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A nonprofit writing and arts podcast aimed at exploring various aspects to the craft of writing, reading, drinking, and literature's impact on society and pop culture. A mix of raunchy humor and useful information, DPW is sure to have something you'll enjoy.
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Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
We begin our episode with our annual Edgar Allan Poe toast to celebrate Halloween. This year we read Spirits of the Dead and then discuss Poe's booze of choice. We also talk about the absinthe we drank for the toast.
After that, we are super excited to have Nicolás Obregón back on the podcast. Author of the Inspector Iwata trilogy—featuring the novels Blue Light Yokohama, Sins as Scarlett, and Unknown Male—Nic is the host of the new true crime podcast, Faceless.
Throughout this episode, we discuss the infamous Setagaya family murder that occurred in Tokyo in the year 2000. The murder was so brutal that it not only shocked Japan, it changed its society. We cover some possible theories of the murders as well as discuss some things that didn't make it on Faceless (put out by USG Audio, the podcast arm of Universal Studio Group).
At the end of the episode, Nic tells us about his current projects and we discuss writing for a bit.
You can read more about Faceless at https://deadline.com/2022/09/usg-audio-faceless-true-crime-podcast-1235128782/
You can also check out Nic's other work at http://obregonbooks.com/
Finally, you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
We open things up with a mini-review of Kevin Smith's Clerks 3. After that, we somehow stumble upon the topic of beer which eventually leads to the discussion of absinthe and Caleb's annual Poe Toast. We end things by talking about our recent foray into the world of literary magazine story submissions.
Check us out on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
We open the episode with a mini-review of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. After that, we get into some fun by reading Stephen King excerpts and seeing if Spencer is able to guess what story or book they came from. Since we liked it so much, we also broadened our range and did the same thing for other famous works.
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Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
This is a packed episode! We discuss some tips on submitting to literary journals and our current efforts. Then talk about people's weird obsession with serial killers, the importance of creating a writing gimmick, woke vs anti-woke bs, and why manufactured outrage is hurting the movie and TV industries.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
After an unnecessarily long cold open about math, we discuss the novel Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar. We highly recommend it. Five out of five whiskey shots!
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Well, it has been a sad week. We had to shut down the Drunken Pen Writing website and are no longer accepting submissions, nor can you read any of our back catalog of work. In today's episode, we discuss what led to this awful outcome and what the future holds for DPW.
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Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Caleb informs the world of his new status in life. After that, we discuss our current writing projects, what it's like getting stuck in a literary bog, and a bunch of other writing-related topics.
This episode was recorded before certain events unfolded, but our Halloween Submission period has been canceled and the website is shut down for the time being.
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Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
After we botched the first take of recording this episode, we decided to go easy on you by ditching the cold open and just reading about some of the most challenging books ever written.
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Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Tuesday Sep 06, 2022
Oh, this episode is PACKED full of goodies! We kick things off by discussing literature's evolution (or devolution) and why challenging fiction is necessary for the progression of art.
After all that, we go into the real topic of the day, banned books. We cover two lists. The first list is the top ten books currently banned or being boycotted in the United States. The second list is the top ten banned books of all time.
We spend most of our time on the first list which deals with many LGBTQ+ and racial issues. Specifically, and why most of these books are banned, is that many of these books on the list cover sexual topics that seem to be aimed at children and teenagers.
These are tough waters to navigate but we did our best in seeing both sides of the book banning issue.
You can check out our non-banned work or enter our Halloween Submission Period at www.drunkenpenwriting.com.
You can follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting
On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting
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Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
We discuss our August pick for book of the month, The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut. There are many sci-fi shenanigans to cover, but we also cover the book's essential themes: free will, religion, war, and loneliness.
This was a fun book to read and we highly recommend checking it out.