Kingsize

Kingsize

By Matt Robinson & Simon BalconArtsBooks
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Kingsize episodes

  • Kingsize Halloween Special

    Join us if you dare for our Halloween Special 1 hour episode. The lunatic has taken over the asylum & the tricks - and a couple of treats - come faster than Michael Myer's blade. Test your mettle in our Mastermind Stephen King Quiz , play "The Door" - will you have the nerves to stay the night in Salem's Lot; The Overlook or cosied up to Pennywise in Derry ? It's the podcast equivalent of Squid Game - put your clown outfit on and let's get dark. x

    1 hr
  • 11: Salem's Lot

    Let the right ones in and join the boys as they poke inside the sleepy town of Salem's Lot & uncover it's terrible secrets within. We invite you to load up on garlic, put another stake on the barbie and let's go hunting for vampires... and much more. 

    2 hr
  • Kingsize Bonus - Thankee Sai

    To have a celebration of the joy of doing Kingsize & the awesomeness of our listeners , join the boys for a special bonus episode ! We talk about all things King - which heroine and hero would be at your party ? What King adaptation would be playing on the telly ? Which baddie would get barred ? What's your desert island King ? And if you had to chop off a body part what ya going for first ?

    32 min
  • 10: Firestarter

    Join Matt & Si as they dare to hold their hands close to the flame of this classic novel. It's a 2 hour plus bonanza episode that addresses parenthood, the need for control , the power of the feminine & Martin Sheen's hair. Burn after hearing. 

    2 hr 19 min
  • Kingsize Insights - Interview with Violet Castro

    Join Matt in the first ever "Kingsize Insights" episode as he dives deep with the Mexican American writer Violet Castro. We talk about her work - including her latest masterpiece, "Queen Of The Cicadas". We discuss being a voice for the voiceless, the resilience needed to be a writer & full time parent, the power of eroticism & the dreams that shape us. And shape shifting jaguars. Join us if you dare. 

    1 hr 7 min
  • 9: Cujo Pt 2

    As the heat rises in the Pinto & Cujo digs his rabid heels in , we chew apart the sticky question - " What would you do ?" . It's one hell of a quandry. Si also shares the latest on his Frank Darabont "project" & we look at whether the film has any bite.

    1 hr 15 min
  • 8: Cujo Pt 1

    Stephen King wanted this book to feel like " a brick thrown through a window" It certainly has that devastating impact on the boys. In an emotionally charged two parter they explore the themes of addiction , the legacy of neglect , the cost of not following the signs and ask "who excatly is the real villain of this masterpiece" ? 

    1 hr 39 min
  • 7: The Dark Half Pt 2

    We move our lens to George A Romero's film adaptation , and dream big with alternative castings. The boys also have an in depth chat re the process of method acting & celebrate pipe smoking female professors.

    45 min
  • 6: The Dark Half Pt 1

    "Can you outrun your shadow?" The boys ponder this existential question , alongside a progress report on Frank Darabont's re writing of the end of "The Mist" ! Come and spend some time with the delightful George Stark if you dare. The Sparrows are flying.

    1 hr 38 min
  • 5: The Sun Dog

    Welcome to the Emporium Galorium. Enter through it's doors if you dare .... Here we tackle the beast that is The Sun Dog , one of the stories in King's " Four Past Midnight". Shake it , shake it , shake it like a polaroid picture....

    1 hr 24 min

About Kingsize

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A Stephen King podcast for obsessives, by obsessives. With Matt Robinson & Simon Balcon.