Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

#148: Our Last Stand With Angie Elita Newell

Today we sit down with indigenous author and historian Angie Elita Newell to discuss her debut novel, All I See is Violence.

Along with her book, we discuss many historical topics, go into politics (specifically, Canadian politics from an indigenous perspective), talk about how absurd the US TSA system is, and end things with an otherworldly alien conversation. 

You can see what Angie is up to at https://www.angieelitanewell.com/ 

You can follow us on the main social media platforms @dpwpodcast

And you can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com 

#147: Dystopian Shenanigans With David Scott Hay

We discuss creating movies, plays, and novels with author, playwright, and screenwriter David Scott Hay. We also go in-depth about the use of AI in the movie and publishing industries, what goes into writing and putting on stage plays, how writers get screwed over during contract negotiations, how on-point classic sci-fi writers were about where modern society would end up, and many other interesting topics.

You can check out David's work at https://www.davidscotthay.com/ or follow him on Instagram @david.scott.hay.official

If you want to buy his books, go to https://whiskeytit.com/ and use code dsyay for a 30% discount. 

If you want more DPW, you can follow us @dpwpodcast on most social media platforms. 

You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

#146: Getting Angry With Terena Elizabeth Bell

Today, we have a long chat with author Terena Elizabeth Bell about her short story collection, Tell Me What You See.

We discuss the impact of Covid in writing, the anger caused by January 6th, getting labeled or mislabeled as a specific type of writer, the annoying nature of trigger warnings, the delight of high society fart jokes, and many other topics. 

You can check out Terena's work at www.terenabell.com 

You can follow us on most social media platforms @dpwpodcast

And you can follow Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

DBS #92: Worst Books Ever!

In this episode, we talk about books. Books We like. Books that have disappointed us. And some books that have been voted the worst of all time! If you want drunken rambling without the drunk part, this episode will be right up your alley. 

You can follow us on most social media platforms @dpwpodcast

You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

#145: Talkin’ Tequila Tatas With Miette Gillette

Today, we get straight down to business. Whiskey business! More specifically, Whiskey Tit business!!

Another whiskey aficionado joins us drunken boobs to discuss whiskey, books, the publishing industry, and tits. That's right! Miette Gillette from Whiskey Tit brings her unique perspective of the book publishing industry (as a publisher herself) and graces us with some insider knowledge. We talk about the origin of Whiskey Tit (and how it got its name), the cultural need for experimental literature, the importance of cover letters in the submission process, what role AI plays in the publishing industry, and many more interesting topics. 

For some truly great and possibly outlandish literature, be sure to check out Whiskey Tit. 

You can also follow us on X (Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast

You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

#145: The Top Book Genres To Make Money In

For today's cold open, we discuss the downward spiral of children's television programming. We talk about the creeps in the children's show industry, the ruined lives of child stars, and how stupid everything has become.

After that, we cover a list of the top 23-selling book genres. You might be surprised at where some of your favorite genres land on the list!

You can check us out @dpwpodcast on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

You can follow Caleb at www.calebjamesk.com. 

DBS #91: Has Inclusive Language Gotten Out Of Hand?

We start the episode with some harmless Dragon Ball talk. After that, we continue the civil conversation with a fresh look at our writing habits: We discuss the importance of setting, hooking the reader early, establishing characters, and creating atmosphere. 

Once we exhaust the civil conversation, we get into the meat and potatoes of the stew and discuss inclusive language in writing. This includes a list of words you used to be able to say but are now considered outdated and what you should use instead. This of course digresses into our opinions of inclusive language. And boy howdy do we give our opinions!

You can follow the show on X (Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast

You can read Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com 

#144: To Revenge, Or Not To Revenge, That Is The Question

We start the episode by sharing our personal gripes about public restrooms. Especially the ones at large events!

After that, we have a great discussion about how to write a killer revenge story. We go into the minute details of crafting a good revenge tale, the different kinds of revenge stories, and some of the most famous revenge novels.

You can follow us on X (Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast

You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com 

#143: We Get Absurd

We start off with an existential crisis! After that, we discuss absurdism and what are some of the best absurdist novels ever written. 

You can follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast

You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

BOTM #13: The Plague By Albert Camus

In this episode, we discuss our Book of the Month, The Plague, by Albert Camus. We dissect the allegory of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, talk about how relevant the book is after living through the Covid-19 pandemic, and give our official rating of the book.

You can follow us on X (Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast

You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com.