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The Curator of Schlock #526: Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
I wandered the halls of the hospital, lost in my thoughts. The kid with the beanie and his musclebound father crossed my path. I knew Albert Simmons, accountant to the Goose Lord and his gang, must be close by. I found him in a waiting room, knocked out with a bloody nose with two Snickers… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #124: The Gift That Severs
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… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #322: Maybe Jersey is Just Like This
In the grand pantheon of cryptids, there’s no debate as to who holds the highest reign: Sasquatch, Mothman, the Loch Ness Monster, Chupacabra. But there’s always those other cryptozoological oddities that inspire the imagination and yet never seem to warrant the research or museums the others do, despite how much I would love to see… Continue reading
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Episode 670: A Discussion of the Ewok Trilogy, with Jeff Shuster!
Episode 670 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this episode, a sadly sober podcaster and intrepid reviewer of cinematic schlock celebrate May the 4th by directing their attention to the most obscure Star Wars trilogy of them all. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #123: Horns/Dilemma
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… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #321: Rooted in the Past
Growing up, I remember the woods as small spaces between corn and wheat fields. They were staccato bursts of green between the yellow-beige that surrounds nearly every small town in the midwest. But those woods were always a constant, as isolated as they were. Stories inevitably crop up about them—who was lost in them in… Continue reading
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Video: Zach Zimmerman’s Farewell Reading at the Kerouac Project of Orlando
On April 19,, 2025, Zach Zimmerman celebrated the end of his residency at the Kerouac Project of Orlando by reading two memoir essays. Zach Zimmerman is a stand-up comedian, writer, and host who creates queer, anti-capitalist stories that delight and devastate. Watch Zach’s stand up special, Surprise Me, here. Continue reading
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Episode 669: Shelley Fisher Fishkin!
Episode 669 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this show, John speaks with the literary scholar, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, who writes lucidly about classic American fiction in readable, important, and enjoyable prose. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out the new comedy special… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock # 525: Ghoulies II
Seeing Waldo hooked up to that ventilator and clinging for dear life filled my heart with sorrow. Yes, he was a flawed man who defaced the statue of Carl Weathers in the Museum of Schlock, but even that despicable deed didn’t earn him this pitiful state. I left the room distraught, wondering if saving my… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #122: Strolling the Abyss
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… Continue reading
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