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The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education LeadersTeacher by Teacher with John KingEpisode 150 of The Authority is a special one. I’m joined by Dr. John B. King, Jr., the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education. John is currently the chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), the nation’s largest comprehensive system of public higher education. Over the course of his career in public education, he has been a high school social studies teacher, a middle school principal, the first African American and Puerto Rican to serve as New York State Education Commissioner, a college professor, and the president and CEO of the Educa...2025-04-1645 min
Books I Make My Husband ReadS2E5 - The Family Experiment by John MarrsIn this episode, we dive into The Family Experiment by John Marrs, where various families volunteer for a cutting-edge virtual reality competition that pairs adults with children to form instant families. We break down the hidden agendas, the crazy tech, and the total emotional chaos.LinksOfficial author website (https://www.johnmarrsauthor.com/) The Family Experiment by John Marrs (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197108968-the-family-experiment)John Marrs on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7264719.John_Marrs)Chapters(00:46) - Skip intro
(02:11) - Book summary
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(03:43) - Jon's review
(04:54) - Kristy's r...2025-04-0852 min
The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life660: A Discussion About John D. MacDonald, with Andrew Gulli and Maynard MacDonaldIn this episode, John discusses the career of crime novelist John D. MacDonald (1916-1986) in light of a new posthumous short story, “The Accomplice.” In this interview, John speaks with with Andrew Gulli, editor of The Strand Magazineabout the rigors and ethos of editing and publishing and MacDonald’s son and literary executor Maynard about propagating a great writer’s legacy without compromising that writer’s standards despite the lucrative promise of a classic literary character like Travis McGee.2025-02-1554 min
John King on SermonAudio12-01-2024 6:30 PM - John King - " What's the Point?"A new MP3 sermon from Liberty Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:
Title: 12-01-2024 6:30 PM - John King - " What's the Point?"
Speaker: John King
Broadcaster: Liberty Baptist Church
Event: Sunday - PM
Date: 12/1/2024
Length: 40 min.2024-12-0340 minJohn King on SermonAudio11-24-2024 06:30 PM - John King - Parable of the poundsA new MP3 sermon from Liberty Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:
Title: 11-24-2024 06:30 PM - John King - Parable of the pounds
Speaker: John King
Broadcaster: Liberty Baptist Church
Event: Sunday - PM
Date: 11/24/2024
Length: 42 min.2024-11-2842 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life647: Billy Collins!On this week’s show, John King talks to the two-time former poet laureate Billy Collins about his latest collection, Water, Water, and how, if the window doesn't open up for the composition of poetry, once should strive to find a trampoline in the woods, and how one can learn from the poetic breakers of decorum.2024-11-1047 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life645: Schloctoberfest 2024 #4 (A Discussion of Pink Flamingos & Desperate Living with Jeff Shuster)On #645, Jeff Shuster and John King delve into two miraculously trashy John Waters films from the 1970s, Pink Flamingos (1972) and Desperate Living (1977), to cap off our annual Schloctoberfesting.2024-10-261h 10John King on SermonAudio10-06-2024 6:30 PM - John King - "HOW TO BEAT THE RATS AND WIN THE RACE"A new MP3 sermon from Liberty Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:
Title: 10-06-2024 6:30 PM - John King - "HOW TO BEAT THE RATS AND WIN THE RACE"
Speaker: John King
Broadcaster: Liberty Baptist Church
Event: Sunday - PM
Date: 10/6/2024
Length: 39 min.2024-10-0739 min
Never Stop Getting BetterEpisode 130: The Making of a Champion: John King's Legendary Coaching JourneyFor more information on Mental Fitness Training with Chance Potts & John Perry go to OneMoreBenefit.com
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Welcome to the Never Stop Getting Better Podcast, where we dive deep into personal and professional growth strategies to help you reach your fullest potential. In each episode, host John Perry explores topics ranging from leadership and productivity to mindset and self-improvement, featuring insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders.
But we're not just here to share knowledge; we want to engage with our listeners too! Your feedback...2024-08-2953 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life634: A Discussion of Jewel's A Night Without Armor (with Rachael Tillman & Samantha Nickerson)On this week's episode, Rachel 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.2024-08-031h 17The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life628: Kent Wascom!On this week’s show, John King talks to the novelist Kent Wascom about the continuation of the Woolsack legacy in his new novel, The Great State of West Florida. We discuss the vibrantly chaos of Florida, the postmodern pulp possibilities of the western genre, and the importance of a great book cover.2024-06-1558 min
Longer. Healthier. Better.Our why with Kelley King – the value of engagement, education, and advocacyTune in to the first episode of Longer. Healthier. Better to hear from John Hancock customer, Kelley King, as he shares how the Vitality program has had a profound impact on his life. Learn about GRAIL’s Galleri test, a multi-cancer early detection blood test that screens for DNA signals from 50+ cancers. Kelley tells the compelling story of his shocking diagnosis and how it has shifted his perspective on life with our host Janet Wu. Listen to Kelley and Janet’s discussion about:How Kelley’s engagement with John Hancock’s Vitality program led to the earl...2024-04-2321 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life613: Jamel Brinkley and M. Evelina Galang!On #613, Chelsea Alice speaks with Jamel Brinkley about his new short story collection Witness, plus John King speaks with M. Evelina Galang about her new short story collection, When the Hibiscus Falls. Special Thanks to Miami Book Fair.2024-02-1753 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life611: Matt Mason!On today’s show, John King chats with poet Matt Mason about the poetic necessity of engaging with the popular culture that is part of the fabric of our American life, including rock music and obviously, obviously, the Disney phenomenon.2024-01-2756 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life610: Rebecca Renner & Major Jackson!On today’s show, John King chats with journalist Rebecca Renner and poet Major Jackson at Miami Book Fair.2024-01-2055 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life575: TDO vs. The Curator of Schlock for May the FourthJeff Shuster and John King celebrate May the 4th by discussing three films trying to capitalize on the science fiction success of Star Wars.2023-05-041h 37
Talk All Things with JPS3EP78 - John King [KOIX]John King lives and breathes basketball. He started off as a junior in Brooklyn playing with his mates, and ended up here in Australia, now playing for Westernport Steelers in the Big V. He has also developed his own basketball shoe brand…KOIX - Made by Ballers, for Ballers.2023-03-1146 min
Rise Up CountryEpisode 12: Ronnie Milsap and Elle King | Inspiration and a side of HopeOn Episode 12 we are talking to Country Music Legend Ronnie Milsap and Elle King! They've got some great stories to share with you about overcoming adversity and the inspiration that being a Mother can only bring! We can't wait for you to hear their stories as well as the stories that the real stars of our show call in and share with us! 2023-03-0926 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life557: Jason Roeder!John speaks with his friend Jason about the creative joys of grieving and the power of earnestness and other matters of interest.2022-12-311h 03The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life553: Interview with Robert Pinsky!Robert Pinsky discusses his memoir Jersey Breaks, and John and Mr. Pinksy compare some psychogeographic notes, as well as bragging rights.2022-11-2650 min
Revival Town PodcastJOHN KINGEP.107 -John King has been pastoring and ministering to people for 53 years and recently retired from Riverside Community Church, a thriving congregation in central Illinois that he founded in 2000. Pastor King is also the founder of Dream Center Peoria, a faith-based not-for-profit organization located in downtown Peoria who's mission is to impact families living in poverty, starting with kids and youth. In this special episode, Andy King (John's son) and Chuck (Tate) interview John in front of a live audience at an event called Love Peoria about how the vision of DCP was birthed and how it has personally...2022-10-3139 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life548: TDO vs. The Curator of Schlock #13 (Body Bags)Jeff Shuster & John King discuss the 1993 anthology horror film, Body Bags, starring an excitable John Carpenter.2022-10-291h 18The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life538: A Discussion of John Bois's "17776" with Chelsea Alice!This week, the brilliant Chelsea Alice & I discuss John Bois's postmodern masterpiece, "17776," which is partially about what football will look like in the time of the singularity. Probably no other fiction has made such utility out of the resources and mechanics of the internet for a reading experience.2022-08-2858 min
Clean Power HourJohn King of Hyperlight on Next-Generation CSP Technology Ep.91Get a 15% discount to attend Midwest Solar Expo with discount code: CPH15. www.MidwestSolarExpo.com/, the premier B2B solar and clean energy event in the region.The downside of solar energy is that it cannot be generated at night.But John King dreams of solar with an on-off switch. And he’s developed concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technology that facilitates the massive geological storage of thermal energy. Thermal energy that can be brought to the surface and used to generate power—any time of the day or night. John is the CEO of Hy...2022-06-2138 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life487: Todd James Pierce!In this week’s show, I talk to Disney historian Todd James Pierce about how Covid-19 and the home streaming of entertainment might affect the future of visual storytelling, plus we discuss his current historical work on Disney Legend John Hench.2021-08-291h 09The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life478: Tyler Gillespie!n this week’s show, journalist & poet Tyler Gillespie & I discuss long-form journalism and the epic wildness and weirdness of Florida. Photo by Elizabeth Lynch.[/caption] TEXTS DISCUSSED Read Brandon Wolfe's essayabout Pulse. Read John King's essayabout Walt Disney World's tragic alligator incident. Learn about how Florida's governor will protect freedom at Florida universitiesby policing thought and banning race from all educational discussion. NOTES TDO Listeners can get 20% of a premium subscription to Scribophile. After using the above link to register for a...2021-06-261h 34The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life476: Anahid Nersessian!In this week’s show, literary scholar Anahid Nersessian & I discuss John Keats, the potential for personal observations in academic work, the sexual politics of art, theme parks, and academic institutions, the dialectic of the indeterminacy & the permanence of art, & the scope of Keats’s personae. 2021-06-1359 min
Find Your Still PointSpecial Guests: Parker and John King with a Kid's Perspective of StressToday Jessica interviews her own children! Join us to hear a little more from her family about what it is like to be part of their crazy family, as well as a kid's perspective on stress, how it effects them, and what they do to help themselves. This episode does a great job normalizing the impact of stress on our bodies, as well as to highlight practical strategies for anyone trying to manage stress and not let it overwhelm your life. The meditation practice of this podcast is great for both adults and kids, so grab...2021-02-1432 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life448: Peniel E. JosephOn #448, Dr. Peniel E. Joseph and I discuss the careers of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcom X, and how examining them together reveals the complexities of both of their evolving understandings of American history and politics.2020-11-2953 min
Dream RevolutionJoy and John KingEvery great thing that has been done, invented or created began with a dream. In this conversation with Joy and John King we explore God’s invitation to dream and imagine with him. We discover that Father God invites every believer into a relationship where there is so much permission, possibility and freedom.2020-07-1731 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life408: A Discussion of Paul Fussell's Class with Vanessa Blakeslee!Episode 408 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing.) This week, my occasional co-host, Vanessa Blakeslee, and I discuss Paul Fussell's entertaining treatise, Class: A Guide Through the American Status System. While this is clearly not a craft book, a sociological understanding of the American class system can add layers to your characterization, or so John found when he discovered this gem back in the early 1990s. Paul Fussell (1924-2012) possessed a gorgeo...2020-02-2953 min
DJ King JonesCountry King Mix (Episode 1)Country King Mix Episode 1 is a variety of some of the hottest country recording artists of our time. If you love that inspirational, feel good, down home relatable country boot kicking vibe, then you will love this mix. This project features artist such as Kenny Chesney, Morgan, Evans, Rayne Johnson, James Barker Band, Thomas Rhetti and and many more. Disclaimer DJ King Jones does not own or claim to own the audio shown it is for promotional use only.Styles: Country, Country Pop, Folk, BluegrassTracklist:1) Dylan Schneider- Ho...2019-10-0844 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life385: Gilbert King! In this week’s episode, I talk with historian and crime writer Gilbert King about the history of justice and journalism, the role of luck in research, experimenting with presentation until a passage feels right, and how to manage one's doubts when pursuing a writing project. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my first interview with Gilbert back on episode 60! 2019-09-211h 17The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life369: Deborah Landau!In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet Deborah Landau about her wonderful new poetry collection, Soft Targets, [caption id="attachment_24396" align="alignnone" width="4288"]Deborah Landau reading at AWP 2019. Photo by John King.[/caption] plus I share Copper Canyon's poetry reading from the 2019 AWP Conference, which featured Javier Zamora, Ellen Bass, Deborah Landau, and Jericho Brown. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES This episode is sponsored by Scribophile. TDO Listeners can get 20% of a premium subscription to Scribophile. After using the above lin...2019-06-011h 44The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life363: John King?In this week’s episode, David James Poissant turns the tables on John King and interviews him about the miraculous release of his epic novel, Guy Psycho and the Ziggurat of Shame. TEXT DISCUSSED Here is the original Guy Psycho short story.2019-04-2050 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life356: Chad Anderson!In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Chad Anderson near the end of his residency at The Kerouac House here in Orlando, Florida. We spoke about the importance of memories, including lost ones, in the creation of our realities (and the fictions representing those realities), the complications of family, the glory of a long residency, and Washing DC as a writer's city. [caption id="attachment_24050" align="alignnone" width="4288"]Chad Anderson at The Kerouac House, photographed by John King.[/caption] NOTES Read Chad Anderson's Katherine Anne Porter Award winner, "Maidencane," here....2019-03-021h 10The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life352: Terry Ann ThaxtonIn this week’s episode, I chat with my friend Terry Ann Thaxton about poetry, parents, mortality, yard work, mud, and the underrated useful of writing prompts for professional writers. We were tired, but we laughed a lot. John King and Terry Ann Thaxton at Jack Kerouac's house in Orlando. Jared Silvia is saying something behind us. Photo by Katherine J. Parker. TEXTS DISCUSSED 2019-02-021h 07The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life344: Loose Lips December 2018In this week’s episode, I share a recording of Loose Lips, the monthly current events literary thing run by Burrow Press, who selected Katherine J. Parker to curate and host this installment. Katherine J. Parker by Jared Silvia. Joshua Begley by by Jared Silvia. Whitney Paige Hamrick by Jared Silvia. John King by Jared Silvia. Karen Price by Jared Silvia. Tom Lucas by Jared Silvia. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out John's previous appearances on Loose Lips:...2018-12-0856 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeA Roundtable Discussion of Stephen KingIn this week’s episode, I am joined by Dale Lucas, Tom Lucas, and Elise McKenna for a deep dive into Stephen King's 1981 treatise on the horror genre, Danse Macabre. Photo by Katherine J. Parker. TEXT DISCUSSED Photo by Katherine J. Parker. NOTES Check out Don Peteroy's amazing essay on how to read the entire Dark Tower series while still having a life.2018-10-202h 06The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life324: Vanessa Blakeslee!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. Plus James Chapin writes about how the King James Bible changed his life. TEXTS DISCUSSED 2018-07-211h 06The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life320: Bloomsday 2018!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.2018-06-232h 24
Contagious CourageJohn King - The Maverick MissionaryJohn's personal motto: “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -WOW -What a Ride!!!”2018-04-0115 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life298: A Night of Protest Poetry!On January 19th, 2018, Dianne Turgeon Richardson hosted an evening of protest poetry at Milk Bar in Orlando, Florida! The readers included on this recording are Talor Carr, Rachel Fox, Lana Ghannam, Drew Weinbrenner, John King, Dianne Turgeon Richardson, Lisa Roney, Troy Cunio, Laurie Uttich, and Sean Patrick Mulroy. Lana Ghannam. Lisa Roney. Bar dogs. NOTES For help with getting Voter IDs, for yourself or others, please check out IDignity. Learn more about Exodus United. 2018-01-271h 39The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life270: The Slam Summit!In this week’s episode, I talk with Curtis X. Meyer and Caleb Zachary Matthews about the Slam Nationals that Team Orlando will be attending, the upsides and downsides of Slam Poetry, plus they perform their work! Caleb Zachary Matthews, Raquel Henry, John King, and Curtis Meyer. NOTES Help send Sherdes Leona, Caleb Zachary Matthews, Faith Elizabeth, Curtis X. Meyer, & Kira Calvaresi to the Slam Nationals here. On July 28th, I am hosting a reading by Jaimal Yogis at the Kerouac House. 2017-07-221h 06The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life246: Erotic Poetry Night V, or Smut Actually! This week features our 5th annual Erotic Poetry Night, featuring... Naomi Butterfield Ephraim Scott Sommers Diane Turgeon Richardson Wilson Santos Stephanie Rizzo Brian Downes Rachel Kolman Lisa Roney Madison Strake Bernath & your host, John King. 2017-02-111h 20The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life230: Horror Movie Poetry Night III This week is a live show: Horror Movie Poetry Night III. The Drunken Odyssey All Stars were Glendaliz Camacho, Curtis X. Meyer, Stacy Barton, Jim Driggers, Shawn McKee, Jared Silvia, Whitney Hamrick, Teege Braune, & your host, John King.2016-10-291h 03The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life229: The 6th Annual Flash Fiction Spooktacular!Episode 229 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 return to Jesse Bradley’s Halloween installment of his prose reading series, There Will Be Words. Jesse Bradley, Karen Best, Shawn McKee, Teege Braune, John King, & Jared Silvia. Erik Deckers Plus a final performance from The Terrible Mr. Sundrop. Save2016-10-2250 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life224: Another Craft Discussion About Virgina Woolf with Vanessa Blakeslee!In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about Virginia Woolf’s "Modern Fiction" and "Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown," plus Mingzhao Xu writes about Diana Gabaldon's Outlanders series changed her life. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Suki Kim's nuanced take on what happened in Brisbane can be read at The New Republic. Lionel Shriver's "Identity Politics and Fiction" can be read at The Guardian. On September 30th, Richard Blanco is coming to Valencia College for the Winter Park Writers’ Festival. Richard Blanco’s...2016-09-171h 21The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life223: Vu Tran!In this week’s episode, I talk to the novelist Vu Tran about the appeal of detective fiction, the importance of literary substance over style, the problem with femme fatale characters, the Iowa MFA experience, and many, many other things, plus Jared Silvia sings another Woody Guthrie number in honor of Labor Day, as part of his annual Labor Day musical project. TEXT DISCUSSED 2016-09-101h 09The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 221: There Will Be Fan Fiction 2!In this week’s episode, I share There Will Be Fan Fiction 2, a special edition of Jesse Bradley’s prose reading series, There Will Be Words. [gallery ids="16266,16265,16263,4775" type="rectangular"] This installment features the fan fiction of Shauna Basques (Jason Todd-era Batman), J. Bradley himself (The Mighty Ducks/Fatal Attraction crossover, obviously), Brontë Bettencourt (Frozen), A. C. Warner (Star Trek: The Next Generation, as read by me), and me (Flash Gordon). NOTES Check out the first installment of There Will Be Fan Fiction, which featured Teege B...2016-08-261h 03The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 209: The Ink Show!In this week’s episode, I share a recording of the latest live performance of The Drunken Odyssey All Stars, in The Ink Show. This performance included your humble host, Teege Braune, Nicole Oquendo, Nicole with the tattoo artist, James King. Mistie Watkins, Adrian Alexander, Stephanie Rizzo, Tom Lucas, and Amy Watkins. NOTES Infinite thanks to Beyond Ink Tattoos in Winter Park. 2016-06-041h 01The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 207: Jeffrey Ethan LeeIn this week’s episode, I interview the novelist and poet Jeffrey Ethan Lee, plus Heather Whited reads another travel memoir essay, "Masada." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out Jeffrey's first appearance on TDO, back on Episode 111. The Pink Fire Revue is a Modular Collective Art event on June 4th at 7pm at the Gallery At Avalon Island. Poetry by John King, Nicole Oquendo, Tod Caviness, and Mary McGinn. Visualizations by Synthestruct. Improvised electronic music by Jon Curtis, Dudagruv, and Pressure wav...2016-05-211h 17The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 206: The Best of There Will Be WordsIn this week’s episode, I share a recording of latest Best Of show in Jesse Bradley’s prose reading series, There Will Be Words, in which I was a reader, along with Tom Lucas, Jared Silvia, and Karen Price. J. Bradley. Photo by John King. John King. Tom Lucas is at crotch height. Photo by Shawn McKee. Tom Lucas. Photo by Shawn McKee. Jared Silvia. Photo by Shawn McKee. Karen Price. Photo by Shawn McKee. NOTES If you live in the City Beautiful, that is Orlando, come see me collaborate with others in The Pin...2016-05-1357 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 203: Campbell McGrath!In this week’s episode, I
interview poet Campbell McGrath about XX, his tenth book
of poetry.
Campbell McGrath (left) and John King
(right). Photo by Shawn McKee.
TEXTS DISCUSSED
NOTES
All 7 panels from Litlando 2016 are
now available on youtube here.
Read Amy Watkins's review of XX here.
My creative nonfiction piece, "Just Barely," recently appeared
in the Fantastic
Floridas section of Burrow Press Review.
My flash fiction, "Gentle Spirit," appeared in THAT Literary
Review #1.
On May 10th, I'll be reading with Jar...2016-04-301h 16The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 192: Erotic Poetry Night IV
This week features our 4th annual Erotic Poetry Night, featuring Jesse Bradley, Teege Braune, Stephanie Rizzo, Danielle Kessinger, Amy Watkins, David James Poissant, Ashley Inguanta, Sarah Viren, and (ahem) John King.
2016-02-121h 08The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 177: Horror Movie Poetry Night 2!This week is a live show for Horror Movie Poetry Night 2, starring The Drunken Odyssey All Stars, brought to you several days early for your Halloweening pleasure.
Photos by Racquel Henry.
On this occasion, The Drunken Odyssey All-Stars included:
Tom Lucas (The Mouth of Madness)
Teege Braune (The Creature from the Black Lagoon)
Anna King (House of 1,000 Corpses/The Devil's Rejects)
Mark Purcell (Rosemary’s Baby)
Genevieve Anna Tyrrell (The Exorcism of Emily Rose)
Vincent Crampton Satan
Susan Fallows (Carrie)
Special thanks to Writer's Atelier for granting us a venue!
If you live in...2015-10-3058 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 176: Tom Lucas!In this week’s episode, I interview bizarro fiction writer Tom Lucas,
plus Dallas Woodburn writes about how reading Aimee Bender'’s The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake changed her life.
TEXTS DISCUSSED
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The Drunken Odyssey: A Podcast About the Writing Life presents another evening of verse inspired by that most poetic of film genres: horror!
Featuring
Mark Purcell Teege Braune Anna King Vincent Crampton Genevieve Anna Tyrrell Tom Lucas...2015-10-241h 07The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 174: Vanessa Blakeslee!In this week’s episode, I interview my occasional co-host Vanessa Blakeslee about her new novel, Juventud,
Photo by Ashley Inguanta.
plus James Stewart III writes about how reading David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest changed his life.
TEXTS DISCUSSED
NOTES
Come see Vanessa on book tour, including her upcoming appearance on October 18th in the Sunday Salon series with Orlando Ferrand, Anu Jindal, and Asali Solomon. The reading starts at 7 P.M. at Jimmy's #43 at 43 E 7th Street, NY, NY.
Svet...2015-10-1054 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 147: Scott Bailey!In this week’s episode, I talk to the poet Scott Bailey,
Scott Bailey and Raquel Obando.
plus Chad W. Lutz writes about Stephen King's novella "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption."
TEXTS DISCUSSED
NOTES
The music accompanying Chad W. Lutz's essay was "Crater" by The Spanish Donkey.
Ginger Lee McDermott as Molly in Jennifer Hoppe-House's Bad Dog (Photo by Tony Firriolo).
Check out Jennifer Hoppe-House's Bad Dog, playing at Orlando Shakespeare Theater through May 5th.2015-04-1157 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 142: Lisa Roney!In this week’s episode, I catch up with Lisa Roney, who has just released her creative writing textbook, Serious Daring, and a poetry chapbook, The Best Possible Bad Luck,
plus, Liz Haberkorn writes about Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, starvation, and eating disorders.
TEXTS DISCUSSED
NOTES
Rest in peace, Michael Brachfeld.
John King, Taco Reus, Maria Fadiman, Michael Brachfeld, Jennifer Brachfeld.2015-03-071h 14The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 139: Erotic Poetry Night IIIThis week features our third annual Erotic Poetry Night,
with moi and The Drunken Odyssey All-Stars:
Danielle Kessinger
Teege Braune
Genevieve Anna Tyrrell
Anna King
Erica Dawson.
Many thanks to our most excellent venue,
2015-02-131h 05The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 133: John Waters!In this week’s episode, I share another Miami BookFair International interview, this one with writer and filmmaker John Waters.
TEXTS DISCUSSED
NOTES
In Orlando, come hear me, Kimberly Lojewski, Robert Metcalf, and Tiffany Razzano read prose at There Will Be Words on January 13th.
On Tuesday, January 20th, 7 P.M., Leslie Salas will lead a workshop on imagery at the Orlando Public Library, Herndon Branch
On Saturday, January 24th, 11 A.M., J. Bradley will host a love poem workshop at the Orlando Public Library.
On...2015-01-031h 01The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 129: Repeal Day 2014In this week’s episode, I present a rambunctious reading honoring Repeal Day, which I think might be one of the twelve days of Christmas.
The Drunken Odyssey All Stars on this occasion included Dianne Turgeon Richardson, Tod Caviness, Anna King, Jared Silvia, Sam Slaughter, Danita Berg, Matt Peters, Teege Braune, and Vanessa Blakeslee.2014-12-061h 28The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpsiode 124: Horror Movie Poetry NightThis week is a live show for Horror Movie Poetry Night, starring The Drunken Odyssey All Stars.
Drew Johnson, Photo by Leslie Silvia. (That's a blurry John King in golden mouse ears, far left.)
On this occasion, The Drunken Odyssey All-Stars included:
Amy Watkins (The Walking Dead) Vincent Crampton Dr. Josef Heiter (The Human Centipede) Anna King (The Silence of the Lambs) Drew Johnson (The Shining) Jeff Shuster (The Blair Witch Project) Melanie Neale (Jaws) Teege Braune (Werewolves) Karen Price (Rosemary's Baby) Stephanie Rizzo (Gremlins) 2014-10-291h 03The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 123: Ghost Stories from the Year Without a SummerOn this week's show, I present a discussion of and readings from work that resulted in the companionship of Lord Byron, his physician John Polidori, and the Shelley's during the Year without a Summer, in which a ghost story challenge was undertaken.
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley, by Richard Rothwell.
John William Polidori
John William Polidori as painted by F.G. Gainsford.
Lord Byron
Lord Byron, engraving by person unknown, colored by person unknown, as of press time.
Notes
Please give thanks to the amazing talents and efforts of this...2014-10-261h 45The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 122: There Will Be Words Fourth Annual Flash Fiction Spooktacular!In this week’s episode, I share a recording of a Halloween show in Jesse Bradley's prose reading series, There Will Be Words, in which I was a reader.
The There Will Be Words Fourth Annual Flash Fiction Spooktacular featured
KAREN BEST KEITH GOUVEIA MATT PETERS JOHN KING WHITNEY HAMRICK BRETT PRIBBLE TEEGE BRAUNE JARED SILVIA
Karen Best (Photo by Leslie Silvia).2014-10-1857 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 118: Holly Thompson!
Episode 118 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 The verse novelist Holly Thompson,
Plus Laryssa Wirstiuk writes about how Jonathan Saffron Foer's Eating Animals changed her life.
TEXTS DISCUSSED
NOTES
Check out Functionally Literate Radio, which on the latest episode features my essay, "I Heart Smokey and the Bandit."
From the Facebook page of Bob Lamb (episode 40), in regard...2014-09-211h 11The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 95: Rick Moody 2!
On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer and one-time memoirist Rick Moody,
Rick Moody at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Photo by John King.
Plus I share his prose reading "Metal," with music by One Ring Zero.
TEXTS DISCUSSED
Read Rick Moody's 14,000 word essay about David Bowie's The Next Day here.
2014-04-191h 10The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 90: St. Patrick's Day Roundtable!On this week’s show, my friends Teege Braune of In Boozo Veritas fame, Matt Peters, Jared Silvia, and my brother James King join me for a wooly discussion of St. Patrick's Day. Much was consumed.
Jared and James watch Teege do his miraculous pouring technique.
The foot of good cheer.
2014-03-161h 59The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 88: John Henry Fleming!On this week’s episode of the world's greatest writing podcast, I talk to fiction writer John Henry Fleming,
Plus James Sanders writes about reading The Autobiography of Malcom X.
TEXTS DISCUSSED
NOTES
The VIDA count for 2013 is now available.
Orlando now has a new independent bookshop: Bookmark It, at the East End Market in Winter Park (3201 Corrine Drive).
2014-03-081h 10The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 87: Vanessa Blakeslee!On this week’s show, I talk to fiction writer Vanessa Blakeslee,
And Anthony Seidman writes about James Thompson's The City of Dreadful Night.
TEXTS DISCUSSED
NOTES
If you live in NYC, check out this wonderful event with my friends Gilbert King (episode 60) and my fellow NYU alum, Maaza Mengiste. RSVP is required.
2014-03-011h 51
PoliopticsEpisode 136, with guests John King and Michael WaldmanJohn King, Michael Waldman and Elizabeth Sanders are our guests. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: January 25, 2014 on SiriusXM “POTUS” Channel 124. PoliOptics airs on POTUS on Saturdays at 8 am, 4 pm and midnight and on Sundays at noon and midnight. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics2014-01-2557 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 77: The Monorail Line Pub Crawl!
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 a pub crawl across the Magic King resorts at Walt Disney World.
Ryan Rivas, Diane Turgeon Richardson, moi, Nathan Holic, and Teege Braune on the Polynesian's monorail station.
2013-12-212h 42The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 76: Richard Blanco!On this week’s show, I present my interview with the poet Richard Blanco,
John King interviewing Richard Blanco (photograph by Tammy Taylor)
Plus Kenneth Nichol's writes about reading Tom Perrotta's Joe College.
TEXTS DISCUSSED
2013-12-151h 03The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 75: The Repeal Day Show!
On this week’s show, I present TDO’s Repeal Day party, starring Robert Cassanelo, Mark Pursell, Hunter Choate, Leslie Salas, Anna King, Dan Lauer, and Teege Braune!
The venue (photo by Leslie Salas)
Robert Cassanello, preparing to read the opening piece (photo by Leslie Salas)
2013-12-071h 10
TechDistortion PostCastFalling Out Of Favour With The KingAudio version of Falling Out Of Favour With The King article.With John Chidgey.Audio version of this Text article.
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2013-11-0105 minThe Exastential PodcastFalling Out Of Favour With The KingAudio version of Falling Out Of Favour With The King article.With John Chidgey.Audio version of this Text article.
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2013-11-0105 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 60: Gilbert King!
On Episode 60 of The Drunken Odyssey, I interview the Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction writer Gilbert King,
Plus Monty Joynes discusses coming across Talks and Dialogues by J. Krishnamurti
TEXTS DISCUSSED
2013-08-031h 28The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 51: Mailbag Show, with David James PoissantOn this week’s show, I answer some mail with my friend, David James Poissant,
Plus Cathy Day Addresses The Man Who Called Her On the Phone Asking for Advice About How to Get Published.
Notes
Cathy Day's essay first appeared on her blog, right here.
If you are in Central Florida on June 16th, come celebrate Bloomsday with us!
Book Fight's Exceedingly Accurate Blurb:
“The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life is a supernova, an interstel...2013-06-021h 20The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 42: Stephen Elliott and Isaac Fitzgerald!Episode 42 is here.
This week, I talk to Stephen Elliott and Isaac Fitzgerald of The Rumpus,
plus Astrid Cooke writes about Stephen King's The Stand.
Texts Discussed
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2013-03-291h 02
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Forum seriesA Conversation with John KingAward-winning CNN correspondent John King discusses his career, Dorchester roots, and the state of our national politics with Boston Globe Editor in Chief Brian McGrory.2013-03-061h 37The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 36: Readings of Erotic Poetry (A Valentine's Day Special)On this week’s show, The Drunken Odyssey All-Stars & I get erotic, poetically speaking...
Here are the ancestral German kissing dolls shown off by Lisa Claire Roney on the show!
The Drunken Odyssey All-Stars
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Vanessa Blakeslee
Tod Caviness
Genevieve Tyrrell
Anna King
Ryan Rivas
Kirsten Holt
Susan Lilley
Plus
A letter from James Best,
A limerick from Christopher Booth,
and show & tell with Lisa Claire Roney!2013-02-131h 09The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 29: The Drunken Odyssey Xmas Party!The Drunken Odyssey Xmas Party features original works by
Ashley Inguanta
Jamie Poissant
Lisa Claire Roney
Steph Jurusz
Anna King
Olivia Kate Cerrone
and John King.
It took place on
Thursday, December 13th, 7 P.M.
at
Urban Re-Think
625 E Central Blvd
Orlando, FL, 32801.2012-12-211h 46The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 22: November 3, 2012 (Interview with Jacob M. Appel, Essay by Lisa Martens)On Episode 22 of The Drunken Odyssey, John interviews the prolific Jacob M. Appel, Lisa Martens snarks on The Catcher in the Rye, and John answers a letter.2012-11-031h 11The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 21: October 27, 2012 (Interview with Jason Croft, Essay by Beverly Army Williams)On Episode 21 of The Drunken Odyssey, John discusses mid-century grandeur and men's magazines and burlesque with Jason Croft, aka Java, editor of Bachelor Pad Magazine, then Beverly Army Williams discusses John Irving's A Widow for One Year.2012-10-2752 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 20: October 20, 2012 (Interview with Anna Lillios, Essay by Alison Barker)On Episode 20 of The Drunken Odyssey, John discusses Florida literature with the literary scholar Anna Lillios, then Alison Barker discusses Lydia Yuknavitch's The Chronology of Water, and John answers mail while listening to The Tequila Worms.2012-10-201h 10The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 19: October 13, 2012 (Interview with Don Peteroy, Essay by K. C. Wilson)On Episode 19 of The Drunken Odyssey, John speaks to fiction writer Don Peteroy, then K. C. Wilson discusses The Silmarillion, and John answers mail while listening to The Intoxicators.2012-10-1357 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 18: October 8, 2012 (Interview with Richard Manchester, Essay by Adam Walck)On Episode 18 of The Drunken Odyssey, John speaks to the novelist Richard Manchester, then Adam Walck discusses House of Leaves and Moby Dick, and John answers mail while listening to the Necronomkids.2012-10-071h 15The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 17: September 28, 2012 (Chuck Wachtel interview part 2/Chris Booth interview/Richard Negri poetry/Chad Lutz essay)On Episode 17 of The Drunken Odyssey, John speaks to the novelist and poet Chuck Wachtel (part 2 of a 2 part interview), speaks to Chris Booth about the New International Center, then Chad Lutz discusses Beowulf, and John answers mail.2012-09-2953 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 14: September 6, 2012 (Interview with Susan Hubbard, Essay by Nate Rankin)On Episode 14 of The Drunken Odyssey, John talks to novelist Susan Hubbard, plus Nate Rankin discusses David Foster Wallace's The Pale King, and John answers mail.2012-09-071h 07The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 13: August 31, 2012 (Interview with Mikita Brottman, Essay By J.J. Anselmi)On Episode 13 of The Drunken Odyssey, John talks to Mikita Brottman about her new book 13 Girls, plus J.J. Anselmi discusses Lauren Slater, and John offers a cocktail recipe.2012-08-311h 05The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 12: August 24, 2012 (Interview with Jonathan Starke, Essay By Rusty Kjarvik)On Episode 12 of The Drunken Odyssey, John talks to editor Jonathan Starke, plus Rusty Kjarvik discusses Nikos Kazantzakis, and John answers mail via a wormhole.2012-08-241h 36The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 11: August 19, 2012 (Interview Mitchell S. Jackson, Essay by Robert Kingett)On Episode 11 of The Drunken Odyssey, John talks to Mitchell S. Jackson, plus Robert Kingett discusses William Wordsworth, and John answers mail.2012-08-201h 09The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 10: August 11, 2012 (Interview with Laren McClung, Essay by Claude Clayton Smith)On Episode 10 of The Drunken Odyssey, John talks to the poet Laren McClung, plus Claude Clayton Smith discusses John Updike, and John answers mail.2012-08-1155 minThe Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 9: August 5, 2012 (Interview with Lisa Claire Roney, Jaroslav Kalfař, Essay by Krista Graham)On Episode 7 of The Drunken Odyssey, John talks to Lisa Roney and Jaroslav Kalfař about films again), plus Krista Graham discusses Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, and John answers mail.2012-08-051h 22The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 8: July 28, 2012 (Interview with Ashley Inguanta, Essay by Randall Burling)On Episode 8 of The Drunken Odyssey, John talks to Ashley Ingaunta, plus Randall Burling discusses Roger Corman's Edgar Allen Poe films, and John answers mail.2012-07-271h 36The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 7: July 21, 2012 (Interview with Lisa Roney and Jaroslav Kalfař, Essay by Alise Hamilton)On Episode 7 of The Drunken Odyssey, John talks to Lisa Roney and Jaroslav Kalfař, plus Alise Hamilton discusses Francesca Lia Block's Dangerous Angels, and John answers mail.2012-07-211h 12The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 6: July 14, 2012 (Interview with Jaroslav Kalfař, Essay by Debbie Weaver)Episode 6 features an interview with Jaroslav Kalfař about Stephen King's On Writing, and Debbie Weaver discussing Cheryl Strayed's iWild, plus listener mail.2012-07-141h 21The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 5: July 7th, 2012 (Interview with Monica Wendel, Essay by Olivia Kate Cerrone)On Episode 5 of The Drunken Odyssey, John talks to the poet Monica Wendel, author of the chapbook Call it a Window, plus Olivia Kate Cerrone discusses The Watcher in the Woods, and John answers mail.2012-07-071h 11The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing LifeEpisode 4: June 30th, 2012 (Interview with Kevin Crawford, Essay by Adam Michael Walk)On Episode 4 of The Drunken Odyssey, John talks to the Shakespearean actor/director/scholar Kevin Crawford, plus Adam Michael Walk discusses Gravity's Rainbow, and John answers mail.2012-06-301h 31