Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came: A Podcast about Stephen King and His Books
by Jay Russo and Sean McGurr
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Ep 188 The Mist
Jun 17, 2026
Unknown duration
Ep. 187 The Breathing Method
Jun 4, 2026
51m 40s
Ep. 186 Stand By Me
May 20, 2026
31m 54s
Ep. 185 The Body
May 6, 2026
31m 38s
Ep. 184 Apt Pupil (1998)
Apr 27, 2026
37m 26s
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| 6/17/26 | Ep 188 The Mist | In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “The Mist” from Skeleton Crew. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (02:11) So what happened (11:58) The Flat Earth Society and others (17:00) Final thoughts (36:58) Dark Tower Thinnies (43:33) Yuck-King it Up (48:10) Fun Stuff (52:14) Da Da Da by Trio Other Worlds than These (1:00:00) Jay: Project Hail Mary (2026) Sean: Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026) Outro (1:05:40) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! X: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. | — | ||||||
| 6/4/26 | Ep. 187 The Breathing Method✨ | Stephen KingThe Breathing Method+5 | — | The Breathing MethodDifferent Seasons+4 | — | Stephen KingThe Breathing Method+5 | — | 51m 40s | |
| 5/20/26 | Ep. 186 Stand By Me✨ | film adaptationStephen King+3 | — | Apple PodcastsHBO Max+6 | — | Stand by MeThe Body+6 | — | 31m 54s | |
| 5/6/26 | Ep. 185 The Body✨ | The Bodycoming of age+4 | — | HBOThe Body+3 | — | Stephen KingThe Body+6 | — | 31m 38s | |
| 4/27/26 | Ep. 184 Apt Pupil (1998)✨ | film adaptationStephen King+3 | — | Apple Podcastsstore.twoguystothedarktowercame.com+5 | — | Apt PupilStephen King+3 | — | 37m 26s | |
| 4/8/26 | Ep. 183 Apt Pupil✨ | Stephen KingApt Pupil+5 | — | Apt PupilDifferent Seasons+3 | — | Stephen KingApt Pupil+7 | — | 42m 37s | |
| 3/25/26 | Ep. 182 The Shawshank Redemption✨ | The Shawshank Redemptionfilm adaptation+4 | — | The Shawshank RedemptionThe Silent Bullet | — | ShawshankStephen King+5 | — | 40m 01s | |
| 3/11/26 | Ep. 181 Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption✨ | Rita Hayworth and Shawshank RedemptionRedemption+4 | — | Rita Hayworth and Shawshank RedemptionDifferent Seasons+3 | — | Shawshank RedemptionStephen King+6 | — | 38m 25s | |
| 1/28/26 | Bonus Episode 51: Misery movie✨ | Misery movieStephen King adaptation+3 | — | MiseryThree Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch | — | MiseryRob Reiner+4 | — | 52m 31s | |
| 1/14/26 | Ep. 180 Misery, Parts 3-4✨ | Stephen KingMisery+3 | — | MiseryStar Trek: Khan+1 | — | Stephen KingMisery+3 | — | 38m 48s | |
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| 12/31/25 | Ep. 179 Misery, Part 2✨ | Stephen KingMisery+4 | — | MiseryAmadeus+1 | — | Stephen KingMisery+5 | — | 47m 38s | |
| 12/17/25 | Ep. 178 Misery, Part 1✨ | Stephen KingMisery+4 | — | MiseryAlien: Earth+1 | — | MiseryStephen King+5 | — | 45m 25s | |
| 12/3/25 | Bonus Episode 50: The Dark Half movie✨ | movie adaptationStephen King+4 | — | The Dark HalfMisery+2 | — | The Dark HalfStephen King+3 | — | 41m 26s | |
| 11/26/25 | Ep. 177 The Dark Half, Chapters 22-26✨ | The Dark Halfwriting+5 | — | The Dark HalfThe Thursday Murder Club+1 | — | Stephen KingThe Dark Half+5 | — | 36m 49s | |
| 10/29/25 | Ep. 176 The Dark Half, Chapters 15-21 | In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Half, Section 2: Stark Takes Charge, chapters 15-21. Introduction (00:00) Twins (01:30) The role of the writer (14:32) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:39) Yuck-King it Up (27:26) Fun Stuff (30:11) Other Worlds than These (37:25) Jay: My Cousin Vinny (1992) Sean: Richard Stark’s Grofield novels Outro (42:28) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! X: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. Next Episode: The Dark Half, Section 3: The Coming of the Psychopomps; chapters 22-26 & epilogue. | — | ||||||
| 10/16/25 | Ep. 175 The Dark Half, Chapters 01-14 | In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Half, Section 1: Fool’s Stuffing, chapters 1-14. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:38) King’s writing style for this book (04:53) A fiction by a fiction (15:24) Dark Tower Thinnies (23:18) Yuck-King it Up (24:29) Fun Stuff (27:01) Freak-A-Zoid, by Midnight Star Midnight Star, by “Weird Al” Yankovic The Amazing Alexander, Saturday Night Live Listener feedback (33:18) Other Worlds than These (34:57) Jay: Ronin (1998) starring Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Sean Bean, Stellan Skarsgård, and Jonathan Price. Directed by John Frankenheimer and written by David Mamet. Sean: We Deal in Lead RPG Outro (39:08) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! X: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. Next Episode: The Dark Half, Section 2: Stark Takes Charge, chapters 15-21. | — | ||||||
| 9/24/25 | Ep. 174 Blaze, Chapters 18-24 | In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Blaze, chapters 18-24. Introduction (00:00) Does Blaze have the shine (01:06) The tragedy of Blaze (08:52) Final thoughts (16:29) Dark Tower Thinnies (22:05) Yuck-King it Up (24:21) Fun Stuff (26:01) Other Worlds than These (35:35) Sean: The Sandman, season 2 (Netflix) Jay: Deep Cover (2025, Prime Video) Outro (40:26) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! X: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. Next Episode: The Dark Half, Section 1: Fool’s Stuffing, chapters 1-14. | — | ||||||
| 9/10/25 | Ep. 173 Blaze, Chapters 11-17 | In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Blaze, chapters 11-17. Introduction (00:13) Is this a ghost story? (01:49) Alone is bad (11:28) Dark Tower Thinnies (18:49) Yuck-King it Up (25:25) Fun Stuff (27:04) Other Worlds than These (32:05) Jay: Predator: Killer of Killers, Directed by Dan Trachtenberg Sean: Song of Spider-Man by Glen Berger, a writer on the musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Outro (36:28) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! X: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. Next Episode: Blaze, chapters 18-24. | — | ||||||
| 8/27/25 | Ep. 172 Blaze, Chapters 1-10 | In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Blaze, chapters 1-10. Introduction (0:00) Publication history (1:28) Throwback type of book (9:42) Blaze’s morality (17:20) Dark Tower Thinnies (30:12) Yuck-King it Up (32:58) Fun Stuff (33:57) Other Worlds than These (40:07) Jay: Spaceballs (1987, dir. Mel Brooks) Trailer Sean: Poker Face (season 2 on Peacock) Outro (43:45) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! X: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. Next Episode: Blaze, chapters 11-17. | — | ||||||
| 8/8/25 | Bonus Episode: Uncle Otto’s Truck (Skeleton Crew) (December 2022) | In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore “Uncle Otto’s Truck,” found in Skeleton Crew. Introduction (00:00) Publication history (01:32) Nostalgia (04:32) Connections (09:44) Small-town gossip (13:22) Unreliable narrator? (19:17) Dark Tower Thinnies (25:08) Yuck-King It Up (27:28) Fun Stuff (30:25) Outro (35:09) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/2guysdarktower/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2guysdarktower/ Twitter: @2guysdarktower Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. | — | ||||||
| 8/6/25 | Bonus Episode: “Chinga” The X-Files | In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the X-Files episode, “Chinga,” written by Stephen King. Introduction (00:00) Background (01:15) Stephen King and the episode (06:53) Weird facts about the episode (15:11) Yuck-King It Up (22:23) Fun Stuff (26:03) Outro (29:18) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! Twitter: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. | — | ||||||
| 7/23/25 | Bonus Episode: Thinner Adaptation | In this bonus episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the 1996 film adaptation of Thinner. Introduction (00:00) Background (01:16) Comparing the book and movie (03:48) Overall thoughts (13:46) Our ratings (19:21) Dark Tower Thinnies (21:20) Yuck-King It Up (22:24) Fun Stuff (29:15) SNL Digital Short: The Curse Pennywise blood stain? Outro (34:44) Leave us an Apple Podcasts review! Support our show at Patreon.com/twoguysdarktower. Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/2guysdarktower/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2guysdarktower/ Twitter: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. | — | ||||||
| 7/9/25 | Ep. 171 Thinner, Chapters 20-27 | In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore and finish Thinner, chapters 20-27. Introduction (00:00) Taking responsibility/Everybody pays (01:11) Ginelli (10:06) The ending (20:58) Final thoughts (29:15) Dark Tower Thinnies (30:29) Yuck-King it Up (33:00) Fun Stuff (35:27) Other Worlds than These (41:37) Jay: Paris, Texas (1984), directed by Wim Wenders, written by Sam Shepard, starring Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, and Aurore Clément. Sean: Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride by Will Leitch Outro (45:16) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! X: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. Next Episode: Blaze, chapters 1-10. | — | ||||||
| 6/25/25 | Ep. 170 Thinner, Chapter 12-19 | In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Thinner, chapters 12-19. Introduction (00:00) In-groups versus others (02:01) Justice and shades of gray (11:08) Dark Tower Thinnies (24:16) Yuck-King it Up (26:45) Fun Stuff (31:13) Other Worlds than These (35:56) Jay: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Sean: Andor Season Two (2025) Outro (41:38) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! X: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. Next Episode: Thinner, chapters 20-27. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/25 | Ep. 169 Thinner, Chapters 1-11 | In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore Thinner, chapters 1-11. Introduction (0:00) New season: Alter egos (01:43) Publication history (06:02) Class warfare (12:23) Dark Tower Thinnies (20:25) Yuck-King it Up (26:00) Fun Stuff (27:42) Other Worlds than These (32:55) Jay: The Residence (Netflix) is a murder mystery set in the White House. Starring Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, Bronson Pinchot, Al Frankin, and Ken Marino, among many others. Sean: Michael Clayton (2007, Amazon) a legal thriller starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, and Tilda Swinton. Written and directed by Tony Gilroy (Andor, Dolores Claiborne). Outro (39:30) The Bachman books we’ve covered: The Long Walk (episodes 106 – 107) Rage (episodes 108 – 109) The Running Man (episodes 110 – 112) Roadwork (episodes 113 – 115) The Regulators (episodes 116 – 120) Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on your favorite podcast app! Buy merch at store.twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Send your questions, comments, and ideas to twoguysdarktower@gmail.com. For more information about the show, check us out at twoguystothedarktowercame.com. Join the conversation on social media! X: @2guysdarktower Bluesky: @twoguysdarktower.bsky.social Intro and outro music is Western Cowboys Logo by Shorties. Next Episode: Thinner, chapters 12-19 | — | ||||||
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