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McClurg’s Musicalia #88: Carolina in the Morning and Other Amorous Delights
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 #284: The Bomb Around the Corner
Another week, another major release by a beloved author. It does feel like we’re getting more and more new series that feel essential to the medium as art and writing are in a near constant fight against the encroachment of computer generated slop. But then that’s what makes these series feel all the more special… Continue reading
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Episode 635: Michael Wheaton!
On this week’s show, John talks to his friend Michael Wheaton about how to live in think in a media-saturated American life, which is the subject of his new book, Home Movies, available through Bunny Books. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my previous interview with Michael back on episode 537, or our commentary on Children… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #497: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
As Edwige, Waldo, Manta, and I rode down the elevator, we had a moment. Waldo took out a pack of Bubblicious. It was the watermelon flavor, my favorite. He first offered a piece to The Revenging Manta, but the ninja vigilante held up his hand to pass on the offer. He offered a piece to… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist #87: Spears of Late Summer Grass
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 #283: The Gardens Will Never Hurt You
Going deeper into my unread pile, we find—wait, Gerard Way just released a new comic, so we’re shifting a bit this week. While we haven’t seen a new comic from the My Chemical Romance singer since 2020’s The True Lives of Fabulous Killjoys sequel, we are immediately entering into more bizarre territory in their new series with… Continue reading
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The Perfect Life #71
I have just gotten engaged and I’m so excited to spend the rest of my life with my fiancé. Since the engagement, however, my future mother-in-law has been absolutely unbearable. I constantly hear unsolicited advice on how I should watch my figure before the wedding, what the decorations should be, and how I can be… Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi I Walked with a Zombie USA, 1943 Director: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Frances Dee, Tom Conway, James Ellison, Edith Barrett, Darby Jones In an alternate universe I Walked with a Zombie would be called Jane Eyre and Zombies. There would be a couple of lame jokes, the feisty heroine would kick some undead arse while a hapless… Continue reading
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Episode 634: A Discussion of Jewel’s A Night Without Armor!
On this week’s episode, Rachael Tillman, Samantha Nickerson, and John King join the nocturnal jousting in a conversation about Jewel’s A Night Without Armor. This is a taste of what will be coming to my Patreon content, once I launch a Patreon page for this podcast. NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #496: The Running Man
\Without knowing where in the building the Goose Lord was, I decided that I, the Curator of Schlock, Edwidge the kangaroo, the Revenging Manta, and Waldo should make our way to service elevator. With power restored to the building, we should have been able to get down to the basement and see if there were… 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.
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