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Kingslingers | A Dark Tower Podcast Doof! Media
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4.9 • 586 Ratings
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Kingslingers is a podcast exploring and analyzing Stephen King's Dark Tower series. Each week, join Constant Reader Scott as he leads Dark Tower newbie Matt on this epic journey to find out what lies at the top of the tower... and beyond!
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0: Introduction
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/
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1: The Gunslinger (Part 1)
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/
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2: The Gunslinger (Part 2)
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
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3: The Gunslinger (Part 3)
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
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4: The Gunslinger (Overview)
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
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5: The Drawing of the Three (Part 1)
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
Customer Reviews
A great companion piece to The Dark Tower!
I have loved Stephen King since I was 11 years old but never tackled the Dark Tower until this year. The Kingslingers are a joy to listen to along my Dark Tower journey. They are insightful, funny and keep the conversation moving. I look forward to continuing down the Beam as part of their extended Ka-tet and also listening to their coverage of some of my favorite King works like The Long Walk and IT!
Delightful! Follow this podcast now❤️
Ive just discovered this podcast and im addicted! I decided to reread the dark tower books along with listening to your show. I love the insights and the deep dives as you go chapter by chapter. Im only at the wizard and glass episode and, even a few episodes in, i would definitely recommend this podcast to anyone who loves the gunslinger books. I give you 5 stars all the way! -tara
I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?
Finally, I feel I have walked the wheel enough to put to words my appreciation for this show. Scott and Matt have been amazing members of my digital ka tet. All the steps to all the levels of the tower we have walked together have been enjoyable the entire time.
I found the podcast about 9 months to a year after they begun and tried to catch up by bingeing the tower books and then listening to every podcast related to that book and by the time I got to Dark Tower I had to go along show by show alongside Matt and Scott to experience this show appropriately. I almost caught up during the Long Walk but that book and analysis wrecked me and I took a break and came back.
Kingslingers as a concept was fantastic! Thank you for the dedication by providing a great show experience by releasing on time, through illness, providing Patreon content as consolation during show breaks, Do the King thing writing contest and then the culmination of live show in Derry (Bangor).
Scott and Matt are consummate professionals and deserve all the praise they receive as they remain very humble as well. I look forward to any other future projects from Doofmedia! Thank you for such an amazing Podcast! You have indeed stood and have been true! Thank you, Sai Matt, thank you, Sai Scott.
Long days and pleasant nights.