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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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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Bonus Episode: Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut (Night Shift) (April 2020)

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

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut,” found in Night Shift.

  • Introduction (00:13)
  • Recap (00:41)
  • Publication history (01:07)
  • Homer’s decision (08:05)
  • The titular shortcut is a thinny, right? (16:01)
  • Dark Tower and other Thinnies (19:55)
  • Fun Stuff (24:13)
  • Outro (33:29)

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Bonus Episode: Nona (Skeleton Crew) (February 2020)

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

In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Stephen King’s short story, Nona, found in Skeleton Crew.

  • Introduction (00:11)
  • Counter-culture (00:57)
  • An unreliable narrator (04:59)
  • Thinnies (14:52) for The Dark Tower, Castle Rock, Hearts in Atlantis, and ‘Salem’s Lot
  • Fun Stuff (23:49)
  • Outro (32:23)

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Bonus Episode 45 – “The Cat From Hell” (Patreon Clip)

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A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is an excerpt of our discussion of the 1977 short story “The Cat from Hell.”

To get the whole episode and support our show, become a patron at patreon.com/twoguysdarktower.

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Bonus Episode 42 – Harvey’s Dream (Patreon Clip)

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A new bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came is live for all of our Patrons. What follows is an excerpt of our discussion of the short story “Harvey’s Dream” found in the Just After Sunset collection.

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