In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the second third of Joyland.

• Introduction (00:00)
• Superpowers (01:40)
• Breezy contemplations (10:09)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (23:03)
• Yuck-King it Up (25:03)
• Fun Stuff (28:35)
• Other Worlds than These (32:33)
  • Jay: Silo (Apple TV)
  • Sean: Cunk on Earth (Netflix)
• Outro (41:15)

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Next Episode: the final third of Joyland.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the first third of Joyland.

• Introduction (00:13)
• Recap (00:51)
• Publication history (01:16)
• It’s all about a vibe (02:15)
• The mystery (11:23)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (19:46)
  • “The Sick Rose” by William Blake (22:08)
• Yuck-King it Up (23:13)
• Fun Stuff (26:03)
  • Middle Aged Dad Jam Band; YouTube channel
• Other Worlds than These (32:10)
• Outro (36:07)

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Other Worlds Than These topics:

• Jay: The Expanse (novel series): all 9 novels and 8 short stories, in order. 
• Sean: Catching up on the Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Series.

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Next Episode: the second third of Joyland, until the line “The phone clicked in my ear.”

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Colorado Kid, Chapters 13-18 and the afterword.

• Introduction (00:00)
• What are our theories (02:32)
• Becoming part of a community (13:38)
• Did the story work? (20:52)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (27:42)
• Yuck-King It Up (31:07)
• Fun Stuff (31:35)
• Other Worlds Than These (35:35)
  • Sean: The Agency (Showtime), Treason (Netflix), London Spy (Netflix), Black Doves (Netflix)
  • Jay: Logan Lucky (2017), “One More Minute” (Weird Al)
• Outro (44:47)

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Next Episode: Joyland, first third of the book

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Colorado Kid, chapters 5 – 12.

• Introduction (00:12)
• Recap (00:47)
• A non-story story (01:17)
• Educating Steffi (11:37)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (17:47)
• Yuck-King it Up (18:18)
• Fun Stuff (21:05)
• Other Worlds than These (25:59)
• Outro (30:09)

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Other Worlds Than These topics:

•  Jay: The Penguin, season 1. Directed by Lauren LeFranc and starring Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, and Shohreh Aghdashloo
•  Sean: Eat the Reich tabletop roleplaying game

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Next Episode: Colorado Kid, chapters 13 – end.

 

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Colorado Kid, chapters 1 – 4.

• Introduction (00:00)
• Publication History (01:20)
• Maine island communities (09:38) 
• Relationship between the three main characters (14:35)  
• Dark Tower Thinnies (23:55)
• Yuck-King it Up (24:41) 
• Fun Stuff (28:45)
• Other Worlds than These (33:23)
  • L.A. Law (1986) created by Steven Bochco
  • The Decameron (2024) created by Kathleen Jordan
  • Spoon River Anthology (1915) by Edgar Lee Masters
• Outro (47:10)

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Next Episode: Colorado Kid, chapters 5 – 12.

We’ve been on a break, but we are excited to get back into discussing Stephen King books. We are going to start off with a season focusing on King’s crime novels, specifically, the three books he wrote for the Hard Case Crime imprint.

In our first episode back, we’ll cover The Colorado Kid, Chapters 1-4. Hope you’ll join us! New episode on January 9, 2025!

Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from November 2022. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “Lunch at the Gotham Cafe” from the short story collection Everything’s Eventual.

• Introduction (00:00)
• Publication history (01:37)
• What’s so scary? (06:35)
• Hey, Guy! (14:51)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (19:07)
• Yuck-King It Up (19:43)
• Fun Stuff (21:34)
• Outro (29:42)

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Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from May 2023. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Cat from Hell” found in Just After Sunset.

• Introduction (00:00)
• Publication history (01:21)
  
• What do we think of this story? (03:56)
• Movie adaptation (11:08)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (24:24)
• Yuck-King It Up (24:45)
• Fun Stuff (27:30)
• Outro (32:06)

Buster Poindexter “Hot Hot Hot”

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Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from February 2023. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “Harvey’s Dream” found in the Just After Sunset collection.

• Introduction (00:13)
• Publication history (01:11)
• Ghost story (03:13)
• Build up of dread (06:31)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (14:15)
• YuckKing It Up (15:15)
• Fun Stuff (15:47)
• Final thoughts (19:31)
• Outro (20:54)

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In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the 1976 movie adaptation, Carrie.

• Introduction (00:14)
• Facts and Figures (01:29)
• Adaptation (09:39)
• Themes (29:11)
• Our thoughts on the movie (33:51)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (35:16)
• Yuck-King it Up (36:17)
• Fun Stuff (38:41)
• Outro (47:07)

Original trailer: CARRIE (1976) | Official Trailer | MGM Studios

Director: Brian De Palma

Cast: Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, P. J. Soles, Betty Buckley, and John Travolta

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Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from September 2022. Enjoy! In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Road Virus Heads North” from the collection Everything’s Eventual. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:27) The … Continue reading Bonus Episode: The Road Virus Heads North (Everything’s Eventual) (September 2022) →