Episode 327: Adrian Todd Zuniga!

11 Saturday Aug 2018

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Episode 327 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

In this week’s episode, I interview Adrian Todd Zuniga, the host of Literary Death Match, about how to plot a novel, and how he plotted his novel, Collision Theory.

Adrian Todd Zuniga

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Check out my previous convo with Adrian back on Episode 190.

Episode 327 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Episode 326: Patrick Greene!

04 Saturday Aug 2018

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Episode 326 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

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In this week’s episode, I talk with the Orlando legend, Patrick Greene, about the power of being an autodidact, the importance of curiosity outside of one’s area of expertise, and the struggles of trying to live the life of a writer.

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To get some idea of Pat Greene’s influence, here’s a video featuring his 60th birthday celebration at the gallery earlier this year.

Episode 326 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Episode 325: Abraham Smith!

28 Saturday Jul 2018

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Episode 325 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

In this week’s episode, I talk with the poet Abraham Smith about his latest release, the book-length work, Destruction of Man.

Abraham Smith

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Check out the music of The Intoxicators!

Easter Eggs on Halloween

Episode 325 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Episode 324: Vanessa Blakeslee!

21 Saturday Jul 2018

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Episode 324 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about short story writing over the long haul, and about her brand new book, Perfect Conditions.

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Plus James Chapin writes about how the King James Bible changed his life.

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Episode 323: Emily Wilson!

14 Saturday Jul 2018

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Episode 323 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

In this week’s episode, I chat with the classicist and translator, Emily Wilson, whose translation of the Odyssey feels both superbly magical and contemporary.

Emily Wilson by Ralph Rosen.

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Check out this new funky, psychedelic audio soundscape project featuring Brian Turner, Ilyse Kusnetz, and Jared Silvia, among others.

Episode 323 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Episode 322: Sean Pratt!

07 Saturday Jul 2018

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Episode 322 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

In this week’s episode, I chat with the actor Sean Pratt, who is approaching his 1,000th audiobook reading. We talk about breaking into voice work, how to read non-fiction, the audiobook of Infinite Jest, and many other things.

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Check out Sean’s website to learn about his voice coaching and webinars. And definitely check out his wonderful audiobooks over on audible.

Episode 322 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Episode 321: A Craft Discussion of Aspects of the Novel, with Vanessa Blakeslee!

30 Saturday Jun 2018

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Aspects of the Novel, E. M. Forster

Episode 321 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about E. M. Forster’s Aspects of the Novel as my copy of it crumbled and dissolved. I defend the honor of Henry James at great length from both Forster and Vanessa.

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Episode 320: Bloomsday 2018!

23 Saturday Jun 2018

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Episode 320 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 program, The Drunken Odyssey enjoys perhaps its final Bloomsday live show, and its perhaps final visit to The Gallery at Avalon Island.

Jeremy DaCruz by Steve Erwin.

Matthew Davis, Alisha Erao, and Sarah Morrison by Steve Erwin.

Octavia Finch by Steve Erwin.

Elise McKenna by Steve Erwin.

Erik Branch by Steve Erwin.

John King by Steve Erwin.

Emmi Green by Steve Erwin.

Patrick Greene and Jeremy DaCruz by Steve Erwin.

Episode 320 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Episode 319: Julian Chambliss!

16 Saturday Jun 2018

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Black Lightning, Cress Williams, DC Comics, Julian Chambliss, Krondon, Metropolis, Suicide Slum, Superman, Tobias Whale, Tony Isabella

Episode 319 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 program, Julian Chambliss returns to the secret headquarters of TDO so we could share notes about the first season of the new television show of Black Lightning, and consider the context of the classic comic book from the 1970s.

Science Night Live, photo by Roberto Gonzalez

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Check out this hysterical assist from Superman!

Black Lightning & Superman

Compare Tobias Whale on the CW show (Marvin ‘Krondon’ Jones III) and his considerably different look in the original comics.

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Episode 319 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Episode 318: Condoms & Hot Tubs Don’t Mix!

09 Saturday Jun 2018

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Condoms and Hot Tubs Don't Mix

Episode 318 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

Photo by Katherine J. Parker

On this week’s show, I present the readings from the book release party for Condoms and Hot Tubs Don’t Mix.

Photo by Katherine J. Parker

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Episode 318 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.