This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Rachel Janzen’s pick of “IT”. Tune in as we discuss the infamous S.S. Georgie beginning, King writing side characters at its finest, the amazing audiobook performance by Steven Weber, CM’s visceral reaction to Beverly’s story, how the Loser’s lives turned out as adults, our first glimpse into Derry’s history, the touching first love story, the structure of a haiku, and out Loser’s paths as children begin to cross. Our nostalgia is peaked on Episode 98, "Perpetual Lens of Sadness”.

Episode 98 – IT Pt. 1 – "Perpetual Lens of Sadness”

This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Rachel Janzen’s pick of “IT”. Join in as we discuss more Derry ‘wrongness’, more of the Loser’s experiences facing Pennywise, how we would defend ourselves against Pennywise, the house on Neibolt Street, erroneous childhood ideas about the concept of sex, Bev’s bloodsoaked bathroom, CM reveals her horror movie strategy, and the tragedy of The Black Spot. You can run but you can’t hide from Episode 99, “Too Horny for Terror”.

Episode 99 – IT Pt. 2 – "Too Horny for Terror”

This week Derry Public Radio continues their Patreon Selection Series with Rachel Janzen’s pick of “IT”. Join in as we discuss our 100th book episode, how much of what happens is destiny, why the Losers became successful, fortune cookie etiquette, the real villain, the meaning of Stan’s death, reexploring Derry as adults, new evils enter the playing field, the demise of The Bradley Gang, and the Losers become complete for the first time. Grab your rocks and prepare for battle with Episode 100, “Haunted Me for Eternity”.

Episode 100 – IT Pt. 3 – "Haunted Me for Eternity”

This week Derry Public Radio continues their 2022 Patreon Selection Series with Aiden White’s selection “The Shining”. Join in as we discuss CM’s first time reading experience, our varied takes on Jack Torrance, King’s ability to write violence in a poetic way, Danny’s Shine, the recurring theme of Parental Relationships, the amazing Dick Halloran, the dreaded wasp nest, and the dark history of the hotel. It’s our check-in time at the Overlook on Episode 112, “Better Than Melatonin”.

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Episode 112 – The Shining Pt.1 – “Better Than Melatonin”

This week Derry Public Radio continues their 2022 Patreon Selection Series with Aiden White’s selection “The Shining”. Join in as we discuss toxic masculinity, the threat of the topiary, the debate on whether Jack Shines or not, how King brings The Overlook to life, the woman in Room 217, childhood trauma, the glimpses of “the real” Jack, and Tony’s final warning. We’re officially snowed in for the season on Episode 113, “Shines for Dick”.

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Episode 113 – The Shining Pt.2 – “Shines for Dick”

This week DPR returns to their Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn's pick “11/22/63” covering through Part 1. Join in as we discuss the life of Jake Epping, the Janitor’s paper, King's 50s nostalgia, time travel rules, Moxie, JFK conspiracy issues, and Al's test case. Tune in for this Watershed moment on Episode 151, “Friendship Trap”.

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Episode 151 – 11/22/63 Pt.1 - “Friendship Trap”

This week DPR returns to their Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn's pick “11/22/63” covering through Part 2. Join in as we discuss the Orange Card Man, quaint dickering, a fan theory about timelines, cameos in The Barrens and Ironworks, stalking Frank Dunning, facing off against the obdurate past, No Suspenders’ motivations, and the mixed success of Jake’s test case. We’re headed back home on Episode 152, “A Derry Idea”. 

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Episode 152 – 11/22/63 Pt. 2 - “A Derry Idea”

This week DPR returns to their Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn's pick “11/22/63” covering through Chapter 26. Join in as we discuss admitting we were wrong, hate vs loathing, Marina becoming the darling of the Russian community, Jake and Sadie’s slow reconciliation, the impact of Jake’s ex-wife coming into play, confessing the future for love, delicious foreshadowing, pound cake, the John Clayton attack, the diminishing returns of certain harmonies, taking Sadie back to the future, and the mob makes a house call. We’re betting it all on the underdog on Episode 154, “Pound-Cake-Tion”. 

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Episode 154 – 11/22/63 Pt. 4 - “Pound-Cake-Tion”

This week DPR returns to their Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn's pick “11/22/63”. This week we're finishing the book. Join in as we discuss the sheer amount of things that happen in this finale, pressing the flesh, Deke owns a map, a “sexy” bus crash, how to meet Ben for a movie, saving JFK, Zack, going back to the future, and the Citizen of the Century. We're dancing one last time on Episode 155, “Maybe You're Just Sad”.

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Episode 155 – 11/22/63 Pt. 5 - “Maybe You're Just Sad”

This week DPR returns to The Tower on their Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, “The Drawing of the Three”. This week we're covering through Shuffle. Join in as we discuss the iconic opening with the lobstrocities, magic doors, being rich with paper, going Cool Turkey, the Ritual of Customs, Eddie Dean’s gunslinger attributes, the dangers of nude shootouts, and more! Did-a-chuck? Dad-a-chum? Did-ya-come here to listen to Episode 156, “Roland Deep Inside You”. 

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Episode 156 – The Drawing of the Three Pt. 1 - “Roland Deep Inside You”

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, “The Drawing of the Three”. This week we're covering through Re-Shuffle. Join in as we discuss Josh’s hard stance on Eddie's accent, the complexities of “DuoDetta”, light Civil Rights history, Roland’s sales pitch to Eddie about the journey, being accidentally hilarious, an Eldritch Middle-Manager, love at first sight, heroes transporting a villain, Roland’s willpower, Odetta's false memories, and Eddie lets his heart lead him to a costly mistake. The trek to The Tower continues on Episode 157, “Master Plater”.

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Episode 157 – The Drawing of the Three Pt. 2 - “Master Plater”

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Phil Thesen's pick, “The Drawing of the Three”. This week we're covering through the rest of the book. Join us as we discuss the huge reveal at the top of this chapter, Josh's memory, isekai anime, Jack Mort’s history of carnage, going “Big Juicy”, Detta’s master plan, the birth of Susannah, and the themes of duality and love. Time to crack open your Mortcypedia for Episode 158, “King Would Have Told Us!”

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Episode 158 – The Drawing of the Three Pt. 3 - “King Would Have Told Us!”

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story and movie, “1922”. Join us as we discuss, the marital troubles of the James Family, the cult of true womanhood, the Conniving Man, the manipulation of Henry, matricide, cow cover, swarms of rats, the way $75 dooms them all, Josh gets “pitchy”, Arlette’s final revenge, the Sweetheart Bandits, and an ending that leaves more questions than answers. We’re going back to the well in Episode 159, “Not Phallic Enough, Son!”

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Episode 159 – Full Dark No Stars Pt.1 - “Not Phallic Enough, Son!”

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story and movie, “Big Driver”. Join us as we discuss the rape-revenge genre, the adaptation made by Lifetime, the scene, the willpower it takes to feign death, shame spiraling, the movie’s trouble with internal monologue, Tess’ insane plans, a mother’s justifications, and our level of satisfaction with the revenge achieved. Grab your TomTom and set your navigation for Episode 160, “The Sincerity of Bad Art”.

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Episode 160 – Full Dark No Stars Pt.2 - “The Sincerity of Bad Art”

This week DPR continues their Patreon Selection Series with Toni Horstman's pick, “Full Dark, No Stars”. This week we're covering the story and movie, “A Good Marriage”. Join us as we discuss which one of us would be a serial killer, a lackluster movie, Male Investigation, thoughts on the audiobook performance, the effective use of routine, teleportation, the inspiration taken from BTK, biters, boobs next door, the addition of the detective throughout, opportunity vs premeditation, and an unnecessarily confusing ending to the film. You can never truly know someone, not even Episode 162, ”Like That One Guy Who Played That Dragon”.

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Episode 162 – Full Dark No Stars Pt.4 - “Like That One Guy Who Played That Dragon”

This week DPR returns to “Everything’s Eventual” to cover the short story, “Lunch at the Gotham Cafe”. Join in as we discuss the end of a marriage, giving suffering a vocabulary, a lesson in timing, whether or not umbrellas are dogs, how unimportant the divorce itself actually is, deal breakers, hypothesizing on the couple’s relationship before the events of the story, Guy’s break, fatal slapstick, and an insanely confusing aftermath. Make your reservation for Episode 163, ”Dog Umbrella”. 


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Episode 163 – Lunch at the Gotham Cafe - “Dog Umbrella”

This week DPR gets back to our Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn’s selection, “Duma Key”. Join in as we discuss how to draw a picture, the concept of an ‘Other Life’, the brutal recovery process Edgar endures, King’s use of language as he writes Wireman, dog trauma, Big Pink, the possessed quality of the paintings, the pace of life on the Key, superpowered best friends, theories about Elizabeth’s behavior, a crash course in art, and skin-diving. Scratch that phantom itch with Episode 164, ”Would You Turn Around?”

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Episode 164 – Duma Key Pt.1 - “Would You Turn Around?”

This week DPR continues our Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn’s selection, “Duma Key”. Join in as we discuss Ben’s memory striking again, making a horse smile, aphantasia, Candy Brown, Wireman’s lottery, the end of a long headache, Shining parallels, the horrors of public speaking, Edgar entering the Florida Art Scene, the red picnic basket, lives colliding, Edgar and Pam’s relationship, Elizabeth’s arrival at the art gallery, and erotica. The podcast is leaking Episode 165, ”Be An Artistic Supporter”.

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Episode 165 – Duma Key Pt.2 - “Be An Artistic Supporter”

This week Josh sits down with an award-winning filmmaker from South Carolina, renowned for his storytelling. His short films are featured on Shorts TV, Amazon Prime, and YouTube. A published author and Coastal Carolina University graduate, he holds a BA in Music Performance and an MA in Teaching. He is a Dollar Baby Alumni who adapted “That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French”, Paul Inman!

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That Feeling interview with stephenkingshortmovies.com - https://www.stephenkingshortmovies.com/interviews/paul-inman-february-17-2021/

Derry Public Radio Interviews Paul Inman

This week DPR continues our Patreon Selection Series with Jason Kiehn’s selection, “Duma Key”. Join in as we discuss the fallout of the art show, delicious foreshadowing of Ilse’s fate, the power of forgetting, the message of the book, the mythology of the Perse, Auntie Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun, sudden aligatorphobia, ventriloquism, an unexpected hero emerges, Perse’s defeat decades ago, one of King’s best and most terrifying solutions to a problem, and Edgar’s third life. We’re saying goodbye to the Key on Episode 166, “Suck Silver, Muchacho”. 

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Episode 166 – Duma Key Pt.3 - “Suck Silver, Muchacho”

This week DPR returns to “Everything's Eventual” to catch up with Roland in “The Little Sisters of Eluria”. Join in as we discuss Roland’s timeline, an ominous daytime horror, the metal or the God debate, the Sisters true nature, unexpected romance, the various skin of Sister Mary, god dog, and a kiss goodnight.
Put bells on your wimples for Episode 167, “Soup Madness”

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Episode 167 – Little Sisters of Eluria - “Soup Madness”

This week DPR launches the debut of “DPR Revisited”! Thank you to Toni Horstman for the Patreon selection of “Pet Sematary”. Join in as we discuss how the book has changed for us in the 5 years since we first read it, how hard Eve and Josh were on Louis the first time, parental panic becoming relatable, our hate for Rachel’s dad, digging deeper into the Wendigo, Louis’ burden of knowledge, Norma’s secrets, and some goofs to lighten the mood. 

We’re digging up some old takes on Episode 168, “Wendigo Tabs”.

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Episode 168 – DPR Revisited: Pet Sematary - “Wendigo Tabs”

This week Derry Public Radio revisits the world of "Pet Sematary" with a dive into the recent adaptation, "Pet Sematary: Bloodlines". Join CM, Josh, and Eve as they dissect this prequel to the 2019 remake. Listen in as they explore the film's attempt to expand on Jud Crandall's backstory, the missed opportunities in storytelling, the strange motivations behind the characters, and the film's struggle to capture the essence of King's work. They also discuss the film's lack of emotional depth compared to the original source material and its failure to deliver on the promise of a compelling prequel. Amidst the critique, the hosts share their own creative pitches for stories within the "Pet Sematary" universe. Our dad is keeping us out of Vietnam for Episode 169, "Micmac Paddy Whack".

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Episode 169 – Pet Sematary: Bloodlines - “Micmac Paddy Whack”

This week on Derry Public Radio, we dive into "The Man in the Black Suit" from Stephen King's "Everything's Eventual". Join CM, Josh, and Eve as they unravel the chilling tale of Gary, a man in his nineties reflecting on a terrifying encounter from his childhood. They discuss the haunting presence of the devil, the significance of faith and chance, and the eerie atmosphere of 1914 Motton. Delve into the psychological horror as they explore Gary's struggle with the memory of the devil and the existential dread that lingers with him. The hosts also draw parallels to other King works, such as "The Outsider" and "Revival", and share their thoughts on the impact of short stories. Brace your ears for a spine-tingling chill on Episode 170, "Wonderfully Awful Noises".

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Episode 170 - The Man in the Black Suit - “Wonderfully Awful Noises”

This week on Derry Public Radio, we return to Mid-World on an epic journey through "The Waste Lands," a Patreon selection by Lisa Kahn. Covering through “Key and Rose” for those reading along! Join CM, Josh, and Eve as they delve once again into the intricate world of the Dark Tower series, discussing the rich lore and character development found within. They explore the paradox of Roland's memories, the significance of the Beams, and the introduction of the Guardians. The hosts dissect the thrilling encounter with Shardik, the bear, and the implications of the technology in Roland's world. They also examine Eddie's transformation and the deepening bond within the Ka-Tet. Meanwhile, Jake's journey in New York reveals the haunting effects of his past and his connection to Roland's world. The episode is filled with magical realism, profound insights, and the phrase “swamp porn”. Follow the Beam along Episode 171, "Wittle Whittles"

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Episode 171 – The Waste Lands Pt.1 - "Wittle Whittles"

This week on Derry Public Radio, we return to the world of "The Waste Lands", a Patreon selection by Lisa Kahn. Join in as CM, Eve, and Josh discuss the dual nature of the book, the geographical mysteries of Mid-World, the concept of shared memories among the Ka-Tet, Roland's leadership, Eddie's evolution, Susannah’s intoxication with this world, and Jake's journey to his Drawing. This episode is filled with laughter, insights, and a Magic the Gathering lore dump. Find out who passes the friendship test on Episode 172, "Tag-Team a Demon”

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Episode 172 – The Waste Lands Pt.2 - "Tag-Team a Demon”

In the pilot episode of Derry Public Radio, meet the staff behind this Stephen King Podcast. Join us as we discuss hard hitting topics such as feminism, religion, and X-Men fan fiction. 

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Episode 1 - Carrie Pt.1 - "Hello, it's Mr. Nasty."

As we move into our new studio space (after the first one was blown up in a fit of telekinetic rage at our Episode 1 Post-Prom) Derry Public Radio discusses the second half of "Carrie". Join the DPR Staff in breaking down what makes Carrie so tragic, who is the true villain of the story, how many ways this story could have turned out different, and finally, the fate of Chamberline.  You may notice a slight difference in sound quality while we work out the kinks. We're happy to report that any sound issues have since been resolved.

Episode 2 - Carrie Pt.2 - "Raw Cob."

The Derry Public Radio staff takes a break from reading as they watch the original “Carrie”. We also explore the other “Carrie” media including the remake, the sequel, and…. the musical! Join us as we cover our likes, dislikes, castings that could have been, and much more. Lastly we reveal our next book so that you can read along with us next episode and shout out to some of our great DPR fans!

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Episode 3 - Carrie Pt.3 - "Porky's, but Everyone Dies."

Derry Public Radio is finally taking on The Stand! Both our longest and most requested book! Join us as we discuss the spread of the Super Flu from its origin of a single man to the world, Stu’s growth from apathy to badass, the beginning of the dreams, CM's advice on how to handle a pregnancy announcement, how each character could be their own book, and King’s ability to write both sides of hot button issues. It’s the beginning of the end of the world on Episode 31, “Hitting the Reset Button”.

Episode 31 – The Stand Pt.1 – “Hitting the Reset Button”

Welcome to the basement of the Derry Civic Center. Pay no mind to the strange sounds coming from behind the Unfound Door. It’s just your ka-tet, who are here to provide you with a variety of perspectives on Stephen King’s work – ranging from the comfortably familiar to the frighteningly fanatic. Derry Public Radio is here to keep you up-to-date with all that’s happening in Derry, Maine and “beyond.”
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