It's finally here. The book that is a fan favourite & often an introduction to new Constant Readers to our Greatest Living Author. Join Matt and Si as they step back in time for the first 200 pages of the novel . We just look at Pts 1 & 2 in this episode, so it's spoiler free for anyone doing the readalong. We talk root beer, The Past, the power of a good cry.. oh, and a certain Clown makes an appearance yet again.

Join Matt for an in depth interview with the thriller writer Jessica Huntley. Her psychological page turners leave you wanting to read just one more chapter!

We chat about her upcoming thriller "Jinx" , and address what it means to be a writer who explores the darkness. We chat King ( of course ! ) ; mental health, self publishing, recovering from trauma , police procedural, multiple twists ( but no spoilers ) ; the enemies to friends narrative arc and much much more...

This was an absolute joy to record . Join Matt as he casts away the wonderful Alex - independent bookshop owner, and man responsible for shipping all King lovers globally their beloved new Hodder paperbacks. We talk King . Where to stock his books on your shelves. We talk about the whether the book will survive . We talk about censorship and re editing. We talk about what makes a book great , and not so great. We talk AI. If you love portable magic , we have the spells for you right here. A blockbuster bestseller of an episode.

We approach the business end of the decade and there are some absolute belters here . Matt and Jamie get their Zombie On with "Cell", discuss the nature of grief with king's personal fave " Lisey's Story". From one King fave , to the fave of a King, Jamie talks about why "Duma Key" is his standout novel. And via some short stories and discovered Bachman beauties , we end up with Big Ol Jim Rennie in Springfield, sorry, Chester's Mill in "Under The Dome".  The boys argue the case for this decade rivalling the heavy hitters of the 70s. 

Join Matt and Jamie as they walk along the beam of The Tower - Wolves of The Calla, Song of Susannah and The Dark Tower . This episode is full of meaty spoilers , so if you haven't reached the clearing at the end of the path yet then we have another episode released simultaneously with no spoilers at all. This is  a feisty episode that we expect and hope will divide opinion. Also featured are "From A Buick 8" and the physical scars King is weaving into his stories, and the 14 dark tales of "Everything's Eventual" . Walk with us if you dare. x

Join Matt and Jamie as they walk along the beam of The Tower - Wolves of The Calla, Song of Susannah and The Dark Tower . This episode has had all spoilers filetted out so you are safe to listen to if you haven't finished your quest to The Dark Tower. We don't want to spoil anything for you , but this gives you a flavour of this time in King's career.  Also featured are "From A Buick 8" and the physical scars King is weaving into his stories, and the 14 dark tales of "Everything's Eventual" . Walk with us if you dare. x

It's the new millenium . King is still with us , despite staring his own mortality in the face after an accident in 99. But it's a very different author we see at the start of the century , and Dreamcatcher - or Cancer as it was originally called , and Black House are testament to this . And King opens up to the world in  "On Writing".  Join Matt and Jamie as they enter the new dawn of the King. 

Matt and Simon nervously stick their thumbs out on the dark highway and hitch a ride into one of King's classic campfire stories . They discover risk, regret and deals with the devil along the way. They look at what became the world's first mass published e book , and put it in the ring with the "portable magic" of the paperback. Fancy a ride ? 

Ever wondered why Tony Soprano’s therapist stuck with him? Why Fleabag is obsessed with sex or why Walter White is always in his underpants? This week Matt meets psychotherapist Sasha Bates, the co host of new podcast "Shrink The Box', where  fictional characters such as Shiv from Succession, Omar from the Wire and Ross from Friends are put on the couch to analyse why their behaviour causes them so much drama.

We talk therapy, mental health, box sets and much more ! 

"BANG! What’s that? Bang-Bang! Oh, Hark, The guns are shooting in the dark! Little guns and big ones too, Bang-bang-bang! What shall I do?" - Enid Blyton

Come shine bright like a firework with Matt and Si as they ignore advice to keep a safe distance back, but go right into oen of King's classic short stories from " The Bazaar Of Bad Dreams"