All Episodes

A Murakami Minute: 1Q84 Book Two

#229: How To Fix Bad Writing And A Secret Book Club

A Murakami Minute: 1Q84 Book One

DBS #141: Discussing The Best Non-Superhero Comics Of The 2020s

#228: Keeping The Pace

BOTM #25: Revisiting Blood Meridian

#227: Examining The Illiteracy Crisis

#226: A Last Hurrah For American Books

DBS #141: What's The Deal With The Odyssey Movie?

DBS #140: A Terrible Review Of Ham On Rye By Charles Bukowski

#225: 250 Years Of Great American Novels

DBS #139: The Most American Novels According To Esquire

#224 Guardian Readers Pick Their Top Novels

DBS #138: The Woes Of Reading Perverted Fiction

#223: Discussing Stories That Are Rarely Told

#222: Comic Book Confessions With Nick Ulanowski

#221: How To Get Readers Into Classic Literature

#220: Books So Hard You Will Throw Them

#219: Books We Want To See Turned Into Movies

DBS #137: Publishing Updates And Car Crashes

#218: Talking About Pulp Novels Again

DBS #136: Nailing Bukowski

#217: Violent Books And Blue Dongs

#216: Famous Books With Terrible Original Titles

#215: Getting Blasphemous With David Scott Hay

DBS #135: Ranting And Raving Writers

#214 Fancy Book Q&A

DBS #134: Reading Awful InstaPoems

#213: Books Written Masterfully In Unique Perspectives

DBS #133: Men Describing Women Cringe

BOTM #23: The Butcher of Nazareth

#212: Overrated American Novels

#211: Words You Should Cut From Your Work

DBS #132: Why You Should Level Up Your Reading

BOTM #22: The Sugar Man

#210: Our 2025 Writing Year In Review

#209: 2025 Reading Recap

#208: The Funny Side Of Poetry With Kurt Luchs

BOTM #21: A Short Stay In Hell And The Divine Farce

#207: Discussing Future Classics

#206: Be A Man And Read These 100 Books

#205: Running Through Hell

DBS #131: Existential Elks And Toxic Friends

#204: Best Lines In Gothic Literature According To The Internet

Horror Of The Month: The Boatmore Butcher By L. Stephenson

BOTM #20: The Medusa Zone

DBS #130: Rejected Losers

#203: Top Deaths In Fiction

DBS #129: Reading The Scariest Lines In Literature

Horror Of The Month: Deathbed Confessionals By A.D. Jones

#202: Ranking Stephen King Movie Adaptations

#201: Popular Phrases Still Used From The Middle Ages

#200: A Special Author Spotlight

DBS #128: Famous Literary Haters Part 2

DBS #127: Famous Literary Haters Part 1

DBS #126: Writing Tips With Hunter S. Thompson

DBS #125: Two Dumb Guys Flapping Their Heads

#199: Great Writing Tips From Kurt Vonnegut

#198: What Is Good Splatterpunk?

#197: 15 Examples Of Great Dialogue Part 2

#196: 15 Examples Of Great Dialogue Part 1

#195: Discussing A Ranking Of Cormac McCarthy's Darkest Novels

DBS #124: Revisiting Famous Writing Routines

#194: Rediscovering Famous Writing Styles

DBS #123: What Male Hobbies Do Women Find Attractive And Unattractive?

#193: What Is Narrative Voice? Part 2

#192: What Is Narrative Voice? Part 1

DBS #122: A List Of The Worst Marvel Comic Books

BOTM #19: A Confederacy Of Dunces

#191: Mediocre Advice For Writing Crime

#190: Our Storyteller Tier List

#189: Revisiting The Slush Pile Q&A

#188: Breaking Down Amazing Lines Of Prose Part 2

#187: Breaking Down Amazing Lines Of Prose Part 1

#186: Reading The Best Lines In Fiction

DBS #121: An Awful List About The Most Awful Authors

DBS #120: Rediscovering Dead Book Genres

DBS #119: Editing Woes

#185: Should You Still Read Neil Gaiman And Other Problematic Authors?

#184: Solid Tips For Writing Dialogue Better Than Stephen King

BOTM #18: Native Son By Richard Wright

DBS #118: Crime And Punishment And Terrible Writing

#183: The Formula For Writing Pulp Stories

#182: What Really Happens When You Enter The Slush Pile

Storycast #4: The Crimson Tower

#181: We Try To Upset Goodreads Reviewers

DBS #117: Getting Drunk And Ranking WWE Wrestlers

#180: 2024 Writing Recap

#179: Our 2024 Reading Recap

#178: The Downsides Of Getting Your Work Accepted For Publication

DBS #116: A Terrible Christmas Horror Book Discussion

DBS #115: Offending Publishers And Your Audience

BOTM #17: Violent Advents: A Christmas Horror Anthology

DBS #114: Sick Conspiracy Novels

#177: Investigating The Best Detective Stories

DBS #113: A Halloween Spooktacular

BOTM #16: We Have Always Lived In The Castle

DBS #111: Bonus Review Of Basketful Of Heads By Joe Hill

Bonus Horror Of The Month: The Boy At No. 9 Whitlock

#176: The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe

#175: Boogie Down With The Best Horror Authors

Horror Of The Month: Born Of Bloodshed

#174: Halloween Poetry Nonsense

DBS #110: Halloween Book Giggle Fest

#173: Greatest Satirical Novels

A Murakami Minute: Manga Stories Vol 1 Part 4

DBS #109: Our Big Plans For October

A Murakami Minute: Manga Stories Vol 1 Part 3

DBS #108: The Costs Of Being A Writer

A Murakami Minute: Manga Stories Vol 1 Part 2

#172: Two Morons Discuss Speculative Poetry

A Murakami Minute: Manga Stories Vol 1 Part 1

#171: That's So Cliché

A Murakami Minute: Manga Stories Volume 1 Introduction

#170: We Get Lyrical

BOTM #15: NSFW By David Scott Hay

DBS #107: How Two Dumb Guys Write

#169: We Discover Rare Literary Genres

DBS #106: Why We Suck As Writers

DBS #105: How To Write A Comic Book Script

DBS #104: We're Big Shot Writers Now!

#168: Uncovering The Past With David Winner

#167: This Long, Difficult, Beautiful Life With C.E. Hoffman

#166: What Scares Us With A.D. Jones

DBS #103: Does Stephen King Suck At Writing Women?

#165: How To Make Your Own Zine

DBS #102 A F***ing Shark!

#164: Sick Literary Quotes

#163: The Shapes Of Stories With Kurt Vonnegut

DBS #101: Controversial Neil Gaiman Book List

#162: Writing Sword And Sorcery

#161: Top Pulp Crime Authors Recommended By Stephen King

DPW News: Two Dumb Guys Are Dumb

#160: More Strange Than True With C.J. Spataro

DBS #100: A Drunken Celebration

DPW News Update 1

#159: Ideal Bookshops

#158: Do Indie Publishers Get A Bad Rap?

DBS #99: Books Better Than Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep

A Murakami Minute: The Problem With Haruki Murakami Feat. Nicolás Obregón

DBS #98: A Terrible Recap Of DPW's History

#157: Forgiving The Son Of Sam With Dr. Michael Caparrelli

#156: Turning Your Life Into Comedy With Tyler C. Gore

#155: The Best Worst Opening Sentences

DBS #97: Pop Culture Nonsense

#154: What Are You Trying To Say?

#153: 2023 Writing Recap

#152: 2023 Reading Recap

DBS #96: Brain Freeze

DBS #95: Getting Funky With Mark Twain

#151: Historical Fiction Noir With Stephen G. Eoannou

#150: Modern Writing Blues

DBS #94: We Analyze Famous Short Stories

#149: We Ruin Celebrity Love Letters

DBS #93: Spooky Halloween Special

BOTM #14: Becoming The Boogeyman By Richard Chizmar

#148: Our Last Stand With Angie Elita Newell

#147: Dystopian Shenanigans With David Scott Hay

#146: Getting Angry With Terena Elizabeth Bell

DBS #92: Worst Books Ever!

#145: Talkin’ Tequila Tatas With Miette Gillette

#145: The Top Book Genres To Make Money In

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

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

#143: We Get Absurd

BOTM #13: The Plague By Albert Camus

#142: The Best Stream Of Consciousness Novels

DBS #90: Books For Black Mirror Fans

#141: Crime Fiction With James Michels

#140: How To Write Comedy

#139: How To Stop AI From Taking Over The Writing Industry

#138: Worst To Best Stephen King Endings

#137: Why You Should Join A Book Club

DBS #89: Who Is The Greatest Living Author?

#136: RIP Cormac McCarthy

#135: We Get Profound

DBS #88: Fairy Tales And Dirty Smut

#134: Best Neil Gaiman Books

#133: Best Video Game Narratives

DBS #87: Classic Sci-fi, Wrestling Promos, And A Hard Question

#132: Drinking To Latin American Authors

A Murakami Minute: Pinball 1973

#131: How Dumb Are We?

A Murakami Minute: Hear The Wind Sing

DBS #86: Best Stoner Movies And Books For 420

A Murakami Minute: Hear The Wind Sing And Pinball 1973 Introduction

DBS #85: Catching Up On Our Lives

#130: Massacre At The Comic Shop With Nick Ulanowski

#129: Drunk Writing Talk With Author Matt Holland

#128: Talking Sci-fi And Stand-up Comedy With Jeremiah Ukponrefe

DBS #84: We Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With Big Beers And Dirty Literature

#127: How To Submit To Magazines And Journals

DBS #83: Rewriting James Bond

#126: Why Don’t People Like Reading Classic Literature?

DBS #82: Alan Moore Breaks Caleb’s Spirit

#125: Creating Comics With Dan Nokes

#124: Developing A Creative Work-Life Balance

DBS #81: Storming Our Brains

DBS #80: How Money Ruins Art

#123: Should You Reread Books?

#122: Why Does Everything Suck Now?

#121: 2022 Year In Review

#120: 2022 Reading Recap

#119: Name That Author!

DBS #79: Deconstructing Characters, Critics, And Being Uncomfortable

#118: Writers Roundtable

DBS #78: Black Friday BS Session

#117: Our Problems With Modern Fiction

DBS #77: Birthday Brainstorm

DBS #76: Great Novels And Bad Submissions

#116: True Crime With Nicolás Obregón

DBS #75: Clerks 3, Beer, Absinthe, And Writing Submissions

#115: Guess That Stephen King Story

DBS #74: Story Submissions And Writing Gimmicks

BOTM #12: Chasing The Boogeyman

#114: Why We Shut Down The DPW Website

#113: Talking Shop In The Bog

#112: These Books Are Hard!

#111: Banned Book Madness

BOTM #11: The Sirens Of Titan

#110: Bird Is The Word

DBS #73: What Makes A Hero?

DBS #72: Do Audiobooks Count As Reading?

#109: Publishing Trends

#108: Drinking Wine And Talking Romance

DBS #71: We Try To Get Cancelled

#107: Caleb Flaps His Gums About Aesthetics

DBS #70: Push It To The Limit!

#106: Different Ways To Write A Scene

BOTM #10: A Study In Scarlet

DBS #69: We Love Writing, Spencer Said

IRC #15: Oblivion Finale

#105: Find Your Voice, You Bum!

IRC #14: Oblivion Part Five

#104: Discussing The Great Books

IRC #13: Oblivion Part Four

DBS #68: Read Or Die!

IRC #12: Oblivion Part Three

#103: We Need To Be Honest With You

IRC #11: Oblivion Part Two

DBS #67: We’re Dying Here

IRC #10: Oblivion Part One

DBS #66: Reboots Galore

IRC #9: Oblivion Intro

#102: Sexy Brain Time

DBS #65: There’s An Imposter Among Us

#101: Asking The Right Questions

DBS #64: Back In Our Day...

#100: Does Size Really Matter

DBS #63: Caleb Is Sick!

Storycast #3: APOTcalypse

DBS #62: Using Cell Phones In Your Stories

#99: We Get Emotional

DBS #61: How To Write A Good Review

BOTM #10: Devil In A Blue Dress

Storycast #2: My First Kiss Of Shame

DBS #60: Greatest American Authors Of The 20th Century

#98: Reclaiming Your Creative Life

#97: How To Become A Better Reader

DBS #59: A Drunk Tells You How To Pace Your Story

DBS #58: Is Stephen King Canceled?

#96: 2021 Recap And New Year’s Resolutions

A Murakami Minute: The Elephant Vanishes Finale

#95: 50 Of The Best Books Under 200 Pages

A Murakami Minute:The Elephant Vanishes Part 5

DBS #57: Indie Publishing VS Traditional Publishing

A Murakami Minute: The Elephant Vanishes Part 4

#94: Our Prose Is Going Purple

A Murakami Minute: The Elephant Vanishes Part 3

DBS #56: Appreciating Pulp Fiction Writers

A Murakami Minute: The Elephant Vanishes Part 2

DBS #55: The Best Fantasy Characters Of All Time

A Murakami Minute: The Elephant Vanishes Part One

#93: Talking About Character Motivations

DBS #54 Taking New Reading Paths

BOTM #9: Blood Meridian

#92: Books Perfect For Fans Of Squid Game

#91 We Mess Up Celtic Mythological Creatures

#90: Monster Madness

DBS #53: Caleb Botches Scary Stories

DBS #52: Growing As A Writer

#89: How To Develop A Theme For Your Story

#88: Best Horror Manga You Must Read!

DBS #51: Top Horror Novels To Read This Halloween

DBS #50: Red Flag Fiction

#87: Should Stephen King Retire?

#86: Pittsburgh Authors You Should Read

DBS #49: Working With Established Properties

#85: Real Irish Fiction And Samurai Novels

#84: Why Guys Should Read Jane Austen

DBS #48: Once Upon A Time At DPW

#83: How To Write With Balls!

A Murakami Minute: First Person Singular Finale

DBS #47: Podcast Trash Talk

A Murakami Minute: FPS Yakult Poetry Collection

#82: Is Reading Screwing Up Your Writing?

A Murakami Minute: FPS Carnaval

DBS #46: Comic Book Writers And Their Novels

A Murakami Minute: FPS Confessions Of A Shinagawa Monkey

DBS #45: Writing With Style

A Murakami Minute: FPS With The Beatles

#81: Why Your Work Is Stuck In The Slush Pile

A Murakami Minute: FPS Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova

DBS #44: DPW Short Story Collection

A Murakami Minute: FPS On A Stone Pillow

IRC #8: Jerusalem Is Canceled

A Murakami Minute: FPS Cream

#80: Forgotten And Future Classic Books

DBS #43: Books, Writing, And Japanese Fiction

#79: Drinking With Hemingway

DBS #42: Cyberpunk And Porn

#78: Should You Quit Your Job To Write Full-time?

DBS #41: Indie Authors And Story Titles

DBS #40: DPW Is Back!

IRC #7: Jerusalem Part One

#77: Are We Finished?

#76: Terrible Writing Advice You Should Ignore

#75: Writing Talk With Author Benjamin Cross

BOTM #8: Casino Royale

DBS #39: Books, Movies, And Prostitutes

BOTM #7: Slaughterhouse-Five

#74: To BS Or Not To BS?

DBS #38: New Year New Me

#73: The Elements Of Crafting A Good Story

#72: The Big Fantasy Talk

DBS #37: 2020 Reading Recap

#71: Why Do People Like Heroes And Adventure Stories?

DBS #36: 2020 Writing Recap

#70: Tips That Will Instantly Improve Your Writing

#69: 20 Great Winter Reads

DBS #35: Best Movies About Writers

#68: Literary Comic Books?

DBS #34: Weird Erotica To Tickle Your Fancy

BookCast #10: Dracula Finale

DBS #33: Flirting With Novels

BookCast 9: Dracula Chapters 15-20

#67: Most Bizarre Author Deaths

BookCast #8: Dracula Chapters 10-15

#66: When Horror Taboos Go Too Far

BookCast #7: Dracula Chapters 5-10

DBS #32: The Big Horror Talk

BookCast #6: Dracula Chapters 1-5

DBS #31: Brainstorming Horror

#65: The 7 Different Types Of Stories

#64: How To Start Writing When You're A Noob

DBS #30: Bring On The Funk And Surge

#63:The Worst Opening Sentence Of All Time

DBS #29: DPW News And Writing Talk

DBS #28: When Do You Dump A Book?

#62: What The Blurb!

#61: Trash Talking Overrated Classic Novels

#60: The Future Of DPW

DBS #27: Weird Comics That Would Make Great Movies

BOTM #6:The Hike

#59: What You Should Never Do As A Writer

DBS #26: Farting It Up With Dirty James Joyce

#58: Weird Fiction

#57: How To Write Successful Fanfiction

#56: Writing Routines Of Famous Authors

#55: Writing Talk With Author Nicolás Obregón

DBS #25: Drunken Book Talk

DBS #24: Our Writing Journey

#54: How To Score A Literary Agent

#53: Outlines Vs Discovery Writing

BOTM #5: The Big Sleep

#52: Editing Like A Drunkard

#51: Drunk Narrative Talk

DBS #23: Weird Comic Book Sound Effects

#50: How To Come Up With A Funky Book Title

DBS #22: Lockdown And Current Projects

#49: The Importance Of Having A Powerful First Sentence

#48: Talkin About The Apocalypse

IRC #6: The Catcher In The Rye Review

DBS 21: Best Non-Marvel Or DC Comic Book Movies

IRC #5: The Catcher In The Rye Intro

#47: Reading The Worst Romance Novel Quotes

DBS #20: Detroit Astronomicon And Drunk Roller Skating

BookCast #5: Conan The Cimmerian Finale

#46: Talking About Black Excellence In Literature Part Two

BookCast #4: Conan The Cimmerian 9-11

#45: Are You Really Cut Out To Be A Writer

BookCast #3: Conan The Cimmerian 6-8

#44: Talking About Black Excellence In Literature Part One

BookCast #2: Conan The Cimmerian 4 And 5

DBS #19: January Blues

BookCast #1: Conan The Cimmerian 1-3

#43: How To Write Like Quentin Tarantino

DBS #18: Conan, Cthulhu, And Butt Stuff

#42: We Learn To Dialogue So Good!

DBS #17: DPW Drunken Year In Review

#41: A Christmas Book Extravaganza

#40: Knocking Out The Hero's Journey

DBS #16: Don't Sleep On Doctor Sleep

DBS #15: Why Alan Moore Hates Your Childhood

#39: How To Become A Better Reader

DBS #14: Frozen Poop, Beer, And Batman

#38: Two Idiots Talking About Writing Poetry

#37: 7 Bad Writing Habits You Learned In School

DBS #13: Giveaway Winner!

ConCast #2: Wizard World Columbus 2019

DBS #12: Fine Cinema VS Marvel Movies And Joker Review

Classic Reading #1: Ulalume By Edgar Allan Poe

BOTM #4: Tower Of The Dead

#36: Classic Short Horror Stories You Must Read

#35: How To Write A Good Sex Scene

BOTM #3: The War Of Art

DBS #11: 25 Of The Best Modern Comic Book Writers

#34: When Can You Call Yourself A Professional Writer?

DBS #10: Giveaway And Movie Talk

#33: How To Write A Good Story

#32: Going African

#31: The Shining: Book VS Movie

#30: Tequila With A Side Of Jesus

BOTM #2: The Black Review

ConCast #1: Wizard World Pittsburgh 2019

#29: Ray Bradbury Teaches Us How To Write Like A Pro

#28: How Successful Authors Use Social Media

DBS #9: What We Hate About Comic Book Culture

#27: Quick Ways To Defeat Writer's Block

IRC #4: House Of Leaves Ending

#26: Brainstorming Extravaganza!

IRC #3: House Of Leaves Part Three

#25: Facing Rejection And Fighting Imposter Syndrome

IRC #2: House Of Leaves Part Two

#24: Sci-Fi Madness

IRC #1: House Of Leaves Part One

#23: Gettin' Nasty With Fine Literature

Storycast #1: The Ocean The World Ignored

#22: Does YA Fiction Suck?

#21: Most Hated Characters In Literature

#20: Wacky Words From Around The World

#19: Going Japanese

#18: Where The Magic Happens

DBS #8: Talkin' Press Gigs And Comic Books

#17: The Golden Rules Of Show Don't Tell

DBS #7: The 420 Special Aftershow

#16: It's 420 And We're Gettin' Stoned On Fiction

DBS #6: Too Drunk To Think But Not Too Drunk To Talk Writing

BOTM #1: Hair Of The Dog Review

DBS #5: Gettin' Drunk And Talkin' Comics

#15: Talking Characters And Why You Can't Kill Off The Joker

#14: The Hemingway Effect: How To Create A Perfect Author Persona

#13: Book Of The Month And Work Rants

DBS #4: Great Fictional Drunks And Awesome Irish Writers

#12: A Toast To The Drunkest Authors Of The 20th Century

#11: Three Reasons Why Your Work Isn’t Getting Out Of The Slush Pile

DBS #3: Making Fun Of Twilight And Other Drunken Shenanigans.

#10: Scenes In Fiction That Make Us Sick! Part One

#9: Hookers, Stephen King, Nipples, And Comic Book Talk

DBS #2: Transvestites, Booze, And Writing

#8: Write Like A Boss

DBS #1: Bloopers, Fails, And Current Projects

#7: Going Gonzo With Hunter S. Thompson

#6: Why Bill Maher Sucks

#5: Gettin' Our Learn On With Tips From Neil Gaiman

#4: 50 Shades of Brown

#3: Writing Processes

#2: Wacky Flash Fiction Prompts

#1: Why We Write