Even joins me to talk about the short story "Everything's Eventual", which introduces the unwitting psychic assassin Dinky Earnshaw. Some bad dialogue aside, this Dark Tower side story is tightly written, and does a great job at inducing both paranoia and impostor syndrome.
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","summary":"Mordred's a-here, and Mordred's a-hungry.","date_published":"2019-09-03T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/bbe2aec2-44a5-4e52-b832-d20accaa4935.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":47564719,"duration_in_seconds":5945}]},{"id":"a3db7509-1920-4d2a-8f31-c1575b90dc38","title":"Episode 55: The Talisman","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/55","content_text":"Zack Johnson joins me to talk about The Talisman, Stephen King's 1984 collaboration with Peter Straub that acts as a rough draft for many concepts in The Dark Tower saga. Jack is a young boy learns that the world has a dual nature. He's given a mission to venture to California, shifting back and forth between America and the Territories, to retrieve the Talisman and save his mother's life. To bad his uncle is standing in his way.","content_html":"Zack Johnson joins me to talk about The Talisman, Stephen King's 1984 collaboration with Peter Straub that acts as a rough draft for many concepts in The Dark Tower saga. Jack is a young boy learns that the world has a dual nature. He's given a mission to venture to California, shifting back and forth between America and the Territories, to retrieve the Talisman and save his mother's life. To bad his uncle is standing in his way.
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\n\nIt's a weird book.
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","summary":"A rough landing.","date_published":"2019-06-11T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/af2cd4e3-e589-4b10-a0b8-4d6906091bc6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":38206612,"duration_in_seconds":4775}]},{"id":"d360a498-2a3a-4481-8137-d9046bb18145","title":"Episode 52: Song of Susannah, Stanzas 1-6","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/52","content_text":"Autumn Greer joins me to talk about Song of Susannah, which is nobody's favorite Dark Tower book. However, it sets the stage for what happens next, so it's important to get the discussion right. Susannah has fled to New York with Black 13, piloted by Mia, Daughter of None. She is being directed to a place where she can give birth to a very dangerous child. Meanwhile, the rest of the ka-tet gets their rescue plan royally boned.","content_html":"Autumn Greer joins me to talk about Song of Susannah, which is nobody's favorite Dark Tower book. However, it sets the stage for what happens next, so it's important to get the discussion right. Susannah has fled to New York with Black 13, piloted by Mia, Daughter of None. She is being directed to a place where she can give birth to a very dangerous child. Meanwhile, the rest of the ka-tet gets their rescue plan royally boned.
","summary":"Susannah is in trouble.","date_published":"2019-05-28T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/d360a498-2a3a-4481-8137-d9046bb18145.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":48364692,"duration_in_seconds":6045}]},{"id":"021435f2-5506-4bd1-a537-e9051b4f8986","title":"Episode 51: From a Buick 8","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/51","content_text":"Jim Stormdancer (of Frog Fractions and Video Games Hot Dog fame) joins me to talk about another Tower-related novel, \"From a Buick 8\". A strange man abandons an even stranger car at a gas station in western Pennsylvania, and it ends up in the custody of a state police barracks nearby. The novel, through flashbacks, tells the story of how a rookie led the charge to investigate the otherworldly happenings spurred on by the car's presence, in what's probably King's most Lovecraftian book to date.","content_html":"Jim Stormdancer (of Frog Fractions and Video Games Hot Dog fame) joins me to talk about another Tower-related novel, "From a Buick 8". A strange man abandons an even stranger car at a gas station in western Pennsylvania, and it ends up in the custody of a state police barracks nearby. The novel, through flashbacks, tells the story of how a rookie led the charge to investigate the otherworldly happenings spurred on by the car's presence, in what's probably King's most Lovecraftian book to date.
","summary":"Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.","date_published":"2018-11-13T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/021435f2-5506-4bd1-a537-e9051b4f8986.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":46433721,"duration_in_seconds":5803}]},{"id":"31f9143d-0ee8-4a39-b0c3-fa6e85adeccf","title":"Episode 50: Bag of Bones","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/50","content_text":"Autumn Greer joins me to talk about Bag of Bones, a novel about a writer who loses his wife under mysterious circumstances... which starts him on a collision course against a conspiracy of old racists in a small Maine lake town.","content_html":"Autumn Greer joins me to talk about Bag of Bones, a novel about a writer who loses his wife under mysterious circumstances... which starts him on a collision course against a conspiracy of old racists in a small Maine lake town.
","summary":"Twinners will twin, writers will write, and King will make a kind of embarrassing story about race.","date_published":"2018-11-06T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/31f9143d-0ee8-4a39-b0c3-fa6e85adeccf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":34626583,"duration_in_seconds":4327}]},{"id":"e5abce66-d082-4f85-b532-65801a08fb51","title":"Episode 49: Wolves of the Calla, \"The Wolves\" (Part 2)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/49","content_text":"Evan Thorne joins me for the last chapters of Wolves of the Calla, where we say goodbye to the Wolves, goodbye to the Calla, and goodbye to any feeling of existential certainty. Things go thoroughly 19 as the preparations come to a close and we get more answers about what exactly the Wolves are doing with those twins they abduct.","content_html":"Evan Thorne joins me for the last chapters of Wolves of the Calla, where we say goodbye to the Wolves, goodbye to the Calla, and goodbye to any feeling of existential certainty. Things go thoroughly 19 as the preparations come to a close and we get more answers about what exactly the Wolves are doing with those twins they abduct.
","summary":"We say goodbye to the Wolves, goodbye to the Calla, and goodbye to any feeling of existential certainty.","date_published":"2018-10-09T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/e5abce66-d082-4f85-b532-65801a08fb51.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":37758560,"duration_in_seconds":4719}]},{"id":"0ba4c92e-05ef-47d3-b8ea-86ab3c6f8965","title":"Episode 48: The Wolves of the Calla, \"The Wolves\" (Part 1)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/48","content_text":"Two is one and one is none. That's what we learn in this week's episode, as Autumn Greer joins me to talk about the beginning of the end of Wolves of the Calla. We learn why the older Slightman is cooperating with the Wolves, and we also get closer to figuring out how to protect the Rose. However, it involves Eddie taking a brief jaunt into is old, strange home of Manhattan.","content_html":"Two is one and one is none. That's what we learn in this week's episode, as Autumn Greer joins me to talk about the beginning of the end of Wolves of the Calla. We learn why the older Slightman is cooperating with the Wolves, and we also get closer to figuring out how to protect the Rose. However, it involves Eddie taking a brief jaunt into is old, strange home of Manhattan.
","summary":"Two is one and one is none.","date_published":"2018-09-18T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/0ba4c92e-05ef-47d3-b8ea-86ab3c6f8965.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":33451281,"duration_in_seconds":4180}]},{"id":"fb17beb5-286b-4d62-9f68-090e61e7d8f8","title":"Episode 47: Wolves of the Calla, \"Telling Tales\" (Part 3)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/47","content_text":"Somebody saved Donald Callahan's life tonight. Jeremy Greer joins me to learn who, and how. As the ka tet settles into the Calla and tries to learn more about the impending conflict, the Father settles in and shares the remainder of his story... talking about how he hit rock bottom, was attacked by the Hitler Brothers, and saved by some very familiar people.","content_html":"Somebody saved Donald Callahan's life tonight. Jeremy Greer joins me to learn who, and how. As the ka tet settles into the Calla and tries to learn more about the impending conflict, the Father settles in and shares the remainder of his story... talking about how he hit rock bottom, was attacked by the Hitler Brothers, and saved by some very familiar people.
","summary":"Somebody saved my life tonight.","date_published":"2018-09-04T18:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/fb17beb5-286b-4d62-9f68-090e61e7d8f8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":42402713,"duration_in_seconds":5299}]},{"id":"4a131592-6ff1-431f-94ff-7b20006377f2","title":"Episode 46: Wolves of the Calla, \"Telling Tales\" (Part 2)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/46","content_text":"Evan Thorne joins me for a history lesson in Calla folkways and close calls, as we learn the tale of Lady Oriza and Gray Dick, and hear from Granpere Jaffords about the time he saw a dead wolf. The ka-tet learns about a potential ace in the hole: the women of the Calla know how to throw sharpened titanium plates. But things start going wrong when Jake witnesses Susannah's nightly fugue states.","content_html":"Evan Thorne joins me for a history lesson in Calla folkways and close calls, as we learn the tale of Lady Oriza and Gray Dick, and hear from Granpere Jaffords about the time he saw a dead wolf. The ka-tet learns about a potential ace in the hole: the women of the Calla know how to throw sharpened titanium plates. But things start going wrong when Jake witnesses Susannah's nightly fugue states.
","summary":"A history lesson of Calla folkways and close calls.","date_published":"2018-08-21T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/4a131592-6ff1-431f-94ff-7b20006377f2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":37686671,"duration_in_seconds":4710}]},{"id":"42318396-5def-476b-bb68-703855423bd1","title":"Episode 45: Wolves of the Calla, \"Telling Tales\" (Part 1)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/45","content_text":"Welcome Home. Autumn Greer joins me to talk about a section of the book that focuses very heavily on Father Callahan, and his journey from 'Salem's Lot, across America's hidden todash highways, and finally to End-World. But we must also make a stop at Calla Bryn Sturgis to talk about Roland's weird rice cum dance. It's an eventful episode.","content_html":"Welcome Home. Autumn Greer joins me to talk about a section of the book that focuses very heavily on Father Callahan, and his journey from 'Salem's Lot, across America's hidden todash highways, and finally to End-World. But we must also make a stop at Calla Bryn Sturgis to talk about Roland's weird rice cum dance. It's an eventful episode.
","summary":"Welcome Home.","date_published":"2018-08-07T05:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/42318396-5def-476b-bb68-703855423bd1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":33147593,"duration_in_seconds":4003}]},{"id":"347ffc48-c911-492e-809f-a07f76a25242","title":"Episode 44: Wolves of the Calla, \"Todash\" (Part 2)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/44","content_text":"Let's go back to the vacant lot, because the Rose is in danger. Zack Johnson joins me once again to talk about the remainder of the Todash portion of the book. Our ka-tet begins to understand the nature of their nocturnal travels, while Father Callahan makes his introductions. Roland and company learn more specifics about the Wolves, and decide that it's their duty to protect this town, even if they don't want protection.","content_html":"Let's go back to the vacant lot, because the Rose is in danger. Zack Johnson joins me once again to talk about the remainder of the Todash portion of the book. Our ka-tet begins to understand the nature of their nocturnal travels, while Father Callahan makes his introductions. Roland and company learn more specifics about the Wolves, and decide that it's their duty to protect this town, even if they don't want protection.
","summary":"Let's go back to the vacant lot, because the Rose is in danger.","date_published":"2018-07-24T05:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/347ffc48-c911-492e-809f-a07f76a25242.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":37556503,"duration_in_seconds":4633}]},{"id":"35224cf0-73fe-435c-b78e-22f66e5d61f5","title":"Episode 43: Wolves of the Calla, \"Todash\" (Part 1)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/43","content_text":"Time has resumed. Zack Johnson joins me to talk about the opening of Wolves of the Calla, which finds our ka-tet approaching civilization once more. The Wolves are about to return to Calla Bryn Sturgis. Their goal is to steal half of the children and return them Roont, or ruined. And among the simple farmers is a remarkable man, another castaway from Earth. Someone we've met before.","content_html":"Time has resumed. Zack Johnson joins me to talk about the opening of Wolves of the Calla, which finds our ka-tet approaching civilization once more. The Wolves are about to return to Calla Bryn Sturgis. Their goal is to steal half of the children and return them Roont, or ruined. And among the simple farmers is a remarkable man, another castaway from Earth. Someone we've met before.
","summary":"Time has resumed.","date_published":"2018-07-10T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/35224cf0-73fe-435c-b78e-22f66e5d61f5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":30369293,"duration_in_seconds":3472}]},{"id":"a16d3cec-59f6-422e-ae9d-75a6c8d884da","title":"Episode 42: The Regulators","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/42","content_text":"TV's gonna rot your brain, even if you're a demon. Autumn Greer joins me to talk about this absolutely bonkers companion to Desperation. Writing as Richard Bachman, King takes major characters from Desperation and plants them in suburban Ohio, where the demon Tak uses a child's mind and obsession with westerns and cartoons to turn a neighborhood into a killing floor.","content_html":"TV's gonna rot your brain, even if you're a demon. Autumn Greer joins me to talk about this absolutely bonkers companion to Desperation. Writing as Richard Bachman, King takes major characters from Desperation and plants them in suburban Ohio, where the demon Tak uses a child's mind and obsession with westerns and cartoons to turn a neighborhood into a killing floor.
","summary":"TV's gonna rot your brain, even if you're a demon.","date_published":"2018-06-26T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/a16d3cec-59f6-422e-ae9d-75a6c8d884da.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":39498088,"duration_in_seconds":4851}]},{"id":"930d47ab-8eac-49f4-b13a-5090e6672bc9","title":"Episode 41: 'Salem's Lot","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/41","content_text":"Here comes Mister Flip, to chase you out of Jerusalem's Lot. Autumn Greer joins me to talk about this seminal retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula, as mysterious men named Barlowe and Straker move into town and children seem to be rising from the dead. The events of this book have a great bearing on the final Dark Tower titles, so I'd encourage you to listen in.","content_html":"Here comes Mister Flip, to chase you out of Jerusalem's Lot. Autumn Greer joins me to talk about this seminal retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula, as mysterious men named Barlowe and Straker move into town and children seem to be rising from the dead. The events of this book have a great bearing on the final Dark Tower titles, so I'd encourage you to listen in.
","summary":"Here comes Mister Flip.","date_published":"2018-06-12T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/930d47ab-8eac-49f4-b13a-5090e6672bc9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":51398193,"duration_in_seconds":6167}]},{"id":"78d29ccb-7717-4069-875f-34282b5e2c16","title":"Episode 40: The Little Sisters of Eluria","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/40","content_text":"The hospital isn't always the place you go to get better. Roland learns this the hard way after a run-in at the dead town of Eluria. Autumn and Jeremy Greer join me to talk about this short story, most readily available in the collection called Everything's Eventual. This tale concerns Roland's discovery of a coterie of vampires masquerading as nuns, and it will serve as a good primer for the Wolves of the Calla and the following books.\n\nThank you for being understanding about our short absence.","content_html":"The hospital isn't always the place you go to get better. Roland learns this the hard way after a run-in at the dead town of Eluria. Autumn and Jeremy Greer join me to talk about this short story, most readily available in the collection called Everything's Eventual. This tale concerns Roland's discovery of a coterie of vampires masquerading as nuns, and it will serve as a good primer for the Wolves of the Calla and the following books.
\n\nThank you for being understanding about our short absence.
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","summary":"We know the \"what\" of Gilead's fall, but now we know the \"how\".","date_published":"2018-04-25T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/b8a804f7-8a1a-43c9-b074-4b6627a94c27.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":49229337,"duration_in_seconds":6083}]},{"id":"c5503123-ce41-4ce5-a721-a09eff5ddd1d","title":"Episode 38: The Wind Through the Keyhole, \"Skin-Man (Part 2) / Storm's Over\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/38","content_text":"The wild west werewolf mystery is solved, and I'm joined by Evan and Chase to talk through the gory conclusion to this strange book. With the fairy tale told, Roland sets out to identify which of the salt miners is gruesomely murdering the inhabitants of Debaria. As for where that Skin-Man came from? Well, that's another mystery.","content_html":"The wild west werewolf mystery is solved, and I'm joined by Evan and Chase to talk through the gory conclusion to this strange book. With the fairy tale told, Roland sets out to identify which of the salt miners is gruesomely murdering the inhabitants of Debaria. As for where that Skin-Man came from? Well, that's another mystery.
","summary":"The wild west werewolf mystery is solved.","date_published":"2018-04-18T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/c5503123-ce41-4ce5-a721-a09eff5ddd1d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":38163178,"duration_in_seconds":4640}]},{"id":"f8b123ee-61b4-4980-9ea6-67e1668211cc","title":"Episode 37: The Wind Through the Keyhole, \"The Wind Through the Keyhole (Part 2)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/37","content_text":"Deeper into the endless woods we go, to find a tiger and almost certain death. Evan joins me to talk about the second half of the fairy tale that makes up the core of this book. Tim Ross is following the Covenant Man's directions, headed on a fool's errand to find a cure for his mother's blindness. And he has no idea what wonders (and horrors) he will see on the way.","content_html":"Deeper into the endless woods we go, to find a tiger and almost certain death. Evan joins me to talk about the second half of the fairy tale that makes up the core of this book. Tim Ross is following the Covenant Man's directions, headed on a fool's errand to find a cure for his mother's blindness. And he has no idea what wonders (and horrors) he will see on the way.
","summary":"Deeper into the endless woods we go, to find a tiger and almost certain death.","date_published":"2018-04-03T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/f8b123ee-61b4-4980-9ea6-67e1668211cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":42911568,"duration_in_seconds":5105}]},{"id":"2b514c05-d473-4761-ae7f-b5c6a75f532b","title":"Episode 36: The Wind Through the Keyhole, \"The Wind Through the Keyhole (Part 1)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/36","content_text":"Sean Wagoner joins me to get to know the Covenant Man, the In-World tax collector who menaces young Tim Ross. All of this happens in the fairy tale that gives this book its name. Tim's dad dies, his mom falls in with an abusive drunk, and the Covenant Man arrives to send the young boy on a fool's errand.","content_html":"Sean Wagoner joins me to get to know the Covenant Man, the In-World tax collector who menaces young Tim Ross. All of this happens in the fairy tale that gives this book its name. Tim's dad dies, his mom falls in with an abusive drunk, and the Covenant Man arrives to send the young boy on a fool's errand.
","summary":"Let's get to know the Covenant Man.","date_published":"2018-03-20T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/2b514c05-d473-4761-ae7f-b5c6a75f532b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":31403836,"duration_in_seconds":3761}]},{"id":"22214bac-9b87-4ca9-9f2f-d08f75ef4570","title":"Episode 35: The Wind Through the Keyhole, \"Starkblast / Skin-Man (Part 1)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/35","content_text":"A new old story, within the story, within the story. Evan joins me to talk about the opening movements of The Wind Through the Keyhole. After surviving the events in Lud and their encounter with the wizard Randal Flagg, the ka-tet finds themselves stranded by a Starkblast... a deadly kind of winter storm. With nothing left to do, Roland tells them about what he did after his mission to Hambry.","content_html":"A new old story, within the story, within the story. Evan joins me to talk about the opening movements of The Wind Through the Keyhole. After surviving the events in Lud and their encounter with the wizard Randal Flagg, the ka-tet finds themselves stranded by a Starkblast... a deadly kind of winter storm. With nothing left to do, Roland tells them about what he did after his mission to Hambry.
","summary":"A new old story, within the story, within the story.","date_published":"2018-03-06T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/22214bac-9b87-4ca9-9f2f-d08f75ef4570.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45826952,"duration_in_seconds":5585}]},{"id":"702fa4be-3852-41ec-a29b-ebb541f6f1e9","title":"Episode 34: The Long Road Home / Treachery","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/34","content_text":"What happened during Roland's return to Gilead from Mejis, and how exactly did Gilead fall? Murph joins me to talk about two story arcs from the Dark Tower comics: The Long Road Home and Treachery. These give us a little more time in Gilead that was before it falls, and show us some of the cosmic implications of Roland's quest.","content_html":"What happened during Roland's return to Gilead from Mejis, and how exactly did Gilead fall? Murph joins me to talk about two story arcs from the Dark Tower comics: The Long Road Home and Treachery. These give us a little more time in Gilead that was before it falls, and show us some of the cosmic implications of Roland's quest.
","summary":"What happened during Roland's return to Gilead from Mejis, and how exactly did Gilead fall?","date_published":"2018-02-20T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/702fa4be-3852-41ec-a29b-ebb541f6f1e9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":54803713,"duration_in_seconds":6808}]},{"id":"ea065c49-ecdc-4ca0-b4c9-499ee4f9363a","title":"Episode 33: Desperation","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/33","content_text":"Nevada is home to a lot of intense people, and Autumn Greer joins me to talk about one of the most extreme: Collie Entragian. Desperation is the chronicle of what happens to several travelers who are captured by a small town sheriff in the abandoned burg of Desperation, Nevada. And it turns out the corruption runs deeper than anyone could expect, literally.Links:Achewood § April 29, 2002","content_html":"Nevada is home to a lot of intense people, and Autumn Greer joins me to talk about one of the most extreme: Collie Entragian. Desperation is the chronicle of what happens to several travelers who are captured by a small town sheriff in the abandoned burg of Desperation, Nevada. And it turns out the corruption runs deeper than anyone could expect, literally.
Links:
","summary":"Nevada is home to a lot of intense people.","date_published":"2018-02-06T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/ea065c49-ecdc-4ca0-b4c9-499ee4f9363a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":56861770,"duration_in_seconds":6985}]},{"id":"576eb35b-c7b0-4526-84ac-66940264b874","title":"Episode 32: Wizard and Glass, \"All God's Chillun' Got Shoes\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/32","content_text":"We're off to see the wizard... the wonderful Wizard of lots of places. With the flashback done, Autumn and Jeremy Greer join me to talk about the conclusion of book four. Roland and his Ka Tet venture forth into Kansas until their road leads them directly into a familiar palace, inhabited by a familiar devilish interloper.","content_html":"We're off to see the wizard... the wonderful Wizard of lots of places. With the flashback done, Autumn and Jeremy Greer join me to talk about the conclusion of book four. Roland and his Ka Tet venture forth into Kansas until their road leads them directly into a familiar palace, inhabited by a familiar devilish interloper.
","summary":"We're off to see the wizard...","date_published":"2018-01-23T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/576eb35b-c7b0-4526-84ac-66940264b874.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":48386154,"duration_in_seconds":5905}]},{"id":"140bccfc-c108-45d3-b86d-339fbeec3adb","title":"Episode 31: Wizard and Glass, \"Come, Reap (Part 3)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/31","content_text":"Charyou tree. Charyou tree. Evan joins me to talk about the upsetting conclusion of the flashback portion of Wizard and Glass. As Roland and the others experience the joy of victory on the battlefield, Susan is swept up in the winds of Ka and sacrificed by Hambry on a burning pyre. The old ways are coming back.","content_html":"Charyou tree. Charyou tree. Evan joins me to talk about the upsetting conclusion of the flashback portion of Wizard and Glass. As Roland and the others experience the joy of victory on the battlefield, Susan is swept up in the winds of Ka and sacrificed by Hambry on a burning pyre. The old ways are coming back.
","summary":"Charyou tree. Charyou tree.","date_published":"2018-01-09T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/140bccfc-c108-45d3-b86d-339fbeec3adb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":46785261,"duration_in_seconds":5681}]},{"id":"fb72fd31-9278-4418-89fb-3f24938f8013","title":"Episode 30: Wizard and Glass, \"Come, Reap (Part 2)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/30","content_text":"It was never about the gas, it was about the ball. Murph joins me to talk about the continuation of \"Come, Reap\", as the boys are captured and it seems all hope is lost. However, Susan and Sheemie are ready to come to the rescue.","content_html":"It was never about the gas, it was about the ball. Murph joins me to talk about the continuation of "Come, Reap", as the boys are captured and it seems all hope is lost. However, Susan and Sheemie are ready to come to the rescue.
","summary":"It was never about the gas, it was about the ball.","date_published":"2017-12-27T11:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/fb72fd31-9278-4418-89fb-3f24938f8013.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41051388,"duration_in_seconds":5086}]},{"id":"9300f950-7ec5-42f5-be1c-cd9ecae96eb0","title":"Episode 29: Wizard and Glass, \"Come, Reap (Part 1)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/29","content_text":"Bird and bear and hare and fish, bring me Evan Thorne to talk about this section of Wizard and Glass. Roland and Susan have taken the plunge, and the conspiracy reveals itself to be about a very western object of desire... oil.","content_html":"Bird and bear and hare and fish, bring me Evan Thorne to talk about this section of Wizard and Glass. Roland and Susan have taken the plunge, and the conspiracy reveals itself to be about a very western object of desire... oil.
","summary":"Bird and bear and hare and fish.","date_published":"2017-12-12T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/9300f950-7ec5-42f5-be1c-cd9ecae96eb0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":46526034,"duration_in_seconds":5647}]},{"id":"7fdd3a6c-3d0a-48f3-b819-3be719c53509","title":"Episode 28: Wizard and Glass, \"Susan (Part 2)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/28","content_text":"Chase Greenlee and Jeremy Greer join me for the second portion of \"Susan\", where Roland finally gives in to his temptation and gets the entire ka-tet into profound danger. Meanwhile, Rhea watches and gets stranger.","content_html":"Chase Greenlee and Jeremy Greer join me for the second portion of "Susan", where Roland finally gives in to his temptation and gets the entire ka-tet into profound danger. Meanwhile, Rhea watches and gets stranger.
","summary":"Ka, like the wind.","date_published":"2017-11-28T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/7fdd3a6c-3d0a-48f3-b819-3be719c53509.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39313504,"duration_in_seconds":4574}]},{"id":"fb3b122d-af1a-42ae-9c5f-8e5a78a74fa4","title":"Episode 27: Wizard and Glass, \"Susan (Part 1)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/27","content_text":"Autumn and Jeremy Greer join me for an episode that begins a flashback to Roland's first adventure as a gunslinger. He, Alain, and Cuthbert venture to the town of Hambry in the eastern barony of Mejis for protection... but instead find themselves in the grips of a larger plot and greater danger. This chapter introduces us to Susan, Rhea, and the Big Coffin Hunters.","content_html":"Autumn and Jeremy Greer join me for an episode that begins a flashback to Roland's first adventure as a gunslinger. He, Alain, and Cuthbert venture to the town of Hambry in the eastern barony of Mejis for protection... but instead find themselves in the grips of a larger plot and greater danger. This chapter introduces us to Susan, Rhea, and the Big Coffin Hunters.
","summary":"A journey to the past.","date_published":"2017-11-14T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/fb3b122d-af1a-42ae-9c5f-8e5a78a74fa4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":60143014,"duration_in_seconds":7365}]},{"id":"c11e20b8-b3ee-46ef-bec4-6e225ca42829","title":"Episode 26: Wizard and Glass, \"Riddles\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/26","content_text":"Evan Jones Thorne joins me to talk about the resolution to the cliffhanger from the Waste Lands, as we learn how the ka-tet escapes from the clutches of the mad train Blaine the Mono. But what they find outside his careening hull isn't much better. Did you really expect it to be?Special Guest: Evan Jones Thorne.","content_html":"Evan Jones Thorne joins me to talk about the resolution to the cliffhanger from the Waste Lands, as we learn how the ka-tet escapes from the clutches of the mad train Blaine the Mono. But what they find outside his careening hull isn't much better. Did you really expect it to be?
Special Guest: Evan Jones Thorne.
","summary":"Don't ask him silly questions, he won't play silly games.","date_published":"2017-10-31T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/c11e20b8-b3ee-46ef-bec4-6e225ca42829.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":41360011,"duration_in_seconds":5033}]},{"id":"e0911aff-9116-48c6-bae9-0ae575729e9b","title":"Episode 25: The Stand (Part 2)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/25","content_text":"It's a battle between good and evil in the desert (minus the crocodile man). Murph Murphy joins me to discuss the back half of The Stand, all the way through the end. Though we speak only in broad strokes, we also talk about the Stand miniseries.\n\nNext week, we'll begin Wizard and Glass. My life for you!","content_html":"It's a battle between good and evil in the desert (minus the crocodile man). Murph Murphy joins me to discuss the back half of The Stand, all the way through the end. Though we speak only in broad strokes, we also talk about the Stand miniseries.
\n\nNext week, we'll begin Wizard and Glass. My life for you!
","summary":"It's a battle between good and evil in the desert (minus the crocodile man).","date_published":"2017-10-17T17:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/e0911aff-9116-48c6-bae9-0ae575729e9b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":78522766,"duration_in_seconds":9726}]},{"id":"4deb8618-5cdb-4851-a4c2-43ce7c929901","title":"Episode 24: The Stand (Part 1)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/24","content_text":"This week I'm joined by Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to talk about the first part of Stephen King's original magnum opus: The Stand. It's a massive sprawling book, so we can only introduce characters and talk about the early days of their journey. Come along with us to hear about the superflu, survival in a world devoid of people, and the nascent stages of a battle between good and evil.","content_html":"This week I'm joined by Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to talk about the first part of Stephen King's original magnum opus: The Stand. It's a massive sprawling book, so we can only introduce characters and talk about the early days of their journey. Come along with us to hear about the superflu, survival in a world devoid of people, and the nascent stages of a battle between good and evil.
","summary":"Baby, can you dig your man?","date_published":"2017-10-03T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/4deb8618-5cdb-4851-a4c2-43ce7c929901.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":69941267,"duration_in_seconds":8687}]},{"id":"ee962e07-1d67-4c60-b6d8-a8c784006e24","title":"Episode 23: It (The Movie)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/23","content_text":"A movie so good your heart will soar. Or float, at least.\n\nJeremy Greer and Bryan May come along to talk about a movie so good it almost makes up for how disappointing the Dark Tower adaptation was.Links:Stephen King's It: Sequel details revealedIT Director Wants Jessica Chastain in Sequel | Screen Rant","content_html":"A movie so good your heart will soar. Or float, at least.
\n\nJeremy Greer and Bryan May come along to talk about a movie so good it almost makes up for how disappointing the Dark Tower adaptation was.
Links:
Gary Buttefield joins the show to talk about Stephen King's novella (and the associated movie) that's all about what we become when the fear sets in. An otherworldly fog containing hideous monsters has descended on a small town, and perhaps the only survivors are locked away in a grocery store. The pressure is on.
","summary":"If you can't see it, it can hurt you.","date_published":"2017-09-05T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/b85b5cfc-ac24-4528-a120-34e2abe7bdc2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45985426,"duration_in_seconds":5482}]},{"id":"bd1bb834-b92f-4cb6-84df-c62aaf41272a","title":"Episode 21: The Dark Tower Movie","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/21","content_text":"Go home, there probably won't be other films like these. I'm joined by Jeremy Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to talk about the recent Dark Tower film adaptation. The episode is nearly twice as long as the movie itself, but there's a lot to talk about here. So grab some popcorn and hear us lament the death of opportunity.","content_html":"Go home, there probably won't be other films like these. I'm joined by Jeremy Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to talk about the recent Dark Tower film adaptation. The episode is nearly twice as long as the movie itself, but there's a lot to talk about here. So grab some popcorn and hear us lament the death of opportunity.
","summary":"Go home, there probably won't be other films like these.","date_published":"2017-08-22T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/bd1bb834-b92f-4cb6-84df-c62aaf41272a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":83411750,"duration_in_seconds":10342}]},{"id":"9b6302e1-8e8b-4ea9-b6ea-efefa2b4e041","title":"Episode 20: The Waste Lands, \"Riddles and Wastelands\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/20","content_text":"This train doesn't stop. Autumn and Paddy join the show to discuss the thrilling, anxiety-inducing conclusion to the Waste Lands. With Lud rapidly decaying behind them and nothing but cracked land and horrible monsters below, our Ka-Tet are left to deal with an insane AI embodied in the train they're riding. Their guns will be useless, and they will quite literally have to rely on their wits.","content_html":"This train doesn't stop. Autumn and Paddy join the show to discuss the thrilling, anxiety-inducing conclusion to the Waste Lands. With Lud rapidly decaying behind them and nothing but cracked land and horrible monsters below, our Ka-Tet are left to deal with an insane AI embodied in the train they're riding. Their guns will be useless, and they will quite literally have to rely on their wits.
","summary":"This train doesn't stop.","date_published":"2017-08-08T15:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/9b6302e1-8e8b-4ea9-b6ea-efefa2b4e041.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":31995468,"duration_in_seconds":3865}]},{"id":"2a7c235b-26ed-49e5-900b-1cffc41712d5","title":"Episode 19: The Waste Lands, \"Bridge and City (Part 2)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/19","content_text":"Tick tock, Blaine is waiting.\n\nThe horrors of Lud have come to bear, as Chase Greenlee, Murph Murphy, and Evan Jones Thorne come along to talk about the Tick Tock Man and the first appearance of Blaine (who is both a pain and a train). Listen to find out if Roland can help Jake, and if Eddie and Susannah can untangle the twisted mess of Blaine's psyche.","content_html":"Tick tock, Blaine is waiting.
\n\nThe horrors of Lud have come to bear, as Chase Greenlee, Murph Murphy, and Evan Jones Thorne come along to talk about the Tick Tock Man and the first appearance of Blaine (who is both a pain and a train). Listen to find out if Roland can help Jake, and if Eddie and Susannah can untangle the twisted mess of Blaine's psyche.
","summary":"Tick tock, Blaine is waiting.","date_published":"2017-07-25T13:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/2a7c235b-26ed-49e5-900b-1cffc41712d5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":55832205,"duration_in_seconds":6837}]},{"id":"d999c437-3d08-45fb-b529-341603d129a9","title":"Episode 18: The Waste Lands, \"Bridge and City (Part 1)","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/18","content_text":"Got any Gushers for Gasher?\n\nThis week, Autumn Greer and Paddy Smith stop by to talk about the first portion of the climax of The Waste Lands. Instead of finding wise elves and dune buggies in the city of Lud, our ka-tet instead find teeming masses of raiders committing heinous acts beneath the victims of their sacrifices. We're introduced to Gasher, a singularly unpleasant character who breaks up our group by kidnapping Jake. Roland and Oy go after him, while Susannah and Eddie look for the fabled Cradle of Lud, and the fearsome Blaine.","content_html":"Got any Gushers for Gasher?
\n\nThis week, Autumn Greer and Paddy Smith stop by to talk about the first portion of the climax of The Waste Lands. Instead of finding wise elves and dune buggies in the city of Lud, our ka-tet instead find teeming masses of raiders committing heinous acts beneath the victims of their sacrifices. We're introduced to Gasher, a singularly unpleasant character who breaks up our group by kidnapping Jake. Roland and Oy go after him, while Susannah and Eddie look for the fabled Cradle of Lud, and the fearsome Blaine.
","summary":"Got any Gushers for Gasher?","date_published":"2017-07-11T16:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/d999c437-3d08-45fb-b529-341603d129a9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":46173289,"duration_in_seconds":5610}]},{"id":"79d20d27-7300-44c9-8821-23b7807b7ca4","title":"Episode 17: The Waste Lands, \"Town and Ka-Tet\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/17","content_text":"Let's take a breather and get to know each other.\n\nThis week, Jeremy Greer and Paddy Smith come along to talk about what happens when a full ka-tet is formed. Jake is firmly in Mid-World, and he's even attracted a furry friend. This chapter is a much-needed break, as the gang finds their first friendly civilization and finally compares notes on where they came from.","content_html":"Let's take a breather and get to know each other.
\n\nThis week, Jeremy Greer and Paddy Smith come along to talk about what happens when a full ka-tet is formed. Jake is firmly in Mid-World, and he's even attracted a furry friend. This chapter is a much-needed break, as the gang finds their first friendly civilization and finally compares notes on where they came from.
","summary":"Let's take a breather and get to know each other.","date_published":"2017-06-27T19:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/79d20d27-7300-44c9-8821-23b7807b7ca4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45286413,"duration_in_seconds":5512}]},{"id":"d0865c8f-07ae-4887-87e8-9426b395d545","title":"Episode 16: The Waste Lands, \"Door and Demon\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/16","content_text":"This is what it's like when worlds collide.\n\nThis week, the Greer family (Jeremy and Autumn) tag along to talk about the convergence of Jake and Roland's realities. As Roland's crew crosses into Mid-World, Jake follows Eddie in the past to a haunted mansion. One heightened and violent scene later, our Ka-Tet is that much closer to completion.","content_html":"This is what it's like when worlds collide.
\n\nThis week, the Greer family (Jeremy and Autumn) tag along to talk about the convergence of Jake and Roland's realities. As Roland's crew crosses into Mid-World, Jake follows Eddie in the past to a haunted mansion. One heightened and violent scene later, our Ka-Tet is that much closer to completion.
","summary":"This is what it's like when worlds collide.","date_published":"2017-06-13T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/d0865c8f-07ae-4887-87e8-9426b395d545.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48758340,"duration_in_seconds":5920}]},{"id":"51220862-797e-4ece-889b-aba7dc3ac9e6","title":"Episode 15: The Waste Lands, \"Key and Rose\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/15","content_text":"Alive and dead at the same time, Jake Chambers finds comfort.\n\nThis week, Kole is joined by Jeremy Greer and Paddy Smith to talk about \"Key and Rose\", the chapter that looks at Jake's fate after the events of The Gunslinger and The Drawing of the Three. He's an ordinary boy living his life in Manhattan in 1977, but he's also a living paradox. Driven insane by the memories of events that never were, he leaves school to find a very, very important abandoned lot.","content_html":"Alive and dead at the same time, Jake Chambers finds comfort.
\n\nThis week, Kole is joined by Jeremy Greer and Paddy Smith to talk about "Key and Rose", the chapter that looks at Jake's fate after the events of The Gunslinger and The Drawing of the Three. He's an ordinary boy living his life in Manhattan in 1977, but he's also a living paradox. Driven insane by the memories of events that never were, he leaves school to find a very, very important abandoned lot.
","summary":"Alive and dead at the same time, Jake Chambers finds comfort.","date_published":"2017-05-30T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/51220862-797e-4ece-889b-aba7dc3ac9e6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":53917003,"duration_in_seconds":6585}]},{"id":"82db892e-9365-48b4-b9e0-f8c41524eeb8","title":"Episode 14: The Waste Lands, \"Bear and Bone\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/14","content_text":"A brief period of calm gives way to action, insanity, and direction.\n\nThis week, I'm joined by Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to talk about the first chapter of The Waste Lands. After a whole book of sickness and struggles, Roland, Eddie, and Susannah have had a chance to recuperate and train in the woods. But there are two problems: Roland is losing his mind, and there's someone in the forest who wants them out.","content_html":"A brief period of calm gives way to action, insanity, and direction.
\n\nThis week, I'm joined by Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to talk about the first chapter of The Waste Lands. After a whole book of sickness and struggles, Roland, Eddie, and Susannah have had a chance to recuperate and train in the woods. But there are two problems: Roland is losing his mind, and there's someone in the forest who wants them out.
","summary":"A brief period of calm gives way to action, insanity, and direction.","date_published":"2017-05-16T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/82db892e-9365-48b4-b9e0-f8c41524eeb8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55888941,"duration_in_seconds":6804}]},{"id":"030f68a1-ccc9-44a5-b616-3776cc611492","title":"Episode 13: Rose Madder","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/13","content_text":"She is Rosie, Rosie Real.\n\nThis week we take a small break from the Dark Tower series to look at Stephen King's Rose Madder, published in 1994. Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne join me to talk about Rosie's flight from the terrifying and abusive Norman Daniels, one of King's scariest villains. We also look at the connections between Rosie's world and that of Roland. There are more than you might think.\n\nA quick warning: This book contains some upsetting subject matter. Even more than you might usually find in a horror book written by Stephen King. So please, pause and think about whether or not hearing/reading about sexual abuse or domestic abuse might ruin your day.","content_html":"She is Rosie, Rosie Real.
\n\nThis week we take a small break from the Dark Tower series to look at Stephen King's Rose Madder, published in 1994. Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne join me to talk about Rosie's flight from the terrifying and abusive Norman Daniels, one of King's scariest villains. We also look at the connections between Rosie's world and that of Roland. There are more than you might think.
\n\nA quick warning: This book contains some upsetting subject matter. Even more than you might usually find in a horror book written by Stephen King. So please, pause and think about whether or not hearing/reading about sexual abuse or domestic abuse might ruin your day.
","summary":"She is Rosie, Rosie Real.","date_published":"2017-05-02T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/030f68a1-ccc9-44a5-b616-3776cc611492.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72993858,"duration_in_seconds":9062}]},{"id":"1c08d2fa-8b3f-45cb-b36e-f6a4f3e2e39f","title":"Episode 12: The Drawing of the Three, \"The Pusher (Part 2)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/12","content_text":"The Drawing of the Three comes to a close as Roland gets the three things he needs: bullets, pills, and revenge.\n\nThis week, I'm joined by Jeremy Greer and Sean Wagoner to discuss the climax and conclusion of the second book in the series. Eddie is in peril, Roland is in the body of a serial killer, and Detta is holding all of the cards. Though this is a relatively short section of book to discuss, it's dense with action and has some defining scenes for our hero.","content_html":"The Drawing of the Three comes to a close as Roland gets the three things he needs: bullets, pills, and revenge.
\n\nThis week, I'm joined by Jeremy Greer and Sean Wagoner to discuss the climax and conclusion of the second book in the series. Eddie is in peril, Roland is in the body of a serial killer, and Detta is holding all of the cards. Though this is a relatively short section of book to discuss, it's dense with action and has some defining scenes for our hero.
","summary":"The Drawing of the Three comes to a close as Roland gets the three things he needs: bullets, pills, and revenge.","date_published":"2017-04-18T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/1c08d2fa-8b3f-45cb-b36e-f6a4f3e2e39f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40678596,"duration_in_seconds":4967}]},{"id":"b6d0ee88-580b-420c-9f42-a9d25e0b4b50","title":"Episode 11: The Drawing of the Three, \"The Pusher (Part 1)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/11","content_text":"Threads of fate converge as Roland enters the mind of Jack Mort, the wildcard.\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer and Paddy Smith to get into the head of Roland's third, his \"Death, but not for you.\" After struggling up the beach with Detta and reaching the ends of their ropes, Roland passes through the third door and finds himself in New York City in the 1970s, inhabiting the body of a truly loathsome man. As he gets his bearings, a weary Eddie gets caught off guard by Detta.Links:Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman - YouTube — Unrelated.","content_html":"Threads of fate converge as Roland enters the mind of Jack Mort, the wildcard.
\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer and Paddy Smith to get into the head of Roland's third, his "Death, but not for you." After struggling up the beach with Detta and reaching the ends of their ropes, Roland passes through the third door and finds himself in New York City in the 1970s, inhabiting the body of a truly loathsome man. As he gets his bearings, a weary Eddie gets caught off guard by Detta.
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Detta proves to be much more difficult to deal with than her nicer half, as Roland pushes her (and himself) to the very edge.
\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer, Chase Greenlee, and Paddy Smith to take a long look at how Roland and Eddie cope with their second drawn friend. Whenever she falls asleep, there's no telling which one will wake up... The amiable but frightened Odetta Holmes, or the poisonous and violent Detta Walker. The trek up the beach is complicated by her physical disability and complete lack of cooperation, as Roland gets sicker, they all get hungrier, and the lobstrosities close in.
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","summary":"Detta proves to be much more difficult to deal with than her nicer half, as Roland pushes her (and himself) to the very edge.","date_published":"2017-03-21T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/cc58fd5e-70ec-44b5-a32a-38d8da33bf1e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34931434,"duration_in_seconds":4154}]},{"id":"836bcee0-73ef-4c88-ac76-98e885a5000c","title":"Episode 9: The Drawing of the Three, \"The Lady of Shadows Part 1\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/9","content_text":"The march up the beach only gets worse when the second of the Three turns out to be real trouble.\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Chase Greenlee, Evan Jones Thorne, and Paddy Smith to introduce the second of The Three... an unassuming woman from the Civil Rights era who has a twisted hidden half. Let's learn about Odetta Holmes, the Lady of Shadows. And when things get uncomfortable, we can return to the Boyz on the Beach!","content_html":"The march up the beach only gets worse when the second of the Three turns out to be real trouble.
\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Chase Greenlee, Evan Jones Thorne, and Paddy Smith to introduce the second of The Three... an unassuming woman from the Civil Rights era who has a twisted hidden half. Let's learn about Odetta Holmes, the Lady of Shadows. And when things get uncomfortable, we can return to the Boyz on the Beach!
","summary":"The march up the beach only gets worse when the second of the Three turns out to be real trouble.","date_published":"2017-03-07T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/836bcee0-73ef-4c88-ac76-98e885a5000c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":38243530,"duration_in_seconds":4640}]},{"id":"9257b4fd-329e-437b-bfdd-60103a3e1ce3","title":"Episode 8: The Drawing of the Three: \"The Prisoner (Part 2)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/8","content_text":"Roland brings a little firepower to our side of the door, and learns to appreciate Pepsi Cola and popkins.\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to continue the story of Eddie Dean, the heroin addicted drug mule that fate paired with our Gunslinger. Fresh out of a nail-biting jam with customs, Eddie must now figure out what happened to his brother and deal with Enrico Balazar, all while keeping Roland alive.","content_html":"Roland brings a little firepower to our side of the door, and learns to appreciate Pepsi Cola and popkins.
\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to continue the story of Eddie Dean, the heroin addicted drug mule that fate paired with our Gunslinger. Fresh out of a nail-biting jam with customs, Eddie must now figure out what happened to his brother and deal with Enrico Balazar, all while keeping Roland alive.
","summary":"Roland brings a little firepower to our side of the door, and learns to appreciate Pepsi Cola and popkins.","date_published":"2017-02-21T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/9257b4fd-329e-437b-bfdd-60103a3e1ce3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36872337,"duration_in_seconds":4338}]},{"id":"ab57acc1-3c41-4075-b2be-1382b70ac8ae","title":"Episode 7: The Drawing of the Three: \"The Prisoner (Part 1)\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/7","content_text":"Let's find out what's next for Roland, and meet the first of many new friends.\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Stephen Veilleux to kick off season 2 of the show, \"The Drawing of the Three\". We rejoin Roland as he sits on the beach, dreaming in a daze about the words of the Man in Black as a Lobstrosity bites his fingers off. And that's just the start of Roland's no good very bad day, as he sets out to find his door into the mind of Eddie Dean, one of the best characters in the series.Links:Dark Souls II - The Rock Lobster - YouTubeMonster Of The WeekHow Iron Keep and Earthen Peak Connect (With no-clip and map viewer) - YouTube — This nerdy Dark Souls II thing we reference. It's a pox on the network!","content_html":"Let's find out what's next for Roland, and meet the first of many new friends.
\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Stephen Veilleux to kick off season 2 of the show, "The Drawing of the Three". We rejoin Roland as he sits on the beach, dreaming in a daze about the words of the Man in Black as a Lobstrosity bites his fingers off. And that's just the start of Roland's no good very bad day, as he sets out to find his door into the mind of Eddie Dean, one of the best characters in the series.
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Stephen King's most fascinating character gets a little more screen time in this inter-season break.
\n\nWhat happens when King breaks from horror to write a young adult fantasy novel? A lot of people complain, but we don't. Autumn Greer and Zack Johnson come along to talk about Prince Peter's escape from the Needle, and the machinations of In-World's least favorite magician in residence.
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","summary":"Stephen King's most fascinating character gets a little more screen time in this inter-season break.","date_published":"2017-01-24T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9ead1c68-174f-414a-b9e1-f1442b41491b/f7babdc4-f23d-4c8f-a1a8-7ff3ea8f9130.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45890644,"duration_in_seconds":5548}]},{"id":"981561e1-98dc-4ba0-b9fb-c463cd5eb757","title":"Episode 5: The Gunslinger, Chapter 5: \"The Gunslinger and the Man in Black\"","url":"https://www.radiofreemidworld.com/5","content_text":"It's time to meet the Man in Black. But how many of his answers are lies?\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy to talk about the final chapter of The Gunslinger, where Roland finally gets what he bargained Jake's life for. In a Golgotha that faces the sea, over a night that lasts for years, we get a taste of the tower, and a sense for what a son-of-a-bitch Walter is.\n\nThank you so much for listening to this season of the show. After a small interlude to talk about The Eyes of the Dragon, we will return with discussion about The Drawing of the Three.Special Guests: Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy.Links:Sombra Group on the App StoreSombra Group - Android Apps on Google PlayWatch Griffin McElroy's Vine, \"#roundabout\"","content_html":"It's time to meet the Man in Black. But how many of his answers are lies?
\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy to talk about the final chapter of The Gunslinger, where Roland finally gets what he bargained Jake's life for. In a Golgotha that faces the sea, over a night that lasts for years, we get a taste of the tower, and a sense for what a son-of-a-bitch Walter is.
\n\nThank you so much for listening to this season of the show. After a small interlude to talk about The Eyes of the Dragon, we will return with discussion about The Drawing of the Three.
Special Guests: Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy.
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Follow us through these dark tunnels, where we learn of betrayals both past and present.
\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Brayton Cameron, Bryan May, and Stephen Veilleux to talk about the fourth chapter of The Gunslinger, where Roland and Jake follow the Man in Black into the tunnels beneath the mountains. What waits for them is weeks of darkness, rusted remnants of the world that was, and a railroad push-car that just won't shut up. Oh, also a look into Roland's past, and the climax of this very book.
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Roland and Jake climb higher, and the weight of prophecy starts to become kind of a drag.
\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer, Murph Murphy, and Stephen Veilleux to talk about chapter 3 of The Gunslinger, which details Roland and Jake's rise out of the desert and into the mountains. There, in the decadent greenery, we see Jake and Roland get closer, but we also see the beginning of the cracks in their partnership... as Roland learns from a succubus oracle that Jake's sacrifice is his key to the Tower.
\n\nThank you so much for listening. I encourage you to check out the previous episodes if you haven't. Also, please rate and review this show on iTunes. It's very important that we get a ground swell, so the show will come to more peoples' attention.
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Delirious and on the edge of death, the Gunslinger meets a boy who has already died.
\n\nThis week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer, Chase Greenlee, and Paddy Smith to discuss the second chapter of The Gunslinger, where we are introduced to Jake Chambers, a young boy from New York. We're also acquainted with some of the more mysterious aspects of Roland's world... both the mystical speaking demon in a basement, and the technologically advanced atomic water pump.
\n\nAs always, please consider using our Amazon links to buy the books if you are following along (this also applies to the Audible versions). You can find the links below.
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Hear this and hear it well: the man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
\n\nThis inaugural episode covers the first chapter of the first Dark Tower book, both of which are called "The Gunslinger". Kole Ross, Jeremy Greer, Evan Jones Thorne, and Murph Murphy, talk about our introduction to Roland Deschain of Gilead and the Man in Black, and the destructive battle in the town of Tull at the edge of the Mohaine desert.
\n\nEach episode of the first season will cover one chapter of the first book. After that, things may change a little.
\n\nIf you would like to follow along, please consider buying the books through our Amazon affiliate link at the Duckfeed.tv Tip Jar. Every purchase made through there supports this show and the entire podcast network.
Special Guests: Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy.
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