Come with me back to NYC in Chapter 10 where Larry Underwood is having a very bad morning. 

Intro/Outro: Project Blue by WG Snuffy Walden

Captain Trips reaches Arkansas as we meet Nick Andros, a 22-year-old drifter who has a painful run-in with some small town jerks.

Intro/Outro: Project Blue by WG Snuffy Walden

How does a successful chain letter work? Let's ask Captain Trips in Chapter 8 of The Stand.

Intro/Outro: Project Blue by WG Snuffy Walden

In this episode, we rack up more airline miles as we travel back to Atlanta, Georgia to check in with the men from Arnette, Texas, including Stu Redman!

I also give a brief update on the upcoming CBS All Access adaptation of The Stand.

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In today's episode, I talk about the (rumored) casting news regarding CBS All Access's adaptation of The Stand, as well as the summer solstice and the 20th anniversary of King's brush with death.

I also break down chapter 6 as we travel back to Ogunquit, Maine to visit Frannie as she informs her father that she's pregnant. Dun dun!

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Come with me to meet Larry Underwood as we take a deep dive into chapter 5 of The Stand. I also talk a little about the Doctor Sleep trailer, and who I mentally cast in my head as Randall Flagg when I'm reading The Stand.

Chapter 5

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A short chapter delivers a short episode, but today we meet General William Starkey and get some discouraging, ominous news about Project Blue. 

Chapter 4

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This week we head back to Arnette, Texas to check in with the men from Hap's Texaco and I'll tell ya, they're not feeling so good. I also give a short review on This Dark Chest of Wonders: 40 Years of Stephen King's The Stand, by Andy Burns. As we head into June, be mindful of those "summer colds" and stay healthy!

Chapter 3

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Hello Constant Readers! In this episode, I get a little excited over current King news, and we'll talk about chapter 2 of The Stand where we meet Frannie Goldsmith and her poet boyfriend, Jess Rider. 

Chapter 2

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M-O-O-N, that spells Welcome to The Circle Opens! A podcast devoted to a chapter by chapter re-read and review of Stephen King's The Stand. Join me on my journey from Captain Trips to Boulder, Colorado and finally, to Las Vegas where we'll make our final Stand. 

We begin with a bit of history as to how King came to write The Stand before diving right into Book One, Captain Trips.

Prologue/Chapter 1