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Bonus Episode: The Mangler (Night Shift) (February 2021)



Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from February 2021. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Mangler” from Night Shift.

  • Introduction (00:16)
  • Publication History (01:46)
  • Hits and misses (05:02)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (18:10)
  • Yuck-King It Up (20:13)
  • Fun Stuff (21:52)
  • Outro (25:35)

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Bonus Episode: Gray Matter (Night Shift) (January 2021)



Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from November 2021. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Gray Matter” from Night Shift.

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Publication History (01:13)
  • A Great Little Story (02:48)
  • The Language in the Story (09:15)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (14:26)
  • Yuck-King It Up (17:56)
  • Fun Stuff (19:01)
  • Outro (22:57)

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Bonus Episode: I Am the Doorway (Night Shift) (October 2020)



Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from October 2020. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “I Am the Doorway” found in Night Shift.

  • Introduction (00:11)
  • Publication history (01:13)
  • Structure: Lots of framing and flashbacks (04:27)
  • Double vision (06:59)
  • Is Arthur an unreliable narrator? (12:08)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (18:06)
  • Yuck-King it Up (20:31)
  • Fun Stuff (24:56)
  • Outro (28:33)

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Bonus Episode: Ballad of the Flexible Bullet (Skeleton Crew) (October 2021)



Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from October 2021. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet” found in Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Publication History (1:18)
  • Madness (3:06)
  • Creator versus Conduit (8:35)
  • Justification of Fiction (16:06)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (24:17)
  • Fun Stuff (26:09)
  • Outro (32:36)

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Bonus Episode: The Reach (Skeleton Crew) (September 2021)



Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from September 2021. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Reach” found in Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:13)
  • Publication history (01:08)
  • Exemplar of a (gothic) short story (03:37)
  • Too far to reach (10:06)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (15:34)
  • Fun Stuff (17:34)
  • Outro (20:54)

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Bonus Episode: Word Processor of the Gods (Skeleton Crew) (August 2021)



Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from August 2021. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “Word Processor of the Gods” found in Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Publication history (01:20)
  • Monkey’s paw (07:38)
  • Nice-guy Richie (12:05)
  • Very 80s story (17:20)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (19:24)
  • Yuck-King It Up (20:08)
  • Fun Stuff (22:18)
  • Outro (24:12)

Tales from the Darkside show intro

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Bonus Episode: The Raft (Skeleton Crew) (July 2021)



Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from July 2021. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Raft” from Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Publication history (01:54)
  • Influences and connections (06:29)
  • Weird relationships (09:23)
  • A series of bad decisions (13:41)
  • Creepshow 2: The Raft segment (17:30)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (22:56)
  • Fun Stuff (23:45)
  • Outro (29:37)

A missing King story/adaptation: “Pinfall” http://thetruthinsidethelie.blogspot.com/2017/01/think-of-money-i-save-review-of-pinfall.html

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Bonus Episode: Here There Be Tygers (Skeleton Crew) (June 2021)



Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from June 2021. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “Here There Be Tygers” from Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:13)
  • Publication history (01:23)
  • Shame and dread (03:40)
  • Unexplored places (07:59)
  • What really happened? (11:32)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (16:03)
  • Fun Stuff (17:29)
  • Outro (21:56)

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Bonus Episode: The Last Rung on the Ladder (Night Shift) (June 2020)



Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from June 2020. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Last Rung on the Ladder” found in Night Shift.

  • Introduction (00:09)
  • Recap (00:40)
  • John D. MacDonald intro (01:14)
  • A punch to the gut (06:50)
  • Faith (09:17)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (16:22)
  • Fun Stuff (19:16)
  • Outro (24:04)

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Bonus Episode: Night Surf (Night Shift) (May 2020)



Note: We are publishing short story bonus podcasts that were previously only available via Patreon. This episode is from May, 2020. Enjoy!

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the story “Night Surf” found in Night Shift.

  • Introduction (00:00)
  • Publication History (01:22)
  • Not if you were the last person on Earth (04:32)
  • Connections to The Stand (12:51)
  • Dark Tower Thinnies (24:56)
  • Fun Stuff (26:32)
  • Outro (35:55)

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