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Roland brings a little firepower to our side of the door, and learns to appreciate Pepsi Cola and popkins.

This week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to continue the story of Eddie Dean, the heroin addicted drug mule that fate paired with our Gunslinger. Fresh out of a nail-biting jam with customs, Eddie must now figure out what happened to his brother and deal with Enrico Balazar, all while keeping Roland alive.

Let's find out what's next for Roland, and meet the first of many new friends.

This week, Kole Ross is joined by Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Stephen Veilleux to kick off season 2 of the show, "The Drawing of the Three". We rejoin Roland as he sits on the beach, dreaming in a daze about the words of the Man in Black as a Lobstrosity bites his fingers off. And that's just the start of Roland's no good very bad day, as he sets out to find his door into the mind of Eddie Dean, one of the best characters in the series.

Links:

• Dark Souls II - The Rock Lobster - YouTube

• Monster Of The Week

• How Iron Keep and Earthen Peak Connect (With no-clip and map viewer) - YouTube — This nerdy Dark Souls II thing we reference. It's a pox on the network!

Stephen King's most fascinating character gets a little more screen time in this inter-season break.

What happens when King breaks from horror to write a young adult fantasy novel? A lot of people complain, but we don't. Autumn Greer and Zack Johnson come along to talk about Prince Peter's escape from the Needle, and the machinations of In-World's least favorite magician in residence.

Links:

• In the Desert - Wikipedia

It's time to meet the Man in Black. But how many of his answers are lies?

This week, Kole Ross is joined by Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy to talk about the final chapter of The Gunslinger, where Roland finally gets what he bargained Jake's life for. In a Golgotha that faces the sea, over a night that lasts for years, we get a taste of the tower, and a sense for what a son-of-a-bitch Walter is.

Thank you so much for listening to this season of the show. After a small interlude to talk about The Eyes of the Dragon, we will return with discussion about The Drawing of the Three.

Special Guests: Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy.

Links:

• Sombra Group on the App Store

• Sombra Group - Android Apps on Google Play

• Watch Griffin McElroy's Vine, "#roundabout"

Follow us through these dark tunnels, where we learn of betrayals both past and present.

This week, Kole Ross is joined by Brayton Cameron, Bryan May, and Stephen Veilleux to talk about the fourth chapter of The Gunslinger, where Roland and Jake follow the Man in Black into the tunnels beneath the mountains. What waits for them is weeks of darkness, rusted remnants of the world that was, and a railroad push-car that just won't shut up. Oh, also a look into Roland's past, and the climax of this very book.

Links:

• Amazon.com: charlie the choo choo

• The Fantastical Imaginationdom of Bryan May

• Megaten Marathon - A Shin Megami Tensei and Persona Podcast

• The Platformers by The Platformers on iTunes

• Brayton Cameron (@BraytonJC) | Twitter

• Stephen Veilleux (@fromsoftjunkie) | Twitter

Roland and Jake climb higher, and the weight of prophecy starts to become kind of a drag.

This week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer, Murph Murphy, and Stephen Veilleux to talk about chapter 3 of The Gunslinger, which details Roland and Jake's rise out of the desert and into the mountains. There, in the decadent greenery, we see Jake and Roland get closer, but we also see the beginning of the cracks in their partnership... as Roland learns from a succubus oracle that Jake's sacrifice is his key to the Tower.

Thank you so much for listening. I encourage you to check out the previous episodes if you haven't. Also, please rate and review this show on iTunes. It's very important that we get a ground swell, so the show will come to more peoples' attention.

Links:

• The Gunslinger Revised: A Side by Side Comparison

• An Oral History of Arlen by Murph Murphy on iTunes

• The Dork Night Podcast

• Platformers | Free Listening on SoundCloud

Delirious and on the edge of death, the Gunslinger meets a boy who has already died.

This week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer, Chase Greenlee, and Paddy Smith to discuss the second chapter of The Gunslinger, where we are introduced to Jake Chambers, a young boy from New York. We're also acquainted with some of the more mysterious aspects of Roland's world... both the mystical speaking demon in a basement, and the technologically advanced atomic water pump.

As always, please consider using our Amazon links to buy the books if you are following along (this also applies to the Audible versions). You can find the links below.

Links:

• Amazon.com: The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (9781501143519): Stephen King: Books

• The Gunslinger Revised: A Side by Side Comparison

• Original Afterword

• Twin Humanities Podcast

• Patrick Smith (@PaddyStardust) | Twitter

• Chase G. (@TQLoudly) | Twitter

Hear this and hear it well: the man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

This inaugural episode covers the first chapter of the first Dark Tower book, both of which are called "The Gunslinger". Kole Ross, Jeremy Greer, Evan Jones Thorne, and Murph Murphy, talk about our introduction to Roland Deschain of Gilead and the Man in Black, and the destructive battle in the town of Tull at the edge of the Mohaine desert.

Each episode of the first season will cover one chapter of the first book. After that, things may change a little.

If you would like to follow along, please consider buying the books through our Amazon affiliate link at the Duckfeed.tv Tip Jar. Every purchase made through there supports this show and the entire podcast network.

Special Guests: Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy.