# 697: Todd James Pierce!

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Podcast: [The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drunken-odyssey-with-john-king-a-podcast-about-the-writing-life-1080856)
Published: 2025-12-27T08:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4159

## Resource

Here John speaks with his friend Todd James Pierce about his research process, his work on Disney artist Mary Blair, and Todd's wonderful new book, Making Mary Poppins , now out with Norton.

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