Episodes

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Other Worlds Than These, Part 1, chapters 1-10. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:42) Initial thoughts (05:45) Rules and when not to follow them (07:56) Connections to other King books (18:06) Speculation (23:18) Dark Tower Thinnies (30:37) Yuck-King it Up (35:42) Fun Stuff (37:28) Other Worlds than These (41:46) Jay: A lot of Spider-Man movies: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man:...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Black House, Part 4, chapters 26-29 and the epilogue. Introduction (00:00) Book has some flaws (01:25) The ending (09:25) Final thoughts (23:19) Dark Tower Thinnies (25:11) Listener feedback (28:22) Yuck-King it Up (32:08) Fun Stuff (33:43) Other Worlds than These (37:16) Jay: The Running Man (1987, 2025) Sean: Interview with the Vampire (2022, AMC) Outro (45:27) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Black House, Part 3, chapters 21-25. Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:46) The tragic death of Henry Leyden (02:11) What’s the point of this book? (12:39) Dark Tower Thinnies (25:18) Yuck-King it Up (27:00) Fun Stuff (29:12) Other Worlds than These (33:05) Jay: Ghostbusters (1984). Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton....

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Black House, Part 3, chapters 15-20. Introduction (00:00) Borderlands and bad places (01:41) Night’s Plutonian Shore (13:29) Coppiceman (20:15) Dark Tower Thinnies (29:45) Listener Feedback (31:02) Yuck-King it Up (34:54) Fun Stuff (38:02) Other Worlds than These (46:25) Sean: Concrete “Stars over Sand” by Paul Chadwick Jay: The Sheep Detectives (2026) Outro (54:06) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast ...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Black House, Part 2, “The Taking of Tyler Marshall,” chapter 5-14. Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:50) Less is more (01:27) There are other worlds (10:46) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:07) Yuck-King it Up (23:22) Fun Stuff (25:19) Other Worlds than These (30:09) Jay: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Apple TV. Created by Chris Black and Matt Fraction. Starring Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, El...

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Black House, part 1, chapters 1-4. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:44) Setting a mood (04:57) Look closer (15:33) Dark Tower Thinnies (22:35) Yuck-King it Up (27:03) Fun Stuff (29:21) Other Worlds than These (36:40) Sean: No Way Out (1987, Prime Video) Jay: Your Friends & Neighbors (2025, Apple TV) Outro (42:58) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarkto...

Note: In preparation for our coverage of Black House and the new novel Other Worlds Than These (coming in October), we are reposting our episodes on The Talisman. In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we finish The Talisman, Part 4, Chapters 34-47. Introduction (00:00) On the subject of twinners (01:40) What is the talisman (10:30) Dark Tower Thinnies (16:47) Yuck-King It Up (24:57) Fun Stuff (27:44) Wrapping up The Talisman (34:50) Other Worlds Than These (42:09) Sean: Black Mir...

Note: In preparation for our coverage of Black House and the new novel Other Worlds Than These (coming in October), we are reposting our episodes on The Talisman. In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part 3, “A Collision of Worlds,” chapters 27-33, and Interlude. Introduction (00:00) The power of storytelling (01:31) A collision of worlds (11:37) Late world building (22:41) Dark Tower Thinnies (28:58) Yuck-King It Up (30:07) Fun Stuff (34:13) Other Worlds...

Note: In preparation for our coverage of Black House and the new novel Other Worlds Than These (coming in October), we are reposting our episodes on The Talisman. In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part 3, “A Collision of Worlds,” chapters 20-26. Introduction (00:00) The Sunlight Home (01:47) The Territories are a reflection of our world (13:56) Sacrifice is necessary along a hero’s journey (20:14) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:31) Yuck-King It Up (27:04) Fun...

Note: In preparation for our coverage of Black House and the new novel Other Worlds Than These (coming in October), we are reposting our episodes on The Talisman. In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part 2, “The Road of Trials,” Chapters 14-19. Introduction (00:13) Cool world building (02:06) Too much “Y” and not enough “A” (12:36) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:19) Yuck-King it Up (25:39) Fun Stuff (27:21) Other Worlds than These (31:52) Outro (37:09) Leave u...

Note: In preparation for our coverage of Black House and the new novel Other Worlds Than These (coming in October), we are reposting our episodes on The Talisman. In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part II, chapters 6-13. Introduction (00:00) Struggling with the book (01:45) Jack’s first trial (05:54) Jack’s dad in the Territories (14:01) Dark Tower Thinnies (19:52) Yuck-King It Up (23:06) Fun Stuff (25:54) Other Worlds Than These topics (31:21): Jay: ...

Note: In preparation for our coverage of Black House and the new novel Other Worlds Than These (coming in October), we are reposting our episodes on The Talisman. In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part 1, “Jack Lights Out.” Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:50) Publication/Our history (01:57) Things are getting started (07:30) Jack’s relationships (13:24) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:30) Yuck-King it Up (23:34) Thank you, Patrons! (24:54) Fun Stuff (25:42) Oth...