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Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Listeners, this is it! It's time for the very last chapter of coverage of The Dark Tower series, which will be followed up by one more episode of discussion before we wrap on this podcast feed altogether. It's truly the end of an era. The ending to this book was rather surprising, because I expected the Skin Man to be someone we had already met and instead it's someone that doesn't really mean anything to us. Of course, when he transforms in front of them we get to see King's writing shine, beca...
Sep 04, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Hi there you beauties! Miles and I are here with the second-to-last episode of Wind Through The Keyhole, and I'm delighted to inform you that, despite some quibbles about the fact that the Red King has a cameo in this story, I really liked it. Tim Ross carries on past the small community of swamp people, sure that he will be returning this way and that he can repay the kindness they've shown him. They know differently because they're aware the Starkblast is coming, so it's actually kind of heart...
Aug 28, 2018•1 hr 27 min
I love titling these fucking episodes. What an unholy disaster. So this episode was intended to cover the entire 'Wind Through The Keyhole' section, but it turns out that's way too much reading for one day, and also this episode is over an hour so it seems like Miles and I were not suffering for things to talk about even with just half the story. So I figure y'all can just forgive us. I'm always on board with weird fairytales and folk-tales, so this was right in my wheelhouse. Villages that need...
Aug 21, 2018•1 hr 20 min
Hey there, constant readers! Miles and I continue our journey through the final novel of the series, and I find that nothing is what I expected. I mean, who knew we'd basically be fighting werewolves this time? The whole deal in this section was very out of left field, but I actually really enjoyed it. I'm very on-board with seeing some of the set-up in Roland's life for the man that we came to know in the main series, and I'm really excited that there's a mystery afoot. That's not to say that t...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 21 min
Hey listeners! Miles and I are getting into the final book (at least so far) in the series, which is apparently going to contain some peripheral information and stories from Roland's youth. What we get first, however, is the setup for what gives our crew the leisure to sit around and tell stories. We go back in time, to before they even reached the Calla, and meet a ferryman called Bix who can tell from watching Oy that the Starkblast is coming. Roland can't believe that he missed the signs, and...
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Well, folks. It's finally here. Miles reads the final chapter aloud to me, on the air. If you're a patron and would rather watch the LiveStream for the full effect, check it out here! https://www.crowdcast.io/patreon/join/-LIE0wOy9HdxZPO11XY4 Artist Credit: https://www.deviantart.com/dios-db/art/The-Dark-Tower-170336484
Jul 31, 2018•1 hr 50 min
How dare you.
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 38 min
Hey there, listeners. I'm not going to say too much here. There's nothing to be written that I didn't say during the episode. At least, nothing other than, "Fuck this fucking book."
Jul 10, 2018•59 min
Hi there, listeners! I'm here with the next episode of Dark Tower, and I'm going to have to be honest here; I'm getting tired. It's really a shame, because I was so in love with this bizarre series at first. But we're reaching the end here, and I can't really help but feel some relief. This chapter is another example of a moment where Miles and I come up with an alternative that would have been much more satisfying, would have made more sense, and wouldn't have required yet another idiot savant ...
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Hello, listeners! Now, before you go and listen to this episode and then DM or email me about the BLINDINGLY obvious thing that I missed, please allow me to reassure you that as I was editing, I realized. The robot's name is Stuttering Bill. Like Bill Denbrough from IT. I can't believe that I didn't catch that right away, but I finally managed it, so there we are. Close that messenger window. These chapters were super entertaining and in many ways, some of King's best attributes as a horror writ...
Jun 26, 2018•1 hr 24 min
This is one of the rarer episodes where Miles and I disagree a little more on the chapters than we usually do. While Miles is much less interested in the "Hides" chapter and feels like it's a stupid place to put a DIY tanning instructional manual, I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff and totally thought it was fascinating. Now, don't get me wrong; I think Miles is right. It's not a smart place to put this chapter, and the fact that the whole thing is included really makes me ask yet again, WHERE ...
Jun 19, 2018•1 hr 44 min
Hey everyone! You wanna hear a really compelling argument between me and Miles about whether it's worse to be hot or cold? Eh, I'm just joshin ya, we only talk about that for like, 20 minutes, TOPS. No but in all seriousness, these two chapters were really good and I was so into them. Especially, as I'm sure comes as no surprise to anyone, the chapter entitled "The Thing Under The Castle" because ghatDAMN that whole chase scene was tense. My favorite thing is when you can't see the monster and y...
Jun 12, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Guys. I'm not going to write much here. I think the episode pretty much speaks for itself. Tell me how you feel about it.
Jun 05, 2018•1 hr 35 min
Forgive me if I'm not super high energy this episode, but I'm just not really my usual chipper self since there was a really dramatic and unexpected death that came OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE and kind of laid waste to my heart a little bit? The thing that kills me about this is how well all of it is written. This is how it's done. I wish that King was at his best in this manner throughout the series because when this man gets it right, goddamn does he get it right. The tension in these chapters is b...
May 29, 2018•1 hr 34 min
Hey everyone! So despite my doubts, I am going to attempt to operate under the assumption that Eddie Dean of New York is in fact dead. In that spirit, I chose some artwork this week that depicts him and Susannah when they were at their best, working together as a team. Just ignore the fact that Mordred isn't the only one with creepy, long-ass spider legs, apparently. This was a really good chapter. When I first started reading I was irritated and immediately texted Miles to spout off my frustrat...
May 22, 2018•1 hr 42 min
Hey there everyone. I'm here with the next installment of The Dark Tower, and I'm going to warn you right now about my reaction to what I'm sure was supposed to be an emotionally affecting chapter: I am not here for this nonsense. I do not believe it's true. I think King is too much of a coward to really kill a main character this way, and the constant, unending foreshadowing just made me roll my eyes and believe in it even less. I really wish that I didn't feel this way. I honestly do, because ...
May 15, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Surprise Bonus! I'm sharing the first episode of a Patrons-Only Series to give everyone a sense of what this newest project is going to be about. This show will be hosted by Natasha and RoShawn, with the occasional guest from other UNspoiled! hosts. I'm only putting the first episode as wide-release so that everyone can get a sense of it, but from Episode 2 onward they will be an exclusive perk to $20+ Patrons. Here's why I chose that high a tier: RoShawn and I will be splitting all the $20 tier...
May 08, 2018•53 min
Miles and I are back with the table-setting chapters that come right before the big battle, and we get to talk to Sheemie more than we've ever gotten to before. It was so lovely to see Sheemie, and it's such a shame that he's in danger because of the teleportation. I don't like seeing any characters I love get sick, but there's something even meaner about it when it's the result of their superpower. Poor Sheemie, all he wants to do is help, but it's the helping that's killing him. It makes me sa...
May 08, 2018•1 hr 10 min
This week Miles and I are only talking about one chapter, but what a chapter it is! This is a long tale of Ted The Breaker (which is what I'm calling him now) and how he was recruited to work at Algul Siento. Ted has an ability that essentially makes him priceless to the Taheen and Cantoi and Humes, and so he's pretty much able to get away with murder (maybe literally) without them being able to do much of anything to reprimand him. Ted's story is really interesting because far from the usual ta...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 37 min
Oh boy, everyone, I'm feeling really guilty about this episode. Miles and I just kind of tear into the book in this one, and the complaints and discussion start to eat their own tails. My apologies ahead of time if you were bored out of your skull, I think that both he and I were just so disappointed that we're belaboring our complaints because we're trying to convey the depth of our frustration. Now, the one thing in this section that didn't disappoint was getting to see inside the workplace of...
Apr 24, 2018•1 hr 36 min
Alright folks. Here's the deal. Stephen King done fucked up. There, I said it. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows it. Maybe someday in the not-so-distant future I will look back at this moment and this post and chide myself for not having more faith. But, children, today is not that day. Walter, The Man In Black, Flagg, whatever you want to call him, is dead. He died in a sad, pathetic way that was not worthy of him, to a foe who was also not worthy of him, and I'm extremely bummed out to se...
Apr 19, 2018•1 hr 38 min
I'm not going to sugarcoat things: we shit on this book kind of a lot this episode. Look, we're not saying it's a bad book. We're not even saying that we aren't enjoying it, in our way. What we're saying is that King set a certain standard a couple books ago, and we're seeing a drop in overall focus and a strange preoccupation with language/worldbuilding that feels really out of place this late in the game. Miles and I are each able to cite more than one moment in this trio of chapters where a n...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Hey there you wonderful people! My apologies for being MIA for a few days, but my dear ole mum came to visit over Easter weekend and I just couldn't carve out the time to edit without woefully neglecting her. Please accept my deepest apologies for the delay, and accept my offering of an accidental extra chapter in this episode to make up for it. These three chapters are very eventful, and I'm shocked that King didn't have the previous book wrap up after the birth was completed because ending you...
Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 31 min
I'm delighted to finally be starting the last book in the series (not counting Wind Through The Keyhole which I don't consider an official volume as much as a supplementary one at this point), and I'm really hoping that we get some things resolved soon because I'm starting to get really impatient. I'm realizing that right now I'm having the same issue with several things I'm covering; plotlines are getting dragged out in ways that aren't interesting, and things that I'm really wanting to see mor...
Mar 27, 2018•1 hr 35 min
This is the final chapter in Song Of Susannah, and I'm really feeling a little let down by it. This whole book is about Susannah and her pregnancy and the buildup towards the labor, and there's no real payoff at the end. We've been anxious to see her reunited with Jake and Callahan, and they're nowhere to be seen. It just ends in the middle of this huge moment, and then we're treated to a coda of Stephen King's journal entries. I dunno, guys. I am having a serious case of the love-hates with thi...
Mar 13, 2018•1 hr 38 min
Hey there, Patrons! I can't believe we're almost at the end of the book already, it feels like this one really flew by. I'm hoping against hope that we get a kind of happy ending and that Susannah doesn't wind up getting completely taken over by Mia somehow. Cuz I don't like that concept one bit. This chapter we finally get to see what's been going on with Callahan and Jake. Thank goodness for The Touch, otherwise the two of them would be kinda screwed. It's really great to see them piecing ever...
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 13 min
I'm excited to share this one, because it's the chapter where we meet The Writer. And yes, you probably noticed that picture I chose for this episode. Heh. I tried to find a picture of King that was supposed to have been taken around the time that this chapter takes place, and the whole vibe of this image was just too perfect to pass up. Look at his face! It's like he's saying, "Muahaha I'm in the book! Surprise! I'm comin to get ya!" I really expected to hate this chapter, and it completely pul...
Feb 27, 2018•1 hr 18 min
In which the intro may seem inexplicable, but please bear with us because we promise...it still doesn't make sense once we explain it.
Feb 20, 2018•1 hr 21 min
In which Calvin Tower seems like a whole lot more trouble than he's worth, and I'm about as done with him as Eddie is.
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 29 min
