Episodes

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...

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...

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...

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...