About

Drinks with Tony started in 2002 as a podcast, it’s also aired on various radio stations throughout the years.

DuShane spent 9 years profiling authors twice a month for the San Francisco Chronicle. He’s the author and screenwriter of Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk. The film was directed by Eric Stoltz and available on Prime or on DVD. He teaches screenwriting at UCLA Ext. and is working on his next novel.

2013-2018 Drinks with Tony was on hiatus. In a deep depression I asked myself, when was the last time I was happy about something, truly giddy, and I remembered doing Drinks with Tony in studio at Radio Valencia every week. So, I decided to start Drinks with Tony as a podcast again, and I’ll do it weekly and maybe I’ll get 10 authors and if that’s all I get I’ll stop. That was over 200 weeks ago, and doing the show was a godsend during covid lockdowns, just to chat with other authors, most I haven’t met yet, who were also struggling with their writing, readjusting to uncertain futures, and seeking resilience in all of it.

Drinks with Tony is hosted by Tony DuShane. The show has aired on KFJC, Pirate Cat Radio, and Radio Valencia since 2001. It has also been available as a podcast on and off over the years, but now, we’re back every Wednesday.

The show features interviews with writers and storytellers. Over the years we’ve had hundreds of guests including Nick Cave, Steve Buscemi, James Ellroy, Wim Wenders, Parker Posey, Marlon James, Amy Sedaris, and more.

DuShane is an author, screenwriter, and writing instructor at UCLA Extension. Go to www.tonydushane.com for more info.

Contact via email at dushane [[at]] gmail [[dot]] com. We tape on location in Los Angeles and San Francisco.