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

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book VI, Song of Susannah, Stanzas 8-10. Introduction (00:12) Recap (00:43) So. Much. Exposition. (02:14) Stephen King is real!! (09:51) We have problems (21:52) Fun Stuff (27:10) Outro (38:45) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, and … Continue reading Ep. 42 The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah — Stanzas 8-10

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book VI, Song of Susannah, Stanzas 5-7. Introduction (00:00) Who, or what, is Mia? (01:38) The Turtle, Maturin (09:54) Literature as a storytelling device (15:43) Gunfight in Maine (23:24) Fun Stuff (31:38) Outro (36:46) Leave us an iTunes review! … Continue reading Ep. 41 The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah — Stanzas 5-7

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book VI, Song of Susannah, Stanzas 1-4. Introduction (00:11) Book VI Introduction (01:47) Structure of the book (05:56) Beamquake (13:35) Trudy Damascus (23:26) Susannah / Mia (31:12) Fun Stuff (42:53) Outro (48:39) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your … Continue reading Ep. 40 The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah — Stanzas 1 – 4

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we finalize our discussion of the Dark Tower, Book V,  Wolves of the Calla. Introduction (00:00) Is this Stephen King fanfic? (01:39) Big Themes (07:58) Side quest purpose (08:07) Subtitle: Resistance (11:55) Duty (18:16) Reploids (21:55) Contemporary reviews (23:17) Our rankings (29:30) Readers’ thoughts … Continue reading Ep. 39 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Wrap up

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 3, Chapter 5-7 and Epilogue. Introduction (00:11) Metafiction (01:37) Mythology (11:13) Five minutes of action (23:34) Sticking the ending (30:14) Fun Stuff (38:16) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, … Continue reading Ep. 38 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 3, Chapters 5-7 & Epilogue

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 3, The Wolves, chapters 1-4. Introduction (00:00) King’s artificial tension (1:57) Susannah disappeared again (8:45) Eddie’s all growed up (15:15) Fun stuff (35:05) Listener feedback (43:20) Outro (50:15) Leave us an iTunes … Continue reading Ep. 37 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 3, Chapters 1-4

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 2, chapters 5-9. Introduction (00:12) So many tales and book references (01:27) What is Callahan’s role? (11:22) The Ka-Tet is broken…or is it? (20:26) Fun Stuff (27:28) Outro (43:31) Leave us an … Continue reading Ep. 36 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 2, Chapters 5-9

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 2 Telling Tales, chapters 1-4. Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:47) Roland knows so much (2:10) Susannah’s pregnancy (12:06) Dry twists (17:41) Father Callahan’s story (23:43) Fun Stuff (36:30) Outro (45:07) Send your questions, … Continue reading Ep. 35 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 2, Chapters 1-4

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 1, chapters 4 – 7. Introduction (00:00) We argue the pronunciation of “Calla” (01:25) Metafiction setup (05:37) Infodump City (14:40) Fun Stuff (34:23) iTunes reviews and social media shout-outs (43:51) Outro (46:38) … Continue reading Ep. 34 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 1, Chapters 4-7

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, The Wolves of the Calla, the Prologue and Part 1, chapters 1-3. Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:48) Publication History (2:13) Illustrator Bernie Wrightson (7:48) Final Argument: New material? (9:56) Prologue: Roont (12:21) The Face on the Water (22:21) … Continue reading Ep. 33 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Prologue and Part 1, Chapters 1-3