Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

We are a literary podcast comprised of two drunken buffoons who love discussing writing and literature.

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We're no longer accepting guests' requests for the podcast. We are by INVITE ONLY.

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We open today’s episode with an unorthodox review of The Devil Wears Prada 2. After that, we discuss the types of stories you rarely read about. Such as Caleb’s latest story, “Santuario,” featured in Starlite Pulp Review Issue 8, coming in July 2026!

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Today, we sit down with a past guest, journalist, poet, and owner of Starving Author Press, Nick Ulanowski. We discuss his Kickstarter for his newest book, Truth Before Comfort: Confessions of a Comic Book Journalist.

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We begin today’s episode with some poor writing updates. After that, we discuss how to get casual readers interested in tackling more challenging classic literature.

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In today’s cold open, we discuss some old/new publishing news as of the recording of the episode. After that, we discuss some of the most infamously difficult books in literature and why you should either read them or throw them over a mountain.

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On the back of Andy Weir’s hit book turned movie, Project Hail Mary, we learn about plans for a new sci-fi flick adapted from a popular book series.

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While this is our most recent recording, we bumped this up to air before our other episodes in the queue because we discuss a bunch of current events. Mainly, fresh publishing news, an on-air car accident announcement, and some current reads.

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We begin today’s episode with a conversation about collecting vinyl records. After that, we discuss the graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel “The Road” by Manu Larcenet.

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In today’s cold open, we discuss the nonsense that is Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. It’s about rockets and man boners. That’s probably all you need to know.

After that, we settle in and talk about famous literary novels that started off as pulp.

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We begin today’s episode by discussing the importance of joining a writing group. After that, we talk about our recent reads, including the absolutely crazy novel, “Pulp” by Charles Bukowski. Things take a turn for the weird very quickly in this one!

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We kick off today’s episode with some publishing news and an update on what we’re reading. After that, we discuss the most violent books ever written, according to Google AI. We also have a ridiculous conversation about inbreeding turning folks blue.

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We kick off the episode with some good publishing news and a quick discussion about writing snacks, which devolves into us talking about drinking booze.

After that, we go over a list of famous literary works and their terrible original titles.

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In today’s episode, we sit down with author David Scott Hay and discuss how one goes about killing Jesus. More specifically, we have a long conversation about his new book, The Butcher of Nazareth.

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Today’s cold open ended up taking over the entire episode. What began as a rant against writers using AI to create their novels transforms into a bitch-fest about the state of the US.

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We begin today’s episode by discussing two trending and controversial topics in the writing world: writers who don’t read and writers who rely on AI to perform the actual writing portion of their work.

After that, we participate in a fun Q&A about books.

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Today, Spencer shares some good news in the cold open. After that, we discuss a list comprising some truly heinous InstaPoetry by the most popular InstaPoets.

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We kick off today's episode with some stupid up- dates. After that, we discuss some notable books written masterfully in unique perspectives, such as the 2nd person.

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Today, we settle down and read a list of the cringiest lines about women written by idiot.

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We kick off today’s episode with booze talk. After that, we settle in and discuss our latest Book of the Month, “The Butcher of Nazareth” by David Scott Hay. Trust us when we say, this is a brutal 5-star read!

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We begin today’s episode talking about a giant snowstorm and Russian literature. After that, we revisit an old topic with a twist. We discuss American novels that are overrated.

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