Episode 11 - Firestarter
It's a hot one this week as we read Firestarter, originally published in 1980. If you like psychopathic secret agents, pyrokinesis, and Disney's Frozen, then we've got an episode for you!
14 Mar 20191h 9min
Episode 10 - The Dead Zone
This week we take on precognition, telepathy, lost love, and scrotal blood in Stephen King's The Dead Zone. This book has a weird tone, this episode has a weird tone, and we hope you enjoy!
27 Feb 20191h 7min
Episode 9 - The Stand Finale
In the final installment, we wrap up our story and talk about dreams and epics. There's also 2.5 musical numbers. Join us in our race to the 1151st page, and remember; bad things happen to people in s...
13 Feb 201958min
Episode 8B - The Lost Episode
Phoenix has come down with a flu, which we can neither confirm nor deny to be Captain Tripps! Unfortunately, that means The Stand will remain incomplete until he (and his band) get better. In the mean...
6 Feb 201957min
Episode 8 - The Stand Part 3
Jesus shoots swords from his mouth, anarchy reigns, and Stephen reminds us to be careful how we portray gay characters in fiction. Join us for part 3, where the story goes deeper and the puns get wors...
23 Jan 20191h 3min
Episode 7 - The Stand Part 2
In part two of our four part series on the Stand, we dive deeper in to the plot, characters, and themes that present in this book. We also hear from psychiatrist Dr. Andy and try desperately not to fu...
9 Jan 20191h
Episode 6 - The Stand Part 1
In this episode, Stephen and Phoenix tackle the first roughly 350 pages of Stephen King's epic behemoth, The Stand! A new Needful Themes format debuts, Stephen struggles to understand Maine, and the b...
26 Des 20181h 4min
Episode 5 - The Shining Part 2
In this episode, we conclude our journey through Stephen King's "The Shining." Our Call from Beyond comes from Megan at the Oh No Lit Class! podcast. Things gets silly, things get emotional, and thing...
12 Des 201859min
