Podcasts by Palaver: Unraveling Weird Lit
Welcome constant listeners! Join Jess and Kendra as we dive head first into horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and all things weird. We are just a couple of book lions who enjoy reading speculative fiction, Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, and much much more. We can't wait to palaver about some of our favorite books and find even more weird lit to obsess over! So sit back, grab a snack, and join our weird book club! Fair warning there will be spoilers, crazy theories, and madness ahead.
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Episode 82: Skeleton Crew Part 3 from 2022-03-09T11:00:04
We are excited to be back with some more Stephen King short stories! We are diving back into Skeleton Crew for some more spooky tales. Join us as we cover word processors that can change your fate,...
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Episode 81: Break From Books- The Franklin Expedition from 2022-03-02T14:27:13
Ready for some history?! Good, so are we! We are going to share more about the real life Franklin Expedition that lead to Dan Simmon’s The Terror. This was a fun Break from Books and we hope you e...
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Episode 80: The Terror Part 2 from 2022-02-23T11:00:03
We are back with another episode of The Terror. In this episode, Jess will finish her recap of the fictionalized book by Dan Simmons. This one has a wild ending. We all knew that the characters did...
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Episode 79: Drunk Books- Breaking Dawn Part 2 from 2022-02-09T11:00:03
We made it to the end! That’s right folks, this is our final installment in the “wonderful” Twilight series. We hope you had plenty of laughs along the way! We sure did! Thanks again to Amanda, who...
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Episode 78: Drunk Books- Breaking Dawn Part 1 from 2022-02-02T15:20:56
Make sure you have a glass of fine wine, hard liquor, or whatever it is you need to make it through this book with us! Amanda is back to present more Twilight! Today we are tackling the final book ...
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Episode 77: The Terror Part 1 from 2022-01-26T11:00:03
THE TERROR! Wasn’t that just horrifying? Sadly the name alone wasn’t enough to scare the Arctic. I mean, we all know by now that the Arctic has teeth when it comes to horror. Isolation, cold, and d...
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Episode 76: NOS4A2 Part 3 from 2022-01-19T11:00:03
This is it! Our final episode of NOS4A2! We so very much enjoyed telling this story. As I’m sure you are all aware, we fell in love with this story and could not recommend it more. We’ve got amazin...
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Episode 75: NOS4A2 Part 2 from 2022-01-12T11:00:02
We are back with one of our all time favorite heroines, Vic McQueen! In Part 2 of NOS4A2 things get crazy fast with Charlie Manx seeking revenge. We can NOT wait to share more of this story with yo...
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Episode 74: NOS4A2 Part 1 from 2022-01-06T02:10:02
Are you guys ready for the ride of your life? Well jump on into the good old wraith and join your Palaver Gals on our journey to Christmas Land! Just kidding…we would never allow you guys to be tak...
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Episode 73: Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Part 2 from 2021-12-22T11:00:03
Today we are bringing you part two of Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Into the Void. This story is hitting its climax with some intense battles! Which side of the force will succeed in their quest? The...
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Episode 72: EverWorld: Land of Loss from 2021-12-15T11:00:02
Welcome back to EverWorld! This second book, Land of Loss, is a lot darker. However, it’s told through the mind of the most sarcastic character so at least we get some comedic relief along the way....
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Episode 71: Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Part 1 from 2021-12-08T11:00:02
DUN DUN DADA DA DA DADA DA DA DADADADA. You heard that right? Not just read it? That’s right folks we are talking Star Wars today! Jess has assured us that this is a good intro book, so even if you...
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Episode 71: Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void Part 1 from 2021-12-08T11:00:02
DUN DUN DADA DA DA DADA DA DA DADADADA. You heard that right? Not just read it? That’s right folks we are talking Star Wars today! Jess has assured us that this is a good intro book, so even if you...
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Episode 70: DrUnk BooKs: Eclipse from 2021-11-17T11:00:13
That’s right we are back with more TWILIGHT! What, you never asked for a two and a half hour retell of this? You specifically were hoping we had forgotten about the last two books? No way! This tim...
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Episode 69: The Haunting of Hill House from 2021-11-10T11:00:13
Let’s all address the elephant in the room...yes this is episode 69. It is our duty as mature adults to all come together and collectively say...NICE! Seriously though guys, this story that we are ...
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Episode 68: Poe Shit from 2021-11-03T10:00:17
We are taking it back to the 1840’s with the one and only Edgar Allan Poe! Jess decided to break from his poems and instead tackle some dark and twisted short stories. We lovingly titled this episo...
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Episode 67: Top 5 Scary Movies Part 2 from 2021-10-27T10:00:10
We are back with even more scary movies! These are the top scary movies that have scared us from childhood until now. Some of these movies aren’t even that scary anymore, but there’s just something...
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Episode 66: Top 5 Scary Movies Part 1 from 2021-10-20T10:00:03
It’s still spooky season and we are totally here for all things horror! We had an amazing question from one of our listeners Andy. He wanted to know some of our favorite scary movies! Well we loved...
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Episode 65: Creepy Pastas Part 2 from 2021-10-13T10:00:11
We have some more Creepy Pasta stories for you lovely listeners and just in time for spooky season! Today we will be covering The Devil’s Game, Room-sitting, Anansi’s Goatman, and The Chimney Man. ...
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Episode 64: Skeleton Crew Part 2 from 2021-10-06T10:00:06
Skeleton Crew Part 2 is here! There are some short stories we love and a that we love to hate. Prepare to side eye the shit out of your college roommate, you won’t want to shake hands ever again (a...
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Episode 63: Banned Books from 2021-09-29T10:00:15
Welcome to Banned Book Week! This is a topic that your palaver gals are very passionate about! We definitely don’t aim to offend anyone with our opinions, but we can’t possibly understand why peopl...
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Episode 62: The Last Man from 2021-09-22T10:00:05
Are you prepared for another classic story with Jess? Today we are covering another tale from the ever so spicy Mary Shelley. This story is a dystopian tale about a plague that destroys the populat...
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Episode 61: Everworld: Search For Senna from 2021-09-15T10:00:19
Oh gosh guys! We did it! We finally covered one of our all time favorites! This hidden gem has been one of Kendra’s favorites since her teenage years, but have you even heard of it? You are not alo...
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Episode 60: Listener Suggestions Part 4 from 2021-09-08T10:00:05
We are back with some more listener suggestions! We love love LOVE reading your suggestions for the books that you guys are into. Hearing from fellow constant readers really brightens our day and u...
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Episode 59: Break From Books - Mothman *Sexiest Cryptid* from 2021-09-01T10:00:03
That’s right folks, we are back with another break from books! We are covering the sexiest cryptid of all time...MOTHMAN! Check out those red eyes, rock hard abs, wide wings, and of course that thi...
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Episode 58: Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke from 2021-08-18T10:00:08
Prepare your mind, body, and soul for a journey full of trauma, discomfort, and disgust. This is your trigger warning folks, things are about to get weird...and by weird we mean you might literally...
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Episode 57: Carrion Comfort Finale from 2021-08-11T10:00:10
Finally we have reached the end of Carrion Comfort! Jess was wondering if this massive book would ever end! Lucky for us, after about five false endings, it does! These endings are more dramatic an...
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Episode 56: Authors Spotlight - Peter Straub from 2021-08-04T10:00:16
We are back guys! We are so happy to be back doing what we love! This episode is an author's spotlight for none other than Peter Straub. Before doing any research, we knew Peter as the guy who put ...
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Episode 55: Blooper Reel Part 1 from 2021-07-28T10:00:14
Hey all! We are still recovering from our busy July so we aren't back with a new book to review quite yet, BUT we do have something fun planned for you! We have collected a few bloopers from previo...
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Episode 54: Carrion Comfort Part 3 from 2021-07-14T10:00:13
More mind vampires coming your way! This story ended up being way more action packed than we would have ever expected. While we thought this would be the conclusion of our hero's desperate attempts...
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Episode 53: Skeleton Crew Part 1 from 2021-07-07T10:00:14
Welcome back to some more Stpehen King short stories! Your palaver gals are diving into Skeleton Crew this time. Today we will be talking about why you should always follow the rules when traversin...
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Episode 52: You from 2021-06-30T10:00:09
Hey You. We can just imagine You...on your way to work listening to the podcast. Or maybe You are cuddled up under a nice warm blanket with headphones on relaxing. Either way, it’s like You are her...
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Episode 51: Not so Drunk Books - The Stand Finale from 2021-06-23T10:00:17
We present to you, our beloved constant listeners, our final instalment of The Stand. This is it guys, our LEAST favorite part of the entire book. Yes it will be salty, so salty in fact that we str...
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Episode 50: Carrion Comfort Part 2 from 2021-06-16T10:00:14
Welcome back to some more Carrion Comfort! We are back with more mind vampires fucking shit up. This story is the wildest of wild rides. We are thrown all over the place as we traverse the minds an...
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Episode 49: Not so Drunk Books - New Moon from 2021-06-09T10:00:18
Guys it’s time for some more toxic relationships and teenagers casually turning into monsters. Yep we are back with more of the Twilight Saga. Today we will be covering the New Moon. While we are b...
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Episode 48: H.P. Lovecraft Short Stories Part 2 from 2021-06-02T10:00:09
Jake is back with the Palaver girls as we cover some more of our favorite cosmic horror stories from H.P. Lovecraft. Today Jake is covering The Book. Dun Dun Dunnnn...wow a book that infects the mi...
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Episode 47: Break from Books - Wendigo from 2021-05-26T10:20:47
Welcome back to another break from books episode! Once again we are joined by our buddy Jake as we explore one of our favorite cryptids! The legend of the Wendigo has presented itself in lots of mo...
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Episode 46: Carrion Comfort Part 1 from 2021-05-19T10:00:18
Hear us out guys….mind vampires! Yes we know, more vampires, but these are way different than those sparkly bitches over in Twilight world. These vampires are morbid, manipulative, and down right h...
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Episode 45: Dracula from 2021-05-12T10:00:12
We heard you loud and clear Constant Listeners! You wanted more vampires, right? No? Well that’s too darn bad because we are on a vampire kick! (100% unintentionally....we promise lol) Join us for ...
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Episode 44: Not So Drunk Books - The Stand Part 3 from 2021-05-05T10:00:13
We are back with more of the Stand, only considerably less drunk. Recording early in the morning kind of counts as drunk though, right? Anyway prepare yourself for no actual stand, but instead some...
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Episode 43: Drunk Books - Twilight from 2021-04-28T10:00:09
Wow...never thought I would be saying this again constant listeners, but I read Twilight AGAIN! That’s right we are bringing you vampires this week folks! And not the enjoyable monsters that we lov...
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Episode 42: Misery from 2021-04-21T10:00:13
No joke guys, I think we might have broken Kim from the Year of Underrated Stephen King podcast with this story! Just when we thought we couldn’t hate a Stephen King villain more than Normie Daniel...
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Episode 41: Author Spotlight-Mary Shelley from 2021-04-14T10:00:12
We are back with another author spotlight and in the spotlight this time is the author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley! We have another badass female author to talk about today that is not only known...
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Episode 40: Listener Suggestions Part 3 from 2021-04-07T10:00:07
We are back with another round of listener suggestions! We love gushing about books with you guys so these episodes are definitely one of our favorites. We love hearing what you constant listeners ...
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Episode 39: Top 5 Stephen Novels from 2021-03-31T10:00:04
You asked and you shall receive! Constant listeners, we couldn’t be more stocked to discover that you want to get to know us better! We recently had someone on Instagram ask us what our top 5 favor...
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Episode 38: Different Seasons: Apt Pupil from 2021-03-24T10:00:03
Summer of corruption is the perfect season slogan for this dark and heavy Stephen short story. However, this story has elements from history that are both haunting and hard to hear when woven into ...
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Episode 37: Not so Drunk Books : The Stand Part 2 from 2021-03-17T10:00:18
We are back with more of The Stand! Only definitely less drunk this time....even we have standards for 9:00 am people! Join us as we finish the first part of this massive brick like book, Captain T...
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Episode 36: Different Seasons - Rita Hayworth's Shawshank Redemption from 2021-03-10T11:00:09
The classic prison “gotcha” story that we all (probably) know and love! Hope Springs Eternal in this Jess centered episode! Join us as we cover the Stephen classic, Shawshank Redemption. This story...
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Episode 35: Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series: Guilty Pleasures from 2021-03-04T11:00:10
Prepare yourself for another mystery book! Today we have the first installment (and last) of the Anita Black Vampire Hunter Series: Guilty Pleasure. Thank you Tanner for the suggestion of paranorma...
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Episode 34: Drunk Books: The Stand Part 1 from 2021-02-24T11:00:04
No one asked for this….literally no one. BUT HERE IT IS! Ladies and gentlemen, let your Palaver hosts introduce you to our new segment “Drunk Books”. Constant listeners, there are just some books t...
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Episode 33: The Selection from 2021-02-17T11:00:19
Hello again! We are back after a week off with a genre that we don’t typically read. ROMANCE! Love is in the air this February and we have been asked by none other than our own listeners to hit on ...
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Episode 32: Red Queen from 2021-02-03T11:00:13
Prepare yourself for an amazing mix of Hunger Games meets Divergent dystopian fiction! In the world of Norta the color of your blood determines everything, until Mare Barrow challenges this ideolog...
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Episode 31: UR from 2021-01-27T11:00:03
How does Stephen do it guys? He takes a promotional job for the Kindle and turns it into a story that is not only amazing, but connects to his whole multiverse! UR is a big easter egg and we dare s...
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Episode 30: Movie vs Book - Stand by Me&The Body from 2021-01-20T11:00:10
We are back with another Movie vs Book showdown! We are reviewing the movie Stand by Me and comparing it with its book counterpart The Body. Join us as we talk about why the movie went for a name c...
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Episode 29: Different Seasons - The Breathing Method from 2021-01-13T11:00:03
Join your palaver hosts as they are rendered speechless...which honestly we never thought was possible! The Breathing Method is a lot to process, like A LOT. Stephen will draw you in with “there ar...
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Episode 28: Different Seasons -The Body from 2021-01-06T11:00:23
While “The Body” does sound ominous, we assure you constant listeners that this classic Stephen story is not a horror story at all. Instead, we join our cast of misfit adolescent boys as they head ...
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Episode 27: Break from Books: Dyatlov Pass Incident from 2020-12-30T04:59:16
Welcome back to another break from books episode! Today the Palaver gals are joined by Jake again as we dive into this wild mystery! The Dyatlov Pass Incident is a story that still remains unsolved...
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Episode 26: The Shack from 2020-12-23T05:00:16
Still hanging out in our normal realm of weird lit, we present to you The Shack. This book is either loved or hated, but you can’t deny it’s success. While this isn’t our normal horror genre, we im...
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Episode 25: Lovecraft Short Stories Part 1 from 2020-12-16T05:20:14
Hello again Constant Listeners! You know we are suckers for a good short story, so why not share three?! We are joined again by Jake as we each share some of our favorite Lovecraft short stories. W...
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Episode 24: The Giver from 2020-12-09T05:00:03
The Giver is an amazing classic that if you weren’t forced to read it in school, you probably should...like right now. This dystopian world Lois Lowry built is both haunting and intriguing at the s...
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Episode 23: Listener Suggestions Part 2 from 2020-12-02T05:20:07
We are back with some amazing book suggestions for our fellow book lions out there! We are getting into the perfect book reading season. Both Jess and I love reading your listener suggestions and c...
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Episode 22: Break from Books: Dolls of New Albion from 2020-11-25T05:00:16
Welcome to our first Break from Books! This was also our first time recording with a guest, Jake, in the same room! We send out a big thank you to Jake, a fellow book enthusiast, not only for joini...
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Episode 21: Night Shift Short Stories Part 5 from 2020-11-18T05:40:17
This is it! We are at the finale for our Night Shift stories! The only one we have left out is Night Surf because we plan on including that one with The Stand whenever we decide to tackle that beas...
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Episode 20: A Tough Tussle from 2020-11-11T05:00:11
Happy Veterans day! We wanted to start by saying thank you to all veterans and their families, who sacrifice so much to keep our country safe and strong. Today we are covering a short story from th...
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Episode 19: Author&Illustrator Spotlight - Alvin Schwartz&Stephen Gammell from 2020-11-04T05:00:16
The terrifying tales and spine-chilling illustrations from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark have haunted the minds of generations of readers. Today we will palaver about the two amazing men who br...
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Episode 18: Night Shift Short Stories Part 4 from 2020-10-28T04:00:16
Your Palaver hosts are back with some more Night Shift Stephen Shorts! We are almost at the end of Night Shift folks! Join us as we cover a reimagined “Toy Story” with a slightly higher death toll,...
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Episode 17: The Amityville Horror from 2020-10-21T04:10:07
*Edit (10/27/2020)* - Hey folks Kendra here! So I mentioned in this episode that I thought the Lutz family drew some inspiration from the red room in Haunting at Hill House, BUT that is not possibl...
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Episode 16: Creepy Pastas Part 1 from 2020-10-14T04:00:21
Spooky season has started off with a bang! To elevate the creep factor even higher, both of your spooktacular hosts are sharing some of their all time favorite Creepy Pasta stories. At this point y...
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Episode 15: Frankenstein Movie vs Book from 2020-10-07T04:00:08
We are back with another Book vs Movie, or in this case miniseries, and we brought a friend! Mark has a degree in film and is way more qualified to discuss all aspects of filmography. This week we ...
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Episode 14: Frankenstein from 2020-09-30T04:00:13
Spooky season is right around the corner and here at Palaver we wanted to kick it off right with a classic! The story of Frankenstein has been adapted in many different ways, but we are here for th...
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Episode 13: Listener Suggestions 1 from 2020-09-23T04:40:16
We can NOT wait to share this episode with you guys! We put the word out to our listeners that we were looking for listener suggestions on what we should read next, and you guys did not disappoint....
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Episode 12: Rose Madder Part 2 from 2020-09-16T04:00:03
We are back as the ultimate gal pal power trio with Kim from The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast to bring you the final installment of Rose Madder. If you didn’t already think Normie was a...
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Episode 11: Rose Madder Part 1 from 2020-09-09T04:00:21
We are so excited to share our first collab with our constant listeners! Kim from The Year of Underrated Stephen King Podcast joins us as we venture into the dark and twisted tale of Rose Madder. A...
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Episode 10: Night Shift Short Stories Part 3 from 2020-09-02T04:00:15
We are back at it again with Stephen Shorts! Some of these are straight up downers constant listeners, but we hope you enjoy them anyway! Join us as we share with you a connection between a story a...
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Episode 9: From a Buick 8 from 2020-08-26T04:00:15
Prepare yourself for a journey into another world! This one is right up Jess’s alley with its scifi theme, alien creatures, and maddening description of alien research and dissection. Kendra on the...
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Episode 8: Author Spotlight - Margaret Atwood from 2020-08-19T04:00:15
We are bringing you a different type of episode today! We wanted to have a segment that focused on the authors behind the amazing stories that we love. The people who dreamed and wrote some of our ...
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Episode 7: In the Walls of Eryx from 2020-08-12T04:00:09
Welcome back constant listeners! We are coming at you with some Lovecraft and lizard people. Your favorite combo, right? This is “technically” a short story, but because we love it sooooo much...we...
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Episode 6: Night Shift Short Stories Part 2 from 2020-08-05T04:00:16
We are back with some more Night Shift shorts from the one and only Mr. King! In this episode, you will get a little taste of how different our preferences for Stephen shorts truly are. Are you loo...
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Episode 5: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea from 2020-07-29T04:00:19
We told you guys it was going to be a “deep” story this week! Still not funny? Fair enough. Bad humor aside, this story is a classic! A questionable captain, underwater adventure, more of Kendra’s ...
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Episode 4: Cujo Movie vs. Book from 2020-07-22T04:00:11
We are coming at you guys with a movie vs. book showdown! Let's be honest guys, this episode is all over the place! More terrible attempts at dog noises, some retake audio (oh, our audio woes), and...
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Episode 3: Cujo from 2020-07-15T04:00:18
Are you guys ready for a story about a big fluffy pupper gone bad? Are you ready to hear Kendra’s best attempt at rabid dog noises? If your answer is yes for both, then join us as we tackle another...
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Episode 2: Night Shift Short Stories Part 1 from 2020-07-10T04:00:12
Hello constant listeners! Thank you for joining us again! In this episode, we tackle some short stories from Stephen King's Night Shift. Two of the stories we will be covering are connected to Sale...
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Episode 1: Salem's Lot from 2020-07-06T04:00:20
We are so happy to bring you guys our first episode ever! Salem's lot! Prepare yourself for some creepy vampire fun....and not the sparkly kind. Join us as we discuss this Stephen classic.