Ep. 35 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 2, Chapters 1-4

March 28, 2018Wolves of the Callawolves of the callatwoguysdarktower

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)

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Next Episode: The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 2 Telling Tales, Chapters 5-9.

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Ep. 34 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 1, Chapters 4-7

March 14, 2018Wolves of the Callawolves of the callatwoguysdarktower

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)

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Next Episode: The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 2, chapters 1 – 4.

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Ep. 33 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Prologue and Part 1, Chapters 1-3

February 28, 2018Wolves of the Callawolves of the callatwoguysdarktower

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)
New York Groove (29:03)
Mia (37:57)
Fun Stuff (47:45)
Outro (52:20)

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Next Episode: The Dark Tower, Book V, The Wolves of the Calla, Part 1, chapters 4-7.

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Ep. 32 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — The Skin-Man (Part 2) and Storm’s Over

February 14, 2018Wind Through the Keyholewind through the keyholetwoguysdarktower

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 are these stories being told? (25:59)
Fun Stuff (43:39)
Book wrap-up (48:56)
Outro (55:50)

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Townshend, Pete, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon. “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” Who’s Next. MCA, 1971.

Next Episode: We start our discussion of The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, the Prologue and Part 1, chapters 1-3.

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Ep. 31 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — The Wind Through the Keyhole

January 31, 2018Wind Through the Keyholewind through the keyholetwoguysdarktower

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)
Listener reviews (34:54)
Outro (39:55)

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Next Episode: We finish Book 4.5 of the Dark Tower, The Wind through the Keyhole, covering The Skin-Man (Part 2) & Storm’s Over, as well as wrapping up the book.

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Ep. 30 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — The Skin-Man (Part 1)

January 17, 2018Wind Through the Keyholewind through the keyholetwoguysdarktower

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)
Outro (42:18)

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Next Episode: We explore The Dark Tower, Book 4.5, The Wind Through the Keyhole, The Wind Through the Keyhole section.

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Ep. 29 The Dark Tower 4.5: The Wind Through the Keyhole — Starkblast

January 3, 2018Wind Through the Keyholewind through the keyholetwoguysdarktower

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)

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Next Episode: We explore The Dark Tower, Book 4.5, The Wind Through the Keyhole, The Skin-Man, part 1.

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Ep. 28 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Wrap-Up

December 20, 2017Wizard and Glasswizard and glasstwoguysdarktower

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 “Wizard and Glass?” (20:54)
Critical reception (28:53)
Listener feedback (39:55)
Book and show logistics (49:11)
Outro (50:02)

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Next Episode: We explore The Dark Tower, Book 4.5, The Wind Through the Keyhole, Starkblast.

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Ep. 27 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — All God’s Chillun Got Shoes, Chapters 1-4

December 6, 2017Wizard and Glasswizard and glasstwoguysdarktower

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 Green Palace (29:37)
Sean goes on about the end, the real end, the end-end (35:05)
Roland gets emotional (35:25)
Fun stuff (40:50)
Outro (52:04)

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Croce, Jim. “New York’s Not My Home.” Photographs and Memories. Saja Music Co, 1985. CD.

Next Episode: We will wrap our discussion of The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, with our final thoughts, overall impression, book reviews, and reader feedback.

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Ep. 26 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass — Come, Reap Chapters 9 & 10

November 22, 2017Wizard and Glasswizard and glasstwoguysdarktower

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 the story successfully? (41:07)
Fun Stuff (48:58)
Outro (56:15)

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Next Episode: We finish The Dark Tower, Book IV, Wizard and Glass, All God’s Chillun Got Shoes, chapters 1-5.

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