Kingslingers | A Dark Tower Podcast

Long days, pleasant nights, and welcome to the newest Doof! Media podcast - Kingslingers.   This is just a quick introduction, explaining the format and schedule of the show, so subscribe now and get excited for episode one next Thursday 1/16/20! Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingers@gmail.com Original music created by Matt Freeman Cover artwork created by Cyrix: https://www.reddit.com/user/CyrixDrawsStuff/posts/    

On the very first episode of Kingslingers, we dive into Chapter 1 of The Gunslinger...titled The Gunslinger. Let's meet Roland as he recounts the time one time where he shot an entire town in the face.  Listener Discussion: If you’ve read The Dark Tower series, without spoiling it, tell us why you love this book series so much. If this is your first read, what did you think of chapter One? Shoot us an email or leave a comment on the YouTube channel with your response! Check out the show schedule Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: @doofmedia Message us at kingslingers@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/posts/    

Matt and Scott continue with The Gunslinger and discuss chapters 2: The Way Station and 3: The Oracle and the Mountains. Roland meets and falls in love with Jake and then out sexes a sex-demon/  Listener Discussion: After three chapters of this book, do you like Roland? Why or why not.  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    

Scott leads Matt through the mountain and to the climactic encounter with Walter O' Dim at the end of The Gunslinger. We're discussing Chapter 4: The Slow Mutants and Chapter 5: The Gunslinger and the Man in Black.  We'll be back next week to discuss The Gunslinger as a complete novel! Listener Discussion: Talk about how Stephen King uses the concept of prophecy to reflect the themes of this novel. 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, before moving on in our quest, we pull a Roland and take a look back at The Gunslinger, discussing its themes and circling around to some stuff we missed the first time. Next week we officially kick off The Drawing of the Three reading all the way through Part 1: The Prisoner - Chapter 3: Contact and Landing. Remember to check out the show schedule below if you're ever unsure of which chapters are covered when! Listener Discussion: No discussion this week! Let's just get excited about The Drawing of the Three 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  

We begin book two of The Dark Tower, The Drawing of The Three. We're discussing the Prologue through Part 1: The Prisoner - Chapter 3! Roland meets Eddie Dean and has his first Tooter Fish Popkin.  Next week we'll complete Part 1: The Prisoner by discussing Chapters 4 and 5! Remember to check out the show schedule below if you're ever unsure of which chapters are covered when! Listener Discussion: How does Roland in the opening of this novel differ from Roland in The Gunslinger? 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  

Our coverage of The Drawing of The Three continues as we wrap up our time with Eddie Dean with chapters 4, 5 and Shuffle of Part 1: The Prisoner. It's a good old fashioned transdimensional drug deal gone bad shootout, y'all! Next week we'll begin Part 2: The Lady of Shadows with Chapters 1-3. Remember to check out the show schedule below if you're ever unsure of which chapters are covered when! Listener Discussion: Compare and contrast Eddie Dean and Jake Chambers 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 begin Part 2: The Lady of Shadows, covering chapters 1 through 3 where we spend some time with Detta and Odetta before yanking them into Roland's increasingly crowded beach party. Next week we'll conclude Part 2: The Lady of Shadows with chapter 4 and re-shuffle. Remember to check out the show schedule below if you're ever unsure of which chapters are covered when! Listener Discussion: One of Odetta’s defining characteristics is being part of “The Movement” for civil rights for people of color, Why do you think King chose to explore this idea in this book? 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 conclude Part 2: The Lady of Shadows, covering chapter 4 and Re-shuffle. Odetta and Eddie wish upon a star as Roland just wishes for some Penicillin. Next week we're finishing the book by reading all of Part 3: The Pusher. Remember to check out the show schedule below if you're ever unsure of which chapters are covered when! Listener Discussion: How does Detta’s sense of justice differ from Odetta's. 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  

Let's finish The Drawing of the Three with our discussion of Part 3: The Pusher. Roland takes Jack Mort for a ride to get some drugs and Suzannah Dean finally makes her entrance. Next week, we're taking one final high-level look at The Drawing of the Three before moving on to the next book in the series.  It's also mailbag time, so if you've got any burning questions to ask us about Stephen King, this show, Doof! Media or the first two books in The Dark Tower now's the time to ask them! 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 Time Stamps: Intro - 1:17 Chapter 1: Bitter Medicine - 3:23 Chapter 2: The Honeypot - 35:44 Chapter 3: Roland Takes His Medicine - 50:26 Chapter 4: The Drawing - 1:26:03 Final Shuffle - 1:53:03 Audience Discussion - 2:05:57  

This week Scott and RoboMatt take one final look back at The Drawing of the Three as we discuss it's overall themes and how it moves the overarching story forward.  **We had some audio issues this week, Sorry Matt sounds like a creepy robot** Next week, we will officially begin Book 3: The Waste Land, covering all of Chapter 1: Bear and Bone.  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 Time Stamps: Intro - 1:55 Overall Discussion - 3:04 Stephen King News - 1:12:13 Mailbag - 1:15:25

This week Scott and Matt's journey to The Dark Tower leads them into book 3:  The Waste Lands. We're discussing Chapter 1: Bear and Bone, in which the Ka-tet fights a giant bear and Eddie and Susannah bone.  Discussion Question: What are the Drawers? Do you have any places in your life you would describe this way? Next week, we'll go through Chapter 2: Key and Rose 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