Ep. 168 The Fifth Quarter

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Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came: A Podcast about Stephen King and His Books

Jay Russo and Sean McGurr

243 episodes

1 week ago

Every other week, Jay and Sean discuss the characters, connections, and deeper meanings of Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower. We will then quest beyond the Tower and continue to explore King's library.

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Ep. 168 The Fifth Quarter

Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came: A Podcast about Stephen King and His Books

34 minutes 55 seconds

5 months ago

Ep. 168 The Fifth Quarter

In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore the short story “The Fifth Quarter” found in Nightmares & Dreamscapes.

Introduction (00:00)
Publication history (01:05)
The essence of the story (05:18)
All for Barney (11:08)
Dark Tower Thinnies (18:32)
Yuck-King it Up (20:53)
Fun Stuff (24:00)
Other Worlds than These (28:05)

Jay: Ben-Hur (1959)
Sean: The Cartoonist Club by Scott McCloud and Raina Telgemeier

Outro (33:36)

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