Podcast Episodes

727: Schloctoberfest 2026 #2: A Discussion of Creature from the Black Lagoon & Godzilla (with jeff Shuster)

On this week's show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss two zeitgeist-defining 1954 horror films, Creature from the Black Lagoons and Godzilla.

13 hours ago

726: Schloctoberfest 2026 #1: A Discussion of The War of the Worlds / Robot Monster with Jeff Shuster

On this week's show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss two zeitgeist-defining 1953 science fiction films, The War of the Worldsand Robot Monster.

1 week ago

725: Melissa Crowe

In this week's episode, John speaks with Melissa Crowe about her latest collection of poetry, Abider, now out with The University of Pittsburgh Press…

2 weeks ago

724: Kathy Fagan!

In this week's show, John speaks with Kathy Fagan about bathos, pop culture, and of course mortality. Her newest poetry volume, The Unbecoming, becom…

3 weeks ago

723: A Kerouac Project of Orlando Book Club Discussion of Gregory Corso's The Happy Birthday of Death, with Alex Gurtis!

In this week's episode, John and Alex Gurtis dive deeper into Gregory Corso's poetry as part of The Kerouac Project of Orlando Book Club. 

4 weeks ago

722: Barbara Hamby!

This week, John interviews the poet Barbara Hamby about her new collection of odes, Burn, now out with The University of Pisttsburgh Press.

1 month ago

721: A Secret DVD Commentary for Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive (with Chad Coup)!

In this week's episode, John King and Chad Coup discuss all of Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, DVD Commentary style. This is a secret, so don't tel…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

720: A Discussion of Sylvia Plath's Ariel with Rachael Tillman

In this week's episode, John King and Rachael McKee embark on a fourth installment of Sylvia Plathery to discuss the restored edition of Ariel and Ot…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

719: A Conversation about Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce (1985) with Shawn McKee!

A conversation many years in the making, John King and Shawn McKee reckon with the genre-bending oddity that is Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce (1985).

2 months, 4 weeks ago

718: Gilbert King, Plus Laura Lee Baher and Erik Deckers Event!

In this week's episode, John interviews the Pulitzer Prize-wining justice journalist and researcher Gilbert King,

plus TDO proudly shares a dual bo…

3 months ago