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 finish our discussion of The Dark Tower, Book 4.5, The Wind Through the Keyhole, The Skin-Man (Part 2) and Storm’s Over. Introduction (00:17) Wrapping up the Wind Through the Keyhole section (01:34) Resolving the murder mystery (04:11) Gabrielle and her letter (11:03) Why … Continue reading Ep. 32 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — The Skin-Man (Part 2) and Storm’s Over

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book 4.5 The Wind through the Keyhole, The Wind through the Keyhole section. Introduction (00:00) Yet another genre: the fairy tale (01:39) Fairy tale / fiction vs. history / nonfiction (04:59) Why this story now? (17:00) Fun stuff (27:22) … Continue reading Ep. 31 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — The Wind Through the Keyhole

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book 4.5, The Wind Through the Keyhole, The Skin-Man, part 1. Introduction (0:00) Recap (0:47) Storytelling/Russian nesting doll aspect (2:15) Roland still treated like a child (14:58) New genre: murder mystery (23:10) The wind motif (27:15) Fun stuff (30:35) … Continue reading Ep. 30 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — The Skin-Man (Part 1)

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book 4.5, The Wind Through the Keyhole, Starkblast. Introduction (0:00) Section recap (0:46) Publication history (2:04) Foreword (11:00) Roland’s curse (14:15) The ka-tet (19:06) Story-within-a-story (26:45) Fun stuff (30:30) Outro (36:53) Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/twoguysdarktower For more information about … Continue reading Ep. 29 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — Starkblast

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we finish The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass. Introduction (00:12) Overall book recap (00:42) The Afterword (02:04) Comparison of how King ends the stories in the book: Blaine vs. Mejis vs. Oz (12:17) Our final thoughts (18:46) Why is the book titled … Continue reading Ep. 28 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Wrap-Up

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we finish The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, with the All God’s Chillun Got Shoes section. Introduction (0:00) Matricide–Is it that bad? (2:06) Gabrielle’s motivation (9:36) Dave McKean, Neal Gaiman, and Sandman connection (16:40) Why does Roland share this story (17:59) The … Continue reading Ep. 27 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — All God’s Chillun Got Shoes, Chapters 1-4

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, Come, Reap, chapters 9 & 10. Introduction (00:00) Recap (00:48) The Wizard’s Glass – the Pink One (02:20) Roland’s vision in the wizard’s glass (17:57) The Once and Future Roland (32:06) Did King end … Continue reading Ep. 26 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Come, Reap Chapters 9 & 10

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, Interlude and Come, Reap chapters 5-8. Introduction (0:00) King’s narrative style…the Good (3:30) …the Bad (7:30) …and the Ugly (13:30) Cruelty of Mejis (17:50) Susan’s loss of innocence (27:40) Fun Stuff (39:00) Outro (45:02) For more … Continue reading Ep. 25 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Come, Reap Chapters 5-8

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, Interlude and Come, Reap chapters 1-4. Introduction (0:00) Interlude: a fascinating reflection on the story (03:39) Tension to story, but… (09:59) Religion (17:48) Roland and Cuthbert come to a head (30:06) Fun Stuff (37:33) Outro (48:00) … Continue reading Ep. 24 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Interlude and Come, Reap Chapters 1-4

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, Susan, chapters 6-10. Introduction (0:00) Smart people doing smart things (1:45) Love makes you do stupid things (like forget your duty) (8:25) Why is Roland telling this story (20:10) Roland is a dangerous man (23:30) Worldbuilding … Continue reading Ep. 23: The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Susan, Chapters 6-10