Two Guys To The Dark Tower Came

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 10 and 11. Introduction (00:13) The B plot is now the A plot (01:47) Wipe this town off the map (08:07) People die hard (Bachman nihilism) (10:42) Dark Tower Thinnies (15:43) Yuck-King it Up (17:41) Listener feedback (18:27) Fun … Continue reading Ep. 119 The Regulators, Chapters 10 & 11 →

A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “Here There Be Tygers” from the Stephen King collection, Skeleton Crew. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron … Continue reading Bonus Episode 23 – “Here There Be Tygers” (Patreon Clip) →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 8 and 9. Introduction (00:00) Johnny doubles back (02:03) Genre cocktail (09:58) Tak has fun (17:40) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:14) Fun Stuff (26:15) Sean obviously meant to say Back to the Future III when discussing ZZ Top. Other worlds … Continue reading Ep. 118 The Regulators, Chapters 8 & 9 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 5-7. Introduction (00:13) Inelegant, man (01:14) No problem, man (05:51) Tak is building; Tak is making (10:44) Dark Tower Thinnies (13:32) The final Yuck-King-it-up? (15:39) Thank you, Patrons! (16:36) Fun Stuff (18:39) Outro (27:38) Leave us an Apple Podcasts … Continue reading Ep. 117 The Regulators, Chapters 5-7 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Regulators, chapters 1-4. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (02:30) Book structure (07:33) Flyover country (14:53) What’s going on (18:39) Dark Tower Thinnies (32:01) Fun Stuff (39:11) Outro (45:10) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review!  Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, … Continue reading Ep. 116 The Regulators, Chapters 1-4 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Roadwork, Part 3. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:41) Dawes is locked in (02:06) The power of the press (06:57) The nihilistic vision of Richard Bachman (13:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (17:58) Yuck-King It Up (20:36) Fun Stuff (21:28) Bachman Books final thoughts (27:10) Outro … Continue reading Ep. 115 Roadwork, Part 3 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Bachman Book, Roadwork, Part 2. Introduction (00:00) “It’s roadwork. So what?” (03:28) Dark Tower Thinnies (12:12) Yuck-King It Up (21:54) Fun Stuff (24:35) Outro (29:52) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review!  Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Send your questions, comments, and … Continue reading Ep. 114 Roadwork, Part 2 →

Our 22nd bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the 1987 movie “The Running Man” based on the 1982 Richard Bachman novel. To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at … Continue reading Bonus Episode 22 – “The Running Man” (Patreon Clip) →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the Bachman Book, Roadwork, the Prologue and Part 1. Introduction (00:12) Publication history (01:24) Life sucks (07:13) Delusion (or Denial) (16:41) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:38) Yuck-King It Up (24:57) Listener feedback (27:16) Fun Stuff (27:58) Outro (36:33) Leave us an Apple Podcasts … Continue reading Ep. 113 Roadwork, Part 1 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Running Man, chapters 42-0. Introduction (00:00) Richards’ People (02:22) Killian (09:35) Richards’s Motivations (15:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (19:19) LOOK AT THE TIME STAMP! Yuck-King It Up (24:13) Fun Stuff (27:22) Outro (33:05) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review!  Support our show … Continue reading Ep. 112 The Running Man, Chapters 42-0 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Running Man, chapters 70-43. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:44) Ignorance and innocence (02:18) Anything for money (06:13) Breakdown of society (08:17) Dark Tower Thinnies (16:17) Yuck-King It Up (18:55) Fun Stuff (21:22) Outro (25:03) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review!  Support our … Continue reading Ep. 111 The Running Man, Chapters 70-43 →

Our 21st bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the Stephen King short story “The Lawnmower Man” found in Night Shift. To get the whole episode, become a Patreon at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Running Man, chapters 100-71. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (02:26) Game Show Bullseye (07:26) Class Critique (12:13) Ben Richards (16:00) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:45) Yuck-King It Up (25:26) Fun Stuff (27:21) Outro (31:23) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review!  Support our show … Continue reading Ep. 110 The Running Man, Chapters 100-71 →

Our 20th bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the Stephen King short story “The Ledge” found in Night Shift. To get the whole episode, become a Patreon at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the Bachman Book, Rage, chapters 21-35. Introduction (00:13) Recap (00:45) Using television & movies as a lens (01:31) Scapegoat Ted (07:03) The mysterious Joe McKennedy (13:08) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:25) Yuck-King It Up (23:47) Thank you, Patrons! (26:40) Fun Stuff (27:20) Outro … Continue reading Ep. 109 Rage, Chapters 21-35 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the Bachman Book Rage, chapters 1-20. Introduction (00:00) Publication History (01:20) Growing Up is Scary (04:40) King’s Writing (14:48) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:36) Yuck-King It Up (23:54) Fun Stuff (27:09) Outro (33:50) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review!  Support our show at … Continue reading Ep. 108 Rage, Chapters 1-20 →

Our 19th (!) bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is a short excerpt of our discussion of the short story “The Mangler” found in Stephen King’s Night Shift. To get the whole episode, become a Patreon at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Long Walk, chapters 9-18. Introduction (00:09) Recap (00:41) More about the world (01:15) Nothing to lose (07:58) The ending (15:37) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:55) Yuck-King It Up (24:06) Fun Stuff (27:51) Outro (36:36) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review!  Support our … Continue reading Ep. 107 The Long Walk, Chapters 9-18 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Long Walk, chapters 1-8. Introduction (00:00) Publication History/Bachman (01:48) The World of the Walk (11:05) Does any of this matter? Should this be called The Long Talk? (18:49) Dark Tower Thinnies (26:39) Yuck-King It Up (29:24) Fun Stuff (35:26) Outro (43:10)  … Continue reading Ep. 106 The Long Walk, Chapters 1-8 →

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we discuss the CBS All Access series The Stand, episode 9, “The Circle Closes.” Intro (00:12) Recap (00:48) Listener Feedback (01:25) Artificially successful (09:09) Frannie in the well (13:34) Dark Tower Thinnies (26:24) Yuck-King It Up (29:48) Fun Stuff (31:31) Jamey Sheridans (38:16) Outro … Continue reading Ep. 105 The Stand Episode 9 “The Circle Closes” →