The Company of the Mad: The Stand Podcast (Discussing The Stand by Stephen King in a Global Pandemic)

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Episode 6 – Do You Think People Ever Learn Anything? Jan 20, 2021

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In the final episode of The Company of the Mad: The Stand Podcast, Mike Flanagan, Tananarive Due, Anthony Breznican and Jason Sechrest discuss the end of Stephen King's The Stand, reflecting on the novel's meaning, relevance and importance.

Episode 5 – A Nation Divided Dec 23, 2020

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Josh Boone, writer/director/producer of the new CBS All Access television series THE STAND joins Mike Flanagan, Tananarive Due, Anthony Breznican and Jason Sechrest to talk Stephen King, The Stand, and chapters 56-70 of King's epic novel.

Episode 4 – Rebuilding a Post-Pandemic America Oct 23, 2020

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Andy Burns, author of “This Dark Chest of Wonders: 40 Years of Stephen King’s The Stand” and the forthcoming “The Making of The Stand for CBS All Access” joins Mike Flanagan, Tananarive Due, Anthony Breznican and Jason Sechrest to discuss the disappearance of Mother Abagail, rebuilding a post-pandemic America, and, of course, the new TV series of The Stand coming this December!

Episode 3 – Race, Religion & The Revelations of Mother Abagail Jul 30, 2020

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We are over 400 pages into Stephen King’s epic novel The Stand, and we’re still meeting new characters. Among them is Mother Abagail, whose introduction and backstory we finally receive here. In this episode, Mike Flanagan, Tananarive Due, Anthony Breznican, and host Jason Sechrest discuss chapters 43-49 of The Stand, analyzing the roles that race and religion play in the novel. Special guest Steven Barnes (New York Times bestselling author, screenwriter and educator) joins the asylum for this very special episode.

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Episode 2 – From Pandemic to Pandemonium Jun 26, 2020

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In just one month, it feels like everything has changed. In the novel and in the world today, we have gone from pandemic to pandemonium. Mike Flanagan, Tananarive Due, Anthony Breznican, and host Jason Sechrest discuss how The Stand continues to mirror what we are witnessing as a culture in 2020. Special guest Kate Siegel (The Haunting of Hill House, Gerald’s Game) joins the asylum for this very special episode. Get bonus episodes of The Stand Podcast every month exclusively at: https://Patreon.com/JasonSechrest

Episode 1 – How We Came To Love Stephen King & Re-Reading The Stand in a Global Pandemic May 25, 2020

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Mike Flanagan, Tananarive Due, Anthony Breznican, and host Jason Sechrest discuss how they came to love Stephen King and what it’s like re-reading The Stand in the middle of a pandemic. Watch the video of this podcast at: TheStandPodcast.com

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