Kingslingers | A Dark Tower Podcast

Young Roland and his Ka-tet head into town and meet the strange and secretive residents of Hambry as tension continues to mount. We're covering Part 2: Susan chapters 5 and 6! Discussion Question: What is your favorite use of Dramatic Irony in storytelling? Next week, tensions in Mejis continue to rise as we move on to chapters 7 and 8! Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff

At long last, the story of Roland Deschain and Susan Delgado begins as we read chapters 1-4 of Part 2: Susan. An evil witch, a trio of troublemakers, and young love blooming on a moonlit walk. It's a Western and a Fairy Tale and a Greek Tragedy all rolled into one! Discussion Question: What is your favorite "genre" that has appeared up in The Dark Tower so far? Why? Next week, Roland continues his story with Chapters 5 and 6! Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff

This week, we finish up Wizard and Glass Part 1: Riddles by discussing chapters 4 and 5. The Ka-tet find themselves in a superflu ridden version of Topeka, Kansas, face to face with a Thinny and a strange palace of glass that encourages Roland to finally tell the story of his past. Discussion Question: In honor of this week's reference to The Stand, what is your favorite post-apocalyptic novel and why? Next week, the story of Susan Delgado finally begins as we cover the first 4 chapters of Part 2: Susan! Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff

This week on our NINETEENTH episode we begin Scott's favorite book in the series: Wizard and Glass. We're talking about the Prologue through Chapter 3 of Part 1 in which Blaine finally gets what's coming to him: a dead baby joke. Discussion Question: Why do you think the old ones built Blaine? What was his purpose? What does this say about the old ones? (Please try and answer this without spoilers of future events) Next week, we'll be finishing up part 1: Riddles discussing chapters 4 and 5! Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff

This week Scott and Matt are joined by special guest Scott Wampler, Managing Editor of Birth.Movies.Death.com and cohost of The Kingcast to look back on The Waste Lands one last time before we head to Topeka. We talk with Scott about his history with King, why he loves these books so much, and what the characters mean to him. We also answer all your mailbag questions! Check out Scott's new Stephen King Podcast, The Kingcast: https://twitter.com/Kingcast19 Follow Scott on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottWamplerBMD Check out Scott's writing at https://birthmoviesdeath.com Next week, we begin Book 4: Wizard and Glass. We'll be discussing the Prologue through Chapter 3 of Part 1! Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://https://twitter.com/KingslingersPod Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff Time Stamps 3:10 - Interview with Scott Wampler 1:20:33 - Mailbag Answers

This week our Ka-tet boards Blaine and begins the wild, riddle-filled journey to Topeka as we discuss the 6th and final chapter: Riddles and Waste Lands. No discussion question this week! It's time for another mailbag. Send us some questions you want us to answer and we'll discuss them on next week's episode. Next week, we'll be taking one final look back at The Waste Lands with a special guest! Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff

This week Blaine the Pain the insane mono train both saves and then threatens to kill our Ka-tet. We're discussing the second half of Chapter 5: Bridge and City. Discussion Question: Why did Roland save Jake this time? Next week, we'll be discussing Chapter 6: Riddle and Waste Lands. Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff

This week our Ka-tet finally gets to The Great City of Lud, where Eddie's elves turn out to be orcs! We're discussing the first half of Chapter 5 of The Waste Lands: Bridge and City Discussion Question: Talk about some other stories that employ the riddle device and how and why they used it? Next week, we'll be finishing up Chapter 5: Bridge and City by discussing Sections 23-40. Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff

This week we have a long conversation about a couple of very long conversations. We're discussing chapter 4 of The Waste Lands: Town and Ka-tet. Discussion Question: This week's chapter shed some more light on Roland Deschain and the mythology of gunslingers, with Susannah finally understanding why JFK was considered one. Can you think of some other real-life Gunslingers? What about other characters in fiction? Next week, we'll be discussing Sections 1-22 of Chapter 5: Bridge and City Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff

This week, our two stories converge as Jake finally joins the rest of the Ka-tet! Also, Susannah joins the demon banging club. We're discussing Chapter 3 of The Waste Lands: Door and Demon Discussion Question: Without spoilers, what is your favorite Stephen King monster? If you're new to Stephen King, what's your favorite novel-based monster? Next week, we'll be discussing Chapter 4: Town and Ka-Tet Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingerspod@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman: https://soundcloud.com/the-daly-planet/kingslingers-intro-ka-tet Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff