EPISODE 444: THE LONG WALK

EPISODE 444: THE LONG WALK

From Who Goes There Podcast by Who Goes There Podcast

December 26, 2025 · 2h 5m

About this episode

The episode reviews the film adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Long Walk', exploring its dystopian themes and societal commentary.

Happy holidays from the belly of the beast! This episode we review one of three Stephen King (AKA Richard Bachman) film adaptations this year, THE LONG WALK. It's set in a post-cataclysmic dystopian future where people volunteer for a grueling and dehumanizing endurance test with the hope of being compensated financially by the state which uses the ordeal to prop up national pride. What a nightmare, how does he come up with this stuff? "We have the means to return to our former glory. You boys are the answer. The Long Walk is the answer. When this is broadcast for all the states, your inspiration will continue to elevate our gross national product. We will be number one in the world again!", it's The Who Goes There Podcast Episode #444! Join our Patreon to support the show! As a patreon member you get the episodes early, bonus content, and access to our Discord. It also helps us keep doing it. We recently sent out a bunch of exclusive merch too. The Who Goes There Podcast is available to subscribe to on iTunes and Spotify . You can also find us on Instagram . Huge thanks as always to the incredible @thecalgee for the original art!

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Topics covered

  • Stephen King
  • film adaptation
  • dystopian future
  • endurance test
  • national pride
  • podcast review

Keywords

  • The Long Walk
  • Stephen King
  • film review
  • dystopia
  • endurance test
  • podcast

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