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Video: Robert Pinsky Interview
Back on episode 654, John spoke with Griffin Dunne at Miami Books Fair 2024. Here is a video of that interview. Continue reading
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Episode 663: A Discussion of Bill Knott’s The Naomi Poems (with Rachael Tillman)!
On this week’s episode, Rachael Tillman and I discuss the surreal paradoxes and sullen joys of Bill Knott’s debut collection of poetry, The Naomi Poems: Corpse and Beans, which was recently reprinted by Black Ocean Press, with a worthy introduction penned by Richard Hell. TEXTS DICUSSED NOTES Residency applications are now open at The Kerouac Project of… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #519: Beyond Evil
Edwige, Manta, and I made our way back to the hospital to check on the status of Waldo, our compatriot in our crusade against the Goose Lord and his gang. Albert Simmons, brother of the Revenging Manta and former accountant for the Goose Lord, walked out the hospital to give us the news on Waldo’s… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist #115: Little Otters
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 #312: Confronting the Pile, Pt. 23
The early 2010s were a special time for Image Comics. Series like Saga, Sex Criminals, The Wicked + The Divine, East of West, Bitch Planet, and others were showing what a comics publisher could really do when it let creators make the kinds of comics they wanted to see—something Image had done in the 90s to various levels of success. But… Continue reading
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Video: Griffin Dunne Interview
Back on episode 657, John spoke with Griffin Dunne at Miami Books Fair 2024. Here is a video of that interview. Continue reading
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101 Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi Psycho USA, 1960 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, Martin Balsam, John Gavin One of the many fascinating things about Psycho is that the main character, Janet Leigh’s Marion Crane, is killed approximately 40 minutes into the film. It’s a daring move. Aside from the shock factor, there’s a risk… Continue reading
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Episode 662: Susan Minot and Rufi Thorpe (interviewed by Samantha Nickerson)!
On today’s episode, Samantha Nickerson speaks with fiction writer Rufi Thorpe about her striking novel Margo’s Got Money Problems. In this episode, you learn about more than just Margo’s money problems. Samantha and Rufi discuss Only Fans, wrestling, creating characters, and motherhood’s thorny identity. Samantha then speaks to Susan Minot about erotic obsession, alienation, hyper-thinking, consciously making bad choices, and the presentation of… Continue reading
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Video: Kathy Fish’s Farewell Reading at the Kerouac Project of Orlando
At the end of each residency at the Kerouac Project of Orlando, each writer reads from recent work. Kathy Fish was our most recent resident. Head over to YouTube to subscribe to The Drunken Odyssey’s YouTube channel. Go here to learn more about The Kerouac Project of Orlando. Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist #114: Contemporary Living?
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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