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

By Jay Russo and Sean McGurr

A Podcast about Stephen King and his books... more

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The podcast currently has 253 episodes available.

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August 08, 2025Bonus Episode: Uncle Otto’s Truck (Skeleton Crew) (December 2022)
In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Uncle Otto’s Truck,” found in Skeleton Crew.
Introduction (00:00)
Publication history (01:32)
Nostalgia (04:32)
Connections (09:44)
Small-town gossip (13:22)
Unreliable narrator? (19:17)
Dark Tower Thinnies (25:08)
Yuck-King It Up (27:28)
Fun Stuff (30:25)
Outro (35:09)
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Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties.
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37min
August 06, 2025Bonus Episode: “Chinga” The X-Files
In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the X-Files episode, “Chinga,” written by Stephen King.
Introduction (00:00)
Background (01:15)
Stephen King and the episode (06:53)
Weird facts about the episode (15:11)
Yuck-King It Up (22:23)
Fun Stuff (26:03)
Outro (29:18)
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31min
July 23, 2025Bonus Episode: Thinner Adaptation
In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the 1996 film adaptation of Thinner.
Introduction (00:00)
Background (01:16)
Comparing the book and movie (03:48)
Overall thoughts (13:46)
Our ratings (19:21)
Dark Tower Thinnies (21:20)
Yuck-King It Up (22:24)
Fun Stuff (29:15)
SNL Digital Short: The Curse
Pennywise blood stain?
Outro (34:44)
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Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties.
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37min
July 09, 2025Ep. 171 Thinner, Chapters 20-27
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore and finish Thinner, chapters 20-27.
Introduction (00:00)
Taking responsibility/Everybody pays (01:11)
Ginelli (10:06)
The ending (20:58)
Final thoughts (29:15)
Dark Tower Thinnies (30:29)
Yuck-King it Up (33:00)
Fun Stuff (35:27)
Other Worlds than These (41:37)
Jay: Paris, Texas (1984), directed by Wim Wenders, written by Sam Shepard, starring Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, and Aurore Clément.
Sean: Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride by Will Leitch
Outro (45:16)
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Next Episode: Blaze, chapters 1-10.
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47min
June 25, 2025Ep. 170 Thinner, Chapter 12-19
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Thinner, chapters 12-19.
Introduction (00:00)
In-groups versus others (02:01)
Justice and shades of gray (11:08)
Dark Tower Thinnies (24:16)
Yuck-King it Up (26:45)
Fun Stuff (31:13)
Other Worlds than These (35:56)
Jay: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Sean: Andor Season Two (2025)
Outro (41:38)
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Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties.
Next Episode: Thinner, chapters 20-27.
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44min
June 11, 2025Ep. 169 Thinner, Chapters 1-11
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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Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties.
Next Episode: Thinner, chapters 12-19
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42min
May 28, 2025Ep. 168 The Fifth Quarter
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Fifth Quarter” found in Nightmares & Dreamscapes.
Introduction (00:00)
Publication history (01:05)
The essence of the story (05:18)
All for Barney (11:08)
Dark Tower Thinnies (18:32)
Yuck-King it Up (20:53)
Fun Stuff (24:00)
Other Worlds than These (28:05)
Jay: Ben-Hur (1959)
Sean: The Cartoonist Club by Scott McCloud and Raina Telgemeier
Outro (33:36)
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Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties
Next Episode: Thinner, chapters 1-11.
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35min
May 14, 2025Ep. 167 The Doctor’s Case
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Doctor’s Case” from Nightmares & Dreamscapes.
Introduction (00:13)
Publication history (01:10)
Pastiche (05:06)
Writerly details (09:15)
Dark Tower Thinnies (18:09)
Yuck-King it Up (19:26)
Fun Stuff (20:50)
Other Worlds than These (27:13)
Jay: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (S2), starring Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, and Harry Melling.
Sean: Zoe Boehm novels by Mick Herron: Down Cemetery Road and The Last Voice You Hear, soon to be an Apple TV show starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson
Outro (30:34)
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Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties.
Next Episode: “The Fifth Quarter” in Nightmares & Dreamscapes.
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32min
April 30, 2025Ep. 166 Umney’s Last Case
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Umney’s Last Case” from Nightmares & Dreamscapes.
Introduction (00:00)
Publication history (01:21)
Metalepsis (07:46)
Relationship to Nightmares & Dreamscapes introduction (18:40)
TNT Adaptation (25:21)
Dark Tower Thinnies (31:16)
Yuck-King it Up (35:53)
Fun Stuff (37:30)
Other Worlds than These (41:07)
Sean: Sean: In honor of the Vincent motorcycle mentioned in the story: Richard Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black Lightning”
Jay: The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast
Outro (46:09)
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Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties.
Next Episode: “The Doctor’s Case” found in Nightmares & Dreamscapes.
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48min
April 16, 2025Ep. 165 Later, Chapters 34-69
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Later, chapters 34-69.
Introduction (00:13)
Missed opportunities (01:09)
Siloing of the story (13:23)
Final thoughts (16:52)
Dark Tower Thinnies (18:09)
Yuck-King it Up (21:11)
Fun Stuff (23:51)
Other Worlds than These (27:08)
Jay: Reacher, S3, starring Alan Ritchson and Anthony Michael Hall
Sean: Gene Hackman movies, including Heist, The Conversation, Crimson Tide, Cisco Pike, Hoosiers, and The French Connection
Outro (30:50)
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Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties.
Audio clip from Superman II (1980), directed by Richard Lester and Richard Donner, starring Gene Hackman and Christopher Reeve
Next Episode: “Umney’s Last Case” from Nightmares & Dreamscapes.
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33min

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