Kingslingers | A Dark Tower Podcast

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7: The Drawing of the Three (Part 3) Feb 27, 2020

Show notes

This week we begin Part 2: The Lady of Shadows, covering chapters 1 through 3 where we spend some time with Detta and Odetta before yanking them into Roland's increasingly crowded beach party.

Next week we'll conclude Part 2: The Lady of Shadows with chapter 4 and re-shuffle. Remember to check out the show schedule below if you're ever unsure of which chapters are covered when!

Listener Discussion:

One of Odetta's defining characteristics is being part of "The Movement" for civil rights for people of color, Why do you think King chose to explore this idea in this book?

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6: The Drawing of the Three (Part 2) Feb 20, 2020

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Our coverage of The Drawing of The Three continues as we wrap up our time with Eddie Dean with chapters 4, 5 and Shuffle of Part 1: The Prisoner. It's a good old fashioned transdimensional drug deal gone bad shootout, y'all!

Next week we'll begin Part 2: The Lady of Shadows with Chapters 1-3. Remember to check out the show schedule below if you're ever unsure of which chapters are covered when!

Listener Discussion:

Compare and contrast Eddie Dean and Jake Chambers

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5: The Drawing of the Three (Part 1) Feb 13, 2020

Show notes

We begin book two of The Dark Tower, The Drawing of The Three. We're discussing the Prologue through Part 1: The Prisoner - Chapter 3! Roland meets Eddie Dean and has his first Tooter Fish Popkin.

Next week we'll complete Part 1: The Prisoner by discussing Chapters 4 and 5! Remember to check out the show schedule below if you're ever unsure of which chapters are covered when!

Listener Discussion:

How does Roland in the opening of this novel differ from Roland in The Gunslinger?

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4: The Gunslinger (Overview) Feb 06, 2020

Show notes

This week, before moving on in our quest, we pull a Roland and take a look back at The Gunslinger, discussing its themes and circling around to some stuff we missed the first time.

Next week we officially kick off The Drawing of the Three reading all the way through Part 1: The Prisoner - Chapter 3: Contact and Landing. Remember to check out the show schedule below if you're ever unsure of which chapters are covered when!

Listener Discussion:

No discussion this week! Let's just get excited about The Drawing of the Three

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3: The Gunslinger (Part 3) Jan 30, 2020

Show notes

Scott leads Matt through the mountain and to the climactic encounter with Walter O' Dim at the end of The Gunslinger. We're discussing Chapter 4: The Slow Mutants and Chapter 5: The Gunslinger and the Man in Black.

We'll be back next week to discuss The Gunslinger as a complete novel!

Listener Discussion:

Talk about how Stephen King uses the concept of prophecy to reflect the themes of this novel.

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2: The Gunslinger (Part 2) Jan 23, 2020

Show notes

Matt and Scott continue with The Gunslinger and discuss chapters 2: The Way Station and 3: The Oracle and the Mountains. Roland meets and falls in love with Jake and then out sexes a sex-demon/

Listener Discussion:

After three chapters of this book, do you like Roland? Why or why not.

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1: The Gunslinger (Part 1) Jan 16, 2020

Show notes

On the very first episode of Kingslingers, we dive into Chapter 1 of The Gunslinger...titled The Gunslinger. Let's meet Roland as he recounts the time one time where he shot an entire town in the face.

Listener Discussion:

If you've read The Dark Tower series, without spoiling it, tell us why you love this book series so much. If this is your first read, what did you think of chapter One? Shoot us an email or leave a comment on the YouTube channel with your response!

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0: Introduction Jan 08, 2020

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Long days, pleasant nights, and welcome to the newest Doof! Media podcast - Kingslingers.

This is just a quick introduction, explaining the format and schedule of the show, so subscribe now and get excited for episode one next Thursday 1/16/20!

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