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

September 25, 2024Bonus, Gray Matter, Night Shift, Short Storybonus, Gray Matter, Night Shift, short storytwoguysdarktower

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)

September 18, 2024Bonus, I am the doorway, Night Shift, Short Storybonus, I am the doorway, Night Shift, short storytwoguysdarktower

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)

September 11, 2024Bonus, Short Story, Skeleton CrewBallad of the Flexible Bullet, bonus, short story, Skeleton Crewtwoguysdarktower

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)

September 4, 2024Bonus, Short Story, Skeleton Crewbonus, short story, Skeleton Crew, The Reachtwoguysdarktower

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)

August 28, 2024Bonus, Short Story, Skeleton Crewbonus, short story, Skeleton Crew, Word Processor of the Godstwoguysdarktower

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)

August 21, 2024Bonus, Short Story, Skeleton Crewbonus, short story, Skeleton Crew, The Rafttwoguysdarktower

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)

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

August 14, 2024Bonus, Short Story, Skeleton Crewbonus, Here There Be Tygers, short story, Skeleton Crewtwoguysdarktower

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)

August 7, 2024Bonus, Night Shift, Short Storybonus, last rung on the ladder, Night Shift, short storytwoguysdarktower

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)

July 31, 2024Bonus, Night Shift, Short Story, The Standbonus, Night Shift, Night Surf, short story, the standtwoguysdarktower

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)

July 24, 2024Bonus, Night Shift, Short Storybonus, Mrs. Todd's Shortcut, Night Shift, short storytwoguysdarktower

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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