In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Black House, Part 3, chapters 21-25.

• Introduction (00:00)
• Recap (00:46)
• The tragic death of Henry Leyden (02:11)
• What’s the point of this book? (12:39)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (25:18)
• Yuck-King it Up (27:00)
• Fun Stuff (29:12)
• Other Worlds than These (33:05)
  • Jay: Ghostbusters (1984). Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton. 
  • Sean: Hansel and Gretel (2025). Written by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak. With an appearance by Rhea of the Coos!
• Outro (38:20)

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Next Episode: Black House, Part 4, chapters 26-29 and the Epilogue.

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In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Black House, Part 2, “The Taking of Tyler Marshall,” chapter 5-14.

• Introduction (00:00)
• Recap (00:50)
• Less is more (01:27)
• There are other worlds (10:46)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (20:07)
• Yuck-King it Up (23:22)
• Fun Stuff (25:19)
• Other Worlds than These (30:09)
  • Jay: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Apple TV. Created by Chris Black and Matt Fraction. Starring Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, Elisa Lasowski, Wyatt Russell, and Kurt Russell.
  • Sean: Widow’s Bay, Apple TV. Created by Katie Dippold. Starring Matthew Rhys, Kate O’Flynn, Kevin Carroll, Dale Dickey, Kingston Rumi Southwick, and Stephen Root.
• Outro (35:04)

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Next Episode: Black House, Part 3, “Night’s Plutonian Shore,” chapters 15-20.

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Note: In preparation for our coverage of Black House and the new novel Other Worlds Than These (coming in October), we are reposting our episodes on The Talisman.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part 3, “A Collision of Worlds,” chapters 27-33, and Interlude.

• Introduction (00:00)
• The power of storytelling (01:31)
• A collision of worlds (11:37)
• Late world building (22:41)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (28:58)
• Yuck-King It Up (30:07)
• Fun Stuff (34:13)
• Other Worlds Than These (36:14)
  • Sean: White House Plumbers
  • Jay: The Quick and the Dead
• Outro (44:25)

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Next Episode: The Talisman, Part 4, “The Talisman,” chapters 34-39.

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Note: In preparation for our coverage of Black House and the new novel Other Worlds Than These (coming in October), we are reposting our episodes on The Talisman.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman,  Part 2, “The Road of Trials,” Chapters 14-19.

• Introduction (00:13)
• Cool world building (02:06)
• Too much “Y” and not enough “A” (12:36)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (20:19)
• Yuck-King it Up (25:39)
• Fun Stuff (27:21)
• Other Worlds than These (31:52)
• Outro (37:09)

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Other Worlds Than These topics:

• Jay: Smokey and the Bandit (1977), starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, and Paul Williams.
• Jay: Unspooled podcast, hosted by Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson.
• Sean: Beef (2023), starring Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, and Joseph Lee. 

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Next Episode: The Talisman, Part 3, “A Collision of Worlds,” Chapters 20-26.

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Note: In preparation for our coverage of Black House and the new novel Other Worlds Than These (coming in October), we are reposting our episodes on The Talisman.

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Talisman, Part II, chapters 6-13.

• Introduction (00:00)
• Struggling with the book (01:45)
• Jack’s first trial (05:54)
• Jack’s dad in the Territories (14:01)
• Dark Tower Thinnies (19:52)
• Yuck-King It Up (23:06)
• Fun Stuff (25:54)
• Other Worlds Than These topics (31:21):
  • Jay: Succession on HBOMax
  • Sean: Chernobyl on HBOMax
• Outro (36:24)

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Next Episode: The Talisman, Part 2, chapters 14-19.

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