Episodes

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the Bachman Book, Roadwork, the Prologue and Part 1. Introduction (00:12) Publication history (01:24) Life sucks (07:13) Delusion (or Denial) (16:41) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:38) Yuck-King It Up (24:57) Listener feedback (27:16) Fun Stuff (27:58) Outro (36:33) 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 Running Man, chapters 42-0. Introduction (00:00) Richards’ People (02:22) Killian (09:35) Richards’s Motivations (15:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (19:19) LOOK AT THE TIME STAMP! Yuck-King It Up (24:13) Fun Stuff (27:22) Outro (33:05) 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...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Running Man, chapters 70-43. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:44) Ignorance and innocence (02:18) Anything for money (06:13) Breakdown of society (08:17) Dark Tower Thinnies (16:17) Yuck-King It Up (18:55) Fun Stuff (21:22) Outro (25:03) 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, c...

Our 21st 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 Stephen King short story “The Lawnmower Man” found in Night Shift. To get the whole episode, become a Patreon at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Running Man, chapters 100-71. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (02:26) Game Show Bullseye (07:26) Class Critique (12:13) Ben Richards (16:00) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:45) Yuck-King It Up (25:26) Fun Stuff (27:21) Outro (31:23) 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 information about the show, che...

Our 20th 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 Stephen King short story “The Ledge” found in Night Shift. To get the whole episode, become a Patreon at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the Bachman Book, Rage, chapters 21-35. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:45) Using television & movies as a lens (01:31) Scapegoat Ted (07:03) The mysterious Joe McKennedy (13:08) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:25) Yuck-King It Up (23:47) Thank you, Patrons! (26:40) Fun Stuff (27:20) Outro (31:55) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the Bachman Book Rage, chapters 1-20. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (01:20) Growing Up is Scary (04:40) King’s Writing (14:48) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:36) Yuck-King It Up (23:54) Fun Stuff (27:09) Outro (33:50) 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 two...

Our 19th (!) 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 Mangler” found in Stephen King’s Night Shift. To get the whole episode, become a Patreon at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Long Walk, chapters 9-18. Introduction (00:09) Recap (00:41) More about the world (01:15) Nothing to lose (07:58) The ending (15:37) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:55) Yuck-King It Up (24:06) Fun Stuff (27:51) Outro (36:36) 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 twog...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Long Walk, chapters 1-8. Introduction (00:00) Publication History/Bachman (01:48) The World of the Walk (11:05) Does any of this matter? Should this be called The Long Talk? (18:49) Dark Tower Thinnies (26:39) Yuck-King It Up (29:24) Fun Stuff (35:26) Outro (43:10) 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...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the CBS All Access series The Stand, episode 9, “The Circle Closes.” Intro (00:12) Recap (00:48) Listener Feedback (01:25) Artificially successful (09:09) Frannie in the well (13:34) Dark Tower Thinnies (26:24) Yuck-King It Up (29:48) Fun Stuff (31:31) Jamey Sheridans (38:16) Outro (41:37) The ubiquitous baby blanket Sean mentioned. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your quest...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the CBS All Access series The Stand, episode 8, “The Stand.” Intro (00:00) Recap (00:48) Listener Feedback (03:12) What a mockery (08:10) The Hand of God (20:04) Dark Tower Thinnies (26:38) Yuck-King It Up (28:01) Fun Stuff (30:59) Jamey Sheridans (39:20) Outro (40:40) 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...

Our 18th 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 “Gray Matter” found in Stephen King’s Night Shift. To get the whole episode, become a Patreon at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the CBS All Access series The Stand, episode 7, “The Walk.” Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:48) Listener Feedback (02:08) Free will (09:23) Relationships (17:55) Dark Tower Thinnies (25:26) Yuck-King It Up (27:57) Fun Stuff (30:49) Jamey Sheridans (35:58) Outro (36:32) 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 ...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the CBS All Access series The Stand, episode 6, “The Vigil.” Introduction (00:00) Listener Feedback (01:25) A Low Bar (02:36) Wasted Talent (10:43) Dark Tower Thinnies (22:00) Yuck-King It Up (26:27) Thank you, Patrons! (28:37) Fun Stuff (29:11) Jamey Sheridans (33:57) Outro (34:44) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the CBS All Access series The Stand, episode 5, “Fear and Loathing in New Vegas.” Introduction (00:12) Recap (00:48) Listener feedback (01:20) Give us the old Vegas (08:56) Characters have no depth (19:04) Dark Tower Thinnies (28:10) Yuck-King It Up (29:01) Fun Stuff (30:27) Jamie Sheridans (34:22) Outro (36:53) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and i...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore episode 4 of the CBS All-Access series, The Stand, “The House of the Dead.” Introduction (00:00) 100th Episode Recognition (00:51) Show Recap (01:24) Listener Feedback (02:19) Continued Problems with the Show (06:18) What Is Working (09:42) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:14) Yuck-King It Up (24:08) Fun Stuff (25:44) Outro (32:12) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comm...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the CBS All Access series, The Stand, episode 3, “Blank Pages.” Introduction (00:13) Listener feedback (01:56) Fundamental changes (07:29) What’s working (23:04) Dark Tower Thinnies (27:13) Yuck-King It Up (29:08) Thank you, Patrons! (30:15) Fun Stuff (31:42) Outro (41:15) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For ...

Our 17th 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 movie adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter. To get the whole episode, become a Patreon at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore episode 2 of the CBS All-Access series, The Stand, “Pocket Savior.” Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:48) Listener feedback (01:33) The structure is not working (05:30) What’s working (11:33) The show is boring (14:06) Dark Tower Thinnies (19:55) Yuck-King It Up (20:33) Thank you, Patrons! (23:03) Fun Stuff (24:00) Outro (33:48) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, c...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore episode 1 of the CBS All Access miniseries, The Stand titled “The End.” Introduction (00:00) Watching in 2020 (01:30) Listener Feedback (02:50) Directorial Choices (08:25) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:08) Yuck-King It Up (25:32) New Patron (27:08) Fun Stuff (28:00) How Many Jamie Sheridans? (38:16) Outro (39:56) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and ideas...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we finish our discussion of The Stand, covering Book 3, Chapters 74-78, and the Circle Closes, as well as our wrap-up Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:42) It ends in a whimper (00:59) A season of rest (07:28) Overall big themes (13:21) Book reception and our thoughts (20:40) Dark Tower Thinnies (28:33) Yuck-King It Up (31:44) Fun Stuff (35:32) Outro and special announcement (42:30) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon....

Listen to this brief announcement to hear about how we will be covering The Stand miniseries on CBS All Access.