege Braune Mickey and Donald: The Tragic Heroes of Christmas Cartoons After trimming the Christmas tree to a soundtrack of Andy Williams, watching Disney holiday cartoons was an annual tradition for my siblings and me when we were growing up in Indiana. “Pluto’s Christmas Tree” always made me wonder what kind… Continue reading
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Episode 77: The Monorail Line Pub Crawl!
Episode 77 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, my friends Teege Braune of In Boozo Veritas fame, Ryan Rivas of Burrow Press fame, Nathan Holic of American Fraternity Man fame, and MFA candidate Dianne Turgeon Richardson join me along the monorail line for… Continue reading
15 Views of Orlando, Bright Lights Big City, Celebration, cormac mccarthy, Diane Turgeon Richardson, Donald Duck, Florida, Jay McIrney, Maleficent, Mark Twain, Mary Blair, Mickey’s Good Deed, Mickey’s Nightmare, Microchips, Monorail, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Nathan Holic, Neal Gabler, P. L. Travers, Ryan Rivas, Saving Mr. Banks, Skumps, Sleeping Beauty, Ted Hughes, Teege Braune, The Contemporary Resort, The Grand Floridian, The Great Dark, The Magic of Walt Disney World, The Mickey Mouse Review, The Polynesian Resort, The Three Caballeros, Walt Disney, Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination, Wholly Smokes -
Like a Geek God #6: These Childish Things
Like a Geek God #6 by Mark Pursell These Childish Things Geeks have it over Muggles in one very important area: we are highly susceptible to wonder. Wonder is something I think we all, geek or not, can remember from moments in our childhood, particularly as they pertain to the pop culture we were being… Continue reading
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Episode 57: Functionally Literate!
Episode 57 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, I share a Functionally Literate event I participated in back in May with Monica Wendel and Philip Deaver. This was an accidental DO reunion, since Monica was a guest… Continue reading
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Episode 32: Terry Cronin!
Episode 32 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I interview novelist Terry Cronin, And Jean Davis offers one amazing essay about Write is a Verb. Texts Discussed Notes Susan Lilley will be reading from her… Continue reading
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Episode 16: Chuck Wachtel, Part 1
Episode 16 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I talk with the novelist and poet Chuck Wachtel, Patrick Jehle discusses the book that really changed his life, and I respond to mail. Texts Discussed Check out new poems by Vanessa… Continue reading
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Episode 15: The Disney Thing
Episode 15 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s show, I discuss my Disneyphilia, and then talk to Disney historian Jeff Kurtti, And Catherine Harnett discusses James Salter’s Light Years. Texts Discussed Read Jeff Kurtti’s great blog about Disney history, The… Continue reading
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Episode 5: Human Tetris, Poetry, Disney’s Greatest Horror Flick, and an Invocation to The Intoxicators!
Episode 5 of is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. This latest show features an interview with the poet Monica Wendel, an essay by Olivia Kate Cerrone about The Watcher in the Woods, plus John, after invoking the music of The Intoxicators, responds to mail! Texts Discussed: Episode 5 of is available on iTunes, or right… Continue reading
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