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A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the TV adaptation of “Desperation.” To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Christine, the Prologue and chapters 1-11. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (02:24) Worst to Best: Stephen King Cover Art The creeping knowledge of death (09:10) Christine and Arnie (19:28) This is a rock and roll story (26:02) Christine Playlist Dark Tower Thinnies (34:13) Yuck-King it Up (40:15) Fun Stuff (43:30) Other Worlds Than These (48:50) Outro (53:23) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patre...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Desperation, Part 5: Highway 50: Excused Early. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:45) A bible epic ending (01:14) God is love (07:51) Thank you, Patrons! (16:21) Fun Stuff (17:12) Final thoughts on Desperation (23:46) Other Worlds Than These (30:07) Outro (34:08) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ide...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Desperation, Part 4 The China Pit: God Is Cruel. Introduction (00:00) This book holds up! (01:46) God is cruel (07:04) More connections (16:32) Dark Tower Thinnies (19:23) Yuck-King It Up (26:24) Fun Stuff (30:21) Other Worlds Than These (35:43) Outro (39:23) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more informati...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Desperation, Part III – The American West: Legendary Shadows. Introduction (00:12) Recap (00:45) King’s title conventions (01:36) The spiritual state of unbelief (12:51) The Connection Zone (25:09) Dark Tower Thinnies (32:02) Yuck-King It Up (34:16) Thank you, Patrons! (36:20) Fun Stuff (36:45) Other Worlds Than These (42:38) Outro (48:18) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send you...

A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “Survivor Type” from the Stephen King collection, Skeleton Crew. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Desperation, Part 2: Desperation: In These Silences Something May Rise Introduction (00:14) Recap (00:46) The twist (02:00) David’s faith (08:34) Three-layer [meta-fiction] cheese dip (15:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (17:52) Yuck-King it Up (20:45) Thank you, Patrons! (22:38) Fun Stuff (24:23) Other Worlds Than These (28:47) Outro (31:57) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your ques...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Desperation, Part 1, In the House of the Wolf, The House of the Scorpion. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (1:46) Initial thoughts (4:19) Character criss-cross (9:42) Other connections (19:49) Dark Tower Thinnies (25:20) Yuck-King It Up (27:55) Fun Stuff (30:23) Other Worlds Than These (36:53) Outro (41:01) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, an...

Originally posted July 31, 2019. In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the movie adaptation of Hearts in Atlantis, starring Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, and Hope Davis. Introduction (00:14) IMDB Summary (00:41) Movie Details and Discussion (01:06) Dark Tower Thinnies (35:24) Fun Stuff (41:18) Movie Reviews (45:28) Listener Feedback (52:06) Outro (56:12) Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Leav...

A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet” from the Stephen King collection, Skeleton Crew. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

Originally posted August 23, 2017. In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the major motion picture, The Dark Tower, starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. Introduction (0:00) Initial Thoughts (0:46) Sean identifies a major failing (4:58) Jay is upset about the opening line from the book (6:15) No emotional connections in the movie (9:25) Movie Jake doesn’t work (10:01) Matthew McConaughey (alright, alright, alright) (11:59) Some good stuff (14:00) Who is t...

Originally posted May 11, 2017. In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the first full trailer for The Dark Tower movie. Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/GjwfqXTebIY Introduction (0:00) Sean’s initial thoughts (01:45) Not just from Book I (02:16) Movie looks too conventional (04:52) What Sean liked (07:00) Is McConaughey right for the role? (08:02) References to other King works (10:54) The bootleg trailer (11:56) Outro (15:12) Support our show at...

Originally posted September 6, 2017. In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the Beryl Evans book, Charlie the Choo-Choo. Introduction (0:00) Book summary (00:42) The gig is up (03:20) Cool marketing EW article (04:37) Outro (05:38) Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. You can also email us at twoguysdarktower@gmai...

Hello constant listeners. We’re going to take a short break. But, we want to give you something to listen to while we rest up. In the coming weeks, enjoy a few bonus episodes that were previously only available to Patrons. These are from a couple of years ago. For fresh bonus episodes, become a Patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. There you will get bonus content, including monthly bonus episodes. See you on the other side of the thinny.

New bonus episodes of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came are live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussions of the short stories “The Raft” and “Word Processor of the Gods” from the Stephen King collection, Skeleton Crew. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 12 and 13. Introduction (00:00) Did Bachman stick the landing? (01:27) Bachman as Alan Smithee (07:03) Dark Tower Thinnies (13:12) Yuck-King It Up (16:45) Fun Stuff (19:35) Our final thoughts on Regulators (22:51) Other worlds than these (26:29) Outro (30:10) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmai...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 10 and 11. Introduction (00:13) The B plot is now the A plot (01:47) Wipe this town off the map (08:07) People die hard (Bachman nihilism) (10:42) Dark Tower Thinnies (15:43) Yuck-King it Up (17:41) Listener feedback (18:27) Fun Stuff (20:20) Other Worlds Than These (23:53) Outro (27:14) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and i...

A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “Here There Be Tygers” from the Stephen King collection, Skeleton Crew. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 8 and 9. Introduction (00:00) Johnny doubles back (02:03) Genre cocktail (09:58) Tak has fun (17:40) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:14) Fun Stuff (26:15) Sean obviously meant to say Back to the Future III when discussing ZZ Top. Other worlds than these… (30:46) Sean: Black Sonata Jay: Spectacular Vernacular podcast/John Linnell Roman Songs Outro (34:10) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Pa...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 5-7. Introduction (00:13) Inelegant, man (01:14) No problem, man (05:51) Tak is building; Tak is making (10:44) Dark Tower Thinnies (13:32) The final Yuck-King-it-up? (15:39) Thank you, Patrons! (16:36) Fun Stuff (18:39) Outro (27:38) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more informati...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 1-4. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (02:30) Book structure (07:33) Flyover country (14:53) What’s going on (18:39) Dark Tower Thinnies (32:01) Fun Stuff (39:11) Outro (45:10) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedar...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Roadwork, Part 3. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:41) Dawes is locked in (02:06) The power of the press (06:57) The nihilistic vision of Richard Bachman (13:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (17:58) Yuck-King It Up (20:36) Fun Stuff (21:28) Bachman Books final thoughts (27:10) Outro (30:02) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.co...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Bachman Book, Roadwork, Part 2. Introduction (00:00) “It’s roadwork. So what?” (03:28) Dark Tower Thinnies (12:12) Yuck-King It Up (21:54) Fun Stuff (24:35) Outro (29:52) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversati...

Our 22nd bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the 1987 movie “The Running Man” based on the 1982 Richard Bachman novel. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.