Best Derry Public Radio A Stephen King Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 169 – Pet Sematary: Bloodlines - “Micmac Paddy Whack” 1:14:40

1d ago1:14:40

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This week Derry Public Radio revisits the world of "Pet Sematary" with a dive into the recent adaptation, "Pet Sematary: Bloodlines". Join CM, Josh, and Eve as they dissect this prequel to the 2019 remake. Listen in as they explore the film's attempt to expand on Jud Crandall's backstory, the missed opportunities in storytelling, the strange motiva…

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Episode 168 – DPR Revisited: Pet Sematary - “Wendigo Tabs” 1:10:21

17d ago1:10:21

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This week DPR launches the debut of “DPR Revisited”! Thank you to Toni Horstman for the Patreon selection of “Pet Sematary”. Join in as we discuss how the book has changed for us in the 5 years since we first read it, how hard Eve and Josh were on Louis the first time, parental panic becoming relatable, our hate for Rachel’s dad, digging deeper int…

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Derry Public Radio Interviews Paul Inman 39:48

22d ago39:48

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This week Josh sits down with an award-winning filmmaker from South Carolina, renowned for his storytelling. His short films are featured on Shorts TV, Amazon Prime, and YouTube. A published author and Coastal Carolina University graduate, he holds a BA in Music Performance and an MA in Teaching. He is a Dollar Baby Alumni who adapted “That Feeling…

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Episode 167 – Little Sisters of Eluria - “Soup Madness” 1:02:17

1M ago1:02:17

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This week DPR returns to “Everything's Eventual” to catch up with Roland in “The Little Sisters of Eluria”. Join in as we discuss Roland’s timeline, an ominous daytime horror, the metal or the God debate, the Sisters true nature, unexpected romance, the various skin of Sister Mary, god dog, and a kiss goodnight.Put bells on your wimples for Episode…

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Episode 166 – Duma Key Pt.3 - “Suck Silver, Muchacho” 1:24:24

1M ago1:24:24

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This week DPR continues our Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn’s selection, “Duma Key”. Join in as we discuss the fallout of the art show, delicious foreshadowing of Ilse’s fate, the power of forgetting, the message of the book, the mythology of the Perse, Auntie Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun, sudden aligatorphobia, ventriloquism, an unexpect…

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Episode 165 – Duma Key Pt.2 - “Be An Artistic Supporter” 1:27:05

2M ago1:27:05

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This week DPR continues our Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn’s selection, “Duma Key”. Join in as we discuss Ben’s memory striking again, making a horse smile, aphantasia, Candy Brown, Wireman’s lottery, the end of a long headache, Shining parallels, the horrors of public speaking, Edgar entering the Florida Art Scene, the red picnic basket…

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Episode 164 – Duma Key Pt.1 - “Would You Turn Around?” 1:23:07

2M ago1:23:07

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This week DPR gets back to our Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn’s selection, “Duma Key”. Join in as we discuss how to draw a picture, the concept of an ‘Other Life’, the brutal recovery process Edgar endures, King’s use of language as he writes Wireman, dog trauma, Big Pink, the possessed quality of the paintings, the pace of life on the K…

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Episode 163 – Lunch at the Gotham Cafe - “Dog Umbrella” 57:02

3M ago57:02

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This week DPR returns to “Everything’s Eventual” to cover the short story, “Lunch at the Gotham Cafe”. Join in as we discuss the end of a marriage, giving suffering a vocabulary, a lesson in timing, whether or not umbrellas are dogs, how unimportant the divorce itself actually is, deal breakers, hypothesizing on the couple’s relationship before the…

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Episode 162 – Full Dark No Stars Pt.4 - “Like That One Guy Who Played That Dragon” 1:07:53

3M ago1:07:53

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This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story and movie, “A Good Marriage”. Join us as we discuss which one of us would be a serial killer, a lackluster movie, Male Investigation, thoughts on the audiobook performance, the effective use of routine, telepor…

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Episode 161 – Full Dark No Stars Pt.3 - “Twin Friends” 58:42

4M ago58:42

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This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story “Fair Extension”. Join us as we discuss the deals with the devil, a satire of “Boomer Culture”, a psychopathic protagonist, Stephen King making the word ‘extension’ scary, our personal extensions, the baggage t…

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Episode 160 – Full Dark No Stars Pt.2 - “The Sincerity of Bad Art” 1:22:42

4M ago1:22:42

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This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story and movie, “Big Driver”. Join us as we discuss the rape-revenge genre, the adaptation made by Lifetime, the scene, the willpower it takes to feign death, shame spiraling, the movie’s trouble with internal monol…

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Episode 159 – Full Dark No Stars Pt.1 - “Not Phallic Enough, Son!” 1:37:50

5M ago1:37:50

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This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story and movie, “1922”. Join us as we discuss, the marital troubles of the James Family, the cult of true womanhood, the Conniving Man, the manipulation of Henry, matricide, cow cover, swarms of rats, the way $75 do…

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Episode 158 – The Drawing of the Three Pt. 3 - “King Would Have Told Us!” 1:14:09

5M ago1:14:09

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This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, “The Drawing of the Three”. This week we're covering through the rest of the book. Join us as we discuss the huge reveal at the top of this chapter, Josh's memory, isekai anime, Jack Mort’s history of carnage, going “Big Juicy”, Detta’s master plan, the birth of Susanna…

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Episode 157 – The Drawing of the Three Pt. 2 - “Master Plater” 1:12:20

6M ago1:12:20

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This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, “The Drawing of the Three”. This week we're covering through Re-Shuffle. Join in as we discuss Josh’s hard stance on Eddie's accent, the complexities of “DuoDetta”, light Civil Rights history, Roland’s sales pitch to Eddie about the journey, being accidentally hilarious…

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Derry Public Radio Interviews “KingCon” 51:08

6M ago51:08

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This week Josh got the chance to sit down with Kris Webster, Jackie Matyas, Mike Malling, & Andy Graham. The team bringing you KingCon 2024 this October in Las Vegas! Join in as we discuss King’s impact on their lives, the challenges of being a first time con, and so much more! For everything “KingCon”https://www.kingconinfo.com/…

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Episode 156 – The Drawing of the Three Pt. 1 - “Roland Deep Inside You” 1:45:33

6M ago1:45:33

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This week DPR returns to The Tower on their Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, “The Drawing of the Three”. This week we're covering through Shuffle. Join in as we discuss the iconic opening with the lobstrocities, magic doors, being rich with paper, going Cool Turkey, the Ritual of Customs, Eddie Dean’s gunslinger attributes, the dan…

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Derry Public Radio Interviews “Shining in Misery - A KING-size Parody” 52:02

6M ago52:02

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This week Josh got the chance to sit down with Colleen Duvall, Mark-Eugene Garcia, and Andy Abrams. The team that brought to life the Stephen King musical parody of our dreams. Tune in as we discuss “Shining in Misery: A KING-size Parody”. The ups, the downs, and all the hilarity in between! For everything “Shining in Misery”www.shininginmisery.com…

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The Club - Monster Manual Draft party 1:17:10

7M ago1:17:10

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Before we return from break to our regular schedule, we have one more treat for you!What began as another goof took on a life of its own this week as we dive into the Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manuals. Join us as we share our picks for the best Monster team possible. If you’d like to play along, we’re using Monster Manuals from 4th Edition. Reme…

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March Madness 2023 Round 3 47:54

7M ago47:54

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Derry Public Radio concludes their completely biased take on March Madness! This year we’re declaring King’s deadliest woman as 16 hopefuls battle it out for the title! Now it's time to get into our final matchups! If you've enjoyed March Madness 2024 please email us your ideas for next year's bracket!…

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March Madness 2024 Round 2 24:02

8M ago24:02

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March Madness 2024 Round 2Derry Public Radio continues their March Madness! This year we’re declaring King’s deadliest woman as 16 hopefuls battle it out for the title! This episode’s matchups are:Annie Wilkes VS Carrie WhiteRose the Hat VS Lisey LandonEllen Rimbauer VS Beverly MarshHolly Gibney VS Julie Lawry…

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March Madness 2024 Round 1 29:46

8M ago29:46

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Derry Public Radio is back with their very professional and original spin on March Madness! This year it’s Women-Take-All as we take 16 of King’s deadliest women down to 1 winner! This episode’s matchups are:Charlie McGee VS Rosie McClendonDayna Jurgens VS Alice MaxwellMrs. Carmody VS Bobbi AndersonDolores Claiborne VS Abra Stone…

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Episode 155 – 11/22/63 Pt. 5 - “Maybe You're Just Sad” 1:18:18

9M ago1:18:18

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This week DPR returns to their Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn's pick “11/22/63”. This week we're finishing the book. Join in as we discuss the sheer amount of things that happen in this finale, pressing the flesh, Deke owns a map, a “sexy” bus crash, how to meet Ben for a movie, saving JFK, Zack, going back to the future, and the Citizen…

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Episode 154 – 11/22/63 Pt. 4 - “Pound-Cake-Tion” 1:31:54

9M ago1:31:54

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This week DPR returns to their Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn's pick “11/22/63” covering through Chapter 26. Join in as we discuss admitting we were wrong, hate vs loathing, Marina becoming the darling of the Russian community, Jake and Sadie’s slow reconciliation, the impact of Jake’s ex-wife coming into play, confessing the future for …

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Episode 153 – 11/22/63 Pt. 3 - “I Shouldn't Be Here” 1:35:18

9M ago1:35:18

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This week DPR returns to their Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn's pick “11/22/63” covering through Chapter 16. Join in as we discuss the Good Angel, Al turning up the pressure, Derry revisited, settling down in Jodie, we meet-cute Sadie Dunhill, the foreshadowing at the school dance, greedy discovery, and the peril of lingo. We'll save you…

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Episode 152 – 11/22/63 Pt. 2 - “A Derry Idea” 1:09:38

10M ago1:09:38

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This week DPR returns to their Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn's pick “11/22/63” covering through Part 2. Join in as we discuss the Orange Card Man, quaint dickering, a fan theory about timelines, cameos in The Barrens and Ironworks, stalking Frank Dunning, facing off against the obdurate past, No Suspenders’ motivations, and the mixed su…

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A Merry Derry Christmas 2023 58:55

11M ago58:55

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It's that time of year again Constant Readers! We are back with our annual episode of "Merry Derry Christmas 2023", where you send Josh your Christmas games and questions and he carefully, sneakily, and totally unfairly orchestrates holiday madness on CM and Ben. Thank you to everyone who sent in questions and to all of you listeners for making our…

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Derry Public Radio Interviews Brandon Lazenko & Shelby Wyant 43:53

11M ago43:53

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This week C.M. and Josh sit down with the director and writer, Brandon and Shelby, of the Dollar Baby "October Roses", based on the short story "Nona" from Skeleton Crew. Keep up to date with them @nonafilmofficial on social media and their website nonafilmofficial.com.By Derry Public Radio - A Stephen King Podcast

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Episode 151 – 11/22/63 Pt.1 - “Friendship Trap” 1:06:12

11M ago1:06:12

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This week DPR returns to their Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn's pick “11/22/63” covering through Part 1. Join in as we discuss the life of Jake Epping, the Janitor’s paper, King's 50s nostalgia, time travel rules, Moxie, JFK conspiracy issues, and Al's test case. Tune in for this Watershed moment on Episode 151, “Friendship Trap”.Join ou…

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Episode 150 – All That You Love Will Be Carried Away - “I Found a Lot of Blood” 46:20

11M ago46:20

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This week Josh and CM take a roadside stop, returning to “Everything’s Eventual” for another short story interlude covering “All That You Love Will Be Carried Away”. Join us as we discuss “having” the Schwans Man, the most morbid description of a hotel ever, Alfie’s collection of graffiti, the more beautiful things are the further away they are, th…

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Episode 149 – The Regulators Pt.3 - “Eternal Book Nerds” 1:36:52

12M ago1:36:52

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This week “Castle Rock A.M.” continues their Patreon Selection Series with Anthony Natarelli’s pick, “The Regulators”. For this episode we’re reading through the rest of the book. Join us as we discuss unnerving hand drawn landscapes, the healthy dose of “Buick 8” energy, Seth’s master plan, Johnny’s familiar backstory, what happened to the Hobarts…

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Episode 148 – The Regulators Pt.2 - “Speaking of Tips” 1:06:07

1y ago1:06:07

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This week “Castle Rock A.M.” continues their Patreon Selection Series with Anthony Natarelli’s pick, “The Regulators”. For this episode we’re reading through Chapter 8. Join in as we discuss the aftermath of the first assault on Poplar Street, the contrast between Johnny from each novel, Tom’s strange collection, Alan Smithee, and Audrey’s journals…

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Episode 147 – The Regulators Pt.1 – “THAT” 1:12:53

1y ago1:12:53

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This week “Castle Rock A.M.” continues their Patreon Selection Series with Anthony Natarelli’s pick, “The Regulators”. For this episode we’re reading through Chapter 4. Join in as we discuss books with maps, the feelings elicited from familiar character names belonging to different characters entirely, Josh theorizes the dream of all housewives, Ta…

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On Watching: Lisey's Story - Bool Hunt Ep.1 57:52

1y ago57:52

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DPR is taking a much needed, but brief, break. Please enjoy an episode from our Patreon where C.M. and Josh have been covering the Apple+ series, Lisey's Story. More episodes can be found on our Patreon. Grab a steaming bowl of Booya and slurp up episode 1, "Bool Hunt". See you next time for The Regulators! https://www.patreon.com/DerryPublicRadio…

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Episode 146 – Desperation Pt.5 – “Being Inside Collie” 46:42

1y ago46:42

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Nick Tennant’s pick, “Desperation”. For this episode we’re covering the made for TV movie. Join in as we discuss our love of Mick Garris’ directing, the sacrifice of characterization for pacing, our favorite special effects, the changes that enhanced the story, David’s visio…

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Episode 145 – Desperation Pt.4 – “Hey, Google?” 1:33:21

1y ago1:33:21

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Nick Tennant’s pick, “Desperation”. For those reading along, this episode will cover the rest of the book! Join us as we discuss the true story of the China Pit, the loss of religion, Tak’s tour through Desperation, Mary’s fight for survival, the truth about Johnny, Tak figh…

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Episode 144 – Desperation Pt.3 – “Cougars ARE Fast” 1:22:10

1y ago1:22:10

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Nick Tennant’s pick, “Desperation”. For those reading along, this episode will cover “Part 3”. Join in as we discuss our first moment of peace in the book, chapters from the perspective of a cougar, a quiet miracle, the lore surrounding the China Pit, the scope of Tak’s visi…

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Episode 143 – Desperation Pt.2 – “A Storm’s Coming In” 1:06:48

1y ago1:06:48

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Nick Tennant’s pick, “Desperation”. For those reading along, this episode will cover “Part 2”. Join in as we discuss erotic storms, the horrors found throughout Desperation, David’s great escape, Johnny’s destructive narcissism, ominous stone statues, and our heroes set thei…

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Episode 142 – Desperation Pt.1 – “Rub My Kidneys” 1:22:56

1+ y ago1:22:56

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Nick Tennant’s pick, “Desperation”. For those reading along, this episode will cover “Part 1”. Join in as we discuss the horror of open spaces, the cop’s flair for the dramatic, incredible action set pieces, Stephen King’s “Piss Era”, the manipulation of John Marinville, the…

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Episode 141 – That Feeling – “The Wrong Counter” 52:02

1+ y ago52:02

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This week Derry Public Radio takes a break from their Patreon Selection Series for another dive into “Everything’s Eventual” for the story "That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French” with guest, Jeff Loder. Join us as we discuss our experiences with deja vu, the likeability of the lead couple, the imbalance of their relationship, the weig…

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Episode 140 – The Green Mile Pt.4 – “Post Coitus Cornbread" 52:25

1+ y ago52:25

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Andrew Edmark’s pick, “The Green Mile”. Wrapping things up with the three hour movie! Join in as we discuss the faithfulness of the adaptation, Oscar worthy casting, marathon sex jokes, mouse trauma, Coffey’s knowledge of constellations, and our full devastation at the final…

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Episode 139 – The Green Mile Pt.3 – “Spludunking” 1:23:33

1+ y ago1:23:33

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Andrew Edmark’s pick, “The Green Mile”. For those reading along we’re covering the rest of the book. Join in as we discuss the Cold Mountain Hall Pass, Coffey’s hypnotic aura, looking at porn at work, wild King connection theories, Ben provides a powerful message regarding s…

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Episode 138 – The Green Mile Pt.2 – “Smaller Than a Mouse” 1:14:36

1+ y ago1:14:36

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Andrew Edmark’s pick, “The Green Mile”. For those reading along we’re covering through Part 4. Join in as we discuss the Old Paul recap chapters, the supernatural twist enters the mix, a very important penis, a quick thank you to our listeners for sharing their views on toug…

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Episode 137 – The Green Mile Pt.1 – “Big Juicy” 1:15:36

1+ y ago1:15:36

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Andrew Edmark’s pick, “The Green Mile”. For those reading along we’re covering through Part 2. Join in as we discuss serialized storytelling, the incredible foreshadowing, whether our narrator is unreliable, an honest discussion about Capital Punishment, how a mouse changes …

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Derry Public Radio Interviews Max Allan Collins 1:13:43

1+ y ago1:13:43

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Join us as Ben and Josh interview a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and four-time winner of the Private Eye Writer’s of America's “Shamus” Award. His graphic novel Road to Perdition became an Academy Award-winning Tom Hanks film. He has scripted the Dick Tracy comic strip, Batman, and his New York Times and USA Today bestsellers include Sav…

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Episode 136 – Doctor Sleep Pt.4 – "Ask Politely” 1:29:53

1+ y ago1:29:53

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series wrapping up Lisa Dailey's pick, “Doctor Sleep” with the movie. Join in as we discuss Mike Flanagan’s style, the merging of both versions of “The Shining”, the enhancement of the True Knot by making it smaller, the nods to Kubrick’s cinematography, the epic scenes using the Shine,…

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Episode 135 – Doctor Sleep Pt.3 – “Eat My Grandma!” 1:20:57

1+ y ago1:20:57

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Lisa Dailey's pick, “Doctor Sleep”. Join in as we discuss Crow Daddy’s gift for disguise, Dan kicks off a weird family reunion, cancer ghosts, Dan’s rock bottom returns to haunt him, and one of King’s heaviest epilogues. The True Knot unravels once and for all on Episode 135…

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March Madness 2023 Round 3 49:31

1+ y ago49:31

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Derry Public Radio concludes their completely biased take on March Madness! This year we’re revisiting the next 16 books we’ve covered since our very first March Madness! Now it's time to get into our final matchups! If you've enjoyed March Madness 2023 please email us your ideas for next year's bracket!…

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Episode 134 – Doctor Sleep Pt.2 – “Alaka-Dan" 1:37:53

1+ y ago1:37:53

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Lisa Dailey's pick, “Doctor Sleep”. Join in as we discuss the aftermath of murder of the Baseball Boy, understanding AA processes, a boy band breaks the Universe, Danny and Abra’s stories fully connect, a welcome return from an old friend, the mourning process of the True Kn…

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March Madness 2023 Round 2 51:29

1+ y ago51:29

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Derry Public Radio continues their March Madness! This year we’re revisiting the next 16 books we’ve covered since our very first March Madness! This episode’s matchups are:Cell VS DreamcatcherIT VS Dolores ClaiborneThe Gunslinger VS The TalismanThe Shining VS InsomniaWant all 3 rounds now? Visit our Patreon page for access to exclusive bonus episo…

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Episode 133 – Doctor Sleep Pt.1 – “Tell That to Biggie Smalls” 1:30:34

1+ y ago1:30:34

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This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Lisa Dailey's pick, “Doctor Sleep”. Join in as we discuss the fate of the Torrence family after “The Shining”, generational trauma, the idea of taking steam, how it feels to meet Danny as an adult, the magic child aptly named Abra, parenting advice, the reveal of Doctor Slee…

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