Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came: A Podcast about Stephen King and His Books

Ep. 169 Thinner, Chapters 1-11

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Thinner, chapters 1-11.

  • Introduction (0:00)
  • New season: Alter egos (01:43)
  • Publication history (06:02)
  • Class warfare (12:23)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (20:25)
  • Yuck-King it Up (26:00)
  • Fun Stuff (27:42)
  • Other Worlds than These (32:55)
    • Jay: The Residence (Netflix) is a murder mystery set in the White House. Starring Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, Bronson Pinchot, Al Frankin, and Ken Marino, among many others.
    • Sean: Michael Clayton (2007, Amazon) a legal thriller starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, and Tilda Swinton. Written and directed by Tony Gilroy (Andor, Dolores Claiborne).
    • Outro (39:30)

      • The Bachman books we’ve covered:

      • The Long Walk (episodes 106 – 107)
      • Rage (episodes 108 – 109)
      • The Running Man (episodes 110 – 112)
      • Roadwork (episodes 113 – 115)
      • The Regulators (episodes 116 – 120)

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