Radio Free Mid-world

Got any Gushers for Gasher?This week, Autumn Greer and Paddy Smith stop by to talk about the first portion of the climax of The Waste Lands. Instead of finding wise elves and dune buggies in the city of Lud, our ka-tet instead find teeming masses of raiders committing heinous acts beneath the victims of their sacrifices. We're introduced to Gasher, a singularly unpleasant character who breaks up our group by kidnapping Jake. Roland and Oy go after him, while Susannah and Eddie look for the fabled Cradle of Lud, and the fearsome Blaine.

Let's take a breather and get to know each other.This week, Jeremy Greer and Paddy Smith come along to talk about what happens when a full ka-tet is formed. Jake is firmly in Mid-World, and he's even attracted a furry friend. This chapter is a much-needed break, as the gang finds their first friendly civilization and finally compares notes on where they came from.

This is what it's like when worlds collide.This week, the Greer family (Jeremy and Autumn) tag along to talk about the convergence of Jake and Roland's realities. As Roland's crew crosses into Mid-World, Jake follows Eddie in the past to a haunted mansion. One heightened and violent scene later, our Ka-Tet is that much closer to completion.

Alive and dead at the same time, Jake Chambers finds comfort.This week, Kole is joined by Jeremy Greer and Paddy Smith to talk about "Key and Rose", the chapter that looks at Jake's fate after the events of The Gunslinger and The Drawing of the Three. He's an ordinary boy living his life in Manhattan in 1977, but he's also a living paradox. Driven insane by the memories of events that never were, he leaves school to find a very, very important abandoned lot.

A brief period of calm gives way to action, insanity, and direction.This week, I'm joined by Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to talk about the first chapter of The Waste Lands. After a whole book of sickness and struggles, Roland, Eddie, and Susannah have had a chance to recuperate and train in the woods. But there are two problems: Roland is losing his mind, and there's someone in the forest who wants them out.

She is Rosie, Rosie Real.This week we take a small break from the Dark Tower series to look at Stephen King's Rose Madder, published in 1994. Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne join me to talk about Rosie's flight from the terrifying and abusive Norman Daniels, one of King's scariest villains. We also look at the connections between Rosie's world and that of Roland. There are more than you might think.A quick warning: This book contains some upsetting subject matter. Even more than you might usually find in a horror book written by Stephen King. So please, pause and think about whether or not hearing/reading about sexual abuse or domestic abuse might ruin your day.

The Drawing of the Three comes to a close as Roland gets the three things he needs: bullets, pills, and revenge.This week, I'm joined by Jeremy Greer and Sean Wagoner to discuss the climax and conclusion of the second book in the series. Eddie is in peril, Roland is in the body of a serial killer, and Detta is holding all of the cards. Though this is a relatively short section of book to discuss, it's dense with action and has some defining scenes for our hero.

Threads of fate converge as Roland enters the mind of Jack Mort, the wildcard.This week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer and Paddy Smith to get into the head of Roland's third, his "Death, but not for you." After struggling up the beach with Detta and reaching the ends of their ropes, Roland passes through the third door and finds himself in New York City in the 1970s, inhabiting the body of a truly loathsome man. As he gets his bearings, a weary Eddie gets caught off guard by Detta.Links:Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman - YouTube — Unrelated.

Detta proves to be much more difficult to deal with than her nicer half, as Roland pushes her (and himself) to the very edge.This week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer, Chase Greenlee, and Paddy Smith to take a long look at how Roland and Eddie cope with their second drawn friend. Whenever she falls asleep, there's no telling which one will wake up... The amiable but frightened Odetta Holmes, or the poisonous and violent Detta Walker. The trek up the beach is complicated by her physical disability and complete lack of cooperation, as Roland gets sicker, they all get hungrier, and the lobstrosities close in.Links:Twin Humanities - YouTube

The march up the beach only gets worse when the second of the Three turns out to be real trouble.This week, Kole Ross is joined by Chase Greenlee, Evan Jones Thorne, and Paddy Smith to introduce the second of The Three... an unassuming woman from the Civil Rights era who has a twisted hidden half. Let's learn about Odetta Holmes, the Lady of Shadows. And when things get uncomfortable, we can return to the Boyz on the Beach!

Roland brings a little firepower to our side of the door, and learns to appreciate Pepsi Cola and popkins.This week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer and Evan Jones Thorne to continue the story of Eddie Dean, the heroin addicted drug mule that fate paired with our Gunslinger. Fresh out of a nail-biting jam with customs, Eddie must now figure out what happened to his brother and deal with Enrico Balazar, all while keeping Roland alive.

Let's find out what's next for Roland, and meet the first of many new friends.This week, Kole Ross is joined by Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Stephen Veilleux to kick off season 2 of the show, "The Drawing of the Three". We rejoin Roland as he sits on the beach, dreaming in a daze about the words of the Man in Black as a Lobstrosity bites his fingers off. And that's just the start of Roland's no good very bad day, as he sets out to find his door into the mind of Eddie Dean, one of the best characters in the series.Links:Dark Souls II - The Rock Lobster - YouTubeMonster Of The WeekHow Iron Keep and Earthen Peak Connect (With no-clip and map viewer) - YouTube — This nerdy Dark Souls II thing we reference. It's a pox on the network!

Stephen King's most fascinating character gets a little more screen time in this inter-season break.What happens when King breaks from horror to write a young adult fantasy novel? A lot of people complain, but we don't. Autumn Greer and Zack Johnson come along to talk about Prince Peter's escape from the Needle, and the machinations of In-World's least favorite magician in residence.Links:In the Desert - Wikipedia

It's time to meet the Man in Black. But how many of his answers are lies?This week, Kole Ross is joined by Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy to talk about the final chapter of The Gunslinger, where Roland finally gets what he bargained Jake's life for. In a Golgotha that faces the sea, over a night that lasts for years, we get a taste of the tower, and a sense for what a son-of-a-bitch Walter is.Thank you so much for listening to this season of the show. After a small interlude to talk about The Eyes of the Dragon, we will return with discussion about The Drawing of the Three.Special Guests: Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy.Links:Sombra Group on the App StoreSombra Group - Android Apps on Google PlayWatch Griffin McElroy's Vine, "#roundabout"

Follow us through these dark tunnels, where we learn of betrayals both past and present.This week, Kole Ross is joined by Brayton Cameron, Bryan May, and Stephen Veilleux to talk about the fourth chapter of The Gunslinger, where Roland and Jake follow the Man in Black into the tunnels beneath the mountains. What waits for them is weeks of darkness, rusted remnants of the world that was, and a railroad push-car that just won't shut up. Oh, also a look into Roland's past, and the climax of this very book.Links:Amazon.com: charlie the choo chooThe Fantastical Imaginationdom of Bryan MayMegaten Marathon - A Shin Megami Tensei and Persona PodcastThe Platformers by The Platformers on iTunesBrayton Cameron (@BraytonJC) | TwitterStephen Veilleux (@fromsoftjunkie) | Twitter

Roland and Jake climb higher, and the weight of prophecy starts to become kind of a drag.This week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer, Murph Murphy, and Stephen Veilleux to talk about chapter 3 of The Gunslinger, which details Roland and Jake's rise out of the desert and into the mountains. There, in the decadent greenery, we see Jake and Roland get closer, but we also see the beginning of the cracks in their partnership... as Roland learns from a succubus oracle that Jake's sacrifice is his key to the Tower.Thank you so much for listening. I encourage you to check out the previous episodes if you haven't. Also, please rate and review this show on iTunes. It's very important that we get a ground swell, so the show will come to more peoples' attention.Links:The Gunslinger Revised: A Side by Side ComparisonAn Oral History of Arlen by Murph Murphy on iTunesThe Dork Night PodcastPlatformers | Free Listening on SoundCloud

Delirious and on the edge of death, the Gunslinger meets a boy who has already died.This week, Kole Ross is joined by Autumn Greer, Chase Greenlee, and Paddy Smith to discuss the second chapter of The Gunslinger, where we are introduced to Jake Chambers, a young boy from New York. We're also acquainted with some of the more mysterious aspects of Roland's world... both the mystical speaking demon in a basement, and the technologically advanced atomic water pump.As always, please consider using our Amazon links to buy the books if you are following along (this also applies to the Audible versions). You can find the links below.Links:Amazon.com: The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (9781501143519): Stephen King: BooksThe Gunslinger Revised: A Side by Side ComparisonOriginal AfterwordTwin Humanities PodcastPatrick Smith (@PaddyStardust) | TwitterChase G. (@TQLoudly) | Twitter

Hear this and hear it well: the man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.This inaugural episode covers the first chapter of the first Dark Tower book, both of which are called "The Gunslinger". Kole Ross, Jeremy Greer, Evan Jones Thorne, and Murph Murphy, talk about our introduction to Roland Deschain of Gilead and the Man in Black, and the destructive battle in the town of Tull at the edge of the Mohaine desert.Each episode of the first season will cover one chapter of the first book. After that, things may change a little.If you would like to follow along, please consider buying the books through our Amazon affiliate link at the Duckfeed.tv Tip Jar. Every purchase made through there supports this show and the entire podcast network.Special Guests: Evan Jones Thorne, Jeremy Greer, and Murph Murphy.